Celebrity Culture: A Land Forgotten by Talent
In an age when we’re constantly bombarded with celebrity gossip – who’s sharing a bed with whom, who’s had a new tit job, and who’s managed to find the world’s smallest dog and dress it up as a girl doll, you I would be sorry if I lost a slight sense of reality.
Can these people really make a living by flicking their eyelashes and showing a little skin? Well, apparently the answer is yes and, in a way, we are all to blame.
Celebrity culture has existed in one form or another since the beginning of time, people have always looked up to their heroes, in the past there were celebrities like Edna Manley (the famous artist) and Bobby Moore (the famous footballer) but it seems that people have started to worship a different kind of celebrity.
These people have little or no talent, but somehow they manage to find it on the cover of every newspaper and magazine that is published. Just look at Paris Hilton, she’s locked up in prison but still manages to make front page news!
I think the UK celebrity cult began to take a turn when 2007’s Celebrity Big Brother aired on Channel 4. Three UK “celebrities” caused quite a stir around the world by apparently intimidating the actress from Bollywood Shilpa Shetty, which caused national outrage and the three “celebrities” were branded as racists.
Two of those celebrities haven’t been featured in the papers since (Jo O’Mara and Jade Goody), but one celebrity somehow managed to raise her profile after the whole thing. Danielle Lloyd, former Miss Great Britain and former playboy cover girl, took a break after the Big Brother show and now seems to be back stronger than ever.
Will the public forgive these “celebrities” for something or will we all eventually get tired of seeing non-entities on our television screens and on the front pages of our newspapers?
Only time will tell, but I look forward to the day when we can let our children admire celebrities for their incredible talents, whether it be acting, singing or dancing, rather than “celebrities” who make a living dating. with footballers and appearing on reality TV shows.