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for me, it depends on the type of celebrity.
i dont care about folks who are famous for things i dont care about... bb contestants dont get a look in. most musicians dont get a look in. models, movie stars, etc etc dont get a look in.
but, i'd love to spend the afternoon with VP. why? because she does something im interested in. granted she is an attractive (or not) woman. but given the chance i'd love to spend time with Wiggo or Dervla Murphy or Graeme Fife or Rosie Dew or Mike Mentzer or Douglas Graham or a whole host of others including some of the rabble of this forum. i like to hear the stories, the struggle, the love of what they do, you know? what drives people, what doesnt drive people. fuck, just shooting the breeze hanging out with someone who has inspired you (er, me) or just made you laugh. The fact they some of these folks are famous in certain circle or (shudders at the word) celebrity is of no consequence in itself. its the impression they had left me with that makes me interested, not their fame.. people loving people BECAUSE they are famous is a crock of shit, and perhaps what you are gettin at. but the fact is, that the platform of celebrity can have a good side to it, motivational/inspirational/an ambassador for change etc. shame that it goes hand in hand with a celebrity "culture" that dums down the nation, serves to make us look stupid, and helps to perpetuate all of the issues that we all have with ourselves already - body image, sexuality, intellectual capacity etc etc.
I think its funny that people are trying to say about VP yea well she's a great cyclist, done a lot for our sport blah blah. where are the threads about other great track cyclist eh? the ones that arent hot girls? fairly limited i imagine. also, i wonder how many folks talking about "our sport" are actually track riders. riding fixed doesnt make you a track rider. to my eyes, the truth i more like this... wow, VP rides a bike, a fixed bike, and she's a girl, and she's hot.. thats it.