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Student Question | Should We Be Privy to the Lives of Celebrities’ Children?
APRIL 18, 2016 5:02 AM April 18, 2016 5:02 am
Blue Ivy, North West, Max Zuckerberg — the children of celebrities are often in the public eye, to the delight of their parents’ fans.
What do you think about this trend? Do you like knowing about — and seeing photographs of — the children of the famous? Is it fair to the children?
In “The Right to Privacy for Children Online,” Teddy Wayne expresses his opinion on celebrities who write about, share photographs or videos of or otherwise incorporate their children into offerings for their fans — and potential customers:
If I had a friend who told me he was starting a business named after his young child, I might find it cute, perhaps even touching. If he were using his son’s or daughter’s likeness as the logo (à la the Wendy’s franchise), I could understand how that might be fine, though I’d wonder how his offspring might react later to seeing his cartoon image plastered ubiquitously.
But if he also cast his child in commercials, and that was on top of a web campaign in which the little boy or girl was otherwise a prominent fixture, and if my friend already inhaled the rarefied air of the ultrarich and I suspected the deployment of the adorable tyke was a strategic showcase for his own relatability as a normal parent and a measure to downplay the crass commercialism of the enterprise — well, then I might be concerned.
And yet many parents on social media are doing much the same thing, albeit in less conspicuous fashion, and usually with a goal of praise, not profits.
We, too, are using our children on the Internet to burnish our personal brands, from the C.E.O. who wants to let everyone know she still takes the time to attend her child’s piano recital to the stay-at-home caregiver wanting recognition for his exhausting work.
… Less pettily, there are serious questions to be asked here about privacy and consent. For most children raised in analog eras, embarrassing Polaroids and stories were small-scale mortifications at worst. But now the possibility of mass exposure looms, and while most conscientious parents know better than to circulate, say, a photo of a child bathing, they do distribute other data that the young subject may someday wish had been kept confidential.
“It’s hard enough to get through puberty,” Amy Webb wrote, in a widely read 2013 essay on Slate, about a friend’s unfettered Facebook pictures of her 5-year-old daughter. “Why make hundreds of embarrassing, searchable photos freely available to her prospective homecoming dates?”
The 5-year-old clearly cannot approve with full understanding the uploading of these images, just as the only way Blue Ivy can refuse to endorse her mother’s marketing campaign is by throwing a temper tantrum. We have strict child labor laws, and I am certain that any applicable ones were upheld during Blue Ivy’s cameo. (I also imagine that she had fun.)
Students: Read the entire article, then tell us:
— Do you think celebrities use their children to “burnish their personal brands”?
— Do noncelebrity parents do the same thing, albeit on a smaller scale? Explain.
— Are you interested in what celebrities broadcast about their children? Why or why not?
— Do your parents use social media, and if so, do they share things about you and your siblings?
— If so, how do you feel about the way they portray you or the things they publicize about you?
ReplyDeleteI don’t think that celebrities use their children to “burnish their personal brands” most of the time. It depends on the person who does it or what type of ego they have.If you were one of the celebrities who has a selfish way about themselves or is too “Hollywood” then I can see that happening.For example I can see someone like Kanye West doing something like that.I think that because he has an ego that many celebrities show.Lots of celebrities do use their children to help to make even more fame and recognition for themselves. Im not that interested in what celebrities have to say about their children. Im not interested in celebrities broadcasting every single thing they do with their kid.I think its wrong and that the kids of celebrities shouldn’t be broadcasted for the whole world to see.Family matters should be kept private and it isn’t right if they share it for the whole world to see just to get some more recognition. My parents do use social media and they share things about me and my siblings on Facebook.I don’t feel comfortable with it because I don’t want to be all over Facebook for the whole world to see.I wouldn’t want strangers I’ve never even met or my family has met to see what we did for vacation or something.I don’t like how my family publicizes what I’m eating at dinner or what I’m doing when I’m at the beach.I don’t think its okay for kids to be publicized for everything they do.It’s overwhelming and kids don’t even have a chance to be kids.A prime example of this is child actors.Parents of child actors always expect the best work out of kids on commercials and TV. They make their kids focus on just TV and acting and its not right because these types of parents would do anything in order for their kid to gain recognition such as making them go on a diet or make them take martial arts classes or something.So the main purpose is is that some famous people have kids to make money and create fame for themselves and others do it to create a family.
