vendredi 6 juin 2014

Snarky Celebrity Gossip Has Taken Root

By Sally Delacruz


Famous public figures have become the focal point of our relations with friends, family, neighbors and colleagues. Snarky celebrity gossip is more than just a source of fun. It has become a part of our lives. There are so many people who are caught up in the scenario. Most of their talk is based on celebrities. This kind of habit is as a result of fascination obsession of these figures.

Today when we meet our friends, family and relatives we take most of the time talking about famous figures. They have turned out to be the glue of social fabric. Things have changed people no longer stay in the communal well or at the village square to connect to one another. Instead we use talks about celebrities to make us feel connected to each other.

We have made our lives occupied by talks of our favorite famous figures. When we get home and work place this is the talk. This is very evident in workplace. When people are free or meet around water coolers they talk about the latest antics in politics, programs or office. Common public figures have become the center of every conversation. In fact it has become impossible to interact with others without introducing latest gossips about celebrities.

It is difficult to understand why celebrities appear irresistible in the eyes of the public. It is difficult to comprehend why they always have to appear in every discussion people strike. People always ask themselves so many questions as to why such people seem so dear to us; do they have a different lifestyle from ours? Is the obsession due to the fact they appear to lead a glamorous lifestyle? The only thing we can be certain of is that every person has their own different reasons for adoring a particular figure.

It is interesting top discover what people have concealed in their hearts about celebrities. In a sense famous people have become our new gods. Many fantasize and wish their lives were like theirs. They admire the fact that most of these people they celebrate are rich, beautiful, talented and desirable. Despite the admiration majority secretly wish that these people could fall to prove that even the feet of our gods have clay.

We are always following up to ensure we are updated on every new gossip about celebrities. It is for this reason that we are always watching programs, shows, reading materials and blogs that contain information concerning them. A research conducted by publications and advertising firms indicated that most of their income is generated from printing materials and shows that have gossip and latest information on popular public figures. They people will keep on watching program, shows and buying reading materials that contain information on their fans.

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.

There are advantages and disadvantages of celebrity gossip. The main contributions of these talks include: promoting group bonding, strengthening shared values and building relationships. Also some of the discussion people engage in enlighten others about recent proceedings, for instance in politics.




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