Summary Of Tyler Oakley's Binge

Many people are blind-sighted and tricked into being sucked into the world of celebrities and reality tv. This occurrence is known as celebrity worship syndrome and it can have many detrimental effects. Research has found that celebrity worship syndrome and an addiction to celebrities “has likewise been conceptualized as a search for a solid identity and social role ... and compulsive and obsessional elements are noted at advanced stages of addiction ... Thus, while absorption can partially account for the vividness of delusions related to dissociative experience ... the progression along our hierarchy of celebrity worship might reflect increases in the thresholds of the need and capacity of psychological absorption” (Rockwell). The absorption-addiction model that Rockwell references describes the parasocial relationship of a celebrity and a fan. Typically, due to deficits in a person’s life, a fan will become absorbed into a celebrity's following in order to escape their current life and they eventually become addicted. If an obsession with a celebrity is left unchecked it has the possibility to spiral into thoughts or behaviors that can be harmful to the fan and

Hollywood is a very powerful modern day institution, where a star's image can characterize, shape and circulate societal myths and ideologies. The construction of a star's image as a commodity of their societal myths and ideologies has the extraordinary power to exert messages so that even the smallest details become significant yet not overtly obvious. How a star's image is produced and then consumed can justify a society's relationship with that image and therefore aid in explaining the social construction of what society deems as their 'reality'. A star's image is created through a range of representations churned out by Hollywood. Capitalism from the commercialization of these images has made Hollywood the dominant force it is

Even though it was serious at some parts, I learned a lot from it. This book shows that no matter how rough your childhood was, how poor you were, how many mistakes you made, you could turn out famous. Tyler Oakley comes from what most people call “a broken home”. He grew up poor and his family didn’t have much. Although he didn’t grow up the best Tyler turned out to be known as a New York Times bestselling author, who has gathered 24 million social media followers, and conducts high-profile interviews. Tyler has also travelled all over the world. He has interviewed and met with many famous people such as One Direction, Michelle Obama, and many more.

The first chapter of “Empire of Illusion” by Chris Hedges address the issue of celebrity culture and how media has created an illusion for life. Throughout the chapter, Chris Hedges makes many assumptions about the average person’s ability to read and think deeply about issues.

Romney emphasizes the documentaries try to convey that the star’s offstage self is their purest achievement because producing music, making videos, and playing shows is not enough to satisfy the fans. The star is seen as more than a performer, they are seen as an icon or a force that manifests itself and when the star is on stage performing and not their authentic self, it leaves the viewers confused with the different personalities. Romney mentions David Bowie and Madonna to be two of the most transparent celebrities but when they started acting, the several personalities overshadowed their true selves.

One of cinema's most unexpected, artistically fertile iterations in the 21st century is the viral video, a Warholian flash of lightning: brief, often concept-less, zigzagging across the globe on bright computer/phone screens, and then, just as quickly, vanishing from relevance. This new medium's Meliesian pioneer is a mercurial figure whose fifteen minutes of fame has miraculously protracted into a decade's-worth of cultish, vaudevillian mini-movies; their deranged comedy, hot-topic commentary, and punning, shade-infused manifestoes of give-no-fucks self-reliance are devotedly watched and shared by a small legion of loyal fans. When Chris Crocker, frail, snaggletoothed, lachrymose, uploaded a wailing defense of Britney Spears onto YouTube during

Benjamin Cook is a YouTube creator, and focus’ his twelve-part documentary series on how one would become “ crazy internet famous”. The twelve-part documentary series interviews YouTuber’s and how they perceive their own work and this new found culture. He take’s on topics such as who can become

Have you ever wondered what influences us to behave the way we do? Look a certain way? Or even looked for an explanation to what causes us to apply a certain perspective regarding personal and controversial issues? One of the answers to these questions may revolve around the influence we absorb from celebrities. A definitive term for celebrity is an iconic figure to a category or group who has achieved success in one or multiple aspects of their lives. As a result, these individuals have drawn in publicity and fame. Over the years with the advances in media and other forms of communication, celebrities have become topics of discussion worldwide, rather if it’s at school, with colleagues or at the dinner table, it is fair to say that

Celebrities are everywhere in the news, the latest gossip appears in the weekly magazines without fail. Whether they be an actor, athlete, dancer, designer, model, singer or just rich; there is someone out there who is watching that person like a hawk, not letting a single breath go unnoticed. Such is the life of the rich and famous, under the incessant gaze of journalists and the paparazzi. Lives that many people take a great interest in and admire to the point where others would liken this great interest and admiration to a cult-like worship of celebrities. This is a brief description of what I think to be celebrity culture.

A star’s image is a concept carefully molded by the celebrity himself or herself with the aid of many factors such as audience reception and current ideological trends. Star image, by definition, given by O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, is “the qualities, ideals, and values that a star represents, based on their films and other performances, and on media information circulated about them” (430). A change of star image encompasses the sum of everything we, as in the audience, affiliate with that star. That means changing the star’s body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience practices. These factors put together is also known as star text (Professor Josh Jackson, September 8, 2016, University of California, Berkeley). Jennifer Lawrence had a particular star text before she took on the role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and was instead known for her role of Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone. This new role launched Lawrence into a different star text she was previously known for. Though it seemed like the change is solely based on her landing an already popular role, the change in her star text is still calculated in order for her to maintain a certain image that landed her at the top of the celebrity social ladder. This careful manipulation of a celebrity’s image as she takes on a role that guaranteed a big impact on her acting career demonstrates how a star’s image is important when it comes to maintaining what the celebrity, and everyone who is working with that

Making YouTube videos just doesn't make young people stars doing so has also helped to make the following ordinary seniors famous:

Over the course of the past couple years, YouTube has become a place of content creation for many rising personalities, reaching wider audiences, and being available on almost every device. For the millennial generation, YouTube has created a new brand of celebrities, those who share their daily routines via vlogs and encompass quirky videos of self-reliance. Perhaps being more open with their lives makes it easier to create content, or maybe it gives them a sense of liberty that most other celebrities don’t get. Having complete say in the content they make, YouTubers bring an entirely different meaning to creative freedom.

For children now, they do not realize that they need a job to make money, and becoming famous is not a job. All adults in America has to go out everyday to make money for themselves and their families. Children don’t realize that becoming a “YouTuber” is not a realistic job to make money

All types of people make videos to try and gain fame. The author explains that, “People make fun of themselves so they can get a lot of likes on their videos, so they can be popular on the internet (Soll 2).” The author is explaining to us that that people make fools of themselves to become more popular on the internet. He author states, “They get injured making these videos just so they can become internet sensations, but to get there they hurt themselves (Soll 1).” The author says teens should not be hesitant on becoming famous instead they should pay attention to their lives and what’s coming ahead. People should not hurt themselves for reasons that are not important to their lives like becoming famous.

The key point here is that we are trending towards a mixing of various media, and with it a mixing of what defines celebrity. Eventually, it will be difficult to discern whether someone is a film and TV star or a digital talent. It is already beginning. We have seen the YouTube banners across New York advertising individual creator channels. At the same time, traditional celebrities are increasingly engaging with their fans via a variety of digital platforms. Jimmy Kimmel’s internet videos garner a larger audience than his TV show. But his TV show is what gave him a credible platform in the first place. Is Jimmy Kimmel a TV personality or a YouTube star?