Thursday, September 11, 2008

Why We Support Negative, Hurtful Celebrities

As a Marriage, Family Therapist and sensitive person, I am aghast at the negative comments famous people make on television and radio. What amazes me is that obviously it is what the masses want, or these celebrities would not be paid very large sums of money to put people down in cruel ways.

All people have feelings, and they do not deserve to be criticized or humiliated, especially in public. For example, on the television talent shows, some judges say very cruel comments to the participants. Fortunately, the other judges often share their truth in a kind way.

Why do we allow such demeaning attacks on people? Is it because as we were growing up, most of us have received hurtful criticism from parents, relatives, teachers, other students, etc. ? It is what we are used to? Could it be because as adults we are still hurting from the blows to our self-esteem and somehow the critical expressions to others eases our pain?

What is your opinion?

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