Celebrities can cause problems. Despite this, Collin Palmer, in his essay response to Deborah King, argues that being obsessed with celebrities can be a healthy escape from our boring lives. Collin Palmer says as much in his response to Deborah King’s article on celebrities. I agree with Collin Palmer’s response to Deborah King. Deborah King still believes being obsessed with celebrities is a bad habit. According to King's article, she describes how celebrity websites are garnering views in order to earn money for the website. King states, “Sites like TMZ.com and PerezHilton.com are some of the hottest websites online, garnering millions of hits a day” (1). What King means by this is that many people are busy on their phones, listening in …show more content…
His private life was private” (10). But, Collin, on the other hand, says, “My brother is obsessed with Cam Newton, the recent Heisman Trophy winner because he wants to be a famous football player.” (1). There are two different ways celebrities can impact children either in a positive way or a negative way. Collin Palmer goes on to say we are not obsessed with celebrities. According to Palmer’s argument, he describes how we are not obsessed with celebrities. Palmer responds by stating, ”People have been fascinated with the rich and famous since ancient times, so it’s only human nature”(1)What Palmer means by this is that people have been concentrating on the wealthy since ancient times. Also, Palmer goes to explain that being fascinated on the wealthy is not considered an obsession. Deborah King responds by saying, ”We like to fantasize that our lives could become like theirs – we too could be beautiful, desirable, talented, rich”(3). What King means by this is that we like to imagine ourselves in the position of fame and glory. King explains how we desire to be beautiful, talented and rich. Deborah King argues that we are obsessed with