Average Jane Loves Celebrity Snark

As I’m amassing an ever-growing collection of del.icio.us links, I can’t help noticing how many of them fall under the keyword "snark."  All of a sudden I’m the shallow girl who likes to make fun of celebrities.  I have no desire to jump into the celebrity-mocking arena personally; it’s easier to sit back and read the work of the masters:

I actually feel kind of sorry for people who are so famous that they can’t set foot outside without being hassled by fans and paparazzi.  I suppose millions of dollars would make up for a lot of that, but it would still be unpleasant. 

Heaven knows I wouldn’t want my frequent fashion miscalculations dissected on the Internet.  Fortunately (or is it unfortunately?) that’s unlikely to ever happen.  I just hope I never end up in the back of a women’s magazine with a black bar over my face, illustrating a "fashion don’t".

Have any of you had enough of a brush with fame to gain some inside perspective?  Tell us about it!

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4 responses to “Average Jane Loves Celebrity Snark”

  1. Cagey Avatar

    On the one hand, I agree – I do feel sorry for them. On the other hand, some of them are clearly using the press to their advantage when it suits them (cough Tom Cruise cough Britney) Furthermore, when you open up a major magazine and see that a star has invited a photographer into his home to provide photos of his baby’s nursery, you can’t feel too sorry for him a few months later when he complains about starstruck fans actually showing up at his house! Have some common sense! (cough James Denton cough)
    Regarding fashions, some of those celebrities are BEGGING for commentary (cough cough Bai Ling cough Gwen Stefani cough Courtney Love cough)
    Also, check out http://www.amysrobot.com/ – that’s a pretty good one, too.
    Hands down, gofugyourself is worth the few seconds a day that it takes to read it – that is definitely the beauty of that site, it is very quick to read on a daily basis.

  2. Sarah Avatar

    Ooooh, great links. I love the “snark” too!

  3. Sarah Avatar

    …and I just blogrolled them, too. It’s like blog-candy!

  4. ben Avatar

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! (Firefly is AWESOME, btw)
    I agree that celebs shouldn’t complain, much, but I think the public (and the photogs) go a bit overboard.
    Can I take your picture?
    No.
    *click*
    Common courtesy (on both sides) is lacking, I think. I like the stars that try to interact, give interview, autographs, whatever, but I respect that they need their time at home and away from public scrutiny as much as anyone.
    And I would be VERY bad at being famous.

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