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My theme is “Who is an entertainer of any type that you know a wild story about? What are the details?” and it was submitted by Climaxed.
My theme is “Who is an entertainer of any type that you know a wild story about? What are the details?
This is an interesting question and, honestly, one I can’t really answer. Though I know a few entertainers in real life, talking details about any wild stories we have isn’t my style.
But, that brings us to a bigger thing — the obsession society has with items like this.
Let’s take a quick example. Say I know Entertainer A. I go out and have a crazy night with Entertainer A. Nobody knows them where we are and maybe it’s before they make it big. I post about it and maybe … somebody sees it and shares and so forth.
All of a sudden, a story that was secret is out there. People eat it up and on it goes. Maybe you all of a sudden, too, lose a friend.
This is something that, no doubt, has happened countless times.
Again, though, this got me thinking. With all happening in the world these days, it really shows the power of the internet, which obviously includes social media, blogs, and the such. If you whisper it, it can be heard by many people.
We live in a day filled with reality television. “News” sites like TMZ cover an entertainers every move. Paparazzi can’t let celebrities eat in peace, let alone walk around and try and blend in. We’re an obsessed society with celebs. And it’s not just the United States — it’s everywhere. Look at the UK’s viewing of the Royal family. I’d wager many have opinions on Harry.
So where did this come from? Is it from shows like The Real World or even when Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie had their deal? Is it the Kardashians? How about shows like Big Brother or Survivor?
Somewhere along the line, the obsession went from flipping through a newspaper aisle junk rag to full-blown obsession.
I remember, as a kid, my grandmother used to get things like The National Enquirer. Though there were celeb things, there were so many other items such as aliens and the such. I used to love reading them because it was so out there.
But now, things have changed.
From reality TV to many different internet sites that cover celebrity sightings and things they do, we — as a society — can’t seem to get enough of it. Add to it so many reality TV shows and people become celebrities just because they live in a house together for three months with cameras all over the place.
Crazy, right?
When I was younger, life didn’t have all of this. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy shows like Big Brother and the Amazing Race. Or the reality food shows etc.
So while I think deep, I have a story or two with a borderline celebrity or two. None of them are earth-shattering and likely wouldn’t even gt a sniff outside of this blog post. But sometimes, things are just left as they are!
What are your thoughts on celebs/entertainers and stories about them?
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That isn’t just true about celebrities, but anyone and everyone we talk about on our blogs. When the boys were little I didn’t use their names, my name or our location. I never wanted a story I told on my blog about them to embarrass them if a neighbor, teacher, friend’s mother saw it. I’ve also cringed when I’ve seen what some other parents have put out there. We all need to give more thought to what we say and how it can come back to haunt us or those we love.
I agree so much. People worry to much about celebrities. They are just like us but with different jobs and a bigger bank account. For some, they use it as a platform to do good and others not so much. Either way, it’s their path and they should get to have a say on what is said about them.
I think the obsession comes with just the desire to know who the people really are. At least for me, that’s how I see it. I’m always interested in knowing the person behind the status, if that makes any sense. But some of these celebs live their lives as if they were on screen. What’s real and what isn’t?
I’m happy to report that here in Switzerland celebrities are more or less left in peace. That’s why people like Tina Turner moved here.
My guess about this obsession is the following: people are not happy with what they *are* and *have*, so they follow celebrities and hope some of the glamor rubs off on them? Or they secretly hope to catch the celebrities in a situation where they look less than perfect, which would make them, the regular people, feel better about themselves?
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