We Are Here Because Our Voices Aren’t Being Heard
As mentioned in the other assignments, my popular culture topic, “We Are Here Because Our Voices Aren’t Being Heard,” is referring to Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party movements. These two movements evolved from groups of individuals that have their own political agenda. I understand there are no specific heroes or celebrities leading these initiatives. Therefore, the theories of heroes as it relates to this topic, does not really exist.
What does exist, however, is the Cult of the Celebrity, namely: People not supporting the movement; but becoming celebrities against the movement. LaRoche (2011) describes this best during a recent visit to New York City’s Occupy Wall Street movement:
Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters descended upon Manhattan's Financial District this morning in an attempt to march on the New York Stock Exchange. A majority of the ire coming from this demonstration, which began in Lower Manhattan and spread nationwide with copycat movements, has been directed at Wall Street. A pair of men in suits and ties was spotted in the massive crowd with bright signs saying "Get a Job" and "Occupy a Desk!" They are officially being considered Wall Street's heroes.
When analyzing or evaluating how Cult of the Celebrity (or even heroes) fit in with my popular culture topic, I say that it is difficult to actually pinpoint one individual that may achieve status as a celebrity or that becomes famous by associating with these movements. It does not require talent or ability to be a “hero,” it is simply the actions of other people (such as the pair of men mentioned above), to have the nerve to rebut movements such as Occupy Wall Street.
After writing this paper, I now understand clearly that we can be our own hero or celebrity when standing up for what we believe.
References
LaRoche, J. (2011, November 17). These guys are definitely wall street’s hereos. Retrieved from website: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-17/wall_street/30409171_1_spread-signs-copycat-movements
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