There's no doubt that the body ideal set by the people who live and work in Hollywood is nearly impossible to achieve and even more impossible to maintain despite seemingly endless resources. What is more endless to me, however, is the public's hunger for this kind of information. I remember when celebrity stories about weight loss and weight gain were only tabloid fodder. Now, prime time television and once-respected newspapers and magazines are tracking the ups and downs of our favorite celebrities.
What motivates the public's need for these kinds of stories? Is it to relish someone's fall from grace? Do celebrity weight-loss stories motivate us to make dramatic changes in our own lives?
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There's no doubt that the body ideal set by the people who live and work in Hollywood is nearly impossible to achieve and even more impossible to maintain despite seemingly endless resources. What is more endless to me, however, is the public's hunger for this kind of information. I remember when celebrity stories about weight loss and weight gain were only tabloid fodder. Now, prime time television and once-respected newspapers and magazines are tracking the ups and downs of our favorite celebrities.
What motivates the public's need for these kinds of stories? Is it to relish someone's fall from grace? Do celebrity weight-loss stories motivate us to make dramatic changes in our own lives?
April 13, 2009 - 4:14pmThis Comment
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