As we all know celebrities are very popular and everything that they say or do goes onto magazines and newspapers. Ofcourse the media exaggerates their stories for better publicity. But should we really be following the steps of the celebrities? Most celebrities are either on drugs, alcoholics or anorexic in order to keep their bodies in ''shape''. The things they do is only because they want to get noticed. Heidi Montag recently got plastic surgery because she did not feel beautiful enough in her own skin, but what ind of message is she trying to send to her fans that look up to her? These sort of things make teenagers and young adults more eager to do irresponsible things. People need to realize that stars only do things to get their names in the newspaper and magazines to get themselves noticed. The media itself needs to see that the things they write about these celebrates young kids are reading ! What is the media trying to teach young kids?
Many young girls look up to celebrities as their inspiration and want to be just like them when they are older. Celebrities need to be more aware of the actions they take because the whole world is watching. If kids see a celebrity that they admire acting out they will think that it is okay for them to do the same thing. We watched Jamie Lynn Spears grow up on television from the show ''All That'', but as she got older she made some mistakes that were life changing and she was not able to take them back. She ended up getting pregnant. Many young girls that looked up to her as their role model were shocked just like the rest of the world. At the young age of sixteen she became a teenage mother. She did not realize that all the young girls that looked up to her were going to think that it was okay for them to do the same thing. A couple of weeks ago I was watching the Tyra Show and a fifteen year old girl was desperate to get pregnant, she was even taking pills to help her get pregnant. When Tyra asked her why she was so eager to get pregnant her response included that ''if Jamie Lynn can do it, so can I'', celebrities are our icons that we look up to for inspiration , but we really should not. Everyone makes mistakes and instead of following those mistakes we should learn from them. Stars and the media have to be more careful and aware about what they post on magazines because the whole world is watching especially young teenage kids. Young kids should not look up to most stars as their inspiration because celebrities only do the things they do to be in the spotlight. Celebrities should see how their actions effect young kids and think about the things that they do.
We always see celebrities on television and they look beautiful with all their makeup and their expensive clothes and cars, and all they ever tell us about is how sex, smoking and stuff like anorexia are actually good things. We never really see stars actually telling us not to have sex and not to do drugs, and the reason is because that stuff is so powerful in our society today that it sells. Things like this are the types of negative ideas that are given to teens from the stars. Stars only want to sell things to make money. Celebrities should not be the people we look up to for inspiration because they are constantly in the spotlight and all that pressure can make them do stupid things.
The fact that she looks so happy about being a teenage mom and saying that " being a mom is the best thing in the world" will make kids think they can do the same thing and be just as happy as she is.
This is how much celebrities effect a teenagers life ! We are willing to do anything to either be skinny, pretty, fit in with everyone else, or just to get a guy to like you .
I do feel bad for celebrities becasue all that they get "credit" for is their mistakes. There are many celebrities that do good things and set good examples. For instance, Hugh Jackmen. He is my favorite actor. He has a few charites and gives back a lot. His wife couldn't have kids, so they adopted. There are others who do good things but never get noticed for it. I mean it's not right that celebrities constantly get followed everywhere and never get to have privacy, but it comes with the job and they know it. They should be more cautious of their actions and realize that what they do does not only effect themselves.
ReplyDeleteYes, celebrities do not even see how their actions affect younger teens. They have to be more cautious, and it is a shame how most of the good celebrities are not really talked about, only the celebrities that cause drama like Lindsey Lohan, and Brittany Spears are usually talked about because that is what sells. Which is really disappointing.
ReplyDeleteI definitly agree with you Ina. Celebrities will do anything just to get in the media. It's so sad though because obviously everyone knows who Jamie Lynn Spears is and there are many people out their that do look up to her and Its wrong that she makes it seem like being a mom is "The best thing in the world". When your 16 or 17 like our age being a mother is not the best thing in the world and it's wrong for people our age to think that. Everyone always says that their inspired by someone famous but not me.. My Inspiration is my parents. When I grow up I want to be just like them. I also agree with Melissa not all Celebrities are bad there are some out their that are normal, and those are the ones that people should be inspired by.
ReplyDeleteI think that we should not look up to stars as much as we do because it only leads tomorrow trouble for us. You are right Melissa our parents should be our inspiration because they work very hard to get where they are now and to support us.
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