When I think of a "celebrity", or what a celebrity should embody, I think of someone that should be a role model to the public and use their resources and fame not only to entertain but also for the greater good of society. However, many celebrities in recent times have shocked and stunned the public with bizarre antics and crude behavior to get more publicity for themselves, or their message, and have not exemplified a person that our youth in America should be looking up to. Many celebrity stunts have made headlines such as Britney's breakdown (& bald head), Lindsey Lohan's public drunkenness & previous coke problem, Nicole Richie & Khloe Kardashian's DUIs, etc. All of these are problems & choices that are unfortunate for the youth of America to see, but I have never been so shocked and embarrassed for a celebrity as I was with Kanye West at the 2009 MTV VMAs this past week. As Taylor Swift, one of the young stars that is still a role model for the youth of America, was accepting her award for best female video, Kanye West jumped on stage and stole the microphone from her exclaiming, “Taylor, I’m REALLY happy for you, I’m going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of ALL time! Of ALL time!” Poor young Taylor just stood stunned. I felt utterly horrible for her because as a young star this was one of her first major awards she had one and her moment to relish in that was ruined by some pompous rapper who thinks he’s “the voice of our generation”. If he is going to act that way I DO NOT want him to be remembered whatsoever as the voice of my generation. I think it’s horrible today that society endorses all of these celebrities who act like complete morons in public. Even if he does have more money than God, he should still be respectful and mindful of others. Celebrities are a big part of American society; people can’t help but want to know about their lives because the tabloids and many news shows like E News and TMZ are everywhere. Celebrities have a huge influence on many children and adolescences worldwide and it is so disappointing that he acted this way. Another recent controversy was when Republican Congressman Joe Wilson shouted out “You lie!” at Obama while delivering a speech on Healthcare. All of these outbursts deliver a horrible message to not only the youth but people of our country. This is also disappointing because even though Joe Wilson isn’t someone that is in the tabloids everyday, he still makes decisions for our country and represents our country, just like Kanye represents our country. It is sad that not only our celebrities, but politicians as well have such differences publicly. Ideally, in difficult times we should be able to unite and support each other. Everyone has their own differences and opinions, but you can’t just have an outburst of rage when you disagree with someone because that would lead to utter chaos. If everyone is always butting heads, nothing will get accomplished for our country. I hope that these are some of the first and last controversial public outbursts because these both do nothing good for our people and society.
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