Five Uses for Minor Celebrities

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I’m not a rabid consumer of indiscriminate media such as TV and radio. I have filters in place that all but eliminate the stuff I’m not interested in, such as the latest TV show featuring ‘celebs’ I’ve never heard of.

But even I can’t escape being dimly aware of their existence. Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…, Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Dancing on Ice. There are more, of that I am sure. But rather than rant and rave at their simultaneous pointlessness and grip on some people’s lives, I accept they’re not going anywhere. So we may as well put them to some gainful use.

I had an overwhelming urge to make this a sarcastic post but, you know, it’s the lowest form of wit and all so I’ve kept it straight.

Let’s get our money’s worth out of these characters before they suck out our IQ and feed it to their trophy dogs.

Hope symbols: when that woman from that soap opera gets cancer and survives, people may be given hope in their own struggle. Kylie Minogue and her breast cancer is a good example, although she’s probably not strictly a minor celebrity.
Raise issues: the UK version of Big Brother was in the news a while back for the racist antics of some of the inmates. It started a debate in the popular press which, while not necessarily well-informed, raised this important issue up the agenda for a hearing.
Ego boost: their on- and off-screen travails make us feel better about our own lives. You’d never squander your million pound winnings on tasteless pink home furnishings and statues of Venus. Would you?
Schadenfreude: this is the whole premise of some of these shows, that we enjoy watching these people suffer and fail. So why not make the most of it.
Tithes: the networks can’t get enough of these shows, which means the production companies are falling over themselves to cash in. So why not tax them? It’s a free country so you wouldn’t want to ban them, but the government could always take a cut for good causes or suggest all winnings be given to charity.

What do you think? What other little annoyances of life could we put a positive spin on? In true frugal style, it’s about making the most of what you’ve got.

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