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Buffalo Bill show poster, 1899. Courier Litho. Co. Buffalo, NY. Library of Congress, USA. |
In our society, is a very noticeable fact the extreme admiration caused by some celebrities. It seems as if we humans need to create worshipping objects. But as a consequence, this often leads to an "almost sickly" myths factory. For the same reason, it should not be surprising that in ancient times, men always exhultated their heroes and their feats. It is still happening nowadays, more than ever! An obvious example of this, is before our very eyes: the way many people follow their sports or artists idols´ performances. Besides, is clear the induction of this behavior, exerted by some interested groups, such as advertising agencies and even by politicians... they often make use of those kind of "living myths", as a tool to control the masses´ will.