Celebrity Obsession Over Celebrities

People often look up to celebrities as role models, but aren’t aware of the way they live. The media doesn’t portray the obsession, the other side of fame, or their broad casting. The stories read were helpful to acknowledge the way celebrities have their positive and negative sides of fame, as well as their reality shows. Over all they relate to how a celebrity can handle the fame. Their lives aren’t normal compared to ordinary people. Celebrity lifestyle may not be the life one would want to live due to the fan obsession and unhealthy lifestyle. While viewers often think of the positive aspects of fame, we are actually invested in celebrities because of their negative experiences. According to Flora, “Seeing by Starlight: Celebrity Obsession”

Although I agree with her arguments, I do not believe people have an obsession with celebrities but the gossip created by them. You have a better chance to hear the gossip rather than hearing the good they’ve done. An example is Jay-Z, he created water pipes for African children to have better access to water, but he’s known as a drug dealer. Majority of people will not know the good deeds he’s done to make a difference. I believe our obsession with celebrities is with gossip and not the person in general. Another passage to express celebrities’ fame is “The Other Side of Fame” by Mary Loftus. She explains the negative outcomes of being famous, and the personal problems a celebrity has. They struggle to maintain privacy and with their own character, and start to change and forget who they are. They have fear of not being able to maintain the fame they have or how they will possibly never work again. Celebrities’ lives are unpredictable and go up and down just as stated in the text like a game of Chutes, and Ladders. They are focused on their appearance and tend to be unhealthy because of eating disorders they

He addressed how dangerous it could be being in a reality show. He uses The Real World as an example to show their brutal behavior to entertain viewers. Reality TV shows break boundaries of private lives and people on the show are narcissistic. Fans recognize celebrities by their bad behavior and gossip sites record their every move. This bad behavior is a mental illness soon and has an impact on celebrities. Technology and media makes one aware of the gossip going on with celebrities. Bloggers as well watch their every move to let their fans know what outrage behavior they are doing. The media helps entertain viewers by allowing us to see their negative aspects of celebrities’