Much of the population in the United States is devoted to worshipping those in the spotlight. It is not uncommon to walk down the street and see someone wearing their favorite band’s t-shirt, or reading a magazine focused on the latest celebrity gossip. People spend time throughout the day devoting time and energy to those above them, but also they are striving to be like them. Buying the latest clothes and products that stars endorse is a top priority in the average person's life as they strive to be ‘perfect.’. Celebrities provide reassurance to those who look up to them in their own lives, but celebrities can manipulate the public with controversial words and behavior.
Each day, celebrities become more prominent due to media and mobile
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“More than three and a half million Americans subscribe to “People magazine” , and close to two million subscribe to “US magazine” (Stimpson 77). This exposure to celebrities leads to a lack of intelligence, because people are distracted by the celebrity culture. …show more content…
The regular society believes if they do the actions celebrities tell them to, such as voting for a specific candidate or buying a certain product, then they are more special than others, or apart of something bigger than themselves (hedges 24). For instance, if someone supports a specific celebrity such as Ariana Grande, and she is voting for the Democratic party, then that person will most likely vote for that party too (Nownes). This adds to the fact that celebrities are easily affecting the decisions and opinions of others. Julie Seborowski, a first-grade teacher at Kumeyaay Elementary School, disclosed that the seven-year-olds are using words such as ‘sexy’, and listening to pop music with redolent lyrics (Deveny 91). This again, is the aspect of trying to appear as ‘cool’ or even older, because “what ever celebrities do is chic.” This powerful of an influence can lead to life threatening decisions is individuals continue to listen to the voice of the
Celebrities hold a strong power to influence the lifestyle trends of an audience. As members of the entertainment industry, celebrities are looked up to as role models by a large general public. With such high exposure, celebrities essentially hold the power to positively or negatively influence their followers, from fashion trends to behavioral tendencies, the attitudes and lifestyle habits of celebrities influence cultural qualities and the way in which many people function within society. Mindy Kaling’s career started when she became an intern on the popular show “Late Night with Conan O’ Brien”. Mindy was a 19-year-old sophomore at Dartmouth College when she first started her internship.
A celebrity is not a person known for his/her talent or achievement, but an individual recognized for his/her reputation created by the media. The phase of stardom is slippery, and media may choose to represent celebrities varying from exaggerated admiration to mockery. The three texts chosen, movie "Sunset Boulevard", feature article "Over the Hilton" and television show "Celebrity Uncensored Six" are texts presenting different perception of celebrities than their usual images - either corrupted by the encircling media, overloads oneself with self-indulgence, or just mocks celebrity in a broad spectrum. Such media items empower and impresses the audience by perceiving celebrities as people who pay the price of privacy to gain well knowness, signifying the vanity of stardom from the commonly accepted images.
The media is one of the most powerful tools in people’s lives, since it’s used by many as the medium for the delivery of useful information to diverse audience. Over the past few years, the media landscape has undergone noteworthy developments. Prized information about various cultural groups is often relayed through appropriate media, and it’s interesting to note that blogs are currently being utilized as the best medium for celebrity gossip. Celebrity blogs are usually thronged with readers, who would like to know more about their favorite superstars. The entries of different celebrity gossip blogs are often accompanied by paparazzi photos that are usually meant to trigger a stream of comments based on the readers’ observations, enthusiasm and criticisms.
“Posts.” Fame is a dangerous Drug: A Phenomenological Glimpse of Celebrity.” N.p. ,n.d. Web 15. Feb 2014
The Celebrity as a Commodity Hurst introduced the idea of a commodity in the text. By definition, a commodity is something that is of use, advantage, or value. More directly, Hurst showed how people by use of their skills, looks, or names, could be used as advantages in society. He uses the examples of celebrities, sports figures, and beautiful people to show that people can be commodities. All of these groups bring some sort of recognition or attraction that is beneficial to a company, firm, or individual.
In order to show how the media influences teenagers, he outlines various articles and websites extolling a small amount of celebrities who have dropped out of high school. Penrod claims these articles cause students to decry the importance of education. To contrast these beliefs, he uses a statistic that shows the positive correlation between education and earnings, despite the public’s belief of a negative one. To end his essay, he recites a poignant poem that reflects the bitter feelings of intellectuals worldwide.
The deception of media consumers allows for the abuse of economic infrastructures of society. An obsession with celebrities’ lives passifies ordinary people in accepting the stratification of the elite businesses and the ordinary citizens. Though pseudo-events and celebrity worship may not be exactly complementary, the similarities of both leaves the public to be utterly vulnerable unless they begin to critically think for themselves.
