Celebrities: Good or Bad? #29

I believe celebrities have a very big impact in American culture. Whether it's good or bad is a decision a person would have to make on their own. Since entertainment has been out, so have celebrities. Idolizing people for their talent is nothing new for anyone. Most of us look up to celebrities, and most of us don't.

From the days of acting, and performing in general, celebrities are known all over. For example, William Shakespeare, one of the greatest play writers who died over 100 years ago, and we still use some of his terms today. "I couldn't sleep a wink" sounds familiar? It actually came from one of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare had an big impact in the world and he still does.

Now I know that wasn't the greatest example because it was a bit "out dated" so a more modern example would be someone like Tina Turner. Tina Turner is a singer known world wide. She was (and still is actually) one of the greatest singer/performer from the early 50s and she still performs her hits as a "women of particular age". We look up to celebrities like Tina Turner because she shows women what it looks like to be a powerful women. Tina Turner, coming from an abusive relationship where she was raped and treated horrible. Many women relate to a person like Tina Turner because they can say "Well if she made it, I can too" She is looked up to, not only as a singer and song writer but also as a strong women.

On the other hand, celebrities can be looked at as a stereotype. For example, when you think of rapper you would think of baggy cloths, explicit lyrics, and most likely a black person. The look of the "rapper type" shed an harsh light on the way Black males are portrayed. Not every Black male looks like Flava Flav LMAO (that's a bit extreme, but sometimes extreme opens eyes) Another stereotype is for the white people. I think it's messed up that when you think of social lites such as Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Brittney Spears also have a pretty bad stereotype for white people.

Anyway you look at it celebrities can be good or bad. Personally I just embrace that celebrities are always going to be a topic of discussion if you like it or not. And it's funny because even people who don't like celebrities are still keeping up with what they do, so they could talk s**t about them later. It's funny how that works. Love them or Hate them, they are here to stay.

Anyway, that's all for today, more tommorow!
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