earlier here, I wrote:Oh, I have no doubt that its a symbiotic relationship [between celebrities and gossip mags], just think it's one that appeals to the baser instincts.
[In] boy mags, like Loaded and, I dunno.. bunch of em, for the brash and loudmouth teenagers / twenty-somethings. [..] you have this mix of fascination with agression, driven by envy or resentment [..]. I think its kinda creepy. Thats what these often mean-spirited gossip mags remind me of, the same mix of fascination with resentment/agression.
On that note, can I just mention one typical ad that keeps popping up both on the Yahoo! Mail website and on random other websites (just saw it on the site of a Seattle newspaper)?
"Britney Spews out another Baby!", is what it says. Seriously. And then something like, "know more, click here".
Considering that it keeps being used so widely (and in expensive places), even though it's not even, like, topical anymore, it must be really effective.
What does that say about the character of this fascination with celebrity? I mean, that line alone just oozes venom.
(There, its about Britney even and everything, so I'm even on topic too. :wink:)
I dont like that none too much.. )
