Celebrity Obsession

[MrToilet]

Some of the nurses that I used to work with are nutty, absolutely nutty about these celebrity magazines - Every freakin' Sunday they would blow $20 or more on those damn things.

This got me thinking: why ARE Americans so crazy about celebrities?! I mean, people snap up those People and Star magazines like crazy, they call these people they don't know by first name ("Oh that Tom, he just looks 15 years younger and 6 inches shorter with Katie beside him!"), they drool over photos of Keanu Reeves taking out his garbage, or Jennifer Aniston doing her makeup, I mean COME ON.

The pages that absolutely kill me are the "Stars: They're just like us!" pages. Really? Celebrities take dumps and wipe like the rest of us? THEY EAT GROCERIES?! HOLY CRAP, THEY READ BOOKS? (Okay, that last one was a stretch, celebrities don't read books!). What the hell? Why is this interesting?!

A couple other gripes:
Cosmopolitan magazine, in general. Sorry girls, but 99% of guys cannot possibly be as perfect as women expect them to be in magazines like this. Sorry. And the "personality tests" are hilarious- one was that you could tell what kind of man a guy was by which bathroom stall he uses. Freakin' weird.

People say that reading these celebrity magazines is more fun and exciting than reading the depressing news every day....I dunno, I think reading those magazines is way, way, way more depressing than any newspaper.

 

[mooglemania85]

3/10

 

[Bill Brasky]

Why are you singling out americans? Do you remember Princess Diana? She was a celebrity and got more press than most people in Hollywood.

edit: also, you should be happy these people are reading at all... even if it is trash.

 

[darkswordsman17]

There's 3 reasons I think. They like to know what it would be like being rich, they like to know that rich people have plenty of problems, and then people don't like hearing about all the bad stuff in the world so they use this a diversion.

 

[0roo0roo]

village gossip
now our village is a bit distorted.

 

[SlickSnake]

Originally posted by: MrToilet
Some of the nurses that I used to work with are nutty, absolutely nutty about these celebrity magazines - Every freakin' Sunday they would blow $20 or more on those damn things.

This got me thinking: why ARE Americans so crazy about celebrities?! I mean, people snap up those People and Star magazines like crazy, they call these people they don't know by first name ("Oh that Tom, he just looks 15 years younger and 6 inches shorter with Katie beside him!"), they drool over photos of Keanu Reeves taking out his garbage, or Jennifer Aniston doing her makeup, I mean COME ON.

The pages that absolutely kill me are the "Stars: They're just like us!" pages. Really? Celebrities take dumps and wipe like the rest of us? THEY EAT GROCERIES?! HOLY CRAP, THEY READ BOOKS? (Okay, that last one was a stretch, celebrities don't read books!). What the hell? Why is this interesting?!

A couple other gripes:
Cosmopolitan magazine, in general. Sorry girls, but 99% of guys cannot possibly be as perfect as women expect them to be in magazines like this. Sorry. And the "personality tests" are hilarious- one was that you could tell what kind of man a guy was by which bathroom stall he uses. Freakin' weird.

People say that reading these celebrity magazines is more fun and exciting than reading the depressing news every day....I dunno, I think reading those magazines is way, way, way more depressing than any newspaper.

If more women would wise up and realize this, there would be a lot fewer divorces and a lot more content women. Women are brought up with this Barbie doll fantasy mentality, and they then try to pigeon hole all men as this perfect fantasy Ken doll figure they have cultivated in their prepubescent brains seemingly forever. This unrealistic male fantasy also stretches over to celebrity life, and makes them feel like if only they had this celebrity man, or that one, everything would be just perfect. Then this makes them wonder why they are settling for second best, when that is really all they have to choose from, heh. Most women are just not content to settle for a fat, lazy beer drinking slob like Homer Simpson or Al Bundy and that seems to pass for most marriageable males.

 

[compuwiz1]

I know how you feel. It makes me just want to move to Montana and tend my sheep.

