Doppelganger Week on Facebook, Celebrity Profile Images
Entertainment Friday, January 29, 2010
Doppelgänger Week is the latest trend in Facebook, which users switch their profile pictures to the picture of a celebrity that someone told them look like. Yes, in this trend, you can cheat. Even no one told you that you look like Brad Pitt, you can still post Brad Pitt’s photo as your profile pic.
Doppelgänger Week was started by Bob Patel. Bob said that most of his co-workers were teasing him that he looks like Tom Selleck. Then, that’s when he started switching his profile pic to Tom Selleck.
It’s Celebrity Doppelgänger week. During this week please change your profile picture to someone famous you have been told you look like and post this to your profile.
The origin of this trend is unclear, but expect to see it for a while. Unlike the “help Haiti” and the mildly self-congratulatory “bra colors” updates (think about it- what were the ratios of “sheer” or “leopard” you saw posted versus “none/saggy” or “spit up stained” with that one), this trend offers the opportunity for the user to suggest they look like someone far more attractive and famous than they likely are.
Have you seen any “Danny DeVitos” or “Kathy Griffins” in your timeline lately? Unlikely. But count up all the “Angelina Jolies,” “Jonathan Rhys-Meyers” and “Megan Foxes” you all have as friends. Perhaps they called it Doppelganger Week because it sounds fancier than “wishful thinking” week?
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Posted by Raj
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