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redqueen

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Wed Jul-08-09 10:53 AM
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1. Celebrity culture is not the same as religion, sorry.

The analogy is a very weak one IMO. No dogma, no rules... just a group of fans. And the larger the group, the noisier and more visible.

Found this dichotomy interesting, though.

"men and women who would have chuckled or sniped at the mention of his name a mere day eariler had seemingly descended into a paroxysm of agonized, worshipful frenzy at his passing"

"Those who do not share in the adoration of Mr. Jackson, find this outpouring of reverential commemoration bizarre and slightly farcical, prompting the most irreverent of them to mockery."

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