Be Yourself~ Careful of Celebrity Advertising.

Most days I reflect on the positive, however I feel the need to write on the issues of Celebrity-ism & mass advertising. Occasionally I watch a few TV network prime time shows, and I have to say I am disgusted with the bombarding of celebrity-ism. Every times you turn around, a new celebrity Is trying to capitalize and push their perfumes or clothing lines, Trying to mind suggest to everyone, to want to look like & be like them. I find It all disgusting.

There are great name designers out there who's clothing & scents, are their passion, creations, awesome~ they are good at what they do, and deliver It with belief In the fruit of their creations, bravo to them, for most It is art & a life long passion. Now we have the celebrity singer, TV personality, actors, & actresses pushing their lines, why don't they just do what they do best? After all they are singers & actors NOT designers. Not to say a celebrity can't come up with retailing something they create, but I believe most has become: let's capitalize on this, make more money off of people, this will sell, they want to look, be & smell like me...I view this as a greedy,(not being happy with the God given gifts they were given) shallow, narcissistic, capitalistic message & venture to make more money, at the expense of impressionable young minds, In an already really unbelievability shallow society, to make others want be like them, not some passion design, creation that they believe In, such as the true designers.

I feel sad at times, we send out this message, especially to our young, Be like someone else.....want what they are, have everything....We are living In an era where young forming minds are bombarded with horrible messages, reality TV, materialistic messages from some Celebrity's, have the best, be like me, I am great.... Kids walk around with plastic surgery & 900 dollar cell phones, wanting the finest of things, when the children have not even had a job yet, or saved for a college book, they want It all. We are watching & contributing to making children delusional. Even worse than that, parents succumbed to this as well, doing It themselves....copying others, placing all emphasis to be like a Celebrity, to be and model after them, to choice to be something you are not, rather than themselves.

I am curious if this type of role modeling or parenting ever puts any good messages out? To have some values, or belief In God, or respect for others & themselves, some inner soul work, rather than all the material, and outer things? Has the majority mindset of the young, to aspire only to model after a celebrity, and the Celebrity cashing In on It? Rather they could be giving more useful messages, to contribute to the young minds with their mighty influence~ Rather than running to the bank with more millions that they really do not necessarily, urgently need, they have been so blessed, why not do something of good quality or mentoring, with the exposure......

I find Irony In this quote by Judy Garland one of our legendary movie actresses & singer...
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

I think we need to send the message, value who you are, be your self....let the inner light shine, stop trying to copy cat celebrity's, after all much airbrushing & bad messages to be someone other than yourself going on here. My words today; "Our biggest challenge in life is to be yourself, in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else. Just Be your true self" Diane Masi