I agree with you when you say that celebrities do use their kids to boost their fame. But though sometimes the famous families are not only having kids for the fame. At some times they just want to add another person to their family to raise and love.
DeleteI do think that celebrities do use their children to “burnish their personal brands”. Showing off your children is a good way to rack people into buying your brand and everyone knows it. People feel more sympathy for your business when it involves kids. Therefore, it makes your brand flourish and help it grow. They are celebrities for a reason, because they are well known and have a lot of followers, so when they have their kid use their brand a lot of people see it. For example, Lebron James is sponsored by nike if he showed his kid using his brand of shoe, it would inspire other kids to go out and get his brand. This helps nike benefit which eventually helps him benefit. Celebrities will do whatever they can to get more money and fame and using their kids is a good way. I do think that non celebrity parents do the same thing. Whether they own a business or not. Parents just often like to show their kids on social media and if it can be used to promote their business, who wouldn't do it. I am interested in what celebrities broadcast about their kids. However, if I don’t like or follow the celebrity i am not going to be interested in what they post. Most celebrities I follow are sports related and they usually post stuff about their kids. I like the celebrity, so I am interested in their kids and I like to see their kids support the brand of their parent. My parents don’t use social media because they don’t know how to. If they did use social media, they would probably post things about me and my sister because it shows my family and their friends pictures of us. My Aunt and Uncle use social media and they mainly post about my cousins. I know that my parents would enjoy seeing pictures of my cousins and that my Aunt and Uncle would enjoy seeing pictures of me and my sister. If my parents did post things on social media I probably wouldn’t care how they portray me or the things they publicize about me. This is because they can’t embarrass me any more than I already do to myself. Also only my family and family friends would see their post so it’s not like I would get made fun of. Therefore, I wouldn’t care what they post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jakob. Celebrities use their children to make people buy their brand.
DeleteI agree. People do use their kids to get people to buy their brands. I think it's wrong. Nice opinion.
DeleteI personally do believe people like celebrities do "burnish" their children to get a wider range of viewers likes or followers maybe even subscribers. And, sometimes they throw in new things like a dog or a cat to attract people like animal lovers in general. They might even have a kid for those people who like looking at adorable babies, but it is all about getting bigger and better than everyone else to these people all they care about is perfection and more views and likes or retweets! Lots of celebrities do use their children to help to make even more fame and recognition for themselves. I mean, come on. How easy is it! Just take a picture of your kid, and boom. More fame. I'm not that interested in what celebrities have to say about their children. I'm not interested in celebrities broadcasting every single thing they do with their kid. I think its wrong and that the kids of celebrities shouldn’t be broadcasted for the whole world to see. Family matters should be kept private and it isn’t right if they share it for the whole world to see just to get some more recognition. Even if it does get you fame. My parents do use social media and they share things about me on Facebook. I don’t feel comfortable with it because I don’t want to be all over Facebook for the whole world to see. I wouldn’t want strangers I’ve never even met or my family has met to see what we did for vacation or something like that. I don’t like how my family publicizes what I’m eating at dinner or what I’m doing when I’m at the beach. I don’t think its okay for kids to be publicized for everything they do. It’s overwhelming and kids don’t even have a chance to be a child. I just really don't think they take into consideration of the effects of what they're doing. Would you want somebody to tell everyone else about what you're doing? Or rather YOU be able to monitor that? What if it's something embarrassing to you? Could you get bullied in the future because of it? These are all questions that should be asked, but aren't. All in all, I do not think it's fair if children that have no say in it to be put out on social media.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that they should use their children because you are using them to your advantage. It is almost as if they are having a kid just for this. It is honestly disgusting to think about because a child is put on this earth for a reason and they are basically not being loved for who they are they are just being used almost as a toy. I do not think that parents do this same thing. I really do not think that they do. I think that since the celebrities have all this pressure on them and everything that it is giving them a mindset of being the best. They are basically or almost brainwashed into it and that is all they are going to think about. A “normal” parent who isn't famous will to anything in their power just to take care of their family instead of trying to be the best at what they do. Yes, they want to be the best parent they can be but that is completely different than what celebrities do all because they have a different mind set of or about certain things in their life. I don't really seem that interested in other celebrities children because i don't really feel that they are better or better because their parents are famous. I find that they are the same and that one little thing shouldn’t change a person's status or reputation. My parents do not use social media and if they did i do not think that they would feel comfortable about putting their children up on the internet. I am sure they have thought about it but forced themselves to sat know because they thought about the things that could possibly happen whether it be bad or good. They don’t but i think i would not be ok with them putting me up on the internet to all people. If it was people i know it would be fine but if it is just random people then i wouldn't feel comfortable with that. All the stuff that happened on the internet as to be taken into perspective so it can help you protect your children for the internet madness.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Justin, celebrities shouldn't use their children for an advantage. However, they do and they try to help their brand flourish. I feel that the kids are used as puppets. Finally, you make a good point that celebrities will do whatever they can to gain more fame.
