Celebrity Look-Alikes?…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 If it doesn’t walk like a duck, quack like a duck, or look like a duck, how on earth can a person come to the conclusion that it is a duck?  But, yet some do…at least when it comes to people proclaiming they look like celebrities.  I’ve seen it over and over again where someone is comfortable and confident proclaiming that they look like some celebrity or other.  They proudly post photos of themselves as “evidence” of the physical similarities between them and the celebrities they think (or desire to?) look like.  And time and time again, there is little to no resemblance whatsoever.  I am being extremely lenient in my judgment of this, by the way.  If there’s any kind of significant resemblance (e.g. they look like they could be related to the person), I have no criticism for that at all.  Don’t get me wrong about the whole thing.  I’m not irritated by the prevalence of mass-delusion…not by a long shot!  I actually find the whole thing to be very funny.  Here are a few of my recent findings:

 

-Claims that she looks like Drew Barrymore

http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/tmzs_celebrity_look_alikes – 37896

 

-Claims that she looks like Jennifer Lopez

http://www.amiaceleb.com/celebs/pic_profile.php?pic_id=1425

 

And, my all-time favourite:

 

-Claims that she looks like Faith Hill, but really looks more like Mama Cass

http://www.amiaceleb.com/celebs/pic_profile.php?pic_id=5242

 

 Perhaps they are all going by the mantra, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”  This quote works fine when you apply it to situations where you choose to see the positive, but ignore the negative; in situations where both elements exist in reality. For example, if you see a half-full/half-empty glass of water, it would equally correct to view it either way.  One is simply the optimistic view while the other is pessimistic.  If, however, you see an empty glass of water and claim that it is completely full, you are delusional…plain and simple.  Such is the case with so many of these celebrity look alikes.  They look in the mirror and see Marilyn Monroe, but the rest of the world sees Popeye. 

 

I think that the key to accurately evaluating our own appearance is to take the consensus of what others have said to us.  If no one has ever pointed out-unprompted!- that we resemble another person, it’s more than likely that we don’t.  The more often a similarity is recognised, the more legitimate it becomes.  We must resign ourselves to the fact that most of us are not the best judges of how we, ourselves, look, and who we look like.