Heroes and Celebrities
According to dictionary.com (2006). “Hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities; also, a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal”. And a celebrity is a famous well-know person.
Moreover, a hero helps others, contributes to the society in a positive way using his/her talents or abilities and does not receive money. Also a hero may or may not be accepted by the media and people. Furthermore, a celebrity is very well known for his/her talents, good looks and his/her image or admiration in the media may or may not change, but according to Ray Browne (2005) “A hero-celebrity schism is more the tool of the phrasemaker than of actuality”. (pp.17).
Thus, it is significant for a nation or a person to have a hero. For a person it is important because it reflects a representation, dream, belief, fantasy and a need. And for a nation because it reflects its own history, for instance soldiers fighting in Iraq are heroes because they represent part of our national history. Thus, heroes present a role of self evaluation, weaknesses, overcome challenges and improvement. For instance, kids can develop a positive character personality in themselves.
Furthermore, celebrity cult is the interest of people for a person or celebrity that is popular or a social phenomenon increasing the entertainment industry and people are trying to become famous. For instance, music channels increase the cult of pop idols. This celebrity cult has always existed but it is been changing due to technology and money, this means that our societies are becoming more materialistic, for that reason people are trying to become rich and famous. Moreover, the attraction of people for celebrities is increasing because people idolized celebrities that are attractive and more influent in our society. Also, people becomes more fascinated with celebrities because of the TV, magazines, radio and advertizing are always talking about them.
Our culture reaches out for heroes and celebrities because they are part of our society and create fantasies and dreams. For instance, people in the military forces are heroes because they provide security to our society in which we live. And a celebrity like Britney Spears entertains with her music. As a result of their actions, our society will be able to difference between being a hero or a celebrity.
Furthermore, the unexpected proliferation of reality TV is due to the advance in technology, financial opportunities and due to the ability of people to create this kind of programs. Reality TV is becoming a phenomenon because our society likes to see people’s abilities and capabilities to perform or overcome any challenge. Also, this is a cheap way to create TV shows and this captures the interest of the audience. For instance, Survivor was a reality show that came on the air and featured teenagers and rock stars. Also, The Osbournes, became very popular because it focused on Ozzy Osburne and his family daily life. These kinds of shows have been introduced to our society and it is influencing on people to act like them and to use the same language. Another huge example of reality TV is Dancing with the Starts, in this show a famous and a dreamer (non-famous) show their abilities to dance different kinds of music. The judges and the audience will have to vote to decide who stay and who is vote-off each week, most of the people will select the couple that displayed more abilities.
The vote-off on reality TV shows how competitive it is and takes out the capabilities of the participants. After seeing some reality TV shows, I believe that voting-off participants from the game or show are necessary to get a winner but it not only shows how good are the dancing skills of the participants, it also influences their attractiveness and popularity to decide or vote for a participant.
References:
Dictionary.com (2008). Meaning of hero. Retrieved n December 1, 2008, from, http://dictionary.reference.com/broww/hero
Browne (2005). A hero with 2000 faces. InR. Browne, Profiles of popular culture (pp.16-23). Madison, Wisconsin
Wikipedia. (2008). Celebrity Cult. Retrieved on December 1,2008, from, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_celebrity
According to dictionary.com (2006). “Hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities; also, a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal”. And a celebrity is a famous well-know person.
Moreover, a hero helps others, contributes to the society in a positive way using his/her talents or abilities and does not receive money. Also a hero may or may not be accepted by the media and people. Furthermore, a celebrity is very well known for his/her talents, good looks and his/her image or admiration in the media may or may not change, but according to Ray Browne (2005) “A hero-celebrity schism is more the tool of the phrasemaker than of actuality”. (pp.17).
Thus, it is significant for a nation or a person to have a hero. For a person it is important because it reflects a representation, dream, belief, fantasy and a need. And for a nation because it reflects its own history, for instance soldiers fighting in Iraq are heroes because they represent part of our national history. Thus, heroes present a role of self evaluation, weaknesses, overcome challenges and improvement. For instance, kids can develop a positive character personality in themselves.
Furthermore, celebrity cult is the interest of people for a person or celebrity that is popular or a social phenomenon increasing the entertainment industry and people are trying to become famous. For instance, music channels increase the cult of pop idols. This celebrity cult has always existed but it is been changing due to technology and money, this means that our societies are becoming more materialistic, for that reason people are trying to become rich and famous. Moreover, the attraction of people for celebrities is increasing because people idolized celebrities that are attractive and more influent in our society. Also, people becomes more fascinated with celebrities because of the TV, magazines, radio and advertizing are always talking about them.
Our culture reaches out for heroes and celebrities because they are part of our society and create fantasies and dreams. For instance, people in the military forces are heroes because they provide security to our society in which we live. And a celebrity like Britney Spears entertains with her music. As a result of their actions, our society will be able to difference between being a hero or a celebrity.
Furthermore, the unexpected proliferation of reality TV is due to the advance in technology, financial opportunities and due to the ability of people to create this kind of programs. Reality TV is becoming a phenomenon because our society likes to see people’s abilities and capabilities to perform or overcome any challenge. Also, this is a cheap way to create TV shows and this captures the interest of the audience. For instance, Survivor was a reality show that came on the air and featured teenagers and rock stars. Also, The Osbournes, became very popular because it focused on Ozzy Osburne and his family daily life. These kinds of shows have been introduced to our society and it is influencing on people to act like them and to use the same language. Another huge example of reality TV is Dancing with the Starts, in this show a famous and a dreamer (non-famous) show their abilities to dance different kinds of music. The judges and the audience will have to vote to decide who stay and who is vote-off each week, most of the people will select the couple that displayed more abilities.
The vote-off on reality TV shows how competitive it is and takes out the capabilities of the participants. After seeing some reality TV shows, I believe that voting-off participants from the game or show are necessary to get a winner but it not only shows how good are the dancing skills of the participants, it also influences their attractiveness and popularity to decide or vote for a participant.
References:
Dictionary.com (2008). Meaning of hero. Retrieved n December 1, 2008, from, http://dictionary.reference.com/broww/hero
Browne (2005). A hero with 2000 faces. InR. Browne, Profiles of popular culture (pp.16-23). Madison, Wisconsin
Wikipedia. (2008). Celebrity Cult. Retrieved on December 1,2008, from, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_celebrity
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