Memorizing celebrity information

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I have such a hard time memorizing celebrity information, and it seems everyone around me knows about them so much more than me. Not that I'm too bothered because celebrities don't exactly have any affect at all on the important things in my day-to-day life, but still, if I could memorize more information about celebrities, it would save on the embarrassment when I'm in a room full of NT people and I get a fact wrong or mixed up. I just don't believe the fuss people make when you don't know something about a celebrity.

Like that time when I called George Michael ''Boy George'', and my mum and dad and some others in the room went quiet and looked at each other and smirked and murmured something to each other, then my mum shook her head and said, ''mm....no....that's George Michael'' in a ''pfft, don't you know anything??'' tone of voice. It was the way they reacted what embarrassed me. Why didn't they just say, ''that's George Michael, not Boy George'' in a less shameful tone, instead of all this sheepish murmuring and shuffling and speaking to me in a way they have never spoke to me before.
Also that time when my friend (who has a very low IQ) told me on Facebook that Gok Wan was coming to the town, and I said, ''who's that?'' and he said, ''you don't know who Gok Won is?'' Then when I asked my mum, she said, ''everyone knows who Gok Won is!'' Seriously, I have never heard of him.

Even when I read magazines or watch the telly, I can't seem to take in or memorize the facts about most celebrities. It's probably because I'm not interested, so my brain doesn't want to store it, only little bits and pieces. Sometimes I pretend I know, but I daren't say too much during a conversation, otherwise I will probably slip something that's quite false, and then they disagree and make me feel stupid. I wish I could have an extra ''file cabinet'' in my brain what stores unwanted information what's ready to be used during pointless conversations about celebrities. Does anyone else have this trouble?

I have no idea who Gok Won is, and I'm sure if you told me I'd have zero interest in learning anything further. Knowing all about celebrities is about as important as being up on the lastest tv show, sports teams, or gossip. It's definitely not an indication of your intelligence. In fact, it seems to me to show that most people waste their time on trivia.

Joe, I would consider it to be a blessing not to be interested in such silly nonsense as the latest celebrity gossip. It means your mind is occupied with more important things.

The US used to have a celebrity gossip tabloid called the National Enquirer. It had the largest circulation of any paper in the country in its day. Mencken said of this paper that is was proof that nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the public. Consider yourself blessed to be a cut above.

Yes, I kind of do. I have a strong memory, give me some random numbers, I just need one look to remember it. I can be hundreds of numbers long, I'll still remember it after just one look. But, when I have to do some laboratoria work (not sure if that's how it's called) at school, make me read the manual of some experiments. And I somehow just can't remember them. I'm very interested in the theory, but just not in the practical part of it. So, yeah I also have a selective memory.
And I don't think knowing things about celebrities is something that is actually very in life, so don't worry about it . I have no idea who George Michael and Gok Won are. Don't you have people in your life with whom you can talk with about your interests?

I think it's contraproductive to learn such things just to get well with the mainstream community.

Maybe you don't know about the life of Gok Won (me neither) but I'm sure there are many informations you know and other people not. For example something from your field of interest.

It depends on the celebrity, I think. I know absolutely nothing about celebrities. I hear names like J Lo and such, honestly I don't know a thing. I don't really care much, either. If it's a celebrity I'm especially interested in, like say a singer whose music I love, a comedian or actor on my favorite show, I look up just about everything about them. My mom had an uncle who knew a lot about telenovelas and actors. I remember him only vaguely, but we'd probably have interesting conversations on telenovelas I've watched.

Actually the whole concept of movie STARS and famous PERSONALITIES and the whole issue of HERO worship just leaves me standing out in the cold. I can not understand what drives this. Are people so lacking that they need others to fill their perceived "gap?" What could make me want to look, sound, or act like another person?

The older I become the less respect I have for public figures.

Just puzzled I guess.

denny

I never understood why anyone would be interested in the celebrities themselves.

For example, it's one thing to like movies staring some major star (such as John Wayne), but why anyone want to idolize John Wayne and want to know everything about him?

While I may enjoy movies with certain big stars or like to listen to music performed by some musicians, I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in their background or their private lives. I could care less what they eat, where they live, who their spouses are, how many kids they have, where they were born, where they grew up, ... .

I tend to think of such interests to be rather unhealthy.

i can relate. i have a low iq (which is uncommon for an autistic but there you go), so i spend more time trying to learn and memorize more necessery stuff like basic information, like whats the capital of what country, or what the 6 times table is, or how to write a letter, or how to do more different things on a computer (i only use the computer to go on wp, and my husband taught me how and somehow got this as an icon so i can just click straight on to when i want to come on to wp). these arent interests of mine, but i still need to keep my mind updated on these things what most people learn when they are at school. im lucky enough if i remember what i learn, but i dont always. i do enjoy cooking so i can memorize more on different cooking skills.

i was very delayed socially and intellectualy as a child, and when i was 10 i spoke like a 4 year old and had the intelegence as a 4 year old, and i have always been delayed. so i never learnt at the same pace as all the other kids and so even now in my 40s i still have to fill my mind with more important knowledge. thats why i dont want to fill my mind with stupid nonesense knowledge about celebrities. my husband has no interest at all in celebrities either but he tries his hardest to know about them just so he can keep up with his mates. oh, he is interested in snooker and so can memorize all the snooker players.

I don't know anything about celebrities. If anyone gave me a hard time about it I would just say I'm not interested in that stuff. Unimportant things like that are not worth memorizing just because other people find it interesting.

I do say that, but some people just say ''I know, but....you must have heard of [name]!'' or, ''well, I'm not interested in celebrities either, but I do know of [name]!''

It's really embarrassing when I don't know somebody as famous and popular as Michael Jackson. Yes, I do know of Michael Jackson, I know the awful state he had got his body into like with the plastic surgery, and died a couple of summers ago or so, and I know what songs he sings (well, most of them). But some other celebrities who are as well-known as Michael Jackson, I don't know of, and I get humiliated by it, because apparently I ''should'' know.

I don't mind being corrected, but it's how I get corrected is what humiliates me.

Just visited Google:

And why the f**k would I even care about some fashion designer?

I know exactly what you mean - I haven't watched a tv show (except for the last season of Breaking Bad, and the Sopranos which I watch now and then) in a couple of years - I really could not care less about any celebrity. But to me, talking about celebrities is one of those things that people do that mark themselves as one of the pack (of humans). It's a shared cultural experience. THus, if I'm with a group of people and they all know some celebrity and enough to talk about his personal life, but I really don't know even who the person is (which I never do) - I am FURTHER marking myself as one outside the pack.

another aspie sell out trying to be nt ? who cares, they still ka ka and wee wee just like the rest of us

agreed some joker was selling some branded clothing some 80's looking thing (it's high fashion these days ) for $399 it looked like a Katies thing for $79.95 (does that girly store still exist

I call him gok the cock his English so (don't get me started as a fraconphile )

yeah France !