Tuesday, January 12, 2010

"Bad influence"

So I have a question for the world; what the hell? our society seems to be based on stereotypes, lies, double standards, and bad behavior. do we idolize actors and singers and politicians and athletes because they are just like us, or do we idolize them in spite of the fact that they are just like us? its well known that if someone is having publicity problems (namely not getting enough of it), the solution is bad behavior. good deeds get little to know press coverage while one case of DUI gets magazines jumping all over to get the story. So why do we use such people to idolize during their life and only rarely give recognition to those who do good while they are alive. Do-gooders may become famous, but usually its after they have passed on. is this really the image and lifestyle we want to be looking up to? why do marriages like charlie sheen's and tiger woods' get coverage after horrible events when marriages or committed relationships like Johnny Depp's and Jennifer Garner's get little if any? Healthy relationships are so rarely shown on TV and in news because we as a society do not cause a frenzy over good behavior, just the bad. a cheating wife who spends too much causes more hype than a wife who loves her husband and children and does nothing wrong more than the public who watch the shows and lives.

this disgusts me and is something I'd like the see change in the next decade. though that won't happen I'm sure.

1 comment:

  1. I know what you mean. It seems that people find positive healthy news boring. I don't want to go completely the other way and have only positive news but I do think an even mix of both would be best.

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