by Erinn Soule

Created on: January 30, 2008

Positive role models are lacking in the media, period, for boys or young girls. As far as role models on young girls, just stop and think of who we have right now influencing our youth today. There is Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilar, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Madonna and Jaimie Lynn Spears.

Who should I start with? Paris Hilton maybe? Oh yes, I believe that the anorexic, ultra intelligent blond beauty has contributed lovely to our youth, she has shown them it is not a good idea to make a porn movie with a guy you just met, and also that anyone can get a job as a nanny, farm girl, dental assistant and who knows, maybe even a lawyer! we should applaud her for such a stand up...or rather lie down job of being a role model.

I would like to maybe discuss Brittany, but am afraid that if I do, that creepy man or was it a woman? will call me up screaming, " Leave Brittany alone!" in my ear. However Brittany should be excused from this topic because she did have a rough childhood you know, therefore excusing all bad behavior, or at least our young girls today are believing this. Well then, let's move on to her sister, beautiful and smart at the tender age of 16, oh and wait, she is pregnant too! Millions of teens tuned in to watch her "Goodbye" episode on Zoey 101, and what do you think these young girls thought? They probably thought, "How cute" she is having a baby, great now I have to go and tell my daughter's to read my article on childbirth to wash any residue of "cuteness" out!

But let's not forget about our young boys too. Sports today is a classic example. A young boy idolizes an athlete, that Athlete gets busted for steroid use, receives a slap on the wrist and put right back into the game, this tells our young one's that it is OK, you might get fined, or hollered at, but you will not lose your "Athlete Stardom", or money! The media is out of control these days, and I truly believe it should be them that is held accountable, as they are the one's presenting it to us and our children. I think we wouldn't here as much of the bad stuff, if the media ignored it or didn't emphasize on it so much, how would we know if they didn't report it? It is a shame that the youth of today are left to idolize pregnant teenage stars, we have even made a movie about this or be shown how cool it is to be a helpless, uneducated Celebrity.

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