Out of 7.5 million viewers, only 260 people thought Lady Gaga’s performance on the X Factor when she proudly walked around in flesh-toned underwear was worth whining about. In a post Miley-at-the-VMAs world you need to do better than a T-shirt, bra, and granny pants to get a reaction. She even took off all her clothes after a performance at the G-A-Y Saturday Convention, and still nobody cared. This just goes to show how obviously desensitized we have become to seeing pop stars stripping and simulating sex on stage. Yes, today’s stars should be treated with respect because everyone deserves respect. But that doesn’t mean that we should put up with inappropriate behavior on stage. “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.” (Einstein)
All people should be treated with respect. “It is an esteem for a sense of the worth or excellence of a person…or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability.”(Beaudoin) Respect has a great importance to our everyday lives. Now, today’s stars aren’t exactly what you’d call a great role model. It seems like none of them have any morals anymore or even a sense of what you should and shouldn’t do. When it comes to what our children are watching, our “so what?” attitude to naked pop stars is out of proportion with our fear of porn. We all should respect and be kind to everyone around us, including celebrities, but that doesn’t mean that we should have to put up with the inappropriate behavior that is in our face everywhere we look. You can refuse to spend money on Miley or Gaga (and do yourself and your children a favor in the music taste stakes). But more importantly, teach your children that they can do better than taking their own clothe...
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... need to just be ourselves and not care what other people think because as long as you are content with being yourself, everyone will respect you. Respect is essential in our everyday lives, and we all should do better to appreciate the people around us.
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When considering the issue of celebrities receiving unfair treatment by making their punishment worse than a regular persons is totally un orthodox so it is essential to know that their regular too. Also all people don’t know what rules they are violating or what rules they need to know so they won’t violate them. All people aren’t guilty neither are they all innocent but they should suffer equal consequences.
Social media has a major impact on how others view themselves by allowing people to like photos and post comments both positive and negative on other pages. Also, in the media you see what is most popular. How they became either the way they look or how they got to where they are today. Everywhere you look a celebrity has someone judging them which in turn makes us judge ourselves based off their biased opinions from the tabloids. Miranda Lambert said, “If you don’t stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do” (Lambert, M. 2015). To me, that means if you do not leave you’re mark in this world by doing something and having a purpose, how can anyone take you seriously. If you want to be respected give other people a reason to respect who you are as an individual. The world has a painted picture of who we should be versus letting us create our own one stroke at a
different from us we are all one and must treat each other equally or as one wishes to be treated.
Because sexualisation has become such a big ‘normal’ thing and we all see it everywhere, it is not only celebrities anymore its people in the community and friends sexualising themselves to get people to like them or to get more ‘likes’. Todays society revolves around how you look online and your popularity is based on how many ‘likes’ you get on your posts or photos. When you see a sexualised picture in todays society you instantly look at yourself and wished that you looked like that. It is psychologically hurting people and their mental health. People’s self-esteem is dropping from a young age as many younger children are exposed to all these images. I feel threatened by all the sexualised images I see, however when there is woman or a girl being sexualised in a movie I just feel embarrassed. The idea that people have full free will and are unaffected by the type of society we are now creating is not an argument that can be left unchallenged. We may be setting up our generation X and Y adults for the basis of unfulfilling adult lives and relationships without having understood the powerful combined effects of human sexuality on our brain, and how brain plasticity can make permanent changes to our perceptual and impulse driven realities. We may also be creating a generation of addictive adults due to the liberalism of pornography coupled with the new form of sexual liberation within society. Total freedom does not always bring happiness but it may bring partial or total suffering to
Proper respect for others begins by a person respecting their self. Respect is developed by expressing honor, leadership, value, and trust in a person. If everyone respects everyone someday, the world will become a seventh heaven. It is important to be respectful for safety, to abide by the law, because children are influenced by their elders’ actions, and because God says so. Motivation from peers can help a person realize there is always room to improve the level of respect a person exhibits. Respect was, is, and always will be a positive attribute for everyone to strive for in their lives.
...uld be justifiable to emphasize that a good number of them find it sickening to miss the limelight. . Nonetheless, it goes without mentioning that celebrities get exploited because some gossip stories explore the things that would otherwise be considered to be private.
First, let me explain something that recently happened along the lines of a female objectifying herself. Beyoncé performed her song "Drunk in Love" with her fiancé Jay-Z at the Grammys. I was a little surprised at her style of dance and choice of outfit. Her performance entailed her dancing provocatively on stage with a chair. She sat backwards in the chair with her legs spread wide open. She stood up and showcased a couple of sexual dance moves. The outfit she wore was a sheer lace body suit with a thong-style back that put her butt on display and left her cleavage on exposed. I definitely would not have let my nine year old brother watch...
