It seems like this obsession with celebrity parents is a pretty new thing — whats up with that?
“The conversation about celebrities is so superficial.” Drew: The majority of the population that is reading this material is now of parenting age. What effect do you think that has on the average mom wearing dirty yoga pants who is surfing the web with her baby in her lap, assuming looks nothing like Angelina Jolie? Drew: It evokes envy and envy is different from jealousy. Jealousy is, “They have it and I want it.” Envy is, “They have something and I don’t have it therefore that diminishes me so I must tear them down.” That’s why we gossip about them as opposed to having a conversation about what motivates their choices. Mark: I think basically what we see is that often the people who follow this stuff have the most narcissistic tendencies. They’re following what they crave and they are creating the next generation of narcissists without even knowing it. In some ways it’s easy to see how a culture of celebrity can hurt teenagers. I mean, who wants their daughter emulating Paris Hilton
