Sunday, April 13, 2008
What else to say...
Even though Ashley Olsen is one pretty cool girl, I am running out of things to talk about in relation to her. I'm actually running out of things to talk about celebrities in general. As much as it is fun to gossip about celebrities, my deeper understanding of the machine and everything that goes on behind the making and continuation of a celebrity takes some of simple pleasure out of picking up a tabloid magazine. My once naive adoration of Ashley Olsen is now tainted by the fact that everything I know about her and all her actions are strategically planned and possibly fake.
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Wow. Although I have never truly enjoyed gossiping about celebrities, I find the process behind manufacturing a celebrity to be kind of interesting. Im blogging about an athlete, which I believe is a different type of celebrity. Hence, I can seperate his fame into two sections; on field performance and off field prowless. On the other hand, when it comes to actors/actresses, it is not popular to judge them on their acting. Unfortunately, off screen behavior has become more important than actually acting, and the Olsens are perfect examples. Although I don't particularly love following the life of Tom Brady (because Im a Jets fan), I find his off season life to be something everyone should envy.
I do have a different interest in celebrities after doing so much blogging and commenting. Before I looked at celebrities on the surface level. I took for granted the images they presented to us. Now I look at them considering the celebrity machine. It seems much more calculated to me now. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I am not sure.
I think this enlightenment is an important one to have had. Too often Americans are simply fed information and entertainment without looking deeper into the issues and evaluating the purpose of what were presented with by the media. Although its a shame that you have lost your celeb-luster for Ashley, its a realization that goes to show how most Americans view celebrity culture. You seem to have taken a step away from what is expected of media audiences, which may be a good thing. Our society runs on mindless entertainment, but after investigating the celebrity machine in more detail, it seems much more trite and irrelevant than we all once thought. We're all going to have to take up practical hobbies, like reading a real newspaper or something instead of watching E! and keeping up with the celeb dirt at perezhilton.com.
I agree with you..I'm blogging about Jessica Alba and I'm really starting to dislike her after watching her every move and thinking about the hidden motivations that may underlie everything she does. I just can't wait until she has her baby so that the press will stop reporting about her (for a day or two). How much of what celebrities do is contrived? For Ashley Olsen, I would think that it is probably a lot because she seems so overly concerned with her appearance all the time.
I agree that it is difficult to see celebrities in the same way now. I have been blogging about Lauren Conrad who became famous through a reality show which is supposed to portray her real life. So much of the shows are staged and it is difficult to see what is the truth and what isn't.
I agree, it is very interesting to analyze celebrity culture from the perspective of our course material and books. As I blog on the Beckhams, I am starting to realize just how much of their status and fame is manufactured as Gamson argues. It really does show us that the product and concept of celebrity is often calculated and deliberated rather than spontaneous and random.
I completely agree. Sometimes I like to relax and dive into the Hollywood world. Even though some things might be fake its fun to follow celebs in the press. It is more entertaining when I pretend everything it as it appears in the tabloids...and thats the point of Hollywood anyways to entertain.
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