Who Would Want To Be A Celebrity? [article from Articleranks]

Who Would Want To Be A Celebrity?

Way back, when the Internet was a younger place and I was a far more foolish person, I rather shamefully enjoyed trawling it for celebrity news. The internet has given us unparalled access to the entire sum of human history and intelligence. But despite these lofty goals, I was there checking out who was checking in (to rehab) and who wasn't speaking to anyone anymore. And they were probably self destructing precisely because I was looking to see how their lives were going down the pan.

Any 'soft' news subjects that dare to have a positive outcome are no longer considered news. Meanwhile, we cannot apparently cope with serious news stories. When it comes to celebrity news, the worse the news the better. The dilution of the word celebrity is the inevitable consequence of this hunger for any sob story: see obscure racist Danielle Lloyd for an example, as she was recently pronounced a 'Celebrity Big Brother star'. Obscure nobodies who should be forced to apply for special Credit card deals along with the rest of the huddled masses are elevated to star status because they've dared to declare themselves significant, contrary to any evidence. Why aren't we bothered that this trash is doing this? I'm inclined to believe that I'd rather over load my Vanquis Bank account than accidentally achieve notoriety. Only the truly daft would ever want that.

So whilst we ponder this, consider the fact that Britney Spears is back in the limelight. Back in 2007 through 2009, Celebrity voyeurs had their work cut out trying to follow Spears' very public breakdowns. But like a big throbbing zit, we couldn't leave Britney alone.. We legitimate this particular period, and any like it, by calling our interest 'widespread concern'. If we're honest, it's 'schadenfreude'. It's nothing new exactly: before even the 'society' pages of 18th Century Europe, people would constantly be on the lookout for those who fell from grace, for no better reason than that we could feel better about ourselves. And that's what I don't get: celebrities are no longer 'the best of us'. Celebrity has been diluted to include non-personalities like Snooki and the aforementioned Ms Lloyds. And those who leech off of the back of these parasites: Me? I'd rather take repair credit tips from Perez Hilton (who was bankrupt before he found his evil niche) than put up with fifteen seconds of his vapid, bitchy commentary.

tags:celebrity,Internet,modern life,entertainment