Pop icon
Pop icon is a celebrity whose popularity stays the same or even increases as time goes by.
Most pop icons achieve their status through death, typically at a young age. The worship of pop icons is due only in part to their actual accomplishments. Some of the most notable pop icons are Whitney Houston, James Dean, Việt Hùng, Michael Jackson, John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley.
Death nearly always increases the fame of a pop icon. Many people respect the dead. Others feel a close personal connection with the dead icon and want to remember the celebrity. Death also increases any value of all items that belonged to the pop icon.
Pop icons
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Semiotician Marcel Danesi attributed Madonna a catalyst role for the usage of the word "icon" in celebrity culture.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schmidt, Robert. The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Blue Corn Comics website (February 24, 2004). Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Danesi, Marcel. Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives (2007)Rowman & Littlefield. p. 112–113. ISBN 978-0742555471.
- ↑ Guha, Rohin (August 28, 2009). "Madonna, Mariah Carey, & Whitney Houston: Why Queens of Pop Will Flop" Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. blackbookmag.com. BlackBook Media.
- ↑ The Canadian Press. Pop icon Celine Dion wows her Canadian fans. CTV News (August 17, 2008). Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ Moriarty, Corey. Favorite Pop Icon 'Eminem' (2010-09-19)PAF: The Power of Art. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Popular Culture in American History (2001). UK: Blackwell Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 0631219587.
- ↑ Janet Jackson Music News. popculturemadness.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon; Sisario, Ben; Stelter, Brian; Barnes, Brooks (June 25, 2009). "Michael Jackson, 50, Is Dead". Arts Beat (The New York Times). http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-hospitalized. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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- ↑ Malone, Ailbhe. Beyonce: reality behind the icon. The Belfast Telegraph (July 4, 2011)Independent News and Media. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ↑ Tagliaferro, Linda. Bruce Lee (March 2000)Lerner Publications. ISBN 978-0822596882.
Further reading
- Danesi, Marcel. Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives (2007)Rowman & Littlefield. p. 112–115. ISBN 978-0742555471.
- Cullen, Jim, ed (2001). Popular Culture in American History. UK: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-21958-7.