I don't even know.
Monday, 25 March 2013 at 00:39
Talking about and/or crying over
celebrities is one of my favourite pastimes, and so I rather enjoyed this
week’s discussion. The main issue at hand seems to be that of the ‘persona’,
and whether or not it is the celebrity we fall in love with, or this sort of
crafted ‘perfect’ figure. I found myself wondering if there are any ~genuine~
celebrities out there, and if yes, what makes them so? Are they all genuine?
They’re all real people. I mean, what makes a persona a persona? Who’s to say
that the person sitting next to you is genuine? Doesn’t everyone have a
persona? I mean, don’t we all do our best to present ourselves in a light that
will make other people warm to us, and like us? So one could argue that a
celebrity persona is exactly the same of that as everyone else, right? I don’t
know, a lot of rhetorical questions are being thrown about here, and I think we
just need to cool our jets for a moment.
I wonder what element draws people to
certain celebrities. Is it their talent? Or their looks? Are they relatable? Do
you agree with their values? I’d like to think that I base my admiration on
talent, but I’m going to be honest and assess that a large aspect of it is
looks. Whilst we’d all like to believe we’re not making entirely shallow
decisions, I’m sure this plays a pretty strong part. That being said, I’m sure each
person justifies their favourite actor/actress/misc person of pop culture
differently, and every persons opinion would be varied. Our viewpoint is shaped
by the personas we are presented with, and from there we are free to select
whom we like and dislike.
Personally, my favourite celebrity is Casey
Affleck and I’d like to think that my reasoning for this is based on his talent
(I still cry over the fact that he didn’t get an Oscar for playing Robert Ford
back in 2007), but I’m also a really big fan of his stupid blue eyes and his
dumb curly hair, so I’m not sure what that tells us. He better appreciate all
of the rubbish films I’ve watched for him though.
Ugh, I even watched 'Soul Survivors' for this jerk. He's such an idiot, I hate him so much.