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Thread #109195 Message #2281218
Posted By: Ebbie
06-Mar-08 - 11:21 AM
Thread Name: BS: Role Model Drug users
Subject: RE: BS: Role Model Drug users
I kind of agree with the Barkley thinking. Youngsters may well idolize - and idealize - the celebrities that are pushed on them so relentlessly. I think it is sad and cynical, because it is the entertainment industry that is doing it - and only in order to make money.
However. When it becomes known that the celebrity is a user, it is up to the parents of those targeted youngsters to stay current with the situation and to point out the consequences, whether the consequences are swinging-door rehab centers, court appearances, late night talk show ridicule or death itself.
IMO