Friday, June 6, 2014

Snarky Celebrity Gossip Is Increasing At A High Rate

By Sally Delacruz


People relate or talk about celebrities more easily than neighbors and friends. Snarky celebrity gossip is seen in almost all our day activities. Many associate it with fascination obsession people have with celebrities. This kind of fascination with people that are famous is something that has been around us for a long time.

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.

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 following up about their lifestyle. No wonder we watch shows, entertainment programs and read most materials that talk about them. According to a recent research by advertising and publications companies, reading materials and entertainment publications that contain celebrity gossip sell most every week. This has enabled them make a lot of money. They have discovered people will always buy reading materials like magazines as long as they contain celebrity news.

The increasing rate of celebrity gossip has attracted the attention of various researchers in anthropology, linguistics, evolutionary psychology, social history and social psychology. The topic about celebrities and lifestyle has drawn even philosophers into the debate. Although in the past talks about famous appeared okay whether positive or negative of late it has acquired pejorative connotations.

Celebrity talk has both positive and negative impact to the society. Some of the positive psychological and social functions include: facilitating group bonding, relationship building, reinforcing shared values and clarification of social status and position. Some philosophers claim that such talks give us knowledge on politics and other issues of life.




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