Richard Dyer: Theory of Stardom

 Here is what I learnt during class and was assigned to complete this classwork - Completed by Kaka

Names:	Jaden, Kaka
Celebrity:	Jimmy Donaldson (Mr Beast)
REEL persona:	MrBeast presents himself as a philanthropic, high energy YouTuber whose wealth he spends his money on giving it away to people, using it for challenges and charity
REAL persona:	Despite his image, recent news has come up of him allegedly faking his videos, having terrible work conditions, and using foul language behind-the-scenes. He is also, surprisingly, anti-social
Love:	How is their love life reported on? Thea Booysen is a South African twitch streamer and YouTube and author. they met by chance during a cancelled video shoot in which he was left in south africa, and the both were introduced as mutual friends. they quickly connected due to their common interest in self-improvement, and started a long-distance relatonship. YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has been having a rocky 2024 — but, in spite of all the scandals that have been plaguing his brand, one thing has remained consistent: his relationship with Twitch streamer and YouTuber Thea Booysen,
Ordinariness:	Do the media try to show them as everyday individuals like you? Mr. Donald’s Son is very ordinary https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/mrbeast-brings-in-700-million-a-yearheres-why-he-says-hes-not-rich.html
Success:	What is their success story? How is it told? MrBeast became successful by creating huge, eye-catching challenges and giveaways, reinvesting his earnings to make even bigger videos. His unique ideas and understanding of YouTube's algorithm helped him go viral and grow quickly.
Consumption:	Can you find any articles that celebrate their luxurious lifestyles? Or their extreme diets? His whole persona involves money, and how he spends it. He has spent thousands of dollars in crazy challenges and giveaways.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PMYZlBGNvU
Dream turned sour:	Has this celebrity had a downfall? How is it reported? Did they recover? Yes, Mr Beast had recently been exposed and revealed to staged content and giveaways that made his name and appearance a major downfall in his career.

Self-Reflection:

For this assignment, we were paired into groups of two and as usual I got paired with Jaden. I can't do anything much about it so all I care is too finish the work ASAP. One minor problem that me and Jaden has found is that we were having difficulties on choosing our Star to analyze their persona for this assignment. Finally, Jaden had made up a superb idea which is to pick Mr. Beast aka. Jimmy Donaldson to analyze in this groupwork, but as soon as he came up with that idea like usual of course it's Jaden he spoke it up very loudly until the whole group hears it. As a result, it turns Carrick into a 12 year old 5th grader who called out "DIBS" on picking Mr Beast, which ended up the whole group analyzing the same STAR for the persona in this groupwork. Sigh...