Celebrity Culture

Is celebrity culture having a damaging effect of society?

Weather celebrity culture is or is not damaging to our culture is dependant on the views of what a celebrity is, or what it takes to be a celebrity. The one theme that is consistent is that a celebrity is a person who is sought after by many people.

The most popular and noticable 'celebrities' are in the media frequently, commonly in film, music and sport. As there is such a focus on this aspect of the celebrity culture there can often be a negative view. This may be because we can see all of their actions, right or wrong. If a celebrity can do it, then why can't we? Celebrity culture also takes us away from our normal lives, a destraction to work and other important aspects of lives.

However, there are other celebrities that are a credit to society, athletes, scientists and artist which improve on the basic human need to work harder and achieve better; the opposite of the generic celebrities. Although, even film and TV stars do have good points, being important in media and bringing money into society through expenditure. They can also bring a culture together, uniting people of all ages, races and cultures to talk about one thing.

There may be many bad examples of celebrities doing bad things and influencing other people to do the same, but I feel that there are just as many good. They may not be as popular or as well know, but they do influence many people and I feel that this alone outweighs all the bad that can come from celebrity culture.


Sources used:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_culture
celebritycultureseffectonsociety.weebly.com/blog.html
www.celebrityculture.net