Why does society let celebrities seem god-like and everyone else just plain regular?

Question

I feel like, looking at a picture of myself that was recently taken when I didn't know it, that I should not even be seen in public because of how HORRID I look in such a candid photograph!
Why, when there are people like Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron, and Salma Hayek in this world would any guy give me a chance? Or...there are just plain naturally pretty girls out there that should be content with themselves...but it feels like in society those that aren't semi-attractive should be especially pushed aside and not acknowledged for their talents. Fame is 70% looks, most of the time!!! It's so frustrating and discouraging. At times, I feel that I could accomplish so much more in life, that I could be so much more respected if I was a teeny bit more attractive. I've been called all of those nice adjectives once, but ahhh, it's hard to feel great when you feel like hte least pretty person in a room. Why is our culture arranged this way? Why aren't we more loved for our inner qualities

Answer 1

Why the hell you should be frustrated? If you work on your qualities and work hard, then you can make them look like fool.

And put it this way, they entertain us, they're just entertainers, so you should not give a **** about them.

Answer 2

Hmmm... seems like you are asking a rhetorical question not about celebreties (I note with interest WHAT they are celebrated for, remember that the famous come in many guises, each suited to their chosen sphere) but rather about how you compare yourself to the image of your chosen standard.

All who are famous (or infamous for that matter) are not necessarily of the physical standards you have set your sites upon. A fame based on talent, skill, achievement, expertise, etc. doesn't necessarily also impose the same beauty standards that a career based as a clothes horse or spokes model might.

While I objectively agree that you will have to work harder than you otherwise might if your appearance is not in keeping with the accepted NORM for whatever your are trying to shine in, ultimately you will ALL need to deliver something extraordinarily well, or by definition, you would not be famous.

Ask yourself this... you say you could acomplish so much more if you were a teeny bit more attractive. What do you lack? Grooming is cheap. Dress can be achieved on a showstring if you shop well and/or sew. Physical appearance to a degree is a function of diet and exercise as well as the gene pool.

What can you do to achieve the "tiny bit" you lack? If you CAN adjust something AND it would make you feel better about yourself AND you would perform whatever it is you do better because of it... stop procrastinating. Why aim for mediocroity? GO FOR IT!

Answer 3

Those women you mention don't actually look that great in real life. They're cute, sure, but the images of them in you've seen are the result of lots of makeup, excellent lighting, and skilled photographers --- yeah, even the candids -- and most importantly, what you see in their photos is heavily colored by your OWN perception that they are Beautiful People Larger Than Life. If you ran into Charlize Theron in the grocery store you might do a double take because she's attractive, but you wouldn't faint with amazement. There are people who are as attractive as those people ALL OVER... they just are not celebrated in the media.

I happen to be very plain. In fact if I were in front of you, you probably would not even be able to see me at all, I am so plain (ugly). But there are advantages to being ugly. The main one being: you have a built in filter for who the really cool, genuine, smart people are. Everything has its ups and downs, and I sometimes pity the physically attractive. Because they are so used to being valued for their superficial appearance, it makes them become superficial themselves; and they put up with a lot of superficial relationships and people who desire them for only their surface.

Answer 4

Don't worry too much what celebrities look like, they look the same as anyone without all the make up. Also, in magazines they remove all the 'flaws' like spots and freckles, they even make womens necks look longer and make their waists look thinner. You mentioned Charlize Theron, you should see the film 'Monster' where she was made up to look like Aileen Wournos (the serial killer), it goes to show that anything can be achieved with make up.
Don't worry, I'm sure you're as pretty as any celebrity.
By the way, here's a film you should look at - http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/home_films_evolution_v2.swf

Answer 5

Oh no, dont put yourself down like that. Most celebrities are ordinary looking you would walk past them in public and not look back .
Dont forget that they hire a public relations manager. These people choose the pictures to publish that are most flattering. It takes a lot of money to maintain a celebrity's image.

Answer 6

Fame is only fame due to crazy women (which is most of them) going to the supermarket and buying Star or National Enquirer and being fascinated by their lives. These people would not even be famous if it weren't for housewives with secret dreams

Answer 7

the whole "movie star image" is to blame for all our (females) self esteem...because the starlets are so nice looking on camera, due to make up, airbrushing, personal trainers, hair stylists, and especially the money, they have the ability to look "that good"...and that's what has made today's females so insecure about themselves and feelings that we too have to look that good to get the attention from men, or high self esteem...what there is to realize is that we personally don't know these movie stars, singer, etc..but i'm more than sure that if we were to see one without her makeup on and her hair undone, she wouldn't be so "hot"...it's all in the makeup, girl...it does wonders..it's all in the money...that's why we all feel we don't look that great...we have the images of these women, so supposedly gorgeous in our heads and all they're "made up" to be, that we look down on ourselves... :s

Answer 8

Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and don't mess with mr in-between.. apply that to your daily life and you'll be just fine. Unless of course you just want to be happy again. In which case you must Go to Jesus in prayer. the best advice anyone could give is to stay humble.

Answer 9

Hey Sweetie...
... And are you trying to be the brat of Brad Pitt or some other silly looking hunk ??
Those "products" are "pictures" for sale ... and that's it !
Live your real life with real nice friends and lovers, and never think they are the icons society is presented with !!!
Be happy :)

Answer 10

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