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Originally Posted by unclebilly
What is a celebrity these days?
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The dictionary says, "a famous our well-known person." It doesn't say a celebrity needs to have accomplished anything worthwhile. If a guy walks into a room and you know who he is even if you've never met him, he's a celebrity.
I don't recall there being "professional celebrities" until recently though. Unless I was just unaware, I don't remember there being people like Paris Hilton, the Kardashians, etc who are famous because they are famous 20 years ago - maybe Andy Warhol was.