Are we that obsessed with the superficial? Is it that important to make Nielsen ratings? Couldn't it be done in a more professional and less intrusive manner? We all know beautiful bodies sell magazines and news papers and beautiful minds don't, some celebrity having plastic surgery makes the headlines, a new discovery in medicine is second page. It has become a huge market, everything from infomercials promising the perfect celebrity body to every kind of cream and food product you can imagine. It's amazing how over stimulated Americans have become from this constant obsession.
Obsessive-addictive disorder, that's right it's a disorder, actually it should be diagnosed on every paparazzi with a camera running around like a fool attempting to intrude into every part of a celebrities life. Psychologists have indicated that though many people obsess over glamorous film, television, sport and pop stars, the only common factor between them is that they are all figures in the public eye. The term Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS) is a syndrome and refers to a set of abnormal or unusual set of symptoms indicating the existence of an undesirable condition or quality. Quit frankly a very undesirable quality if you are paparazzi, it's surprising more of them aren't found severely beat or shot.
Celebrity worship syndrome
Now to top it off they have done research and evidence indicates that poor mental health is correlated with celebrity worship, Really? who would of thought. |
The term "Role Model" is credited to sociologist Robert K. Merton, who coined the phrase during his career. Merton hypothesized that individuals compare themselves with people who occupy social roles they wish to aspire. An example being the way fans (oftentimes youth) will idolize and imitate professional athletes or entertainment artists. The media has elevated certain celebrities to world wide stardom with constant exposure and coverage and young people most frequently chose sports stars and pop stars as role models.
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This is what the fan base is called for Justin Bieber, and the Chicago Tribune included it as one of the top buzzwords of 2010. Although Bieber is just one of many celebrities young people look to as role models his celebrity status is from his partying, getting in trouble and his intense lifestyle, not from something positive or actual talent and most Americans have a very low opinion of him. What the media doesn't talk about is his becoming a venture capitalist and technology investor, this wouldn't make the headlines or make young girls run to the airport to greet him when he arrives, but this is the part that should be headlined and focused on.
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Community role models are often the most overlooked and scarce. Teachers and parents fill this gap and are considered a central influence to a child’s upbringing and future success. Teachers, because of the large amount of time spent with children, have such a huge impact on children that they’re being advised to be likeable in order to build strong emotional relationships with children. Some community role models are experts in a certain fields but because these people don't make the headlines the youth of today don't look at them as role models or aspire to be like them. Additionally because of the delusion of what being successful is, young people believe being a reality star or pop star is an easy way the wealth.
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Basically gutter press and a so called journalistic approach to sensationalized gossip with very questionable truth or fact. They tend to focus and emphasize topics such as the personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, astrology, crime stories and basically junk food news. They get into such things as the sexual practices of celebs, drugs use, their private lives and host of other things that could be considered borderline defamatory. In many cases the tabloids have successfully been sued for libel. Today there are even tabloid television shows nationally syndicated programs such as Hard Copy, Inside Edition, Fox Files, A Current Affair (US), Today Tonight and A Current Affair which all incorporate flashy graphics with sensational stories. Tabloid talk shows have become extremely popular on day time TV in both the US and Britain.
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Actually called the "Ghetto Sphere" a condition where essentially the media has become so monopolized by corporate conglomerates the lines are blurred between the audience and the producer who is under great stress for ratings and earnings. The alternative press, tabloids and the like fill this area because there is basically no cost for the content generated. Videos from bystanders at crime scenes, car accidents a whole host of information and media, easily accessible through YouTube and other social media outlets. The problem with kind of media is facts and truth, with so much of it sensationalized simply for clicks, likes and ratings. Although much of it is factual, it simply is not news worthy or information the public really needs to know.
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The books "Obsession" and "Tabloid Dreams" are available through Amazon, click on either image and you will redirected to the Amazon site. Many of the books listed at Insane Logic and Amazon are available on Kindle, don't have a Kindle click on any banner on this site.
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