Why do pointless D-list "Celebs" earn millions?

Question

Whilst nurses, doctors, teachers, cancer care staff, support workers, firefighters, midwives, coast guards, paramedics etc tend to be overworked, unpaid and undervalued?

Why do we worship self-obsessed losers from reality TV shows whilst ignoring the real heroes all around us?

Is getting your face on the box and enjoying your 15 mins really more important than making a contribution to your fellow man and helping people?

I feel we have our priorities skewed in this country.

Answer 1

I agree completely. In this country, unfortunately, we seem to have developed this obsession for "the nobody", we worship talentless, waste of space, useless no-hopers whos only noteworthy achievement is parading themselves on reality TV. Whatever happened to admiring Scientists, Teachers, Emergency Service personnel etc? I find it abhorrent that we are allowing our children to admire and aspire to be like these idiots. It's a sad day for this nation when the "heroes" we have adopted are ignorant chavvy types.

Anyone else up for a complete ban on reality tv? If we, as consumers, don't buy into the hype then the TV channels will have to come up with something different. Either that or lets chuck the TV's away and read books instead!

Answer 2

Enjoying our 15 minutes, Lady? We've both asked questions concerning almost the same thing...but this time, with young morons on the stage. Was a teacher for 27 years, and to be truthful, was not too vexed about my situation, as the school was independent, with most of our pupils' next destination being university, but I think towards the end, realised our sense of value and yes, priorities, have indeed become depressing.
We want things (here in the Western world) here and now, and not too eager to spend more than a week learning about it. The 'D-list celebs' are smart, Lady. They realise their 15 minutes ended long ago, but also realise what their agents can do to fire the memories of their first admirers...and if they can get away with how they looked in 1990 (or perhaps even 1960...hello Joan Collins), via visits to Harley Street & the like, then public and the media will never get enough of them, despite the face that we've moved on since they were in the A-list. Getting - or rather keeping - their faces on the box is their only wish in life. Saw Joan Collins on Have I Got News For You some time ago...and damn - wished some punter in the audience had shot her.
It's argued the top group you mentioned are on this earth to 'do their job...and that only' - for they do not offer the sort of 'joy' and 'happiness' that - er - Big Brother, soap operas or quiz games give us. They are not 'sexy enough'.
Look at the attention Ryan Florence from Manchester has been getting over the past 48 hours...got this nasty feeling that Channel 4 will give him an hour to himself in the not to distant future - and damn...methinks a large percentage will be glued to the set, be they from Manchester, or Málaga - which thank Mother Mary is where I will be. Forty nine years of Britain is more than enough!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Good question! I think it's because people see enough on the telly to convince them that their lives are pathetic and pointless (when in reality, they're not), so they slavishly follow the losers they see on the box because, what else would they talk about at tea break in the office on Monday??
Become smart and self-fulfilled by reading books instead of gaping at the idiot box! Kill Your Television!!

Answer 5

It's not just in the UK, but in the US also and in other first world nations.
It's our society, really. People place too much emphasis on being famous and having the high life. If you're on TV, you're bound to be famous.
I guess we know where society's priorities lie....

Answer 6

Because a magazine about "ordinary" people is unlikely to sell, where celeb trash mags sell by the bucketload.

Its fun to laugh at celebrities when they screw up, its not fun to laugh at "ordinary heroes" when they make mistakes.

Answer 7

Because the average I.Q. of the U.K. seems to be getting lower by the day.

Answer 8

Same Worldwide. Makes my blood boil sometimes......

Answer 9

Pete Docherty for one...Excellent question.

Answer 10

"WE" encompasses all of us and that is not true. I worship no man and I do honor those who strive to help others.