Sharing the Responsibility: Child role models in nedia

Artists of any kind are public figures just as we think of a president of a country or a famous actor/ actress. Musicians, rock stars, and famous celebrities are held at a higher statue than most people. Their actions are public and scrutinized within seconds after they make them. Everything and anything they do should be considered publicly known and not without knowledge of others. Knowing this I think actors, actresses, celebrities etc. should be slightly more conscious of the messages they send out to children and just the general audience they intend to affect or not affect too. Because whether they like it, they are going to influence people who they never intend to reach. Having said that I think it is true that they need to control the image they project to the world. This seems like something that is fine and amazing until you realize that not every celebrity or influential person does this. They do not feel that it is their responsibility for the types of people that a child is looking up to in the media and world. The problem lies with taking the responsibility because no one will own up to the job and just take care of it. I am not blaming celebrities because parents alike share the responsibility of restricting the access to the media that children have. It is true that some people don't have that type of censorship but I think that if a parent or a child care provider does not care enough to change a channel, or take away the media they are viewing and receiving this image from, that they don't have the right to complain. I can't completely defend this idea to the core because not every child out there has parents or guardians to guide them in these directions but this is where the artist has to take their own responsibility because they should know that the things they do can influence anyone whether they have a parent or not. There really can't be any distinct set of boundaries that these artist can and cannot cross. I say that because it only makes sense for the artists to know that if there are people who later on come to dress like them and act like them that they indeed are the responsible ones. It does not entirely depend on other people to shelter children from behavior that is inappropriate, or offensive in some way. Each and every person is sensitive to different things and I think as an artist you should try to be understanding. Of course, you will always have people who hate or dislike what you do but that doesn't mean you can't continue doing it. An artist has a right to think and dress the way they feel is appropriate.They also should have it in mind that they are held to a higher standard than the rest of the world. They are two conflicting ideas yet they need to be balanced. An artists options on how to behave really do have an impact on others so they need to keep that in mind when doing anything. Parents need to be mindful of both these positions that artists face and be sensitive to the fact that they can't control how things are portrayed in the media. They can't turn a blind eye and hope that their child chooses the best outcome. They need to guide their thinking and help them choose something that best suits the ideas they are trying to instill in their children. It's definitely up to both parties to do whats right; it falls into everyone's' hands.