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05-28-2003, 06:19 PM | #22 |
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Exactly. Fame is not the problem, the existence of prying fans is the problem. You'll notice that Bill Gates - certainly very famous - doesn't make the National Enquirer. And that's because details of his personal exploits don't have a marketable consumer base!
So if fans would stop prying into the lives of people they've never met, the problem would disappear. Unfortunately, gossip-mongers are everywhere. Curse them.
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05-28-2003, 06:25 PM | #23 | |
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05-28-2003, 07:08 PM | #24 |
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But you read Tolkien biographies to get a better sense of what led him to create his works the way he did, not to see nitty gritty details about who he's sleeping with in a given month. I hope.
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05-28-2003, 07:11 PM | #25 |
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Not really to play amateur psychologist so much as to learn more about a fascinating man.
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05-28-2003, 07:13 PM | #26 |
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well you read bout a man to see waht inspired him both in a good way and a bad
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05-29-2003, 06:31 AM | #27 |
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I can understand people following celebrities because they are talented and they admire them. I think it's natural to be interested in the person behind a product you enjoy - music, literature, art etc. - because it can sometimes give you a fuller appreciation of their works. What really annoys me is when people become famous for absolutely nothing, like the contestants on reality TV shows. The whole point of them is that they have no talent, but they become celebrities and people are interested in what they do, however boring. Personally, I never read that kind of stuff if I can help it. The British tabloids are really terrible, but they are just selling what consumers buy.
However, it's not a new phenomenen. It's a form of hero worship, but it's just that these days it's much easier to keep up with celebrity news as it happens.
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05-29-2003, 06:47 AM | #28 |
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Generally, celebrity gossip bores me. I hate those womens magazines with Princess Di (even though she's been dead for years) or some other celebrity on the cover. The thing is, there is a market for these types of magazines. People feel like they know these celebrities, and want to know what's going on in their lives.
But I am interested in some news, like on members of my favorite band (The Beatles of course!), or *cough* certain people who have played certain characters in the LOTR movies .
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05-29-2003, 08:00 AM | #29 |
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Princess Di! Yeah that was a good (bad) one! Even when she was alive! I will buy magazines (not gossip rags) if they have a well done piece on Bruce Springsteen, or say the LoTR movies, but not gossip about celebrities personsal life. Who cares how the eat, drink, sleep, shop, fart, etc!
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