Why Do We All Love Glamour Models?
Most of us, when looking at glamour models would see a standard spectrum of things ranging from the subject in the picture’s wardrobe to the latest gossip the said subject or celebrity has generated. Their relationships, lack or failure thereof as well as sexual orientation are fair game as well. Oh the joys or maybe more importantly to us, the miseries of celebrity can be a truly addictive bit of news to follow.
It seems strangely reassuring that we ordinary mortals have so much in common with these famous and known individuals and thus we can establish a strange kinship with them to help us cope with our own humdrum everyday life. If they are known and remembered, then it is also possible for us to to be. One could say it is a bizarre sort of ‘God complex’ for the masses struggling to find purpose and meaning in their lives.
We try to mimic them in a way that some of their fame reflects upon us and at the same time trying to see our normal lives reflected in their lives. This reassures us of our own self-worth and self esteem in a relatively easy way. This sort of thinking can the a useful tool in the so-called ‘pursuit of happiness’ in respect to using it as a reflection of our own shortcomings and thus knowing what actions we can take in order to improve our own lives.
This would also require much self criticism as well and enough honesty to admit and see this. If all we can do is criticize the subject in the picture, then in truth we are saying, ‘Look at this ‘perfect’ human being, who has problems and experienced obstacles just like me and was still able to transcend these obstacles and overcome them.
We always look to fame as some indicator of authority. For the sake of argument, let us just ignore ‘pop-culture’ frauds shall we. If the whole is only as good as sum of all it’s parts then, as it relates to a society, each individual should practice much self-criticism in order to find ways to improve themselves and thus perhaps their society.
This surely would be a better state of mind than simply relying on others, for example in authority to do all the work for you. There are two paths each of us can follow in relation to the subject at hand. We can follow the lives of the celebrity in the pictures in anticipation of their downfall. ‘Show we common fame and I will show you nothing more false and foolish’ as F. Scott Fitzgerald said.
Then there is another way, the way that sees that we are just like the subject of the picture, flawed and plagued with problems. But the fact that they were able to still achieve something with their lives, to have overcome so to speak and this should serve as an inspiration for our own lives. To remind us of how much there is to do and to never give up. This is the way of the ‘better angels’ of our nature, this is the way of love.
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