DeleteI do think some celebrities do use their children to promote their brands and I think there’s nothing wrong with that. Non Celebrity parents could do the same thing if they wanted. It really is the choice of the parents until the children get older. I really don’t follow any celebrity or what they are doing so I guess I would say that I don’t care what they broadcast about their children. My parents do have social media and I really don’t know if they put stuff on social media about me or my siblings, but it wouldn’t bother me if they did. My relatives like to know what is going on where we are living and how we are doing, so if a post about me is on there it wouldn’t bother me. My parents probably do not publicize things about me on social media, and the way they would portray me doesn’t matter to me. So I think in conclusion that celebrities can portray their children how they want to until the children can make decisions on their own
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think that celebrities use their children to “Burnish their personal brands” because when they have a child, everyone likes to know all about them. Everyone loves children and like to get info about them on how they are doing and what the parents have for it in the future. When, celebrities have these children, people see it as a very special moment for them, and feel it is right to support and help them by buying their brand. People know it's hard to take care of a child, so they think that buying their product would be the respectful thing to do and will help them. Yes, I think non celebrity parents do the same thing because they like to become friends with other children's parents, and feel their child is what gets them those new friends. For example, think of the children who play sports. If that child is really good in a sport like baseball, everyone will want and get to know that kid, and when they know that kid and he/she gets popular, they will want to get to know the parents too. All the adults will want to become friends with the child’s parents since they see them as the “cool” parent. If the child becomes popular, so does the parent because the child will be invited to many events, making the parent have to go to them too and others easily get to know them. The parents see their child as their way of becoming popular in their generation.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I am not interested in what celebrities broadcast about their children because the child has its own privacy too and I don’t want to know everything about him/her. I find it as disrespectful just finding out about everything about the child. I shouldn’t have to know about the whole child since they may not want everyone to know about them. We don't need to know all about him/her because it is none of our business and shouldn’t have to affect the way we see him/her. Yes, my parents do have social media. My mom has Facebook and posts on it several times a day. Sometimes it is of me or my brother, usually about what we are doing, or if we got anything special. When she does this, I don’t really mind her doing it. Mostly it's about something special that happened to me or my brother, and I feel they should be shared with her friends so they can stay in touch and know what is going on with us. I feel that if she didn’t post anything on Facebook, nobody will know what we are doing or how we are. It’s always good to keep in touch with friends and know what's up in case something were to happen and you can understand what the family is doing.
ReplyDeleteI think most celebrities use their children to burnish their personal brands. Some celebrities fade away and aren’t talked about. Having a baby gets people attention and gets people talking. It’s big news, and gets people to like them because they become interested in them. I’m not a follower of people and their babies, I’d rather watch kids a few years older than me. That’s just me, some people fall in love with the little baby and like seeing the post’s. I like seeing the funny pictures and edits they have of some celebrity kids, but I’m not gonna be a follower of a kid who can’t talk.
