I was just flipping through the channels and of course I came across atleast ten different shows dealing with celebrities.  The kicker was on the tv guide channel.  They were doing horoscopes on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's (just born) babies.  It really got me thinking.  Why in the hell are we as a culture so obessesed with celebrities?  You have entertainment tonight, TMZ, E!, Inside Edition, The Insider, not to mention how all the big name news networks cover "the biggest" celebrity news of the day.  I sign into AIM for the first time in months, and lo and behold on the front page two of the biggest news stories they are covering is Brooke Hogan talking about her fucked up family, and Jessica Simpson / Tony Romo.

So why do you think so many people care so much about celebrities?  Is it because of what they do?  You see them on tv or in the movies and you envy them, then that manifests itself into an unhealthy obessesion because you want to emulate or be like them? 

Is it that there are so many news networks and tv shows covering celebrities that some people buy into it.  Almost like "oh Fox News is covering how Brittney Spears is crazy and just ran over some photographers foot... since its on fox news/cnn/msnbc it must be important". 

The only celebrity I've ever had any kind of obsession about was Mary Tyler Moore (yes I used to watch the Dick Van Dyke show when i was really young), and Axl Rose.  Mary Tyler Moore was just a ten year old having a big crush on a girl, and I grew out of the obsessive Axl Rose fan years ago. 

Opinions?