Comments on: Sickening Role Models

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Reading About Drunk Celebrities : BoinkMe.com — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:27:36 +0000

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By: Dizzy Dee

Dizzy Dee — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:56:25 +0000

LOL Adrian, Somehow I think that’s better? :O

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:26:53 +0000

I dont wanna be like them, I just wanna sleep with them (except Paris). : )

Does that count?

By: Dizzy Dee

Dizzy Dee — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:25:16 +0000

I don't have anything against Oprah.

There's nothing wrong with giving advice on a situation that you're not in yourself. Most councilors are not drug addicts, but still they can help others with that problem.

I don't have children myself, still, watching from the sideline, I can tell what a lot of parents are doing wrong.

I understand some people just curious about all the happening in the lives of those they feel they know. I myself find it pretty amusing to look at the celebrities' clothes. Sometimes too bizarre to believe that they'd even consider going outside with it, but none the less, it can be entertaining.

By: vetgert

vetgert — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:42:36 +0000

JR whats wrong with choosing a sports figure? Please don’t bring up Oprah, she gives all kinds of advise to married people and people with kids yet she ain’t one of those things. She is a very clever, very sweet, media whore.

By: JR

JR — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:34:33 +0000

I used to teach a leadership class to undergraduates and one of the class assignments was to identify a leader the student admired and critically assess their leadership style (good and bad). The bad news is that I would alweays get a few sports figures and actors. The good news is that most students selected someone they knew personally. If they did pick a public figure, it would be due to some real accomplishments beyond just being famous. For example, Oprah was a popular choice because her life story is very motivating for many young women.

By: Battlerocker

Battlerocker — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:40:34 +0000

I’m not sure celeberties are really role models to anyone but ignorant children. True, this is probably the grow subject to the most harm, but I think for the rest of us the iterest stems form the illusion of familiarity. We see these people on the screen, and we come to feel that we know them. Then, we feel like we are reading about people we know. If someone started writing about people i ACTUALLY know, like my friends, I would be riveted. But no one does. So I am interested in the people I pretend to know instead. But god knows I don’t look up to them. Still insofar as children do, I agree, its terrible.

By: Scooter McGavin

Scooter McGavin — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:03:13 +0000

You may be railing against these types of celebs but you just played into their hands but wasting a whole post about them raising the presence on the internet. Remember these people believe there is no such thing as bad press.