I think non celebrity parents do it. I think non celebrity parents post of their kids because they’re proud and want to somewhat brag about their daughters beautiful prom dress, or their son’s winning basket. It’s obviously a much smaller scale of showing their kids off, but my parents do it. Non celebrity parents do it out of happiness and proudness, than expanding their fan base. Not saying every celebrity with a kid does this, but it’s more common for them than for average people like me. My parents are on social media, and I find it funny. They are following the trends that their kids are doing. My aren’t on social media everyday posting pictures of us, but when a milestone happens, or a holiday they post. I don’t mind it, but I’d like to see what they post, yanno like give them permission. My parents have all the right to post pictures of me and my siblings because they created me. I’m not gonna fuss because they are showing me off in a simple way.
I agree with what you said Dallas. Celebrities all the time use their children to burnish their personal brands. Although like you said I would never follow someone who always posts pictures of there babies. Sometimes I like seeing the funny pictures and edits they have of some celebrity kids too. I also agree that non celebrity parents do it also, because they are proud of their child's accomplishments and what they have raised them to be.
DeleteI agree with you Dallas. Your parents only post things to show how proud they are of you and your siblings. I also like to see those funny pictures and edits of celebrity kids.
DeleteI don’t think that people should use their children to help their companies. The kid that they are using shouldn’t be used if they aren’t able to or aren’t old enough to understand approving of their use. The children might not like the use of their pictures because they can be constantly bothered and have a very chaotic childhood. Another reason this might be a bother to children who are the centers of their family businesses is for later in their lives. They might not enjoy having a lot of viral pictures and videos to their name. I think that non-celebrity parents have a different set of rules for using their children online. Since non-celebrity parents aren’t using their children in front of thousands or millions of people I think it is fine to use their children. Being seen by some internet friends doesn’t have as nearly as big of an effect, positive or negative, opposed to being exposed to a huge amount of people who aren’t friends. Considering most parents probably don’t have any greedy thoughts in mind compared to some celebrities who want money or fame the non-celebrity parents will probably have the best interests of the child high up. When celebrities show off their children to the world I don’t see a point in it. If I look at celebrities I don’t want to see their children because their children aren’t the ones doing anything outstanding. Since I like the celebrities I only want to see them and not their children. Their kids are just like any other kids it’s the parents who bring the attention so I don’t see a reason why their children get so much attention. Unless their children do something very important themselves then I don’t care too much whether I see them or not. I also do not think that it is fair to the children who are put into the spotlight unwillingly. My dad uses social media a little bit. He isn’t too good with it so he doesn’t share too many things about me and my brother but when he does I don’t care too much about it. If we were being shown to thousands of people I wouldn’t like it but since that isn’t the case it doesn’t bother me being shown to a few friends and family members. Since he only shares when we do something good or are at a certain place it doesn’t bother me. I think using kids on social media is ok under certain circumstances.
ReplyDeleteNot all celebrities burnish their personal brands, but some do and they use it heavily. They think that since they are famous that their whole family should be too. It’s a popularity thing. They use it to boost their career. Not to mention when they start clothing lines they post pictures of their children to promote it. I see it all the time on social media. What they release or post just gives the press another cover page story. Some people aren’t like that and keep their family private but some are just open even without the child’s approval. Non celebrities do it too! They post every detail about their lives and it shouldn’t happen unless the child says it okay. Honestly the things that are posted about them when they are younger could cause problems. People could find photos people probably wanted to hide, or be made fun of for it and it’s not right at all. I don’t care about what celebrities post about their children because they are looking for attention and I personally don’t care. I try to mind my own business and I don’t need to know what is going on in a celebrities life especially when I don’t even know what’s going on in my own. You shouldn’t post your whole life and family on social media because maybe people in your family don’t want them posted or maybe someone will use them against you. My dad just got Facebook this year and barely knows how to use it, he will comment on someone’s post to say happy birthday or something but he barely shares stuff. He barely texts and all he does is play scrabble, words with friends, or one of the candy crush/ pet rescue games. Meanwhile on the other hand, my mom will post every single thing there is to know. For example, in Vegas she posted that while my sister and I were at a concert, she was in the bathroom at the Bellagio charging her phone. Another example is when I was going to North Carolina for music camp, she checked in on face book every single rest stop we went to and posted pictures of me sleeping in the car. Where ever we go I feel like my mom needs to let the world know, yesterday when I was at the doctor, she posted about that. I feel like we should keep information to ourselves because there are somethings that shouldn’t be shared.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Danielle's response. Not all celebrities use their kids to boost their personal brands but some do. some families don't always show off their kids to all their followers on social media. Some people enjoy their privacy and want their family issues out of the publics business.
