I've spent many years pouring over celebrity magazines. Choosing to spend my last few pounds each month on reading material rather than food. Hell, I've even made a radio career out of dissecting every little, miniscule thing that happens in Planet Celebrity. But why?
Why do I care if Miley Cyrus or Eva Longoria wore the same top? So what if two Z listers were seen sitting in a pub together? And do I really need to know who Rihanna's dating nowadays? The simple answer is No! I don't need to know and I shouldn't care. But I do!
Not only have I parted with enough money on magazines to feed a Third World country, but I spend hours at a time in front of the TV watching all the rubbish celeb reality TV shows I know I should be boycotting. And my first stops on the internet is always to the plethora of sites dedicated to who's knobbing who, who's shouting at who and who's just getting headlines for the sake of it!
There must be a reason why 90% of my life is consumed by celebrity. I certainly don't want to emulate any them (as if I'd want to change myself into a mini Cheryl Cole!), but it's almost as if I need to mock them and tear them to pieces on a daily basis!!! Surely this is not normal. We're programmed to LOVE celebrities. If you go on a reality TV show you become a People's Princess. Cheat on your partner and we're supposed to say "Oi you cheeky so and so" and move on. Me - I hate them all. Yet I can't get enough of them!
So I'm going to look into why pop culture plays such a big part in my life and why we feel we need to love these two dimensional "characters".
Celebrities beware. I'm coming for you!!!
H xx
Why do I care if Miley Cyrus or Eva Longoria wore the same top? So what if two Z listers were seen sitting in a pub together? And do I really need to know who Rihanna's dating nowadays? The simple answer is No! I don't need to know and I shouldn't care. But I do!
Not only have I parted with enough money on magazines to feed a Third World country, but I spend hours at a time in front of the TV watching all the rubbish celeb reality TV shows I know I should be boycotting. And my first stops on the internet is always to the plethora of sites dedicated to who's knobbing who, who's shouting at who and who's just getting headlines for the sake of it!
There must be a reason why 90% of my life is consumed by celebrity. I certainly don't want to emulate any them (as if I'd want to change myself into a mini Cheryl Cole!), but it's almost as if I need to mock them and tear them to pieces on a daily basis!!! Surely this is not normal. We're programmed to LOVE celebrities. If you go on a reality TV show you become a People's Princess. Cheat on your partner and we're supposed to say "Oi you cheeky so and so" and move on. Me - I hate them all. Yet I can't get enough of them!
So I'm going to look into why pop culture plays such a big part in my life and why we feel we need to love these two dimensional "characters".
Celebrities beware. I'm coming for you!!!
H xx
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