Food for Thought: Unreasonable Comparisons
I must admit, one of my guilty pleasures happens to be that occasionally, I like read tabloids.. as trashy and brainless as they are.
So anyway, the other day, whilst paging through my last idiotic-compilation I came across a very finger-pointed article about teen-sensation, Miley Cyrus.
Essentially, they were comparing Cyrus during her Hannah Montanna days to rock-girl Cyrus at this current stage.
They mentioned how such a big adolescent/ teen role-model was setting such a bad example. They backed-up their argument by showing photos of Cyrus "twerking", snapshots of a few of her tweets that they deemed highly "inappropriate" and photos in which the star is out clubbing and drinking- All with the aim to try and shock their readers.
Now, without even touching the Miley Cyrus subject, I'd like to compare myself from the age of 13 (In the midst of her HM career) to myself now, (in-fact, much less of an age-gap between her comparison... so my point stands to be doubly proven) but nonetheless, the way I speak, the things I do and the people I surround myself with are all completely different- and this, by society (not that society focuses much on me, haha) is accepted as it is classified (if occurring in the right way) as the natural process of "maturing".
BUT
Society thinks very differently about this "maturity" when it comes to celebrity stars growing up as they seem to believe that because they are being watched (some by children younger than them and who want to follow their every move) they should conduct themselves in an opposite way during this phase and by this I mean they should not be seen experimenting or making mistakes in any way by drinking, smoking, taking drugs, dancing inappropriately, showing too much affection publicly etc etc etc.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe that celebrities know what comes with the job that they have chosen and that is being in the public eye and having to conduct themselves in somewhat of a respectable manner BUT, in my opinion... it is just a career, just like a vet or an engineer and doesn't give people the right to take away their right to make mistakes and experiment with certain things. Also, something else I'd like to add is if you take away everything you celebrities with... what makes most of them famous? Its the fact that they are actors, singers, comedians and socialities etc but thinking deeper... all this really is is a job-title they inhibit because of their talents etc and although this specific job-title puts them directly in the public's eye it SHOULD NOT take away their right (even if they are different), much like any other their age to be able to act their age.
I believe strongly that people cannot forbid celebrities (like Cyrus) to experiment with things that most probably their children or even they, themselves experienced with at the same age by backing it up saying they should do it more privately- but what is private to a celebrity? seeing as their every move is stalked.
Think about it...
X Zo
I must admit, one of my guilty pleasures happens to be that occasionally, I like read tabloids.. as trashy and brainless as they are.
So anyway, the other day, whilst paging through my last idiotic-compilation I came across a very finger-pointed article about teen-sensation, Miley Cyrus.
Essentially, they were comparing Cyrus during her Hannah Montanna days to rock-girl Cyrus at this current stage.
They mentioned how such a big adolescent/ teen role-model was setting such a bad example. They backed-up their argument by showing photos of Cyrus "twerking", snapshots of a few of her tweets that they deemed highly "inappropriate" and photos in which the star is out clubbing and drinking- All with the aim to try and shock their readers.
Now, without even touching the Miley Cyrus subject, I'd like to compare myself from the age of 13 (In the midst of her HM career) to myself now, (in-fact, much less of an age-gap between her comparison... so my point stands to be doubly proven) but nonetheless, the way I speak, the things I do and the people I surround myself with are all completely different- and this, by society (not that society focuses much on me, haha) is accepted as it is classified (if occurring in the right way) as the natural process of "maturing".
BUT
Society thinks very differently about this "maturity" when it comes to celebrity stars growing up as they seem to believe that because they are being watched (some by children younger than them and who want to follow their every move) they should conduct themselves in an opposite way during this phase and by this I mean they should not be seen experimenting or making mistakes in any way by drinking, smoking, taking drugs, dancing inappropriately, showing too much affection publicly etc etc etc.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe that celebrities know what comes with the job that they have chosen and that is being in the public eye and having to conduct themselves in somewhat of a respectable manner BUT, in my opinion... it is just a career, just like a vet or an engineer and doesn't give people the right to take away their right to make mistakes and experiment with certain things. Also, something else I'd like to add is if you take away everything you celebrities with... what makes most of them famous? Its the fact that they are actors, singers, comedians and socialities etc but thinking deeper... all this really is is a job-title they inhibit because of their talents etc and although this specific job-title puts them directly in the public's eye it SHOULD NOT take away their right (even if they are different), much like any other their age to be able to act their age.
I believe strongly that people cannot forbid celebrities (like Cyrus) to experiment with things that most probably their children or even they, themselves experienced with at the same age by backing it up saying they should do it more privately- but what is private to a celebrity? seeing as their every move is stalked.
Think about it...
X Zo
I agree completely with this! I feel bad for young celebrities that need to grow up in the spotlight. But look at Drew Barrymore, she turned out alright :)
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