Reality stars - are they really stars?

It used to be you had to have a string of blockbuster hits and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to be called a star. Now the word star is thrown around so loosely. I'm the first to admit I'm a reality TV junkie - I live, breathe, eat, drink, sleep and cast reality TV. But do I consider my latest reality hunk crush on Survivor to be a star? I just don't think so.