DeleteI agree with you Danielle. Celebrities are always using their child to promote clothing lines or buisnesses. I too see it on social media a lot, and like you said, i think the parents should get their child's approval before posting something to promote something, and then making the child well known around the world. Some children may want their privacy and don't want to be well known.
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ReplyDeleteI think that most celebrities don’t use their children to “burnish their personal brands” half the time. When celebrities do have children of their own, they don’t like the child to be seen right when they are born. Celebrities know that the paparazzi are going to be all over them trying to get a picture of their child. They like to keep their children out of the public eye until they get older. When the kids get older they might want to have a little more attention towards them but no all the time. Some don’t enjoy being on the news all the time and don’t like to have their pictures plastered all over the internet and the news. So i feel that celebrities don’t try to use their children to “burnish their personal brands”. I feel that it is totally opposite with non celebrity parents. When non celebrities are trying to launch a brand of their own they know it’s not going to be easy to get their brand out their to others. They like to show their kids all over their advertisements to get people's attention. It catches the viewer's eye and makes them want to get the product or view their shop. Definitely, I feel that non celebrity parents like to show off their children more often to “burnish their personal brands” than most celebrities. I like to see some of my favorite celebrities kids once in awhile to see their growth over the years. I don’t stalk them to the point of seeing what they are doing every single second of the day. If they post about their child everyday I would get tired and not really start to care anymore about them. I’m not as interested in their child’s lives like some people are. I don’t really care about what they are doing or what fancy things they do with their parents because it doesn’t mean anything to me. If people like to see celebrities children all the time on their post then it’s just what they like but to me I don’t really like to pay attention to their post. My mom likes to use social media but my dad doesn’t have any. Sometimes she likes to post about me and my brother but she’s not constantly talking about us on facebook to others. If it’s a special event that we have she will post about it but it’s the rare occasion that she will post about us. She likes to post positive things about us and all the good and happy events that have happened to us in our lives.
I agree with you Sam. A lot of celebrities don't use their children because they know the effects of the media. Non-celebrities also use their children too much.
DeleteSam I completley agree with you, celebrities shouldn't publicize their children without their approval. A lot if celebrities live a private life but sometimes they don't. more people who aren't famous post more about their children and it gets a little over board sometimes.
DeleteI do believe that celebrity parents do use their children to “burnish their personal brands”. Most celebrities will post pictures of their children on their instagram, facebook, twitter, or anything to show how much they care about their children. And to show how much time they spend with them, even though they have their celebrity lives and jobs to do. Some celebrities might even post pictures of their children to show off their new brand, or new toy. Just to get a better profit, because most people love to see a little baby all dressed up. Even though most celebrity parents do “burnish their personal brands” through their children, So, do non celebrity parents. My Mother is always posting a picture on facebook about where we are, who we are with, what we are eating, and almost everything you could post. When I asked my mother why she always posted pictures of my brother and I she said, “It's because I am proud of what my children do and the things we all do as a family, because some people don't have what we have.” That is the huge difference between a celebrity and a non celebrity posting a picture of their children on social media, most celebrities do it for profit and non celebrities do it because they are proud of their children's accomplishments. In my opinion, I could care less about what celebrities share on socail media about their children. I usually do not follow people who do that often, because it because an annoying habit. Like I said before my Mother is a big social media fan. She is always on her phone on facebook, texting about our lives and what is happening at that moment in time. My Mother is always posting embarrassing photos of me and making me mad. Although I hate when she does it and I love her for caring so much to post things and be proud of me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Alyssa, our parents always post things about us but it is only out of the goodness of her heart. They ont actually mean any harm.
DeleteI completely agree with you Alyssa, I can totally see where you are coming from. My sister is always posting on social media. Although it is annoying when they post bad pictures of us, they mean well. They are just proud of their families and what to show their friends and family why they are so proud by sharing pictures and writing posts.
