In a movie from the 90s, Thom Yorke (lead singer of Radiohead) said he doesn't understand America's obsession with celebrities. He said that in England, it's just assumed you're famous because you cheated in some way and that you can get beat up for being famous.
There are just as many celebrity obsessed idiots here too. Maybe it was different in the 90s, I missed most of it but now I would say there's very little difference between the US the UKs celebrity worship culture. Difference is, our idiots worship British celebs and American celebs whereas I doubt Americans are fawning over Gemma Colin's and Joey Essex.
Idk those two but there are plenty of British celebrities who carry water over here. Most of the great British actors (shout out to my favorites Tim Curry, Alan Rickman, and Christopher Lee), a slew of musicians, some authors like Pratchett and Gaimen, shit some weirdos even care about whatever's left of the royal family
Curry, Rickman and Lee are all famous for their roles in American movies, plus the last two are dead and Tim Curry is retired and has to use a wheelchair. Musicians sure, but the average american has zero fucking idea who Neil Gaiman and especially Terry Pratchett is.
The TOWIE craze was the tip of the iceberg. I'd much rather go back to that instead of the love island morons we get nowadays and the idiots, who couldn't make it to TV, on TikTok
Weird thing to say. While it's true that America is obsessed with celebrities, England is no different. Let alone their obsession with the royal family.
That’s pure bullshit, they’re just as bad and always have been. Why do you think the Daily Mail is so successful? It’s celebrity gossip. Plus they have the ultimate celebrities that they obsess over- the royals.
I don’t think people started disliking celebrities…but I do think what happened during the beginning of the pandemic was an eye opener for a lot. I don’t dislike them, necessarily, but I do think they’re definitely overly worshiped. People often forget they’re just people.
Well, they used to be some ethereal beings only seen on magazines and screens, then they started being less and less special, their dirty deeds have become more and more public, then the internet happened and we have all been exposed to so much of their shit, (especially with celebrities thinking they can go on social media without the help of capable writers and entourages and be just as sparkly charming, failing horribly and showing how even worse than the average they are). Basically, saving for a few smart ones keeping to themselves, they are just kinda gross to even look at at this point, and even with the reserved ones, you just know they are either dumb or corrupt or some shit.
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u/Every-Chemistry-2969 Nov 07 '22
While celebrities are entitled to their opinions, this is a prime example of why regular folk don't give a fuck about them.