Rant: Celebrity
By Stevie Harrison Not that it isn’t great to see that shiny little byline on the top of the screen as I deliver another little dose of complaints for your consumption, but sometimes I walk along the street and wonder why I don’t have flashbulbs illuminating my face and people tapping their friends on the shoulder and pointing in my direction.
Maybe I should call in some help. Save my pennies and for a modest sum hire a few paparazzi to follow me around as I cruise around in a stretched limo, a warm up for inevitable stardom.
Soon after I am sure those glossy magazines will have my mug cover to cover, finally giving the recognition that a newslite column writer deserves.
Coming back to reality, it's a little ironic that those who do grace the pages of our glossies constantly get annoyed at the clicking and flashing of cameras every time they go out in public.
Its not like these celebrities have a hugely different life to us mere mortals. Wake up, go to work, which usually involves talking at a microphone or speaking in front of a camera for hours on end, and when you can find the time, the odd party here and there.
The only real difference between them and us is the constant public attention they get on newsagent shelves. But the thrill of being known is something that seemingly everyone wants to attain.
You just have to look at the latest summer of Big Brother to hit our screens. Even those of us that have no interest in this reality TV trash can’t resist that little peak to see those people, just like you or me, sort of, putting themselves in the public eye not really for the cash prize but for the shiny pictures and column inches that will be dedicated to them.
A couple of centuries ago it was successful military strategists, explorers and scientists that got a dash of fame. Today it is more and more possible that someone is famous simply for being famous.
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Come on you love it. I can tell from your pout in the picture you want to be a star.