Caroline Zielinski
archillesCelebrity Worship
December 25th 2008 02:06
Ok, so the other night, I was over at a friend's house. Nothing interesting there. However, as I got talking to her, I realised that she is not only totally in awe of celebrities, but that she is so in love with them that no normal person can compare.
Now, this got me thinking. What IS it that's so fascinating about celebs, (who are essentially quite average people who are just famous, really) that inspires such extreme love and reactions from us 'mere' mortals? Reading up about it, Celebrity Worship is actually a psychological disease, which has many degrees. Beginning from an 'entertainment based' interest to the development of an intense personal attachment to the celebrity in question, celeb worship can eventually end up taking over the star struck person's life. Some even believe wholeheartedly that they are destined to be with a particular celebrity!! Or spend thousands of dollars turning themselves into the clone of their beloved, taking the concept of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery into a new dimension.
Personally, I have never been one to fall in love with celebrities. Well, apart from my crush on Keanu Reeves back when I was 14, I have never been particularly interested in the going ons of Brangelina or Paris Hilton, preferring to instead read books and articles of a little more relevance and value to my own life.
But this friend of mine, whose sole goal in life is to become an actress and meet rich, handsome celebrity men such as Jude Law, who, according to her, is the epitome of male beauty, has all but given up on real life to pursue fruitless dreams of a life that 99 per cent of us will never have.
I mean, seriously. Who CARES about Suri and Shiloh's food habits, or Britney's new hair replacement? And what about Julia Roberts walking her dog...WITHOUT MAKEUP. Ok, that's great, but honestly, does it really MATTER? Do any of these things actually deserve a place within the pages of a magazine??
I think not.
Now, this got me thinking. What IS it that's so fascinating about celebs, (who are essentially quite average people who are just famous, really) that inspires such extreme love and reactions from us 'mere' mortals? Reading up about it, Celebrity Worship is actually a psychological disease, which has many degrees. Beginning from an 'entertainment based' interest to the development of an intense personal attachment to the celebrity in question, celeb worship can eventually end up taking over the star struck person's life. Some even believe wholeheartedly that they are destined to be with a particular celebrity!! Or spend thousands of dollars turning themselves into the clone of their beloved, taking the concept of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery into a new dimension.
Personally, I have never been one to fall in love with celebrities. Well, apart from my crush on Keanu Reeves back when I was 14, I have never been particularly interested in the going ons of Brangelina or Paris Hilton, preferring to instead read books and articles of a little more relevance and value to my own life.
But this friend of mine, whose sole goal in life is to become an actress and meet rich, handsome celebrity men such as Jude Law, who, according to her, is the epitome of male beauty, has all but given up on real life to pursue fruitless dreams of a life that 99 per cent of us will never have.
I mean, seriously. Who CARES about Suri and Shiloh's food habits, or Britney's new hair replacement? And what about Julia Roberts walking her dog...WITHOUT MAKEUP. Ok, that's great, but honestly, does it really MATTER? Do any of these things actually deserve a place within the pages of a magazine??
I think not.
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haha, so how did this friend of yours react when she realised you publicly denounced her? might knock some sense into her
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