 

[imported_Truenofan]

I'm pretty much right on you with that crap. its all stupid. who the hell gives a crap what the "stars" do. let them live they're lives, and you live yours. stop aspiring to be them or to want to be with em or screw em. its the same thing with guys and the mens magazines from what I've noticed with the supermodels.

 

[dug777]

I think it's artificially limited to celebrities because it's apparently socially acceptable to obsess over famous twits.

In reality, people would love to know that kind of inane crap about their neighbours and friends, but paying a photographer to take pics of your neighbour's wife's bewbs at the beach isn't socially acceptable...

 

[kranky]

I also have never understood the fascination with celebrities. It's not just the magazines, they have so many TV shows as well. I just can't work up any enthusiasm for wondering what celebrities do, wear, say or where they go. It's hard to understand how there could be a huge industry focused solely on the personal lives of entertainers. Seems bizarre in a way.

 

[BillGates]

I, for one, blame women.

 

[QueBert]

My moms friend (it's a dude) love to watch Extra or whatever show's on @ 7:30 that has the nightly "Brittney Report" so he knows what she's up to daily. cracks me up because I think he's actually interested.

 

[pontifex]

And the "personality tests" are hilarious- one was that you could tell what kind of man a guy was by which bathroom stall he uses. Freakin' weird.


So wait, I want to know what kind of man I am by what bathroom stall I'm using!

 

[Special K]

They need something to forget about their own mundane, boring lives.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Special K
They need something to forget about their own mundane, boring lives.

ALL WE WANT IS A HEADRUSH
ALL WE WANT IS TO GET OUT OF OUR SKIN FOR A WHILE
WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ANYTHING WE WANT ANYWAY...
WE USED TO HATE PEOPLE
NOW WE JUST MAKE FUN OF THEM
IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE THAT WAY
WE DON'T LIVE
WE JUST SCRATCH ON DAY TO DAY
WITH NOTHING BUT MATCHBOOKS AND SARCASM IN OUR POCKETS
AND ALL WE ARE WAITING FOR IS FOR SOMETHING WORTH WAITING FOR
LET'S ADMIT AMERICA GETS THE CELEBRITIES WE DESERVE
LET'S STOP SAYING "DON'T QUOTE ME" BECAUSE IF NO ONE QUOTES YOU
YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T SAID A THING WORTH SAYING
WE NEED SOMETHING TO KILL THE PAIN OF ALL THAT NOTHING INSIDE
WE ALL JUST WANT TO DIE A LITTLE BIT
WE FEAR THAT POP-CULTURE IS THE ONLY CULTURE WE'RE EVER GOING TO HAVE
WE WANT TO STOP READING MAGAZINES
STOP WATCHING TV
STOP CARING ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
BUT WE'RE ADDICTED TO THE THINGS WE HATE
WE DON'T RUN WASHINGTON AND NO ONE REALLY DOES
ASK NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY
ASK WHAT YOUR COUNTRY DID TO YOU
THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE STILL ALIVE IS BECAUSE SOMEONE
HAS DECIDED TO LET YOU LIVE
WE OWE SO MUCH MONEY WE'RE NOT BROKE WE'RE BROKEN
WE'RE SO POOR WE CAN'T EVEN PAY ATTENTION
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT
YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS AND RICH AND HAPPY
BUT YOU'RE TERRIFIED YOU HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER THIS WORLD
THING TO SAY AND NO WAY TO SAY IT
BUT YOU CAN SAY IT IN THREE LANGUAGES
YOU ARE MORE THAN THE SUM OF WHAT YOU CONSUME
DESIRE IS NOT AN OCCUPATION
YOU ARE ULTIMATELY THRILLED AND DESPERATE
SKYHIGH AND FUCKED
LET'S STOP PRAYING FOR SOMEONE TO SAVE US AND START SAVING OURSELVES
LET'S STOP THIS AND START OVER
LET'S GO OUT-LET'S KEEP GOING
THIS IS YOUR LIFE-THIS IS YOUR FUCKING LIFE
WE NEED SOMETHING TO KILL THE PAIN OF ALL THAT NOTHING INSIDE
QUIT WHINING YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE FRANKLY
YOU HAVEN'T DONE MUCH OF ANYTHING
SOMEONE'S WRITING DOWN YOUR MISTAKES
SOMEONE'S DOCUMENTING YOUR DOWNFALL

 

[Casawi]

Do what I do ... IGNORE it. That shit is not worth talking about.
I had people flip out when I don't know some celebrity's name, or what they do... pfff whatever I don't f*cking know them and don't need to.
I don't know this place is weird .. and getting weirder.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MrToilet
why ARE Americans so crazy about celebrities?!

