# Are you sick of "celebrity culture?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876 "2020-04-02T13:30:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876/41 "2020-04-05T16:29:35Z")
I lost interest in attractive celebrities when I noticed I was old enough to be their father. By now, I’m older than their grandfathers. Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Sophia Loren — Now _there_ were some celebrities worth worshiping! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876/42 "2020-04-05T17:00:08Z")
They were old enough to be your mom. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876/43 "2020-04-05T17:04:57Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Celebrity endorsers are the worst- beady eyed Joe Namath waving his hands around, trying to persuade money out of our wallets, Alex Trebec mouthpiecing for some fraudulent looking insurance company, and William Shatner. He has an amusing one. His spiel starts out something like: “Hi, I’m William Shatner. There’s something you may not know about me”. Well, that narrows it down! Trebec needing money seems strange to me. He reportedly makes $10M per year as Jeopardy host. I don’t know he gets for doing those commercials, but I wish he found an honest job for his side gig. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876/44 "2020-04-05T17:05:46Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > The idea that I would decide what shoes to buy based on what shoes Joe Famous is wearing, seems crazy to me. What I find creepy is that A) many people would look at my shoes, an B) would know who also wears them. It was bad enough when women cared, but now there are men you will mug you for your Famous Guy’s shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876/45 "2020-04-06T18:58:55Z")
People can be good, people can be assholes. Be a good person, get a pass. Act like an entitled Asshat, F-ck Off. Works in grocery stores, at gas station islands, and along our highways. Money doesn’t buy you a pass. Statuettes don’t buy you a pass. “But, I’m on that hit show… why are you upset when I piss on your leg?” will always get them knocked on their asses. . [Braying]“But Yer Honor…! It was a PrAaaaank…!” [/Braying] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-celebrity-culture/850876.md?page=2)