Up in the Stars

[hollistaier]

As Kyle and I were watching an E! show on the cutest child stars, one day a while back, he wondered aloud why people put celebrities up on such high pedestals. This provoked me to think, wondering:

Why do we idolize celebrities? Why do we make them seem so much higher up than we are, more important, when in reality, they are no better?
I know why I

Comments

[reasontoshine]

All of this is SO true. I've thought about this a few times before, but it does fascinate me what qualifies someone as a "celebrity" to certain people & why we feel so like they have so much power.

[hoosier88]

This was an interesting read. I've never understood people who cried, screamed, etc. when meeting band members or even celebrities. I mean I like meeting bands and stuff after shows, but I don't freak out like that.