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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Snarky Celebrity Gossip Has Taken Root

By Sally Delacruz


People relate with others more easily when they talk about famous public figures than friends, colleagues and neighbors. Snarky celebrity gossip has been part of our everyday life. Many people are caught up in celebrity obsession. This habit has not erupted yesterday; it is a fascination that has been building up around us with time.

This kind of obsession is very evident in most of our daily activities. Whenever we meet friends, family and relatives we must have some gossip or joke about a celebrity to share. Celebrity gossip has become a major social fabric. People do not talk about how they are doing anymore whenever they meet. Instead talks about popular people takes most the conversation. Today such talks are the main thing that helps people connect with one other.

We have made our lives occupied by talks of our favorite famous figures. When we get home and work place this is the talk. This is very evident in workplace. When people are free or meet around water coolers they talk about the latest antics in politics, programs or office. Common public figures have become the center of every conversation. In fact it has become impossible to interact with others without introducing latest gossips about celebrities.

Some of these famous public figures appear so irresistible. It is difficult to understand why people admire some of these celebrities and hold them so dearly. There are so many answered unanswered questions are to why people love certain figures and not others. Often researchers several questions some of these are: Do celebrities live a different life from ours? What is so glamorous about their lifestyle? The truth is every individual has their own distinct reason as to why they admire a particular figure.

People have different things in mind concerning popular public figures. In a sense most of them have turned into small new gods. Admirers wish they could live like their celebrated figures. They often fantasize about their talents, wealth, beauty and popularity and wish they could be the same. However it is interesting to discover that most of these fans with that the figures could fall.

We are always following up to ensure we are updated on every new gossip about celebrities. It is for this reason that we are always watching programs, shows, reading materials and blogs that contain information concerning them. A research conducted by publications and advertising firms indicated that most of their income is generated from printing materials and shows that have gossip and latest information on popular public figures. They people will keep on watching program, shows and buying reading materials that contain information on their fans.

The obsession with celebrities and celebrity gossip has been attracting attention from evolutionary psychology, social psychology, anthropology and linguistics. The topic has drawn even the attention of great philosophers. They are all seeking to understand why famous figures have taken the center of every discussion people have.

There are advantages and disadvantages of celebrity gossip. The main contributions of these talks include: promoting group bonding, strengthening shared values and building relationships. Also some of the discussion people engage in enlighten others about recent proceedings, for instance in politics.




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