Spears' Empire
I googled "role model" and found a picture of Jamie Lynn Spears. Are the Spears' really role models? While I do not agree with bashing celebrities and judging a celebrity lifestyle, I think that there is a thin line between respect for an individual and considering that person a role model for society. I find it mildly problematic that media is exploiting Jamie's pregnancy as an atrocity to humanity. We easily overlook the fact that there are thousands of girls who become pregnant under age in this country, however, we find it "effective" to poke fun and judge a celebrity who experiences the same mistakes that girls everywhere do. Apparently I digressed here, because I wanted to go into this blog entry by showing that she is an inept role model and found myself, instead, arguing against exploitation. So, as it is seen, media/role models/etc are a sticky situation and I think we, as a society, should find ourselves more accepting and less quick to judge.