Comments on: Are We Worshipping Celebrities or Heroes?

By: Alexa

Alexa — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:45:12 +0000

Younger kids obsessing over celebrities is somewhat understandable, but adults doing so means there’s definitely something wrong with the brain…

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:20:37 +0000

While we have our eyes glued to our idols the enemies are conducting business as usual right under our noses. Think abiout it. Why is so much money dumped into sports, films, television, musicians? They are all distractions.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:52:42 +0000

Kill all celebrities in one swoop by killing your television. It is WE that give them power by giving them any attention at all.

Completely agree with your comment. We can roll our eyes and tut about the media’s vacuous obsession with celebrity non-entities, but the real culprit behind the rise of celebrity are the masses themselves. They are the ones who tune in to the endless reality shows, talent contests and Pop Idol clones.

Marx was wrong. It is not religion, but celebrity and materialism that are the opium of the masses. He was also wrong in believing that the proletariat were the only ones who could save society. On the contrary, they are the ones who are slowly destroying it.

By: Daylight Atheism > How to Think Critically: Testimonials

Daylight Atheism > How to Think Critically: Testimonials — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:21:18 +0000

[...] when the testimonial is given by a celebrity, people are especially susceptible. Often, the name of a famous person will attract consumers in droves to whatever product is being [...]

By: Daney

Daney — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:06:27 +0000

Fascinating and I plan to quote from this in a feature about the amount of coverage that Katie Price and Peter Andre’s split is generating. This will appear at http://www.PRmoment.com on 21/08/09

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:20:58 +0000

Kill all celebrities in one swoop by killing your television. It is WE that give them power by giving them any attention at all. Heroes that should be in front of our eyes and in our schools are the scientists, engineers, explorers, and everyday men and women who, through little acts of courage and kindness, make our society better. The Media is worthless garbage, and serves only to deprive you of self-esteem, and individual liberty through the cult of personality and mindless repetition.

By: WB

WB — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:32:03 +0000

How does this apply to someone who seems to have re-focused obsessions over the years? First it was celebrities (actors and politicians), then movies, then a certain branch of the military, and now conservative politics?

By: Stewart Dean

Stewart Dean — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:06:48 +0000

Please substitute sports for celebrity, and tell me if there is any difference.