Humans are emotional beings which is driven by our passion and desire, our individual behaviour defers and it becomes less predictable the moment we are in contact with our object of desire. Celebrities are not something new in our society anymore, they are everywhere. It is what fame does to people. These category of people have been said to have a considerable amount of influence on people which has been proven on multiple occasions when we see their fans act out of character. For humans we tend to idolise our favourite celebrities, we see them as godlike creatures, a fruit of endless admiration.
For a celebrity a human has idolised for a long period of time, imagining the day they would meet eye to eye with them, when eventually it happens their emotions becomes uncontrollable. We see some fans throwing themselves at a celebrity or some of them even getting into a fight with other fans so that they can make contacts with their favourite celebrity. I consider being filled with happiness a considerate kind of reaction any celebrity would expect from his or her fans but to the extent at which this behaviour becomes too excessive, it is something even them can't handle on their own.
Imagine someone just getting up on the stage you are performing and suddenly running towards you, as a celebrity you have no idea what intention the person have in mind, which means you are bound to react one way or the other depending on your level of composure and experience. Something most fans tends to forget is that these celebrities are also humans and some of them also have underlying issues. So when some of them find themselves in such a situation their inner instinct kicks in and they react. We have seen some celebrities slap a fan on stage, while some goes beyond that like punching a fan on stage.
And then people come online and start dragging such a celebrity calling them all sort of names. Ideally for the fans, it is very easy for people to blame celebrities for their reactions, I mean seeing a celebrity being aggressive towards a fan on stage will definitely steer up a negative reaction from people but only few people would also consider fans reaction being the reason behind why some celebrity reacted in such a way. I mean a celebrity would not suddenly get amidst their fans and start pulling a gun at them or slapping and punching them but in a case when they react due to the way a fan treated them, I wouldn't want to blame such a celebrity. We have heard of celebrities getting killed while performing by people who disguise themselves as fans and when such people run towards you, as a celebrity being scared for your life you are bound to react.
That is even the least of celebrities problems, there are most people crushing on their favourite celebrities and when you see the length they are willing to go just to get a glimpse of their favourite celebrity you would wonder if they were possessed by something. What is the rush about? I have seen videos of celebrity being sexually assaulted while performing. I mean someone just invading your private space just like that because he/she is a fan, who grants them such a right? You would hear people saying something like it is the price you pay for being famous, isn't that cruel? Why should I become a public property just because I'm famous.
Do you think fans behaviour are becoming more obsessive these days? Definitely it is. I mean celebrities don't longer have a private space anymore, idolising celebrities did not start now but in those days people still have the discipline of still behaving themselves a little while in a public space but now these Gen Z generation have no remorse, courtesy or shame at all. I have seen a video of a fan getting naked on stage in front of a celebrity. What about fans stalking them in private places like restaurant and hotels. Chasing them around with cameras to record their private moments and the moment they record any form of scandal about them, the next thing they do is to post it on social media, I mean do you even care about these celebrities mental health at all.
So when you see such a celebrity being aggressive towards someone recording their private moments that they have no intention of making public, would you blame them? Do you know what a little scandal can do to their public reputation? Do you how many deals, projects, sponsors they could lose by just getting caught in a scandal? From my own part I do not blame celebrities who react negatively to fans aggressiveness, I blame the fans who lack the ability to discipline themselves to act appropriately in a public space, it might not occur to you but these people are also humans.
This write-up was inspired by weekly featured content titled "Fans and celebrities" in hive learners community.
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The harsh reactions from fans can sometimes frustrate celebrities.
Exactly, they are also humans.
Fans find a way to put themselves in a delusion that they know these celebrities personally.
More like they consider them as public property.
I really don't blame these celebrities, because sometimes even you as a fan would get irritated at the behavior of some people when they're in front of their idols.
It's always easy to point fingers at them forgetting they're humans like us
Exactly, most fans behaviour towards celebrities in public is just so inappropriate.