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Originally Posted by Peverel
I have no issue with people being famous for being good at something and Beckham is an excellent example, I gather he is probably the best footballer in his class (sorry never been into football). However, does he, on a day to day basis, put more into our society than a doctor or a surgeon. Personally I think not but our society seems to think he does based on what our society is prepared to accept as his renumeration package.
(PS nothing against Beckham or anyone else, just using them to illustrate a personal frustration with our society)
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You can hardly blame the sports (or even entertainment) celebrities for demanding high prizes when it's the general populace who are willing to buy the tickets, merchandise, magazines, etc., that promote them. There are all types of professionals who should really be paid well for their services and are not, such as, police personnel, fire fighters, etc. As it stands, doctors, at least here in the US, garner fairly high prices for their services.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I have no problem with people who are "famous" because they are good at something - eg David Beckham being famous because he's a damned good football (soccer) player.
What I have an issue with are people like Ms. Price, who seem to be "professional celebrities" for no particular reason at all. Does having big boobs really make you famous?  |
Uhh, I would have to say, "No", although not from personal experience.
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Originally Posted by Peverel
That's the bit I see as concerning. Maybe I am being nostalgic but the hype didn't seem to be hyped quite so much when I was a lad (ok ok I know it was a long time ago lol)
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I wanted to be rich and famous when I was a kid.