DeleteI agree with what you said, Alyssa. My whole family seems to post things on social media, but they do it because they're proud. It's not meant to embarrass you or get back at you for anything, it's out of love and the goodness of their hearts.
DeleteI do think that celebrities do use their children to burnish their personal brands. Showing off your kid or children is pretty smart because they will talk about you more if you show them off. They will remember that and they will remember that is your kid. People feel more sensitivity or understanding for your business when it involves kids. That makes themselves grow more and make people buy whatever they are selling. They are celebrities for a reason, because they are well known and have a lot of followers, so when they have their kid use their brand a lot of people see it. For example, when Steph Curry was younger he did a commercial with with his dad. It was something about Steph asking if he would be famous or something one day and that helped Dell Curry be more known. That helped two things whatever that commercial was for and help his dad become more famous. Celebrities will do whatever they can to get more money and fame and using their kids is a good way. I do think that non celebrity parents do the same thing. Parents just often like to show their kids on social media and if it can be used to promote their business they should do it. Most celebrities I follow are sports related and they usually post stuff about their kids. I like the celebrity, so I am interested in their kids and I like to see their kids support the brand of their parent. My parents use social media. They post things about me and my and my brothers because it shows my family and their friends pictures of us. They want to show us off for some reason because everyone else does it. My Aunt and Uncle also like to use social media and they mainly post about my cousins. I know that my parents would enjoy seeing pictures of my cousins and that my Aunt and Uncle would enjoy seeing pictures of me and my sister. I do not really care that my parents post about me and my brothers because I just do not really care. They are just posting pictures and saying good things about me mostly so I do not really care too much about that. This is because they can’t embarrass me any more than I already do to myself. Also only my family and family friends would see their post so it’s not like I would get made fun of. I would not ever care if I got made fun of anyway by them because they are my family.
ReplyDeleteThe children of celebrities are often in the public eye, to the delight of their parents’ fans. To me, i believe that this is unfair to the children. They are too young to make their decision whether or not they want their faces all over every tabloid in the world. I understand if the baby was just born and it makes headlines but, there doesn't need to be paparazzi waiting right out of the hospital doors waiting for the baby to come out. I do believe celebrities use their children for publicity reasons. FOr example, when Blue Ivy, Jay-z and Beyonce's baby, Jay-z had wrote a song called “Glory” which was about the newborn. Along with a new album thousands of dollars came out of writing that song. I also believe non celebrity parents do the same with their children. A lot of parents for example on facebook, post about their children. Whether it's a small post that they got a new pair of shoes or lost their first tooth, they are always bragging about their children. Parents who post about themselves most likely will not get as many likes or comments like when they post about their children. All the time my mom is on instagram, facebook, and snapchat posting about me, my brother, sister, and my dog because she is about the equivalence of taking care of a newborn. Wherever we go for example, on vacation or on a day out, my mom will post to tell her friends what we are doing. She will post pictures of us on instagram and those pictures usually get more likes rather than selfies or pictures of food or flowers. On snapchat, on her story she will post videos of our dog playing outside or me and her doing the face swap. I like the way my mom posts about me because she will only praise me and also her friends will comment nice things about me. Sometimes though, the pictures of me aren't the best looking which is weird for me when i see them. Also, what she posts as her statuses about me are usually something embarrassing that i had done. Since she is friends with most of my friends at schools parents, they always bring up embarrassing things my mom says on facebook. Sometimes i wish my mom posted less about me but i know that she doesn't mean any harm.
ReplyDeleteAshley, I totally agree with you. They shouldnt always use their children to "burnish their personal brands." Children shouldn't have to be put into that situation.
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ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article, I believe that celebrities at times do not brandish their children on social media. Celebrities try and keep their kids out of social media by not having their pictures taken while in the eyes of the public. They try and keep the kids out of the limelight until the child is old enough to make their own decisions on what they want people to know about their lives. Celebrities use their money in way to protect their children by hiring bodyguards to protect them while out in public and have nannies to take care of them while the celebrity parent is out of the household.
I don’t feel non-celebrity parents do the same, because while they are out in public with their children the paparazzi are not following them everywhere taking their pictures like they do with celebrity children. Also non-celebrity parents lead a normal life, they can take their children to the park, they can go to baseball games, and they are not bothered by anyone wanted to take pictures of the kids of ask all types of questions.
