Bad Role Models

What happened to Audrey Hepburn being a good role model!? There are tons of good role models. Teens these days just choose the wrong ones to look up to

I think Natalie Portman is a wonderful role model! She is a wonderful actress, but she stays out of the public eye. Fame has certainly not ruined her!
If I can mention a male role model, I love James Harriot, Veterinarian and author, great combo!

bad role models will never fade. just as long as there is TV there are some bad role models. it just depends on how that person is influenced.

I agree on Natalie Portman. She's educated, worldly, and stays out of trouble and the limelight. I wish she got more recognition (in the good way!).  Also, for a slightly younger one, Amanda Bynes is also a pretty good teen role model. Again, she stays out of trouble and is pretty industrious. She's like 20 and has already started her own line of clothing.  Definitely someone to look up to if you're in the teen category.

numba1bimbx wrote:

It's a bit harsh to blame it on bad role models. Who is buying these teens their clothes? Most likely their parents, and if they are not buying the clothes they are likely to be giving them the money for it. Why don't people just start taking responsibility for themselves and their kids then maybe they would be more likely to follow good role models and they wouldn't dress in inappropriate manners.

AMEN!  I love seeing parents on shows where they say "my kid dresses like hoochie", etc. and the first question out of the host's mouth? Who bought them those clothes?  14 year olds can't drive to the mall, and don't have jobs to get the money to buy their clothes (and if they're making money or getting it from someone else, chances are the cops should be involved!). If parents parented instead of letting tv, magazines, and the internet do their job, we wouldn't have nearly the problem we do now.  That goes for the so-called bad role models, too. Their parents should have continued to parent them instead of letting them be an "adult" as soon as they made a little money!  I seem to recall Hayden Panetierre's mother accompanying her to a 21+ club when she was still 17.  And despite the trainwreck Lindsey Lohan is, her mother is letting her little (14?) sister go down the same path.

I agree with most of what was already said - yes there are plenty of bad influences from britney (and lil sis) to lindsey lohan etc. There are the few exceptions like amanda bynes or hilary duff for younger girls to look up to. And its true that parents can take more responsibility in controlling purchases. But there is a next step - instilling values in young people.

If girls realize that they are unique and beautiful they won't try and prove it by wearing clothing to get more attention. I think parents can help with this from young - not complimenting on an outfit necessarily but on the person wearing it... just a thought

numba1bimbx wrote:

It's a bit harsh to blame it on bad role models. Who is buying these teens their clothes? Most likely their parents, and if they are not buying the clothes they are likely to be giving them the money for it. Why don't people just start taking responsibility for themselves and their kids then maybe they would be more likely to follow good role models and they wouldn't dress in inappropriate manners.

There are some teenagers out there who work and buy their own clothes even if they're not working they have boyfriends and just friends who are giving them money so they can afford these clothes. I know people who leave their house dressed appropriately but change at their friend's house into skimpy outfits just so their parents don't see what they're wearing. So half the time parents don't know what their children are doing. A teenager will always find a way to do whatever they want.

I know yeah!
Alicia Keys is a great role model~
Lawl. The world use to be so beautiful!
And yeah I know heaps of 12 year old girls that are major sluts.
Peeh, this world makes me sick!

LadiiEva wrote:

numba1bimbx wrote:

It's a bit harsh to blame it on bad role models. Who is buying these teens their clothes? Most likely their parents, and if they are not buying the clothes they are likely to be giving them the money for it. Why don't people just start taking responsibility for themselves and their kids then maybe they would be more likely to follow good role models and they wouldn't dress in inappropriate manners.

There are some teenagers out there who work and buy their own clothes even if they're not working they have boyfriends and just friends who are giving them money so they can afford these clothes. I know people who leave their house dressed appropriately but change at their friend's house into skimpy outfits just so their parents don't see what they're wearing. So half the time parents don't know what their children are doing. A teenager will always find a way to do whatever they want.

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So they buy these clothes but are they never washed or something that their parents will never see them? The teenagers that work too why would their parents just let them work without asking a few questions about what they do with their money? The teenagers could be on crack and their parents would not know because they would have this mentality that it's their money and they work hard for it so they can spend it on what they want. And if they are changing into these clothes, what's making them feel that that is what they need to do to be sexy or be great? Not everything can be blamed on the media. If the parents also helped build their self-esteem by helping them realise that they do not just have to follow the crowd or follow the celebrities and can look good covered up then that would be good.

But there are some people who don't have the luck of having parents that concern about them like that and I can't blame them for doing what they want but for those who do have people that are meant to be responsible adults that care for them, well it's awful that not enough care is being given to them and morality too.

Sad thing is that alot of parents now a days are bad role models for there kids. When you see them going up the road screaming obsenities at there kids at the age of 4+, and then they go out looking like complete tramps for the night and expect there kids not to wanna do ther same.
And as said above alot of parents don't care about being in control of there kids anymore, they run riot and then the parents blame the media and society for the way they turn out instead of taking responsibility for there own lack of interest in there children! Grrrr!

Kumari wrote:

I dont blame TV or radio or the Internet for Bad Role Models.

Children are usually brought up in a family environment. If you look at statistics,
girls with teenage moms become teenage moms themselves,
in a family where swearing is acceptes, children then swear thinking it is acceptable.

Children do not swear at their parents without learning, either learning to swear from the own parents or from school and if they did learn to swear from schoo.l I think it is the parent's role to discipline them.

A teacher's role is to teach not to discipline.
A parent's role is includes discipline.

Sorry but as much as I agree with parents make there kids what they are, but I dont agree with the statement regarding teenage mothers. I have had a fantastic upbringing from my mother, and if I can be half the mother she has been I will be very very happy. However my mum was 16 when she fell pregnant with me and just 17 when she had me, and she has always told me that I shouldn't fall pregnant and I should do all the things I ever wanted to do before having kids, and she would love it if I didn't think about kids until at least 25. She may have been very young when she had me, but she did a bloody good job, none of my friends (from when I was at school and growing up) have the morals and decency that I was brought up with, so not everyone is the same.

numba1bimbx wrote:

It's a bit harsh to blame it on bad role models. Who is buying these teens their clothes? ........ Why don't people just start taking responsibility for themselves and their kids

I live in Australia and the problem here is just as bad!
I was looking through the local Target a little while ago and I happened to walk past the baby section.... and of course, I had to haev a look at all the cute baby clothes. lo
To my HORROR I saw Black leather jackets, black leather skirts and pants in size 0000!!!! That's brand new born babies dressed like whores!!!!!      
Who the heck dresses a BABY in black leather mini skirts and leather jackets?!
At first I was angry at the store. Then I thought about it and I realised... these stores only buy what there is a demand for. Therefore, people must have been asking for this kind of thing in these sizes! And not only a couple of people, but MANY people for them to get it in stock! And these items were on sale for quite a while so they must have been popular!