The Media Mirror
Superman, Spiderman, Wonder woman. Children around America could identify these people without a moments hesitation. This is our first and youngest glimpse into what will become a growing admiration for celebrities. Of course to generalize and state that to imitate any figure in the media is wrong would be small minded and incorrect. People such as Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, and Winston Churchill would be the perfect role models to base our lives on. But all to often it is far easier to be blindsided by the lights and glamour of our favorite Hollywood celebrity. Take for example Ana Carolina Reston, a 21 year old South American model. Reston, at the time of her death, weighed what an average 12 year old girl would weigh. Her death was contributed to “complications from Anorexia”. Media figureheads such as Reston, send a message to females telling us nutrition and well being take a backseat to the superficial. That is why amongst growing contention from these icons, they do need to be seen as role models and display themselves in that fashion.
It’s hardly unbelievable that because a pop star or actress wears a certain brand or backs a national food chain it can double in productivity literally over night. This is why there is such a need for stars to step back and evaluate their worth among American youths. Drug charges, D.U.I.’s, and public knowledge promiscuity skim the surface of the images that are presented to tweens and twenty-something’s on every channel and magazine cover. Compared to war in Iraq or global poverty, what Paris Hilton decides to wear may seem insignificant but think of it this way; what if someone like Hitler became a celebrity that everyone was eager to imita ...