What is the deal with our obsession with celebrities? Everywhere I look a new celebrity scandal has popped up. Britney shaves her head, Lindsay Lohan went partying, even Paris Hilton being caught spread-eagled without underwear. We consume this utter refuse every day, whether it is on the news, a gossip show, a newspaper, a blog or even in ads that pop up on our computer screens. There is no escape from celebrity drama, but what’s worse is that fact that nobody really wants to escape. Are we so incredibly miserable with our own lives that we must follow the every move of someone we don’t know? I believe the answer is yes. I, for one, don’t give a damn about the new Hollywood couple, the new babies that have been adopted or someone’s sudden breakdown. We are ruining our lives and the lives of these celebrities.
How would you like to be chased down and had photos taken of you even in your most intimate moments? Do you have any idea how it would feel to have private photos leaked that should have stayed locked away in your photo album, or worse, your drawer? This is damaging to the people we basically stalk. These “breakdowns” we hear of celebrities going through are the result of us buying into this junk and promoting more abuse. But what about the public; we’re also damaging ourselves. Think of the young children who idolise these celebrities. They imitate their every move, and if all we see of them is sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, then we’re not setting a good example.
We obviously have nothing better to do than pay attention to the lives of others, and that to me is just sad. We are invaders of privacy and that makes us no better than the media that hound them. Maybe, for once in our lives, we should stop prying and focus on ourselves and our community. Maybe then we could pay more attention to the economy, parliament, family values and events that could potentially affect our lives to make the world a better place.
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