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The Influence of Celebrities on Teenagers:

A Double-Edged Sword

Celebrities have always had a huge impact on help of celebrity advertisements.
society, be it defining new cultural trends or setting Some celebrity individuals are
new beliefs. Their popularity has been widespread over known for raising awareness
social media and in turn their influence on teenagers about few important and critical
has grown stronger than ever before. Teenagers can social issues like gender equality,
now follow every step of their favorite actors, singers, environmental awareness,
athletes, and social media influencers, whether it’s their education and mental health.
normal diet or fashion trends, thanks to the modern World famous band Coldplay for
world’s digitization. In addition to this, celebrities are instance are determined to reduce
known to influence society by supporting various social their Carbon footprints through
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causes, some of which bring heated debates concerning their enviornment friendly D/o SRINIVAS.T
a person’s personality. These subtle aspects affect young concerts all over the world. With Class: XII ‘B’ (CEC)
minds in both advantageous and detrimental ways. this they encourage the current CRPF PUBLIC SCHOOL GC RRY
generation to be more proactive
Why Teens Admire Celebrities? on environmental issues. These aspects impart a
positive light on the society making the teens a bit more
The current generation is still in the process of responsible towards the world and themselves as well.
figuring out their individuality- trying to identify their
dreams, future goals, hidden talents and so on. On Copying Celebrity Behaviour: On the other hand,
this quest they are bombarded with different choices. there are few celebrities are known to live a luxurious
And sometimes these choices are and carefree life with unethical behaviour such as drug
abuse, bad language, unhealthy relationships, and
getting into irrelevant fights. The teens who follow them
might have a negative influence, such incidents can
affect their thinking and thought process making them
believe that it is acceptable to have such behaviour in
the society.

Social Media Pressure: Previously which was once
termed as peer pressure is now termed as social media
pressure. The fear of not keeping up with the current
beliefs and so called “trends” has severely affected the
teens. The teens try to make themselves fit into the
flawed, virtual world created by their celebrity idols,
which in turn leads to developing anxiety, insecurities
or low self-esteem if they don’t match the standards
that are set up by their celebrity idols.
influenced by
their immediate surroundings and the current The Positive Side of Celebrity Influence
generation immediate surrounding is their social media.
Over here, teenagers look up to their idols and desire to Movie stars, sports stars and social media influencers
be one of them. Whether it is their confidence, fashion have a valuable change as well. Several renowned
sense, lifestyle or even their diet, teens want to copy personalities talk about critical topics like self-love, mental
them all. health, and spreading positivity. Few of

Fashion and Beauty Trends: The modern world tends to
focus more on the physical appearances. Majority of the
importance is given to the way we look and the way we
dress. In order to make themselves relevant with respect
to the current fashion norms, teens tend to follow their
favorite celebrities, sometimes going to extremes to fit
in with these beauty standards, which can be harmful
for their health.
Social Values and Causes: Awareness regarding few
social causes is well spread across the society with the