At The Fork of The Road
by Unknown
We see someone as a celebrity because he/she/it is well-known through any kind of medium, be it newspaper, magazines, radio, television, or the internet. Generally, a singer can be celebrity. A writer can be a celebrity. An athlete can be a celebrity. Oh, and Youtuber too.
What about you? Frankly speaking, I wouldn't say no. If your actions set fire in the hearts of general public, felicitiazione! ('congratulations' in Italian, you're welcome)
Growing a pair of balls has never been easy, that's why I'm still a nobody. :') But anyway, let's talk about how I define a 'celebrity'.
A hated celebrity is still a celebrity.
In Malaysia, celebrity are usually categorized stereotypically. If you're not a celebrity loved by many, you're nothing more than a LOA (lack of attention). Najib is definitely a celebrity because he's our prime minister. There's nothing he do you can hate. Fuck what I've just said.
When we call one celebrity, we shape them using these Must-Have-Qualities don't we? Looks, talents, noteworthy achievements. If an individual is associated with wealth, he/she/it is unquestionably a celebrity. It would usually lead to statements like 'Just because you're famous that doesn't make you a celebrity' otherwise.
To many, celebrity is defined this way.
To me, certain amount of medium attention makes one a celebrity. Ugly or pretty, ordinary or prodigious, talent or talentless, if people know him/her/it, there's no doubt he/she/it can be called celebrity.
That's why, criminals can be celebrity too.
Until next time.
My "It" celebrities.
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2. http://www.ctv.by/sites/default/files/field/image2/shahin.jpg
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But honestly really interested with where you are going with this.
PS, google search the 'Son of Sam' law. Might be important to your topic.
Woah fantastic input! Thank you Chez, now I'm about to write an extra OVA post about IT celebrities (such animal much celebrity).
ReplyDeleteAs for Son of Sam, I will put him into comparison with other known criminals like Mona Fandey, Botak Chin, and Bentong Kali. Once again, thank you for reading and commenting.
Peace!
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DeleteI like the statement of 'Just because you're famous that doesn't make you a celebrity', to me celebrity shouldn't only be defined as "famous people" or wealthy people, but also could be referring people who became the focus of attention in public, someone who has the "power" to influence/brainwash certain group of audience. Anyone can be a celebrity, not only artists, singers, writers or Youtuber, but just a normal person, especially in this era of internet, celebrity was profoundly shaped by Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and such. For instance, recently, a 2 words "bye Malaysia" become the focal point of internet, and without realizing it, that person(forgot his name) became a "celebrity".
ReplyDeleteInternet played an important role in shaping celebrity, one post, one status, one video is enough to make someone from zero to hero.
My question is, can non-human be a celebrity? like a dog? or even virtual characters? (This might be irrelevant to your topic, you can choose not to answer my BRAther.)
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My favourite celebrity,
me.
-Carson
Interesting input brother. Everyone indeed, is one click away from becoming a celebrity. It's an undeniable truth that the internet is the strongest driving force behind celebrities today. WAW. Our world has changed so much that it's a little bit terrifying!
DeleteTo answer your question, I don't see how animals can't be 'celebrities', unless they have another term to replace it.
The word 'celebrity' is not limited to just one mere spectrum. See what happened to Shibe the Doge? (Original name's Shiba btw).
Virtual characters? Hell yeah!
Hatsune Miku, Luka Megurine, Rin Kagamine, Kaito. The list goes on. Who are they? They are vocaloids whom each had their own official + virtual concerts attended by more than 10,000 people!
That is why I will be conducting researches solely on criminals because writing stuffs bout artists and singers bores me.
Still, thanks for reading and commenting. Peace out!
#FAG#FEK#SWAG#SWEK
Might be useful to you, talks about how serial killers became famous, and its consequences...
ReplyDeleteNatural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo3533942.html
http://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/738671.html
Wonderful input! I'm all kicking and ready to dive into the world of criminals, thanks to all the inputs from you guys! Once again, tq Ting :)
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