Meaning of celebrityship | Babel Free

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The condition or status of being a celebrity; celebrityhood

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“I had heard of her celebrityship frequently, but had never seen her before.”

“While this was no doubt⟳ true for da Vinci and his sodomy suit⟳, and Cellini's escapades, the contemporary mass media and the urge⟳ for candor carry⟳ celebrityship to new heights, as part of aesthetic appreciation, broadly conceived.”

“These include⟳ the prominence of image and electronic media in political discourse (the Berlusconi effect) with the consequent blurring (or Blairing) of the lines between politics and entertainment as part of a culture of celebrityship.”

“He hadn't foreseen the celebrityship that was accorded him as soon as he entered the lobby from the parking garage. Everyone had to stop⟳ him and offer⟳ either congratulations on his survival or wishes for speedy recovery or both.”

“I first experienced the remarkable ability of celebrityship to neutralize race⟳ a decade ago as a Chicago television reporter when I was sent to cover⟳ a political rally in a white neighborhood that had been the scene of several anti-black riots, including one in which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit in the head with a brick.”

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