Jefferson hs los angeles managing editor libby hartigan what is the definition of a celebrity to you? to me, a celebrity is a person who made it to the top and never forgot where they came from. Someone who uses their resources to give back to the people who made them famous and wealthy. A celebrity is someone who can compare himself or herself to the average person and relate to the situations that they go through. Whenever i hear todays music, where they talk only about drugs, having sex with different girls every night and their cars with 22 inch rims, i listen to one of tupacs cds and relate to his songs. He talks about his difficult childhood, not having enough in life and all the problems his family went through.

Whenever i see magazines such as star with headlines saying hilary duff down to 100 pounds! read all about it! i ask myself why people care about things like that. I have better things to care about mdash such as doing my work in school and looking forward to graduating next year mdash than wasting my time reading about some celebritys personal issues. So why is society obsessed with celebrities? my opinion is that people wish they had the celebrity life, a life where they can have anything they could ever want, fame throughout the world and the most expensive things money can buy. I have heard girls saying that they are too fat and wish they were as skinny as paris hilton or other celebrities who have lost weight and are really thin. Teens in urban areas are influenced by rappers and dress, talk and act like them, even though they wont admit it.

One thing that gets me mad is this magazine called people, yet it shows only celebrities! they hardly ever show or write about the lives of everyday people and the hardships they go through just to make ends meet. If it is called people, should it not feature all kinds of people mdash rich and poor, young and old, from different races, celebrity and non celebrity? that is what i would change if i were in control. I would show the positive side of the latino and african american youth living in areas where there are gangs, sex and drug activities. We are too obsessed with celebrities, people who care only about themselves and will not do anything to help the less fortunate. So i say, instead of trying to know about celebrities lives, spend your time in your community to make it a better place. Mayfair hs lakewood this craze for the latest on americas most coveted people in tinsel town has swept people up everywhere, especially in the los angeles area. So does america need to focus this attention somewhere else? is our society, dare i say, obsessed with pop culture? my answer happens to be an uncertain yes and no.

No, because as american people weve always embraced pop culture, which happens to be a part of the american dream. We cant help but look at the countless television commercials, advertisements on billboards and magazines that these stars grace. Yes, because some people happen to believe the people living this american dream are larger than life.

They were conceived from a mother just like us, and the only thing that separates them from us is that theyre everywhere! so of course were going to be somewhat distracted. But too much distraction from school and too much obsession with celebs can lead to poor grades. If i were in control, i would feature more real people, not touched up people, in ads. I also believe that celebrities who are more authentic with their image like jennifer lopez, beyonc and alicia keys are the stars that most teenagers identify with, unlike celebs like 50 cent, britney spears or paris hilton, who most teenagers like myself believe only make for entertaining gossip like britneys baby with kevin federline.

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I do not follow celebrities who lead a partying life like paris hilton, mainly because it is information that i certainly wont need 20 years from now. I do believe more people should follow celebs who embrace a positive message like oprah winfrey. I would make sure stars like these were published on the cover of people every week.

Not because of the people they date but because of the positive things they promote and embrace. These celebrities and more helped promote aid for victims in two big tragedies in 2005: hurricane katrina and the southeast asian tsunami. I believe this revolution would embrace the fact that celebrities are just as normal as us, so we can achieve the same greatness theyve accomplished. I admit itim fanatical about my favorite bands by flori martinez. Wilson hs hacienda heights we live in a world where following celebrities is better than community service, in a world where reading a teen people is better than reading a book. So the question is, are we too obsessed? of course! why, might you ask? well, who knows? every person has a different reason to like these role models.

Later it grew to a wall full of pictures, then a concert, and as time went by, i joined the lpu linkin parks fan club and ended up meeting them. I spent summers behind the computer for six or seven hours visiting web sites and message boards, reading online band journals and listening to music. That seems ironic because im reading and collecting pictures of guys i have never met, but in some weird way i feel like i know them through their music. How far have i gone? well, i go to concerts and try to get as close as i can, but the closest i have ever gotten was at the 2004 kroq almost acoustic christmas. I had snuck in a camera and the whole night i tried to take as many pictures as i could.