I am not interested in celebrity children or any of the gossip that might follow them in the newspapers or tabloids. I like most people have my own life to live and worry about the daily routine called life.
Yes, my parents use social media, and they do share the good things that happen in my life. They also share the good things that occur in my siblings life, along with pictures and captions explaining what might be happening within the framework of the picture that they posted on social media. There are times that posting things on social media can make me happy with what is going on in my life, such as when they post pictures of my horse and I. Also during the winter months when pictures are posted of myself and the swim team that I am a part of. My sibling was also part of the swim team while attending the same high school and pictures were also posted at that time depicting the special events that occurred while he was swimming.
There are times that I appreciate all the attention that social media brings while pictures and captions are posted about me. There are times that I would like to keep some things from being posted, but in today’s society everything is read and posted about our daily lives so you just have to adapted to the situations.
I personally don’t think celebrities use their children to “burnish their personal brands”. First off, most of these celebrities have a lot of money and they don’t need to post their kid all over social media to burnish their personal brands. In fact, many celebrities don’t even want to post their kids on social media. Some noncelebrity parents do the same thing as celebrities. However, mainly the reason parents post their young kids on social media is to show them off. I know my sister loves to post everything on facebook about my nephew’s accomplishments. Sometimes parents are posting it to “burnish their personal brands”, but mostly they just want to post about their children and show them, how proud they are of their accomplishments. To tell the truth, when my sister posts about how proud she is of me and how I’m doing so well in school, it makes me feel good about myself. Since she took the time out of her day to make that post and share it with friends and family. I’m not going to lie of course I’m interested in what celebrities broadcast about their children. I’m honestly just a nosey person in general and love to see what kim kardashian is posting about her kid. I like to read all the exciting and interesting things they do and I like to see what she’s good at in life. My parents don’t use social media but my sisters do and they love to post about their kids, friends, and family on it. They do share things about me, it’s usually about my achievements and accomplishments. The way they portray me doesn’t bother me at all. It’s all good things and maybe a few bad pictures from like Christmas mornings. However, I love to go back and look at all the old pictures and see how much I change. All in all, I don’t think anyone should judge people based on what they like to post about their children. Looking at old pictures is fun except when you have to drag out your big family photo album. Now you can just log on facebook and bam pictures of you, family, and friends.
ReplyDeleteTori, I totally agree with you. They shouldnt always use their children to "burnish their personal brands." They should just post pictures to show off their children.
DeleteI think celebrities only use children to “burnish their personal brands” sometimes. All celebrities love their and want to put them on the internet to show it. Some celebrities however, do use their children to “burnish their personal brands.” If their children are cute and people see it, they will want it more. It helps the parents promote their product. I think that it's cute when celebrities broadcast about their children. If I see it on Instagram or something, i`ll like it. It's not really super important to me, but sometimes it's nice to see that celebrities do post about their children. I think non celebrity parents do the exact same thing, but of course on a smaller scale. Parents will post pictures of their children on the internet, without the children even knowing sometimes. I know that happens with my family. I will get an email saying my mom posted a picture on Facebook of me. Sometimes I look cute, and sometimes I look like a crazy person, but apparently she does it because she loves me. I may look bad in a picture, but at least I have clothes on. I know my mom wouldn't put a naked baby picture of me or anything weird like that for sure. We even had a conversation on that and she thinks it's crazy when other people do it The baby can't say no because they have no idea. Then, when that baby grows up and half the internet knows about it. When people post things they shouldn't be so releveling. If people are going to post pictures of their children, they should look cute and clothed. If the baby is in a cute little dress or suit, more people will like it.This could be a big issue for celebrities children. Millions of people see their pictures and they can save it. It takes seconds to screenshot something. If it is a bad picture of the baby, when the baby grows up people may still be talking about that picture. I think celebrities should definitely post pictures of their children, just not always be bad or for “burnishing their personal brands.”
ReplyDeleteBrianna, I agree. Some celebrities use their children to burnish their personal brands, but others truly love their children. I think it's pretty creepy that the internet is so big and any one could access what you post and save them, like you said.
