Katlego Maboe is the latest addition to the newest ‘untouchables’: celebrities who have gone from hero to zero in an instant. But how long should their banishment last, and is there space for redemption, asks Koos Kombuis
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Why does celebrity online behaviour affect ordinary people?
In a recent article on the Yahoo website, Marie Claire Dorking claims that when so-called celebrities – the contemporary kitsch counterparts of ancient Greek Olympians – ‘behave badly’ online, their behaviour has a recognisable impact on the behaviour of ordinary people, including children. In other words, the bad example they set has consequences when it […]