Celebrity Role-Models

Celebrities are definitely the number one role models out there, but what happens when you have little children following your every move? Zac Efron is a teenage superstar who sings and acts but is most famous for his role in High School Musical. Through High School Musical he has attracted many fans to follow him starting with children as old as 5 going up to 30 yr old girls. Recently, he was a star in the movie 17 Again where he played a father who went back in time and tries to fix his marriage. He states in an interview with ShowBiz that he has to watch out what movie roles he accepts because children do look up to him. I don’t believe he has done that. (image from here)

My little sister is 6 and if you walk into her room there are pictures of Zac Efron everywhere. She is like his number one fan so of course when this movie came out she was dying to see it. The day it came out she begged and begged me to take her, so I did. She wore her High School Musical shirt and was so excited to see Zac in the movie. As the movie started, I figured that it was just another kid’s movie but boy was I wrong. It started off looking and sounding like High School Musical but as it continued it turned into such an inappropriate movie for my sister. There were scenes where Zac would make out with different girls and also scenes where they talked about condom use and many other sexual related topics. I felt that movie was advertised to many of the young children and it was definitely not appropriate for them. The movie theatre was actually full of kids and walking out many parents were a little disturbed. (image from here)

The Spokesman Review also critics the movie and explains how it did use sex terms that does not relate to children but relates to teens. As a celebrity, Zac Efron knows that his following is mainly young girls and I believe that he should have thought about his role in the movie and the effect it would have on the children watching it.

Break-Ups

I’m pretty sure that everyone has had their hearts broken once in their life but are celebrities immune to this? Definitely not, recently we have heard the rumors of a split between Lindsey Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Rohen and personally, it seems like Lindsey’s heart is definitely broken. (image from here) Recently, Lindsey had an interview with Ellen DeGeneres where she poured her heart out and explained that she is still in love with Samantha. So how do celebrities get over a breakup? Probably the same way we do. Listed below are some ways to get over a breakup from Ivillage:

• Get it all out



• Focus on today



• Think positively



• Don't Stay Bitter



• Don't Lose Faith



• Have No Fear



• Do Something New



• Find some words of wisdom -- and live by them

In my opinion, breakups are hard but what can you do they happen all you can do is follow the list above and have some chocolate and you will be back to normal.{image from here}

Divorce!!! Are you Next??

We all have issues when it comes to relationships. Some people may get together and stay married for their whole life while it only takes some people 6 months to realize that it was a mistake. Divorce can be hard on the whole family whether you are a normal human being or if you’re rich and famous. Recently in the news, there have been rumors that Mel Gibson’s wife is leaving him after 28 years. TMZ explains how the couple has 7 children and they are all coping with the divorce. A blogger whose page title is Celebrity Gossip also wrote about the current rumors and how the Gibson family is being affected. (image taken from here)

A fellow classmate writes about divorces in her weekly blog called “Divorce Within the Family.” She explains the ups and downs of divorce and how many families cope during this time. Also, she talks about legal issues that occur after a divorce like custody and the necessary arrangement of money. This is a serious issue; divorce is definitely taking over most marriage couples.

In my previous blog I have written of a celebrity who wants an eco friendly world. Well she is not the only one, Leonardo DiCaprio is also concerned about our environment and he calls out to kids to help save it. (image from here)

"Do you like this planet that we live on? Is this an awesome place to live or what?," was the words of Leonardo DiCaprio to many young children at the Kids Choice Awards. US Magazine writes about how he inspired many to start recycling and taking care of the environment. He speaks about many problems that have affected us; one in particular is global warming. A classmate is doing his weekly blogs on global warming and I found his blog called “People are Dying from This” very interesting. He speaks about animals being affected by global warming and how people are actually dying from this.

People should help save our environment, as I stated in my previous this is a serious issue and celebrities should get involved so that people can follow their example.

OUR ENVIRONMENT

Can we be eco-friendly? Our environment needs our help. Many people don’t understand the problems that is facing our world. In tha past we have had these problems but they definitely increased over the years. Pollution, recycleing, global warming, and many other problems have occurred because we are not eco-friendly. Many of us seem like we don’t even care about the envirnomt. In a blog called Global Warming, a fellow student of mine expresses his concerns toward Global Warming. He states, “The problem with this is that we are the ones responsible for it, and this is leading to the fact that now more than ever we should be concerned with how we have treated our planet which we live on.” This is definitely a serious concern that people have to pay attention too. (image from flickr)

Celebrities have an impact on soceity, therefore they should be the ones to help persuade others to be eco-friendly. Pamela Anderson, an actress and model, has just launched an eco-friendly clothing line, states Ok Magazine. She plans on making a fashion line that willl help not destroy our environment.

In my opinion, people need to start recycleing and they need to be more careful with how often they use there cars or anything else that can cause pollutents. Our environment is our home so take care of it.

Stalkers!!

Celebrities are usually number one target for stalkers, but what about normal human beings who have to deal with stalkers. Do we get help? Sometimes but its nothing compared to the help celebrities get. Recently, Shawn Johnson one of the celebrity dancers on the show Dancing with The Stars was almost attacked by a 34 year old man who has stalked her. He entered the studio with two loaded guns, was caught by security, and is being charged for stalking and carrying loaded firearms says Access Hollywood. Shawn was very lucky to have security; they probably saved her life, but what about the rest of the world?

Shawn was lucky, at the first attempt the stalker was put in jail. In an article, called Stalker at Bus Stop, it talks about how some people are being stalked and it gets as bad as they just want the person dead. It explains how a 13 yr old girl was walking to the bus stop were a man drove by and tried to get her to go into the car with him the girl pulled back and continued on her way to the bus stop. She went to the police and they caught the guy the next day. Unlike the celebrity, it took them a day to find the stalker, if she was famous, in my opinion I believe that the man would have been found faster. Unfortunately, that’s just the type of society we live in were the rich and famous come first even in issues as serious as this. (image from here)

Should he be punished?? NO!!

Any man who ever abuses a women should have to face consequences and should no that not one person out there supports him. As you have read in my previous blogs, Chris Brown has admitted to beating up Rihanna and is being charged but will that do justice? Many teenage girls follow Chris Brown and are his biggest fans. What has this taught them? Some may think that it has shown them how wrong abuse is and how a man should treat their women. Well, many teenagers have believed the total opposite of what may be right from wrong.

If you tell anyone the Chris Brown/Rihanna situation without using any names, they will surely tell you that Rihanna was a victim in the situation, leaving Chris to be the abuser.(image from here) Unfortunately, in today’s society the social status and fame of a celebrity can manipulate many fans to say that Chris Brown was the victim and Rihanna is lying. What is our world coming to when a smart young girl says that because she is a fan of Chris Brown?

In an article from the New York Times called “Teenage Girls Stand by Their Man,” teens in a high school are standing by the abuser saying that the tabloids were making it up and even going as far as saying that Rihanna probably gave him a reason to overreact like that. That was shocking to me, I could not believe that girls who were going to school and educated in how a man should treat them will defend him and blame Rihanna herself. As I kept reading the article, I was flabbergasted at what some girls said when the newspaper asked them “Should he be punished?” The girls replied with no because he probably wouldn’t do it again. I was shocked at their answer. This article gives a great example of how celebrities influence their fans everywhere. Girls everywhere need to see that whether someone is famous or not, every man should have respect for their significant other and there is no IF’S AND’S OR BUT’S ABOUT IT! In a letter called, Open Letter to Chris Brown, the writer explains how important it is for a women to realize how much they are worth and he directs attention to Chris Brown telling him ways that will help this incident never occur again. Take a look maybe his words will move you! (image taken from here)