When does admiring a celebrity become idolatry?

[PelagiathePenit]

How much attention should be paid to celebrities? A celebrity committing a crime does not take away their talent or skill. At the same time, they should be held accountable like the rest of the population. This is a millennial problem.

 

[Greenfields]

They are all equal to every other human,they do however have a huge influence one way or the other.They are just as accountable.

 

[upant]

How much attention should be paid to celebrities? A celebrity committing a crime does not take away their talent or skill. At the same time, they should be held accountable like the rest of the population. This is a millennial problem.

none.

just because they are athletic or can act doesn’t make their life worthy of emulation.

what they do off the field or screen is what earns respect (private life). a thug is a thug whether he can sing or not. same goes for a saint.

i have never seen the benefit of buying anything a celeb put out. it was usually just overpriced.

ymmv

 

[mikekle]

How much attention should be paid to celebrities? A celebrity committing a crime does not take away their talent or skill. At the same time, they should be held accountable like the rest of the population. This is a millennial problem.

For the most part, the huge fan base is worshiping the character image, not the actual celebrity, its like when huge crowds gather for Miley Cirus or someone like her, they are expecting the wild sex crazed party girl who is totally unpredictable, they do not recognize that is just a part she is playing, its not who she is as a person, they have teams of people who sole duty it is to create a marketable image that will make them the most money…when the cameras and lights go off, ‘miley cirus’ is a multimillionaire who lives in the posh elite sections of CA…in other words…she is an entertainer/actor, ACTOR being the key word.

Same thing with Kid Rock, many people are laughing at the idea of him holding political office, but they dont realize, the real kid rock is not some hillbilly sitting around in a trailer park smoking pot all day and listening to hip hop, when the cameras turn off, he is a successful guy with millions in his bank acct, he has financial advisors, lawyers and teams of people supporting him.

 

[Sky_River]

For the most part, the huge fan base is worshiping the character image, not the actual celebrity, its like when huge crowds gather for Miley Cirus or someone like her, they are expecting the wild sex crazed party girl who is totally unpredictable, they do not recognize that is just a part she is playing, its not who she is as a person, they have teams of people who sole duty it is to create a marketable image that will make them the most money…when the cameras and lights go off, ‘miley cirus’ is a multimillionaire who lives in the posh elite sections of CA…in other words…she is an entertainer/actor, ACTOR being the key word.

Same thing with Kid Rock, many people are laughing at the idea of him holding political office, but they dont realize, the real kid rock is not some hillbilly sitting around in a trailer park smoking pot all day and listening to hip hop, when the cameras turn off, he is a successful guy with millions in his bank acct, he has financial advisors, lawyers and teams of people supporting him.

merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idolatry

: immoderate attachment or devotion to something