I want to continue my thoughts on celebrities taking over the news. My concern is not only celebrities making CNN headlines, but just the focus on celebrities in our culture. I chose to blog about Ashley Olsen, not because I'm her biggest fan, but because I enjoy reading about her, seeing what she is wearing, and that she is my age. I can't really relate to her, but I like her clothes. But there is an important line that should not be crossed when reading gossip magazines. I know I have friends that literally talk about celebrity news in place of political or world news...they pick up US Weekly or sit at their computer reading Perez Hilton instead of the New York Times or the Wallstreet Journal. A balance needs to be made. I enjoy reading the occasional gossip magazine just to zone out and maybe look at some pictures of celebs new babies, but it doesn't consume my life. Sometimes I almost feel I need that occasional brush up on celebrity gossip just so I can partake in some of the conversations with my friends. I even heard my friends boyfriend ask the painful question of, "when did Paris and Benji start dating?" What is the world coming to?
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