Celeb fatigue

Written by jords from the blog What's on tonight? on 03 May 2006
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Compassion fatigue occurs when something that used to shock or revolt you becomes ordinary to the point of mundane. There is only so much dreadful information your brain can take before it orders your eyes to look elsewhere.

Drawing a very vague parallel, is there such a thing as celeb fatigue?

The constant preoccupation of the media, tabloid or otherwise, with celebs sometimes has the effect of not fuelling curiosity but rather causing a “Ho hum, tell me something I don’t know” response.

Take the cast of Desperate Housewives for example. With truckloads of ego being flown in especially for Oprah to fawn over, if you’re not a fan of Teri Hatcher, Eva Langoria, Marcia Cross, Nicolette Sheridan or Felicity Huffman then I strongly suggest you give this particular Oprah (SABC3, 4pm) a miss.

If this show doesn’t induce or contribute to a current case of celeb fatigue then I’m not sure what will.

Not that I have anything against the ladies per se, it’s just frightening that I know so much about them without even trying. Articles in the tabloids abound about how “former has-been” Hatcher is getting her groove on with this guy or that, how fantastic Langoria’s sex life is with her boy toy, or even how, gasp, Cross is not in fact a lesbian – she was actually gearing up to her recent wedding. Sheridan and Huffman also receive their fair share of coverage, the former for her relationship with Michael Bolton and the latter for an acclaimed performance as a transsexual.
How annoying – and slightly embarrassing – it is that I know all this.

I blame a serious case of celeb fatigue.

2 Comments

Insider
03 May 2006 02:57

I agree totally about the concept of celeb fatigue. Even the most die hard celeb followers must eventually tire of the endless rumours that abound about celebs.

I have to admit though that I am the the least star struck person on this planet, so I never take any notice of anything that's said about celebs let alone weigh up whether what has been said might be true or not. I have to wonder about the empty lives of people who lap up every drop of celeb news as if it's their lifeblood. It must be so sad to really be concerned or even care about what Paris can possibly think up with her two loose brain cells or to worry about whether some star is lesbian, bisexual or asexual. I mean, who gives a damn? And in the big scheme of things it makes absolutely no difference to any of us.

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jords
03 May 2006 03:12

I agree totally with you, Insider. When I wrote this, I chatted to some work mates and we were saying that sometimes you can know so much about the actor/actress as people - with news splashes everywhere so it's hard to avoid - that it's going to be nearly impossible to take them seriously as a character in a movie. I doubt I'll ever watch Katie Holmes or Tom Cruise and see them without all the scientology drama they've got going, and the whole Brangelina saga has just gotten so old. If I never see another Brad Pitt/ Angelina Jolie movie again I'll be quite happy.

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