Celibrity
Definition
A celebrity is a famous person. The etymological origin of the word is "one who is celebrated." An alternative definition of a celebrity is a person who is famous for being famous (regardless of what first brought them to fame). What it takes to be a celebrity depends on the cultural context and the historical time. The advent of mass media increased the public interest in celebrities, and has even developed into a self-substantiating circuit (the 'cult of celebrity' i.e. being famous for being famous and not for having achieved anything else). Some ordinary people volunteer to become known on television (e.g. in reality television shows) for a taste of celebrity, though celebrity from a reality show is usually called "fleeting celebrity" or "15 minutes of fame" (a term coined by Andy Warhol). --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibrity [Jun 2004]
Examples of Celebrities
- actors and movie stars
- film or theatre directors
- producers
- artists
- musicians
- authors
- politicians
- royalty
- sportspeople
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibrity [Jun 2004]
Pin-up Girl [...]
A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical comeliness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. The term was first attested to in English in 1941; however the practice is documented as going back at least to the 1890s. The "pin up" images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcard or chromo-lithographs, etc. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later, posters of "pin-up girls" were mass produced. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-up_girl [Jun 2004]
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