By isolating myself in either Hedden Hall, my residence or one of the many classroom and library locations on campus at McMaster University, I find myself constantly not being in the-know about the latest celebrity gossip. Though I was never big on celebrity gossip (you wouldnt find me looking through Star magazine and such trying to find out the latest gossip), the trend that Jamie Weinman, the author of this article, pointed out is somethng that I have been noticing over the years.
I believe that the gossip world is like this for many reasons, but in my opinion, the number one is because, despite how modernized and more "understanding" we all are of people's cultures, other races and even the opposite sex, when theres a chance to put down a woman, society, whether they are men or women, take this oppurtunity and laugh. Magazines don't judge the latest hairstyles or clothing styles of Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Leo DiCaprio, but they will do the same for Salma Hayek, Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton. Why? Because society in the past, and most likely still in the present, still sees women as lower then men.
An editor at Star, a very popular gossip magazine, stated the reason why they don't "pick on" male stars is because there isnt "a big male star who's going to have crossover appeal to both sexes." Since when do men read tabloids, honestly? My own boyfriend has no idea what is going on with anyone. He didn't even know who Jude Law was, which is sad, considering my boyfriend himself is from England. Ha.
In conclusion, I think tabloids are communicating a bad message to people, even if they don't realise it. It really isnt that hard to find dirt on actors, singers or anyone relatively famous.
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