It came to my attention last night that some people are obsessed with celebrities. As my roommates looked through gobs and gobs of tabloid magazines, one kept freaking out because one of them had the same dress in their wardrobe as Ashley Tisdale. As some of you know, Ashley Tisdale is a star of the Disney Channel and was in the infamous "High School Musical." Cool, you guys have the same dress, do you really need to tell everyone about it? Why is it so important that the entire world stops for a few minutes just so people know you have the same dress as someone else? Not to mention this same individual prides herself on having "unique, original" style: interesting. So naturally when someone else has the same thing on as her, the whole world comes crashing down. Ironic how the simple spotlight a celebrity has can change how a person reveals his or her values.
What makes them so cool? Why are people so obsessed? It really intrigues me that because of publicity and careers, they are viewed as better than the rest. But are they really better? No, they are just as real as every normal person. It just shows how our society is obsessed with being the best and having the superficial proof that somehow you are better than someone else. Just because you have the same dress as someone is not real proof that you are better than someone, usually people do not want the same thing. But, somehow our society has shaped itself so that a picture of a person in a tabloid wearing the same thing as you means your really cool. This dilemma really scares me for some, but at the same time it often drives people to want better. It made me realize I need to question my reasoning behind justifications, is it superficial or do I really deep down value my reasoning.
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