Introduction
In the present-day world, the universe has been considered a global village because of technology’s exposure and connections. Human interactions have been improved, primarily through social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (Leng and Phua 3). Mostly these channels are dominated by socialites, entertainers, and celebrities from various spheres of life like sports and politics. Due to their significant influence on the people who accolade them, fans, entertainers, and celebrities such as athletes have a role in society to be positive role models. However, it is not ideal to task the stars with the duty of role modeling.
As some athletes, such as Feezell outline, society sometimes anticipates more from the celebrities without finding out who they are in person (Leng and Phua 5). Though some may fail to meet the expectations and sometimes tarnish their professions as disreputable, celebrities and entertainers are responsible for acting as role models.
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Both entertainers and sports celebrities face an off-field duty of significant surveillance. They are therefore required to be assessed more often in their habits, especially on drug abuse. From a positive perspective, it is a famous refrain that celebrities are role models for people in various aspects of life (Menon et al. 214). This reveals that though we expect them to play the role of role models, they are human beings who are weak and sometimes can make mistakes.
However, most celebrities, especially in the entertainment sector, demonstrate behaviors that cannot be perceived as optimistic in society. Such acts include public abuse of drugs such as bang, cocaine, and alcohol. Sexual immorality has been adopted as a lifestyle among the socialites, and this presents a bad image to society and influences the young generation negatively. Women have also been denied their dignity in the celebrities’ lives due to being used as sex objects (Leng and Phua 1). Though it is argued that it is the responsibility of parents and teachers to mentor their children and shape their moral growth, the exposure the children get from social media platforms plays a significant role.
However, some celebrities, especially in the sports and political fields, play a positive role in society due to their outstanding role. As such, the athlete represents their respective countries in the sport. They have attracted a lot of fans who take them as models in their endeavors. Therefore, the sportsmen have to act as role models and influence positively as most people, including the youth and young children, respect and imitate them in their daily activities.
Athletes, for instance, have been mandated with leadership roles at different levels. This shows society’s trust in its ability to guide people, inspire them, and make open-minded decisions on various operations. Due to their skills and values can be trusted to be the custodian of morally good virtues in society. It is also assumed that the sporting field especially imbues individuals with good morals and exemplary positive traits both in the game and in their private lives.
The fame the celebrities gain through their achievements allows them to influence people. For this reason, they can use that chance to demonstrate positive traits to the young population. To maintain their scores in the games they engage in (Leng and Phua 4). They have to have regular and vigorous physical activities. In the current world, where most individuals have adopted a relatively sedentary lifestyle, these celebrities can use their fame to enlighten the community on the relevance of being physically active.
Celebrities do their performances with a lot of love and passion for them to achieve excellent scores. This is a positive source of motivation to the people in guiding them in whatever they are doing. These celebrities should be role models to encourage the members of society to conduct their activities optimistically with a positive attitude. The youth can learn determination and perseverance in their endeavors through them, be it in schoolwork or social life.
Athletes can help instill the trait of confidence and self-trust among people. By acting as role models to the fans who follow them on social media platforms, they can boost their self-esteem and reliance and trust those around them. Work ethics and hard work are vital in maintaining high scores in the sport or entertainment industry (Menon et al. 212). Through celebrities, individuals, especially the young population, can learn that guiding their actions is salient in determining success. Most people tend to adopt work ethics almost similar to those of their celebrities. Therefore, they are encouraged to develop a work routine and strategies that can aid them in thriving in everything.
As school-going pupils and students learn about the success of celebrities in both academic and social life, they can realize that putting more commitment into everything they do. While in school, they are also encouraged to develop their talents in the sports or entertainment industries (Menon et al. 215). While utilizing the resources, they can be exposed to the opportunities to become just like their respective celebrities by striving to pursue perfection.
Analyzing the celebrities’ success, hard work, planning, and training the concept of teamworking is well demonstrated. The fans can learn to appreciate the importance of supporting each other and respecting those in charge of controlling the group’s operations (Leng and Phua 1). Humanity and love among the members are also enhanced because of the strong bonds built by teamwork.
The success of celebrities in either the entertainment, political, or sports industries entirely relies on the support of the people. The members of specific groups may use personal resources indirectly to aid the struggles of the celebrities (Menon et al. 214). Financial and time resources are used by their fans in following and accolading the stars, therefore, ensuring they promote them. For this reason, they should pay back to society by taking role of being responsible role models and encouraging the community. Celebrities who are wealthy should even set up mentorship and scholarship programs in their places of birth to help the weak and the poor. Such actions can mentor young children and motivate them to work harder in their studies and talent to succeed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, through the fame achieved through social media, celebrities ought to use it beneficially for society. This is achieved by accepting the task of being role models with a positive influence. The traits of confidence, optimism, passion, hard work, and discipline equip them for the mentoring duty. However, as a society, it is salient to be selective when avoiding adapting bad traits from celebrities as some may negatively influence the virtues of the community.
Works Cited
Leng, Ho Keat, and Yi Xian Philip Phua. “Athletes as role models during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Managing Sport and Leisure, 2020, pp 1-5. Web.
Menon, Vikas, et al. “Celebrity role models and their impact on mental health of children and adolescents: Implications and suggestions.” Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health-ISSN 0973-1342, vol. 17, no. 2, 2021, pp 210-215.