Just a random survey. Has anyone else noticed this about American culture?

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Quicksilver010

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Our educational system is focused on teaching young people to avoid drugs, alcohol, and fornication. Yet society glorifies celebrities who do exactly what children and teens are told not to do. Why do we pay 10-12 million dollars every year to SOME (I avoid generalizing) movie stars and athletes who get in all sorts of legal trouble, while far less to people such as teachers, doctors, and policemen?

I apologize if I came across as angry or judgmental in this question. I just think that our society needs to be a little more consistent in its definition of what is considered acceptable.

BTW, I'm a 16 y/o boy. I feel like the values promoted by the educational system conflict with the values promoted by the entertainment industry, and that myself and my peers are targeted by this.
I agree with the person who said that we are a society of hypocrites. But I think all individuals are intrinsically hypocritical, myself definitely included. A hypocrite criticizing other hypocrites :)
To the person who said that nobody glorifies celebrities who use drugs and alcohol, that's true to an extent. When a celebrity piles up too high on controversy, people catch on. But people often snap out of willful ignorance a little too late. Tons of professional athletes, for example, commit adultery all the time, and get into bar fights, etc., and yet there are still people out there who love them.
chance, I appreciate your answer, but please cut back on the patronizing. I know I have much more to learn, as I finish high school and college. But I consider myself a moderately intelligent 16 year old. Don't pretend that I'm completely ignorant and can do nothing but blindly follow my parents.
 
YOU ARE 16 so its kind of hard to explain this to you so that you might understand. all these rules that are about your well being is really for your mom and dad. if you screw up thay pay the price and you get a gee poor kid . in America its really about money.the law in this country has many faces.the people that really run this country are the Banks and insurance company's. belive it or not.if you actually studied this you would know that america is for sale. the only thing that holds this country to gather is its military might. so anyway about your celebrities ,and and all the tv stars and what have you. thir just interanmant and thir just people like us makeing alot of mony see its all about money. im sorry its the best i can tell you,
 
why should it have to be consistent?
do we not have minds so we can decide for ourselves what is right or wrong?
 
It's all programmed to control you. Plus, they are not getting paid to do drugs, and directors/producers just want to get money, and if that means hiring a drug addict, they're going to do it.

I don't think there is "a society" anymore, just a bunch of idiots in a country. And seriously, there is a whole lot more wrong with the school system in the first place. I would normally talk more, but I'm tired.

I'm 14. Until monday.
 
Yes, that's a good point. What are you going to do about it, post it on Yahoo answers?
Btw. You're smart for a 16 yr old kid.
 
Yes, that's a good point. What are you going to do about it, post it on Yahoo answers?
Btw. You're smart for a 16 yr old kid.
 
I wish there were more young people out there who are as clear headed as you are. Those who do wrong or immoral things are idolized for no good reason, and then the ones doing the idolizing turn around and wonder what society is coming to.
 
I agree completely. It seems like the useless/alcoholic/wasted celebrities are the ones that get the most recognition, and the people that actually do good are largely ignored.

You are one enlightened sixteen-year-old. Don't ever change.
 
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