American Society Needs New and Improved Celebrity Role Models

Reading the news today, it is filled with the antics ofthat jail is surely full of other women serving similar
young celebrities committing crimes and living lives ofsentences, who never got preferential treatment, and
irresponsible excess, disregard for the law, andmust finish out their time in the jail like everyone else.
promiscuousness. I'm no prude and have spent timeWhat ever happened to freedom and justice for all? It
having polite and controlled fun in my younger years,makes me wonder.
but is it really necessary for the press to concentrateInstead of concentrating on the infamous, arrogant and
on drugged out, or drunken celebs making fools ofspoiled celebrities; relevant news and attention would
themselves on a daily basis at nightclubs? Still, manybe better used showcasing those who truly deserve it.
young people look up to them, as if they are gods dueThere are good and decent celebrities such as
to the fact that they are rich, pretty or famous. HaveAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have spent much
good morals and values taken a back seat to hardtime and money donating to charitable causes. Their
partying and lack of respect for others? It is hard forpurpose in life is clear, to help others and make the
anyone raised with discipline and scruples toworld a better place. Still, the press hounds them for
understand this. It seems that American society issuperficial matters, concentrating on more shallow
becoming cheapened by all this over the top mayhem.issues rather than focusing on the issues these
Recently, Paris Hilton was let out of jail, after servingcelebrities work so hard to support. If the world is to
only three days of her drunken driving sentence. Nobe a better place, the media needs to begin focusing
matter how her attorneys try to argue and defend it,more on those who are making a difference in the
her release shows a blantant disregard for the law.world, and spending less time focused on hard-partying
The average citizen would never get off of a seriousformer child stars, clearly useless and immoral
charge so easily. Paris will be "confined" to her home,celebutantes, and others whose only contribution to the
sporting an ankle bracelet, and chatting on herworld in the end is scandal and crazy behavior. Train
cellphone as if nothing ever happened. Homethe public to be more interested in relevant matters,
confinement isn't even a slap on the wrist to her. Forand less focused on the superficial. By focusing on
someone who has made her living partying, andwhat is good and wholesome may raise public
ignoring authority, letting her finish her sentence atexpectations and make us less focused on those who
home just goes to prove that money talks. Meanwhile,aren't deserving of attention and fame.