Exotic internet celebrity arises from gaps in cultural capital between performer and audience.

Evidence

Internet celebrity that is “exotic” is perceived as distancing, far removed from one’s comfort zone, or so novel or foreign that it piques the interest of audiences who hold contrasting or different forms of “cultural capital.” Cultural capital refers to the embodied, objectified, or institutionalized assets that are accumulated through the cultivation of valued personal qualities, tasteful material objects, credentials, and qualifications. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 109

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the ‘exotic’ quality and maps it onto Bourdieu’s cultural capital.
• XREF: connects to: Audience reception, not content quality, constitutes internet celebrity — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 92; Intersectionality determines how exotic an internet celebrity appears to each viewer.; Exclusive internet celebrity derives from the display of high economic capital. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 103 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Insider status in tech scenes requires neutralizing one’s awe of celebrities #corroborates (0.80) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 325
• Online fame bypassed gatekeepers without seizing cultural power over taste #expands (0.75)
• Mundane everyday skills can generate internet celebrity rivaling elite talents #exemplifies (0.72) — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 134