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The Unfan 06-09-2008 01:21 PM

Anyone else find it funny how people hate "attention whores"...
 
but are quick to embrace celebrities? I mean, celebrities are celebrities because they know how to catch attention. Their entire life is being an attention whore, and thats why they're cool.

right-track 06-09-2008 01:33 PM

Wrong. An attention whore is someone who has nothing to offer.

A bit like this thread.

The Unfan 06-09-2008 05:49 PM

So you're saying Paris Hilton has something to offer?

right-track 06-09-2008 05:52 PM

Did I?
She's not a celebrity...just an attention whore.

Predator 06-09-2008 06:54 PM

Who fucking cares either way? Attention whore or celebrity, I don't give 2 shits about either.

Sparky 06-09-2008 08:26 PM

You know, a lot of celebrity's popularity comes from then being hated.

You gave Paris Hilton as an example of an attention whore. This is true, why do you think everybody dislikes her? We watch to see what stupid **** she does next so we can continue to rant on how much we hate her.

Dr_Rez 06-09-2008 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track (Post 488705)
Did I?
She's not a celebrity...just an attention whore.


A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention.

Unfortanitly she is considered a celebrity. Not just her many oter attention seeking whores are. Its a shame that we hold the status of celebrity in such low stand or regard.

And the point of this was not to disagree right-track but to show how absurd it really is.

WWWP 06-09-2008 10:09 PM

Attention Whore = Me
Don't hate me :)

The Unfan 06-10-2008 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matious (Post 488745)
You gave Paris Hilton as an example of an attention whore. This is true, why do you think everybody dislikes her? We watch to see what stupid **** she does next so we can continue to rant on how much we hate her.

Yet that somehow justifies it in a weird way. Even if she's instantly recognized because everyone hates her, she's still making money from it. She makes a living off of doing dumb stuff for attention. However, plenty of dumb people exist and they're not being paid for it. Is it just random chance we chose Hilton or was the fact that she was rich to begin with inluential on her position?

sweet_nothing 06-10-2008 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon (Post 488787)
Whore = Me
Don't hate me :)

FIXED* :thumb:
















just joking

WWWP 06-10-2008 06:50 PM

I see what you did there.
But now you are going to feel my wrath.

Dr_Rez 06-10-2008 11:20 PM

http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/afric...tion_whore.jpg

Inuzuka Skysword 06-11-2008 10:14 AM

The only celebrities that are even acceptable are the ones that use their fame to help others. The rest are a pile of ****.

In fact, Obama's video IMO looked worse because of the celebrities.


RON PAUL '13

Laughing Boy 06-11-2008 03:02 PM

Ron Paul is an idiot. I like the IRS.

Billabong01 06-12-2008 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track (Post 488626)
Wrong. An attention whore is someone who has nothing to offer.

A bit like this thread.

I loled

Rainard Jalen 06-17-2008 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator (Post 488722)
Who fucking cares either way? Attention whore or celebrity, I don't give 2 shits about either.

Then why are you posting in the thread?

I think the basic idea put here is an interesting premise. It's a good observation. The celebrities who pervade the media are often ones who actually do very little actual work in their respective field (like Pete Doherty for example, and many actors/actresses) and spend most their time just getting publicly involved in the latest absurd escapade in order to build a career off of the media instead. It is attention whoring of the highest degree. In fact it's even MORE worthy of being called "whoring" because there's a SH1TLOAD of money involved, whereas your average "attention whore" doesn't make a red cent.

And Paris Hilton is most definitely a celebrity. A celebrity is simply a famous or widely-acknowledged person who continuously (as in for a sustained long period) commands a high degree of both media attention and public attention.


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