Stars

Icons, Role Models & Modification

I am starting to think about stars in relation to the way an audience view them. They tend to be put on a pedestal, as only the glamorous aspects of their lives are shared with the world. A false representation of the whole being is created, linking to the ideas of fantasy explored by Laura Mulvey and Richard Dyer. Although women are viewed often as a sexual object, the idea is overseen by the fact that a 'star' is playing a role. Because they are seen as a role model to women, the way they appear and act is to be looked up to.