One the most influential aspects in society today are the role that celebrities play.
What makes us so obsessed with celebrities but? Is it jealousy or pity or resentment for the lifestyles they lead?
For me, celebrities are iconic because they are on a pedestal that we are all aiming for. They indicate our own secret desires and dreams, which for most of us are completely unrealistic and unattainable.
Or perhaps, it is because we find them easier to relate to then our own family, friends and acquaintances. Britney Spears and her public break down, Blake Lively's confirmed nose job or even Delta Goodrem's battle of cancer.
Celebrities make us conscious of the public version of ourselves and how others look at us. They arouse in us the way we should look, the clothes we should wear and the way we should act. Yet, we are still reading the latest trash magazines and watching the latest reality TV shows. Are celebrities corrupting society? With the impact of new media such as television and the Internet, people all over the world now recognise these significant people. This leads to the major concern of who is actually content in this world when they do not live a life like Kim Kardashian or Liz Hurley? When typing a K into google, the sixth, seventh and eighth most searched all include celebrities.
It is the evolution of new media that has enabled society to become obsessed and influenced by the powerful celebrities and the lifestyles they lead.
References:
Henry David Thoreau, "Are celebrities corrupting society?" http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/12/20/212251/38
Deborah King, "Celebrity Addiction", http://www.deborahkingcenter.com/resources/celebrities/
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