This sort of behavior is constant over time. Celebrities today are posted and paraded all over TV and magazines, no matter what they do. Justin Beiber was caught drunk driving, stealing property, and many more crimes.... ... middle of paper ... ...
After observing and researching all the sources portraying celebrities I have came into a conclusion that todays society it seems like all we want is to be accepted and we tend to look at other people and judge. Its not right, we all are different and thats what makes the world go round. It would be a pretty boring world if we were all the same. Celebrities deal with this everyday, I think the paparazzi know more about some celebrities lives than they actually do. They judge them for who they are and what they do, it is not right nor fair.
Why is that all blogs or media sites only pay attention to the bad behavior? We see videos of famous people getting drunk, doing drugs, and even being disrespectful. Eventually, we see this domino effect on young girls, they start being rebellious, start to talk back to their parents even go to parties and drink. Nowadays, celebrities are seen as role models to these kids. What kind of example are these celebrities providing to teenagers when they can barely control their life. Role models are supposed to be someone you admire, someone you look up to and try and follow their examples. Not someone who lives a fake life and you barely know. As stated in an article called “Why this generation is so completely obsessed with the idea of Celebrity” Adam Pliskin explains the real reason to why we follow celebrities as much as we do. This is because we secretly want fame ourselves.
No matter where a person goes throughout the United States, they will not walk through the streets of New Jersey or New York for long before they hear the latest scandals with Kim Kardashian or Miley Cyrus. If a person walks into any public store they’ll quickly hear discussion of the latest stars on American Idol from passersby. While we scoff at the antics of celebrities, but at the same time we can foster an almost fanatical desire to be as if not more famous then the people everyone talks about. It is rather human to feel envy, jealously, and desire; we all want to be looked favorably upon. We roll our eyes when someone repeatedly states how beautiful or intelligent a celebrity is, yet even a skeptic can’t help but desire the admiration that celebrity received. Why do men work out? Why do women use such extensive amounts of cosmetics? Why are people so determined to be revered? The answer to individual’s thirst for fame can vary but it’s unavoidable to assume that individual wanted to be the center of attention. We want to be admired, favored, and loved as much as the celebrities that we worship. Reality television has shifted to show the “perfect” life of our celebrities and how happy they are compared to the common people. Neoliberals and authoritarian realized how our fanatical love for our celebrities can be used against us as to quote Frank Furedi from his academic journal on the topic of celebrity culture in which he has stated in the abstract in his first page: “Often celebrity provides an alternative source of validation. The tendency to outsource authority to the celebrity represents an attempt to bypass the problem of legitimacy by politicians and other figures.” Through celebrities’ neoliberals and
We are part of a generation that is obsessed with celebrity culture. Celebrities are distinctive. Media and consumers alike invented them to be a different race of super beings: flawless, divine and above all the real moral world. In a 1995 New York Times article “In contrast, 9 out of 10 of those polled could think of something
Much of today’s society seems obsessed with what actors/actresses, athletes, and music artists are wearing, eating, who they are marrying, dating, where they are vacationing, what affairs they are having or have had, and how they live their everyday lives. What’s so interesting about this obsession is that as a society we are implacable and often place celebrities on a pedestal, only to destroy them when they are illusive or promiscuous. Media outlets are swift to report when celebrities are in trouble, but quickly forget all their accomplishments. It’s as if we want them to be perfect, but once they are associated with a scandal, we embark on destroying their reputation and character. Should society hold celebrities to higher standards just because they are paid millions for endorsements and a craft they worked hard to perfect?
...ildren, and most of their time must be enjoyed in creating their own private space. During our childhood, we build the seeds of creativity that will eventually determine our personality. And during adulthood, we always look back to the wonders of our youth. Show business is very hard for anyone, particularly for kids. Children do not belong in the entertainment industry. Young stars often complain about a stolen childhood, the pressure they have to face at a young age forcing them to mature fast, and the risks of exposure to dirty show business while still an innocent playful child. Celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a tender age become scarred for life by early success and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
confidence, and self love. Google defines self respect as, “Pride and confidence in oneself.” Today’s society takes the true meaning of self respect, chews it up and spits it out. Self respect is one of the hardest things to have and keep in today's world. People are set to incredibly high standards that are nearly impossible to reach. One's self respect is measured by how many followers you have on social media, or how many likes you got on your latest profile picture. Although some may think that self respect is a good thing, it is in fact on the other side of the spectrum. Self respect is often used as an excuse to be arrogant and full of oneself. Many