Idol? Idola? Not!

What is it people who go to the extreme end of the spectrum when it comes to idolizing people?

You know the type of people I'm talking about... The screaming and/or fainting guys/girls who would just lurvve to get something touched by their idols.

Even a tissue? That's so gross. *Pukes*

Look. I have nothing against people having idols if they are good role models. But I just can't accept the fact that people will idolize a certain few just because of their good looks!

Looks? What are those if not just a random good combination of genes?

Now, if they would idolize someone because they have good principles in life or because of a good deed they had done... But I guess that’s just wishful thinking on my part. I mean, those typical celebrities you people idolize, what do you really know about him/her? Do you know him/her personally? If yes, go ahead with the adulation. Best wishes. How do you know he/her doesn't have a temperament that would make you totally want to kick his/her ass if it was someone else? How would you know?

Arrgghh... Don't talk to me about magazine rags and tabloids. Those only stir up news for the $$$, you know. How much of those is true? Only the celebrity & God knows. See? That's why it's most impractical to emulate someone you can only 'meet' in newspapers...

In my opinion, if you really want to idolize someone, heck, just make sure that the person is worth all the adulation and brouhaha. Otherwise, why idolize someone else when you can idolize yourself? (Okay, this IS a joke! better to mention it, you never know the number of people who lack an appropriate sense of humour these days... -_-)

But I know many of you will wag your finger at me and say I'm nuts. Say what you like. Plenty of space for comments here. But I'll still voice out any opinions I feel strongly about. Freedom of speech, right? So there!

Note ~ Idolizing is an altogether different thing from Admiration. (For one, the former is a verb while the latter is a noun, but never mind about that...lol...) Well, if you must know, they vary by the obvious fact that admiration is firmly rooted in fact while idolizing is no more that a feeling! And the scale of extremeness the fans will go to also have a marked difference too.

PS ~ This article is originally written for the HSC website... Click if you wanna join. I'm just wondering whether if it's suitable material for the site, that's all... It's a little offensive, no? Gotta ask them then! lol...