Why do some NTs obsess over celebrities?

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My little sister who is 11 obsesses over a band called 1 direction. She has posters of the band all over her walls in her room! Her friends do the same thing. Most NT little girls do that sort of thing. I never did and I dont think I ever will. There are celebritys that I like but I dont see why you would obsess over an other human being. What good have they ever done for anyone if you dont personally know them? The only celebritys I like are the ones that do things to benifit some one or some thing in some way. I just dont under stand why people obsess over people they never met and probly never will meet.

With kids, I think a lot of it has to do with influence from friends and others at school. Some kids (not all) feel pressured to like bands, movies and television shows that their peers are into in order to feel accepted by them. Other kids choose their interests based on what is directed at their age group. That's why so many preteen girls are crazy about Justin Bieber - his image was created with the interests of this age group in mind.

I can admit to being obsessed with certain bands throughout my teen years. Granted, they were bands most kids my age had never even heard of. Sixpence None the Richer and The Cranberries were huge with me when I was in my early teens.

My sister had David Cassidy and Donny Osmand... this was the early 70's

Maybe by having the 'coolest thing' on their wall, they hope to gain something

What, I'm not sure..... coolness?

With kids, they are reacting to the marketing of the celebrity/band and the bandwagon effect. With adults, they realize(at least subconsciously) that they will never amount to anything substantial so they focus on famous people to distract themselves from their own failure. At least that's the most logical theory I've been able to come up with about it.

I have no idea. When I was a teenager, I came up with a phrase to describe popular culture. I called it "Toilet Paper Culture". Why? because you wipe your arse with it once and then flush it down the toilet. It has no lasting value, no sense of permanence and will be forgotten when the next big fad comes along.

I am obsessed with people but not celebrities. People annoy me when they know everything about celebrities, and they annoy me even more when they look proud that they know so much about some famous person I never even heard of.

I'm obsessed with celebrities from a different time, when celebrities weren't so shallow.

I develop special interests with celebrities I feel emotionally connected to.

When I was 10, I felt like I had to be into NKOTB cuz all of my classmates were. I never got it, but I was able to pretend pretty well!

I don't know....why do autistic people have special interests?


But I've obsessed over bands such as Pink Floyd, because the music is amazing...though I know some people obsess over like the physical appearance of the band members but I imagine just as autistic people develop special interests neurotypicals develop obsessions.