| Teenagers feel a definite pull toward celebrity gossip | | | | fields. They could hold the limelight firmly on |
| sites. Teenagers love to read about their favorite | | | | themselves because they have the confidence, even |
| celebrities and it's taken for granted that people in | | | | if it is a little misplaced sometimes. The inspirational |
| this age bracket are more interested in celeb gossip | | | | aspect works better if the icon is a self-made person. |
| than the others. The coming of online entertainment | | | | There's no harm in the desire to be famous and |
| portals has ensured that teenagers have easy access | | | | there must not be any judgmental issues on this. |
| to paparazzi scoops these days. They need not head | | | | Many critics may point out that celebrity gossip sites |
| for seedy bookstalls to buy tabloids or magazines | | | | do more good than harm to the teens. They feel |
| anymore. They can log in to the internet and check | | | | that teenagers are led astray when they find that |
| up the latest, real-time updates on their favorite | | | | their icons are living the carefree life. Celeb gossip |
| celebrities. | | | | sites keep mentioning their confrontations with the |
| Celebrity gossip sites don't just update the teens | | | | law, their drunken brawls, their illegitimate affairs, their |
| about their favorite icons. Lots of teens look forward | | | | pregnancies and abortions. But I feel it's a case of |
| to the celeb gossip sites as learning experiences. | | | | point of view. It's how you see it. If you are a |
| Entertainment news sections are high on fashion. | | | | sensible teenager, you will look upon this |
| Teens that have a knack for fashionable clothes and | | | | entertainment news trivia as something that you |
| accessories check out these pages to find out what | | | | must not do, rather than something you try to |
| the trends are. Teens have an eye for fashion and | | | | emulate. You always have the right to pick what you |
| when they see their celebs wearing their clothes and | | | | want to do and what you want to discard. The |
| accessories a particular way, they learn and emulate | | | | question of following paparazzi updates is the same. |
| that in their own way. There is nothing wrong in | | | | Love it or hate it, you cannot ignore celebrity gossip |
| being fashion conscious unless you let it control your | | | | anymore. It has made pores in all strata of society. |
| life. Teens today know where to strike the balance. | | | | Teens are most likely to be influence by celeb gossip |
| Other than fashion, another area where celebrity | | | | because they are naturally inclined towards the rich |
| gossip sites have a positive influence is one of | | | | and the famous. If you are a concerned parent, you |
| inspiration. The icons who are elevated to the | | | | might want to regulate their partaking of |
| platform of being tagged teen icons are achievers. | | | | entertainment news. But if you decide to abolish it |
| Celeb gossip sites write about them because they | | | | altogether, you might be pulling yourself for some |
| could attain what others couldn't. You have to give it | | | | trouble. It's not easy to keep the glittering world of |
| to them for being good enough in their respective | | | | glamour far away from impressionistic teens! |