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Sunday 8 June 2014

Snarky Celebrity Gossip Is Part Of Our Lives

By Sally Delacruz


People relate with others more easily when they talk about famous public figures than friends, colleagues and neighbors. Snarky celebrity gossip has been part of our everyday life. Many people are caught up in celebrity obsession. This habit has not erupted yesterday; it is a fascination that has been building up around us with time.

Obsession about public figures is evident in our daily lifestyle. Every time we come across relatives, friends and family the main talk is about celebrities. These figures have certainly become an aspect of social fabric. People do not anymore dig into others lifestyle or care to know how they are doing. In fact when people meet they use gossip about celebrities to connect with each other.

Our lives have been occupied by talks about the most popular people around us. In our homes and work places that is the talk. What else do people talk about at their work place around the water coolers apart from the latest antics in the office or politics. Celebrity gossip has become the center of our conversation. It has become impossible to even interact with close people like mother-in-laws without bringing in gossip of famous figures.

It is not easy to understand why celebrities have taken the center of our lives. We cannot tell what is so catching about famous people that make them appear irresistible in the eyes of the public. They are several questions that arise when we look at the issue in this perspective. Some of them include; do these people we adore lead a different life? Do people magnify them because they seem to have a glamorous lifestyle? Whatever the case we all have our own different reasons of looking at some these people as the favorite.

People have different things in mind concerning popular public figures. In a sense most of them have turned into small new gods. Admirers wish they could live like their celebrated figures. They often fantasize about their talents, wealth, beauty and popularity and wish they could be the same. However it is interesting to discover that most of these fans with that the figures could fall.

We are always interested to know the latest about our favorite celebrity. This is the main reason people keep watching shows, entertainment programs, reading materials and internet sites that have information about them. A recent research by publication companies and advertising firms showed that they make a lot of money weekly from publications that talk about celebrities. They discovered that people could keep on buying reading materials, watching programs and turning to social sites as long there is some celebrity news.

The obsession with celebrities and celebrity gossip has been attracting attention from evolutionary psychology, social psychology, anthropology and linguistics. The topic has drawn even the attention of great philosophers. They are all seeking to understand why famous figures have taken the center of every discussion people have.

Celebrity talk has impacted both negatively and positively to our society. The major positive contributions include: enhancing group bonding, reinforcing shared values and relationship building. In addition to that some of these discussions enlighten people about public life and proceedings such as politics.




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