Remove this Banner Ad

Society & Culture Being famous?

  • Thread starter Thread starter PP34
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

PP34

PP34

Finals MVP
30k Posts Psycho Footy Nut Veteran 10k Posts
Joined
Oct 8, 2009
Posts
30,160
Reaction score
28,663
AFL Club
Carlton
Was reading the discussion about Bieber's fame in the unpopular opinion thread and thought it would make for a good discussion.

Would you enjoy being a famous person?

I'd love to be a famous athlete. Without having knowledge of what it's like, it seems to just be some people taking photos, others being really nice to you (e.g families of people who work at a footy club) giving you meals etc and then unless you're LeBron James or close to that level of fame, people forgetting about you or leaving you alone once you finish your career.

I don't think I could stand being a famous musician or actor.

What about you GD?
 
I THINK i would be good with it, stupid amounts of money, travel, the best of all things and all you have to do is deal with people running around taking your photo and shit, seems like a decent trade off to me, keeping in mind you never really suffer the consequences of your actions, Tiger sure as shit didn't go broke (and i think is probably still shagging pron stars all over the shop... or maybe JUST Lindsay Vonn), Lindsay Lohan spent 2 and a half minutes in Jail for something non famous people would have gone away for a while for, shit OJ got off a murder charge and no one cares if your doing drugs and hookers. Having said that without ever living it i have no idea how i would react.
 

Log in to remove this Banner Ad

docker_azza said:
If your a famous sportsperson you have to be very careful how you express your opinions on social media.
Click to expand...
Not really. Maybe as an AFL player with the Australian media being the joke that it is, but unless you're openly explaining to the world that you're a neo nazi or something in a similar vein, nobody cares too much.

Everyone has different opinions and if people can't accept it, then that's their issue. Sponsors aren't going to care either unless the athlete does what I said above.
 
Don't know. People piss me off at the best of times. Don't know how I would handle the constant interaction with strangers that famous people have to put up with. I don't think I would be a popular famous person.
 
Freofalcon said:
Don't know. People piss me off at the best of times. Don't know how I would handle the constant interaction with strangers that famous people have to put up with. I don't think I would be a popular famous person.
Click to expand...

People shit me when I'm around them too long. And considering the people coming up to you are fawning fans or hyperventilating (4)8-year olds, I wouldn't worry about that.

If you were pretty light-hearted about the whole thing you'd do okay. The fights and tiffs and seeing who gets the most coked up at afterparties would be worth it alone. What a world.
 
Silent Alarm said:
People shit me when I'm around them too long. And considering the people coming up to you are fawning fans or hyperventilating (4)8-year olds, I wouldn't worry about that.

If you were pretty light-hearted about the whole thing you'd do okay. The fights and tiffs and seeing who gets the most coked up at afterparties would be worth it alone. What a world.
Click to expand...


I could see myself as a famous person who would do anything for a charitable cause. Interacting with people in that situation would not be an issue. It would be the random street, restaurant, private time situation I would have an issue with.
I have seen many famous people in that situation and have never acknowledged them. Everyone is entitled to their own down time.
 
Bryan Cranstons speech when he won his Emmy provided a good insight

Talked about how he worked hard in shit jobs bla bla and being a famous actor is awesome

Kind of feels like the general message from famous people is yeah it sucks having the lack of privacy but overall it's a pretty sweet gig
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Yeah, I'd like to be famous, but wouldn't want to live the rockstar lifestyle. Just came home from watching The Wolf of Wall Street. Just seems a bit too much for me.
 
TheFreshBanana said:
Yeah, I'd like to be famous, but wouldn't want to live the rockstar lifestyle. Just came home from watching The Wolf of Wall Street. Just seems a bit too much for me.
Click to expand...

