Celebrity Spotlight

            I’m kind of questioning what makes “celebrities” so much more important than normal people. When something happens to a celebrity, people make such a big deal out of it. But when that same thing happens to a normal person, people just go about their day, pause to show some form of concern, then move on.

            Example 1: Kevin Ware, Louisville basketball player compound break during an Elite Eight game on Sunday. Yes, I will admit that his injury was gruesome and difficult to watch- and I’m really tired of people posting pictures of it! However, there are so many worse injuries that happen to people every day that society just ignores.

            Example 2: Shain Gandee, MTV personality from the show Buckwild, found dead on Monday. Social networks were filled with mourning thoughts about a “drunk hillbilly”. Can you imagine how many other people died that day? Whether it be natural death, accidental, or even murder, so many other people are dealing with the death of someone who actually meant something to them in their life. Monday also announced the death of US soldier Michael Cable. Did most of society care about this? No, they cared more about over reacting to the death of someone who was doing much less for society.
            I understand that celebrities are constantly in the public eye, and have reputations to uphold so that they can continuously be positive influences. However, what makes them so much more special? If they do one action that other people do every single day, it’s so much more important because they’re a celebrity. It just doesn’t make sense.

♥ Diary of a Teen