Popular Culture Blog- Icon Analysis
Due: February 25, 2016
The three Icons that come to mind when I think of contemporary icons, are Princess Diana, One Direction, and Pope Francis. These three all have a great deal of fame and followers and have truly become idolized by society.
Princess Diana was so well loved and idolized by the people that everyone was captivated by every move she made. She was not only known for being the Princess of Wales, but mostly because of her intense work with numerous charities. Her love and support for these charities created many followers and increased her fame. Unfortunately, this fame and is what caused her death in 1997. A media photographer trying to get a close up of her in a car and caused her car to crash and Princess Diana passed. To this day, many still show great love for her, proving that she was and is still an idol.
One Direction is a "boy band" that formed in 2010 with 5 members from the United Kingdom. When their record launched in America 12-18 year old girls all over the country went crazy for them. They have been topping the charts since day one with their singles and their album sales and their concerts sell out in a matter of minutes. It doesn't hurt that the band members are good looking. In 2015 one of their members Zayn quit the band and went solo, but that did not stop the fans, it only made them love the band even more and sympathize for them. You cannot go a hour without hearing a One Direction song on the radio now a days. I feel that this band is an icon because of the number of followers they have and how fast that number grew. I feel they will be around for a while.
Pope Francis is the Holy Father of the Catholic Church. To me, he is an Idol. I do not idolize him but he has certainly regained faith for some people who have been struggling within the Catholic church. He actually has a twitter page, and at one time, he had the largest number of followers. He loves to be involved and actually touch people. He wants to be among his people and when he visits places, he doesn't just drive through, he stops, walks around and greets people. He even stops to bless crippled children. He is someone that I look up to and I think that is what an idol ultimately is-- someone to look up to!
Kayleigh, great blog about icons. All three definitely are icons of today. Even though Princess Diana has been gone for almost two decades, she very much still is an icon of today. That just goes to show just how much of an icon she really is. They say icons come and go. However, I feel the ones you have chosen especially Princess Diana and Pope Francis will be viewed as an icon for many more years to come. Great Blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat icons! They are all quite relevant today and beyond, I feel. The Pope is clearly making news and creating buzz during his recent trip to Central America. I don't know much about One Direction except that they are popular musical artists. Lady Diana is still relevant and I the story of her tragic death stills permeates TV news and the internet.
ReplyDeleteGood job!....Mike D.