Heroes
and Celebrities are prevalent on Facebook.
Anyone can set up a Facebook page claiming to be a celebrity or a
tribute page to their favorite hero. Of
course not all are what are considered traditional heroes or celebrities.
Traditional heroes are represented on
“Public Figure” pages; Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and even Hercules all have
Facebook pages. However, when it comes
to heroes, it seems like the most celebrated heroes are the members of the
military. There are literally thousands
of posts paying tribute to these heroes.
Some are pictures taken of their loved ones in a military uniform, some
are poems and quotes about those who serve, and some are just notes of
thanks. These are more common around the
so-called patriotic holidays, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day,
9/11. However, it is not uncommon for
someone to post any day of the year. The
other group of heroes that get a lot of post time is families. Posters often pay tribute to their parents,
children, and siblings.
Celebrities, on the other hand, are
all over Facebook. According to the
definition of celebrity on Wikipedia, a celebrity “is a person who has a
prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and
influence in day-to-day media (Celebrity) . Fan pages, “official” pages, pages tied to
their projects – movies or TV shows – are all types of pages that can show up
for any given celebrity. A search for a
Michael Jordan page brought up six different pages. Brad Pitt has more than 10 pages. President Obama has more than 20 pages. Some of these pages are set up by special
interest groups to promote either the support of, or the opposition to
President Obama. While we all blindly
accept that athletes, movie stars, and the President are all celebrities, some
might argue that Facebook itself is a celebrity.
References
Celebrity.
(n.d.). Retrieved July 15, 2012, from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity
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