Conclusion: A readers, watchers and listeners people are mesmerized by celebrities and the Holly Wood scene of the newest pop culture news. Unfortunately, this information they crave might not have the validity they expect. The fault behind releasing false stories into the public eye results in non-trusting spectators. In conclusion, the media manipulates celebrity stories for more interest from viewers. This in the end reveals that the tabloids believe the truth is not good enough for the controversial-seeking minds of people around the world.
Even though some critics say that each individual shouldn’t let others influence their life, celebrities and the media are seen everywhere and its almost impossible to ignore. Celebrities are sometimes looked up to by many people. This isn’t always a good thing. The media sometimes gives a bad influence to the people that see them. Some of the things that celebrities and the media influence are teens. Teen may began to copy these people they see and it can become a big problem. Some of the things that arise from copying them are drug abuse and addiction, problems with alcohol, eating disorders/ low self-esteem or confidence, and many more.
Celebrity has become synonymous with cynosure. And no cynosure doesn’t mean an attention seeking hotshot who is willing to do anything for fame. It is a person that becomes the centre of our admiration and attention due to their brilliance. Is it just me or the thesaurus has got it wrong. Our modern day obsession with celebrities raises the question between respect for sheer brilliance and talent vs. a shallow fascination that is a sign of our degenerating society. Why do these particular people get so much attention? They can either be entertaining or culturally significant.Within the 21st century context, has talent been replaced with controversy, image obsession and mindless presence? (PAUSE)
Much of today’s society seems obsessed on what actors/actress, athletes, and music artist are wearing, eating, who they are marrying, dating, where they are vacationing, what affairs they are having or have had, and how they live their everyday lives. What’s so interesting about this obsession is as a society we are implacable and often place celebrities on a pedestal, only to destroy them when they are illusive or promiscuous. Media outlets are swift to report when celebrities are in trouble but quickly forget all their accomplishments. It’s as if we want them to be perfect but once they are associated with a scandal we embark on destroying their reputation and character. Should society hold celebrities to higher standards just because they are paid millions for endorsements and a craft they worked hard to perfect? Do we as a society have the right to castigate celebrities when they misbehave? Do celebrities have the right to become livid when they are focused on for their immoral behavior? Do they love the media attention only when it benefits them? Before we can answer the above questions, would we, furthermore, can we live our life as a celebrity if given the opportunity?
Magazine. The context, audience, and purpose play a significant role in understanding the stylistic and structural elements of the article. OK! Magazine has conveyed to the reader the attitudes and values that are important to celebrities and to itself as an entertainment magazine. The text is extremely effective in shaping the perception of the reader and painting a public image for Ben and other celebrities. The article reinforces the values that are inherent in our modern society, as every person wants to gain recognition from other people and become a beloved celebrity who is remembered for their outstanding
Movie stars. They are celebrated. They are perfect. They are larger than life. The ideas that we have formed in our minds centered on the stars that we idolize make these people seem inhuman. We know everything about them and we know nothing about them; it is this conflicting concept that leaves audiences thirsty for a drink of insight into the lifestyles of the icons that dominate movie theater screens across the nation. This fascination and desire for connection with celebrities whom we have never met stems from a concept elaborated on by Richard Dyer. He speculates about stardom in terms of appearances; those that are representations of reality, and those that are manufactured constructs. Stardom is a result of these appearances—we actually know nothing about them beyond what we see and hear from the information presented to us. The media’s construction of stars encourages us to question these appearances in terms of “really”—what is that actor really like (Dyer, 2)? This enduring query is what keeps audiences coming back for more, in an attempt to decipher which construction of a star is “real”. Is it the character he played in his most recent film? Is it the version of him that graced the latest tabloid cover? Is it a hidden self that we do not know about? Each of these varied and fluctuating presentations of stars that we are forced to analyze create different meanings and effects that frame audience’s opinions about a star and ignite cultural conversations.
Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change” (John Podhoretz). It encompasses the advertisements we see on T.V, the clothes we wear, the music we listen to, and it’s the reason Leonardo DiCaprio has not won an Oscar yet. It defines and dictates the desires and fears of the mainstream members of society and it is so ingrained into our lives that it has become as natural as breathing. Moreover, adults never even bat an eyelash at all the pop culture and advertising that surrounds them since it has become just another part of everyday life. Pop culture is still somewhat seen as entertainment enjoyed by the lower class members of society but pop culture standards change over time.
In conclusion I believe celebrities have truly influence pop culture in today’s society. Within this essay I have mentioned the many different influences that celebrities have on their fan, popular culture and society at whole. These both negative and positive influences are include in the various aspects of pop culture such as behaviour language and fashion trends. This shows that popular celebrities and pop culture play a large impact on our daily