EFFECTS OF CELEBRITY LIFESTYLES ON 21ST CENTURY YOUTHS

By: Josmat Jerry

In a diverse world we live consisting of various facets of events unfolding like dramas of life, lots of years, decades and centuries have gone by which had witnessed various turns and runs. With each to a significant trademark that shaped the lifestyles of our fore-runners, these events lay for us a background to build on and continue to structure the way our life events come to play.

The current century has been one of the ‘last days’ centuries whereby we witness actions of mouthwatering, terribly amazing actualisations and also magnificent pours which had therefore leave us speechless. Likewise, the youths of the 21st century are one of flexible and dramatic kind considering their model of living which includes their high rate of freedom, mentality and freewill. Also, youths shape to be the number one lovers of celebrities as they follow their minute to minute life events. These activities celebrities reside in tend to dictate the youths’ lifestyle to a large extent.

Being of pliable structure, the emotions of youths are appealed to by causing them to do some things that are in resemblance with celebrities’ formalities. Young minds of this century have perceived these ‘well known guys’ as models whom they can look up to and perform part of what they engage in. Youths feel everything celebrities live in are legit and well acceptable in terms of normality. This is due to their undying likeness for the activities and style of living of celebrities.

Unarguably, most celebrities are somehow loose in their spending that brought about the “uncare” attitude in how much they live rich. Blame not these folks because if they know and actually realise that there are kids, teenagers and youths out there looking up to them as a follower, they would have been very much careful with their every day steps.

It must be noted that the yearnings of how prodigal and unconcerned most celebrities lifestyles are is not a call to apportion criticism or find fault in their liberty of life, rather, it’s just a conscious notice to how these activities impact greatly on youths (which are their number one lovers). The hair styles, dressing mode, talks and activities they participate in are what young ones imitate and make sure they perform such act in their own respective life.

In reference to the above mentioned, for instance, the ‘dreadlock’ hairstyle, the ‘school na scam’ and other widespread slangs, the attractive dress modes and other related of such are what youths of this century take on to exhibit which are of celebrity lifestyle offsprings. In same format, you tend to see a ‘celeb’ displaying the latest phone and the next thing you see is youths summing up all energies to possess such possessions. They thereby go extra mile in living same rich life kind their mentors swim in.

Importantly, these well known figures must really come to the realistic point and realise that the path they walk on which leaves their footprint behind are what their lovers/followers passionately follow. Celebrities need to be much careful concerning activities they do as the model of youths’ life format in the society is a replica of what they had displayed through their appearance, music lyrics, life on stage, life in real scene and most notably, their lifestyle.

Should we really blame youths for blindly imitating celebrities life events? Even if these guys parade behaviours that are not acceptable, must they be blamed for its impact on youths? We all are accountable for any good or bad that befall our life as we know the rights from wrongs, it’s our sole decision to decide which of the two paths to take. Even if a figure you look up to is walking towards destruction (as we all are humans), that doesn’t instruct you also to follow such suit because everyone is wholly accountable for his deeds.