Why are you singling out Americans? They do the same fucking thing in practically every other developed nation in the world.

 

[meltdown75]

everyone is obsessed with something. get over it and MYOB.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
everyone is obsessed with something. get over it and MYOB.

Truth with a capital T.


why the interest? because we put celebrities up on pedestals, and we also like to see them fall off those same pedestals.

 

[JTsyo]

Originally posted by: dug777
I think it's artificially limited to celebrities because it's apparently socially acceptable to obsess over famous twits.

In reality, people would love to know that kind of inane crap about their neighbours and friends, but paying a photographer to take pics of your neighbour's wife's bewbs at the beach isn't socially acceptable...

Hmm I never thought about that. From personal experience I hear women in my family talking about others more than 50% of the time they are talking with each other. Wonder if it's some maternal instinct to be concerned about others or just that they don't have sports to keep them entertained.

 

[MrToilet]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MrToilet
why ARE Americans so crazy about celebrities?!

Why are you singling out Americans? They do the same fucking thing in practically every other developed nation in the world.

I'm not singling out Americans- It's just funny how crazy we are. I know it happens in other countries, but the media is just so in your face about it here.

 

[MrToilet]

Originally posted by: pontifex
And the "personality tests" are hilarious- one was that you could tell what kind of man a guy was by which bathroom stall he uses. Freakin' weird.


So wait, I want to know what kind of man I am by what bathroom stall I'm using!

I think it was something like:

Bathroom, 5 stalls:

1st stall (closest to door): he's too insecure and wants to just get it over with. Needs the comfort of being able to leave quickly. He's not comfortable in his own skin, and is not stable enough for a long-term relationship. Overly aggressive, defensive, and doesn't take criticism.

3rd stall (middle stall): he's a middle-of-the-road kind of guy, doesn't make decisive decisions, doesn't like rocking the boat, content to float through life.

5th stall (furthest away): he's prone to avoidant coping behavior, doesn't deal with his life's problems, overly apathetic.

Yeah. Right.

Supposedly the 2nd stall guy is the one you want- not too aggressive, but still can take care of himself.

I don't know what's funnier, having your girl/girlfriend ask you which stall you used to poop in after you come out, or the fact that some women actually believe this stuff.

 

[manowar821]

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss people.

Need any more information?

 

[Parasitic]

You mean "15 years younger and 6 inches taller"?

Can't be much shorter than he is now.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MrToilet

Originally posted by: pontifex
And the "personality tests" are hilarious- one was that you could tell what kind of man a guy was by which bathroom stall he uses. Freakin' weird.


So wait, I want to know what kind of man I am by what bathroom stall I'm using!

I think it was something like:

Bathroom, 5 stalls:

1st stall (closest to door): he's too insecure and wants to just get it over with. Needs the comfort of being able to leave quickly. He's not comfortable in his own skin, and is not stable enough for a long-term relationship. Overly aggressive, defensive, and doesn't take criticism.

3rd stall (middle stall): he's a middle-of-the-road kind of guy, doesn't make decisive decisions, doesn't like rocking the boat, content to float through life.

5th stall (furthest away): he's prone to avoidant coping behavior, doesn't deal with his life's problems, overly apathetic.

Yeah. Right.

Supposedly the 2nd stall guy is the one you want- not too aggressive, but still can take care of himself.

I don't know what's funnier, having your girl/girlfriend ask you which stall you used to poop in after you come out, or the fact that some women actually believe this stuff.

so what happens if you just choose the only one thats open?