D.+Persuassion+Essay

Every time people turn to the news on, celebrities are being incarcerated. As time progresses, celebrities seem to get worst. The decisions they make effect the younger generations, which is why celebrities are bad role models for the younger generations. Celebrities are bad role models because they do drugs, carry weapons, and hurt other people.

One of the most controversial things in the younger generation is the drug uses, which celebrities are not being good examples for. Lots of people looked up to Michael Phelps as an international superstar until he smoked weed. Also, many girls looked up to Miley Cyrus until children saw their idle smoking weed. Both of these celebrities were viewed in the eyes of kids and teenagers that may not look at them the same. As the younger generation see their celebrities doing drugs and sometimes not even getting in any kind of trouble the younger generation thinks nothing is wrong with it. When parents work hard to put principals about drugs in their kids’ lives, celebrities change it through their actions in interviews, shows, and songs.

Many celebrities, believe it or not, carry weapons all around with them and are not caught. Celebrities are getting caught with weapons each and every day as well. For example, Lil Wayne was caught with weapons plenty of times and never really got into any serious trouble. Also, T.I carried weapons with him on his tour bus and he was incarcerated for about 6 months and was released. These rappers have been carrying weapons for most of their lives, and the children hear about it and think it’s something cool to do because it was their idle. Plaxico Burress shot himself in a club in New York and is now incarcerated for a few years. This is not a good example but could scare the younger generation to carry weapons but overall he still carried a weapon around which the younger generation thinks it is ok, even though they could hurt themselves or even others.

Weapons and drugs can lead up to not only hurting themselves, but hurting other people as well. Hurting others does not always mean you do it with a weapon but could be done with your hands as well. For example, Allen Iverson, when he was 17, beat a pregnant lady with a chair due to racial slurs she said. He also was arrested 2 years ago for supposedly organizing toddler fights which he was not charged with. Lil Wayne as soon as he was released from jail recently went and punched Drake in the face. This is what our younger generations look up to people hurting others over situations that could be handled differently. Mario, beat his own mother up in an argument for no reason other than them arguing. People get into fights each and every day looking and learning from these celebrities that show them what to do and exactly how.

Some people believe that celebrities are good role models because celebrities give to charities. Although they give to charities, they still break the law and set bad examples for young people. In order to make a change in celebrities, they have to change what they do and say. Celebrities need to be asked in interviews if how they can be more of a role model. Even though some set good examples the celebrities that are giving bad examples are the most watched and need to be put in to incarceration.