We have an unfortunate habit of putting our celebrities on pedestals – of grating them a status somewhat higher than our own. We look to celebrities for all of the answers, and as soon as they do something it becomes the vogue. Unfortunately we grant our celebrities superhuman status, allowing them to engage in behavior otherwise unaccepted by the mainstream. So, why again do we care about celebrity cellulite?

We care about celebrity cellulite because society allows them to maintain an image of perfection. And we care about their flaws like cellulite for the same reasons we relish in their messy and at times ugly and public divorces. Their relationships, whether good or bad, public or private are the focal point of countless sub-journalistic media outlets, so why would their celebrated cellulite be any different.

As Americans we invite these celebrities into our homes and into our lives. For most of us an encounter with a celebrity is rare if it is to ever happen at all. Knowledge of their celebrity cellulite makes us feel better bout ourselves. To know that the star of the new big Hollywood blockbuster film has cellulite pockets on the rears of her thighs makes us more confident in our own flaws and it allows us to identify with them to small degree. Truth be told who cares about celebrity cellulite.