Are the rich, glamorous, famous people you see on TV and magazine ads really setting a good example for other people? Celebrities encourage others to not be themselves and fall in to the trap of stereotyping. They should not be role models. Kids that look up to celebrities might think that they should be perfect. People would try to live up to famous people and possibly get in harm’s way. Can you imagine walking down the street with fifty other people looking and acting like someone on a billboard above you?
No one, not even celebrities are perfect. Models on magazine covers are airbrushed to look stunning, and singers and actors have huge makeup crews who work on them for hours. I think celebrities are quickly setting a standard on how people should act and look. Trends are okay, but people should strive to be unique.
How are you supposed to live up to someone who is mostly fabricated?
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2006-12-07 10:18:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Say your favorite celebrity donates a huge amount of money to a charity. Is this truly an act of kindness, or did your role model just boost his or her status and get a million more fans? Famous people do whatever they can to get more fans and therefore more money.
Celebrities are sending a message to teens that you have to be thin or you’re ugly. This leads to anorexia, bulimia and loss of self-confidence. According to www.bc.edu over one percent of teenage girls develop anorexia, and ten percent of them will die as a result. Also, according to anred.com four percent of college-aged women develop bulimia. These eating disorders are caused by pressure from others to be thin like the celebrities. Another dangerous fact associated with stereotyping is plastic surgery. Since 2004, surgical procedures have increased by seventeen percent, states surgery.org. Plastic surgeries can cause infections, and some people become obsessed with it and are unable to stop deforming their bodies.
2006-12-07 10:18:46 · update #1
To conclude I think your role models should be people that are close to you, not a person who pretends to be something they’re not for the media. Young kids and teens alike get bad examples from celebrities, including eating disorders and plastic surgery. Famous people should be more careful and understand how they are affecting our society. Do you really want to turn into a warped, fake stereotype of a “perfect” person? [So, is this good? what corrections can I make? Thanks!]
2006-12-07 10:19:34 · update #2
The paper is written very well. Make sure you indent when you say "no one is perfect" Also, I would put an "I think" before "They should not be role models" in the first paragraph. Put it in the beginning so it's like you're saying why. Other wise, any English teacher -except perhaps one, who doesn't like questions as starting sentences, but that's just her- would give it an A.
2006-12-07 10:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by for_always_groban 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is supposed to be formal, avoid second and third person (Is and yous) like the plague. Otherwise I like it.
2006-12-07 18:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by Halcyon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm i dont no it seems interesting to me.
2006-12-07 18:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