Celebrities Influence in Teenager's Life

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By mariamhussain Nov 5, 2013 719 Words 27 Views Imagine. Imagine being an idol for thousands – even millions - being the star in everyone’s eyes, leaving your mark upon the night sky. Perception of a celebrity can be as distorted and varied as fun house mirrors; some make you tall or short, small or big; they misinterpret you in both good and bad ways. Changing your mood, throwing around different colours, twisting and turning never failing to make you laugh or shock you – the media holds the same perception of celebrities. Could there be a better way to describe the sensation that is: Justin Bieber? What does a celebrity mean to you? According to dictionaries, a celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in the entertainment business; to me, a celebrity is nothing but a normal person who has been lucky enough to show their talent to the whole world. Some celebrities make good use of their fame by highlighting many important issues such as self-harm and eating disorders etc., which Demi Lovato, being a victim of them herself, portrays. On the other hand, someone like Miley Cyrus, known as Hannah Montana has just completely gone downhill. I mean, what’s the point? These celebrities, who influence our society to form itself as it is today, are the ones on who we all have an obsession over. Whether it being Michael Jackson or Justin Bieber – it’s all of them. Elvis Presley is an iconic example. You cannot talk about music without mentioning him. Millions loved him, and the family is still growing after his death. This obsession is what leads to celebrities influence over society. We idolise them, what are they? God? Now, we all love reading the Daily Mail, TMZ News, Hollywood Life – no matter how unforgivably cringe worthy they are. We all have such a bright future ahead of us, shouldn’t we be focusing on that? We still have our

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