Editing Celebrity (section)

==Famous for being famous==
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[[File:Paris_Hilton_at_the_US_Capitol_(cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|American [[socialite]] [[Paris Hilton]] is one celebrity that is commonly described as "famous for being famous".]]

''Famous for being famous'', in [[popular culture]] terminology, refers to someone who attains celebrity status for no particular identifiable reason, or who achieves fame through association with a celebrity.<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Joe|title=Contemporary moral issues|publisher=Heinemann|year=2002|edition=4, illustrated|series=Examining Religions|page=[https://archive.org/details/contemporarymora0000jenk/page/178 178]|isbn=978-0-435-30309-9|url=https://archive.org/details/contemporarymora0000jenk/page/178}}</ref>  The term is a [[pejorative]], suggesting the target has no particular talents or abilities.<ref name="JenJones">{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Jen|title=Being Famous|publisher=Capstone Press|year=2007|series=Snap Books: 10 Things You Need to Know about|page=[https://archive.org/details/beingfamous0000jone/page/20 20]|isbn=978-1-4296-0126-9|url=https://archive.org/details/beingfamous0000jone/page/20}}</ref> British journalist [[Malcolm Muggeridge]] made the first known usage of the phrase in the introduction to his book ''Muggeridge Through The Microphone: BBC Radio and Television'' (1967) in which he wrote:<blockquote>In the past if someone was famous or notorious, it was for something—as a writer or an actor or a criminal; for some talent or distinction or abomination. Today one is famous for being famous. People who come up to one in the street or in public places to claim recognition nearly always say: "I've seen you on the telly!"<ref>{{Cite book|title=Muggeridge Through The Microphone: BBC Radio and Television|last=Muggeridge|first=Malcolm|date=1967|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|page=7}}</ref></blockquote>

The coinages "[[famesque]]" and "[[celebutante]]" are of similar pejorative gist.

This shift has sparked criticism for promoting superficial recognition over substantive achievements and reflects broader changes in how fame and success are perceived in modern culture.