Celebrities are not good role models We would notice that there are many different types of people in our society. Many people in our community believe that celebrities are the role models in our society. Are the role models setting a good example for their younger fans? Celebrities are not being good role models because they have younger fans that look up to them but they still act in the bad way that they always do, they’re just acting in this way for the money that they earn for the entertainment and they believe that they are perfect because they have an amazing body and life.
Many celebrities have younger fans that look up to them, it doesn’t stop the celebrities from acting in the inappropriate and unacceptable way that they do. Some celebrities act differently depending on their audience but other various celebrities don’t think that it matters. Parents get worried about their children when they watch shows or see music videos about irresponsible celebrities. One woman, once said “One of our most important jobs as parents is to keep our children grounded in reality. There’s a big disconnect between how life is presented in television and movies, and how it truly is.”
Acting in an irresponsible way while having children watching their every move is an awful way of being a role model. In other words, famous celebrities think they’re perfect because they have a perfect body and life. Fans believe that they should grow up to be like them, is that setting a good example?
Most of the popular celebrities that act this way are only entertaining the society for the money that they receive. Celebrities believe that this is an achievement. For example, Miley Cyrus who used to be an innocent actress and singer on the show Hannah Montana has retired from the show and began to stay as a popular singer, cut off all her hair, dyed it in different colours and started to dress in unsuitable clothing. Another example would be Kim Kardashian, she only became famous and popular because her father was OJ Simpson’s lawyer. Now how is that a good basis for a “career” on tv?
On the other hand, celebrities may sometimes be a good influence. For example, Angelina Jolie hasn't done anything silly to be famous but she did adopt many children and donated lots of money to charity.
The money that celebrities earn are in some cases acceptable because it’s the entertainment that might be entertaining or educational. Educational entertainment would be celebrities that donate to charity, start a foundation or even just start a small campaign. For example, Herb Alpert who started the Herb Alpert Foundation which focuses on the arts, compassion and well being, he has donated $9,104,829 to his foundation. People such as Herb Alpert are the good role models that children could look up to because kids make goals in life that they would love to achieve.