Lol he had it perfect, all the money and anonymity

He just loved stealing from people and drugs

The hours/travel would certainly suck

What I would hate the most is being 'that guy' at events everyone has their eye on and wants to talk to. You'd never have a moment to scratch your ass when out at an event. All of the shitty conversation you'd have to have a thousand times over with different people trying to pry their way into your life with business cards and offerings. It would be hard not coming off as an arseh*le

Plus the feeling of knowing everyone in the room was 'aware' of you would be a shitty feeling
 
u can't even post on bigfooty without getting mobbed by young infants and teens trying 2 get ur autograph!! what a world being famous would be!!!
 
I enjoy being able to leave the house without make-up (also without people taking photos of me like that) too much to be famous :thumbsu:

Constantly being followed by cameras, the pressure to be super skinny, not knowing if people were interested in you for your fame or who you are. No thank you.

Moderate wealth - enough to be more than comfortable - yes please.
 

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

JuddsABlue said:
Bryan Cranstons speech when he won his Emmy provided a good insight

Talked about how he worked hard in shit jobs bla bla and being a famous actor is awesome

Kind of feels like the general message from famous people is yeah it sucks having the lack of privacy but overall it's a pretty sweet gig
Click to expand...

I like that honesty, it's genuine and more humble than the shit some of them spout. Like James Gandolfini, he worked as a truck driver and wasn't even into acting until he took a class at age 25. Then he lived it up and enjoyed life without being a dick but totally having the perks.

Then you have Miranda Kerr spouting absolute wank about how we are all beautiful, how we're all special, and how she's just another girl, and she'll deflect every "do you know you're that good looking" comment. It'd be so much cooler if she was like "I got the luck of the draw and have this ludicrous, unlikely life because of it."

I mean it's like Mark Bosnich. The dude pissed it all away on models and partying and he still can claim to have played 250 Premier League games and for Man U and Chelsea but he lived it up. He took it completely. I mean I prefer someone like that than a boring arseh*le like Hugh 'closet' Jackman.
 
Who the **** hates on Hugh Jackman? WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO!?!??!?!?!?!

Only Dr Cox can pull off hating Hugh Jackman, and he only hates Hugh Jackman because he can't believe how perfect he is.
 
TheFreshBanana said:
Who the **** hates on Hugh Jackman? WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO!?!??!?!?!?!

Only Dr Cox can pull off hating Hugh Jackman, and he only hates Hugh Jackman because he can't believe how perfect he is.
Click to expand...

He is so boring. Such a bland arseh*le. Then the media fawn over him for having a little piece of his nose taken out and he's a hero for showing a scar in public? Jesus christ, it's not like Jolie and having an entire breast taking out.

He's just such a bland prick.
 
Silent Alarm said:
He is so boring. Such a bland arseh*le. Then the media fawn over him for having a little piece of his nose taken out and he's a hero for showing a scar in public? Jesus christ, it's not like Jolie and having an entire breast taking out.

He's just such a bland prick.
Click to expand...

I don't know about the scar thing, but surely it's not his fault that the media made a big deal over it (if that was the case).

How do you know he's boring? Have you watched a lot of his interviews? Why do you watch them if he's so boring? And surprising you called him an arseh*le, Hugh Jackman's one of the nicest people in the industry. And that's why everyone loves him, for an industry where people are prone to be just complete arrogant dicks, Hugh Jackman doesn't seem to be like that. I think that is at least enough to give him some props.
 
TheFreshBanana said:
I don't know about the scar thing, but surely it's not his fault that the media made a big deal over it (if that was the case).

How do you know he's boring? Have you watched a lot of his interviews? Why do you watch them if he's so boring? And surprising you called him an arseh*le, Hugh Jackman's one of the nicest people in the industry. And that's why everyone loves him, for an industry where people are prone to be just complete arrogant dicks, Hugh Jackman doesn't seem to be like that. I think that is at least enough to give him some props.
Click to expand...

Did mum's New Idea tell you that?
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Remove this Banner Ad

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Back
Top Bottom