In this day and age, pop stars are plastered all over our screens and blasted on all radio channels, we can't escape them. Nor can we escape every inch of their private lives as it's all over the tabloid newspapers and in today's celebrity obsessed society there are even magazines devoted to celebrity culture. So it is no wonder that the children of this generation are looking to pop stars as role models when it is all they ever see.
But the reality of the situation is that they are in effect being brainwashed, and these alleged celebrity role models are not necessarily setting a good role model for our children. Their own self destructive behaviours combined with the media's constant nit picking at every aspect of their lives leads to us seeing them at their 'worst' moments, and so do our kids.
At such influential ages, our kids see their role model is being called 'fat' for being a size 10 or has been accused of sleeping with people other than their partner, or in many cases these days, have been doing drugs, and they may start to think it is how life should be lived. It doesn't matter how much you try to teach your children wrong from right, with these conflicting images and stories being put in front of them it will confuse and undo what they originally thought to be wrong and right.
It isn't as if the celebrities start out being bad role models. When their career starts out and their popularity is on the rise they are fresh faced and saying 'don't do drugs' or singing about love and friendship and other lovely things. But then when their career peaks, and someone else comes on the scene with a fresh face and attitude, and the limelight shifts, the media and record labels start to put pressure on the celebrity to get back to where they were, and steal back the limelight at any cost. And that pressure has led to famous breakdowns and even prison sentences.
Take Lindsey Lohan for instance, she was a child star, playing the lead role in many Disney movies, every child's and parent's dream role model. But as Lindsey got older and her childlike innocence faded, people got bored and moved on to the next child star. Now all Lindsey is famous for is her unhealthy drug habits and her multiple prison sentences.
But the reality of the situation is that they are in effect being brainwashed, and these alleged celebrity role models are not necessarily setting a good role model for our children. Their own self destructive behaviours combined with the media's constant nit picking at every aspect of their lives leads to us seeing them at their 'worst' moments, and so do our kids.
At such influential ages, our kids see their role model is being called 'fat' for being a size 10 or has been accused of sleeping with people other than their partner, or in many cases these days, have been doing drugs, and they may start to think it is how life should be lived. It doesn't matter how much you try to teach your children wrong from right, with these conflicting images and stories being put in front of them it will confuse and undo what they originally thought to be wrong and right.
It isn't as if the celebrities start out being bad role models. When their career starts out and their popularity is on the rise they are fresh faced and saying 'don't do drugs' or singing about love and friendship and other lovely things. But then when their career peaks, and someone else comes on the scene with a fresh face and attitude, and the limelight shifts, the media and record labels start to put pressure on the celebrity to get back to where they were, and steal back the limelight at any cost. And that pressure has led to famous breakdowns and even prison sentences.
Take Lindsey Lohan for instance, she was a child star, playing the lead role in many Disney movies, every child's and parent's dream role model. But as Lindsey got older and her childlike innocence faded, people got bored and moved on to the next child star. Now all Lindsey is famous for is her unhealthy drug habits and her multiple prison sentences.
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