DeleteYes, I think celebrities are using their child or children to “burnish their personal brands”. I think that when people love a celebrity, a lot of what they do can be very admirable. When they see a celebrity with an adorable, lovable child it boosts their popularity and could be using their children to get more attention and a reaction from people. I think the descendents of a famous singer or actor who you watch or listen to all the time could be exciting for a lot of people, and they might use that to make them look good too. Also, they might use children to make them look even better altogether. Children, if you stereotype, are usually portrayed as sweet, innocent, youthful, and maybe a bit naive at times. Celebrities might use this to get a positive feedback from fans. However, they might also try to get attention in negative ways too. Celebrities may post embarrassing videos or photos of their children that their children might not appreciate when they’re older. Also, they might intentionally name their children something ridiculous to get people intrigued yet upset, or maybe they’ll just think it’s funny. Yes, I think parents do this for positive feedback but on a much smaller scale. For example, a proud mother might post something about their child’s grades, accomplishments, etc maybe to show off their child or for attention. Seeing someone’s child with a great achievement or talent makes not only the child look good but the parent also because they raised the child. I don’t look into celebrities all that much but if I did, I might be interested in what they broadcast about their children. It might be interesting to see if they have the same talents as their parent whether it be singing, acting, etc. My mom uses Facebook, and she does post about my siblings and I. I am perfectly fine with the way she portrays my siblings and I. She mostly posts pictures of events that happened, like my sister’s birthday party where we had cake for her. She doesn’t over do it; she’s pretty humble about it which I appreciate.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think that people should use their children to help their companies. The kid that they are using shouldn’t be used if they aren’t able to or aren’t old enough to understand approving of their use. The children might not like the use of their pictures because they can be constantly bothered and have a very chaotic childhood. Another reason this might be a bother to children who are the centers of their family businesses is for later in their lives. They might not enjoy having a lot of viral pictures and videos to their name. I think that non-celebrity parents have a different set of rules for using their children online. Since non-celebrity parents aren’t using their children in front of thousands or millions of people I think it is fine to use their children. Being seen by some internet friends doesn’t have as nearly as big of an effect, positive or negative, opposed to being exposed to a huge amount of people who aren’t friends. Considering most parents probably don’t have any greedy thoughts in mind compared to some celebrities who want money or fame the non-celebrity parents will probably have the best interests of the child high up. When celebrities show off their children to the world I don’t see a point in it. If I look at celebrities I don’t want to see their children because their children aren’t the ones doing anything outstanding. Since I like the celebrities I only want to see them and not their children. Their kids are just like any other kids it’s the parents who bring the attention so I don’t see a reason why their children get so much attention. Unless their children do something very important themselves then I don’t care too much whether I see them or not. I also do not think that it is fair to the children who are put into the spotlight unwillingly. My dad uses social media a little bit. He isn’t too good with it so he doesn’t share too many things about me and my brother but when he does I don’t care too much about it. If we were being shown to thousands of people I wouldn’t like it but since that isn’t the case it doesn’t bother me being shown to a few friends and family members. Since he only shares when we do something good or are at a certain place it doesn’t bother me. I think using kids on social media is ok under certain circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI do think that celebrities do use their children as marketing things, but only in certain cases. In most cases they only post pictures of their children to let their fans know that they have a child, not that they want a boost in sales. In the certain times the celebrities do use their children as sales bait they get ridiculed for it and generally lose sales. One thing that has to be kept in mind should be that celebrities are people too. Just because they post a picture of themselves with their kids doesn’t mean that they only had the child because of the possible sales boost, they are only human. They most likely love their child and want to make their life as nice as possible. Now, in the case of normal average parents they definitely aren’t going to do that. I think that normal parents just post pics of them with their kids to let their friends and family know that they are now parents. Picture this, “Oh, I didn't know you had a kid!” says the new parents father. “Oh I just forgot to tell you.” says the mom back. That probably wouldn’t be so good now, would it. But now, with social media inserts the story goes much better. “Oh, I didn’t know you had a kid!” says the new parents father. “Oh, you didn’t see my pictures on facebook?” replies the newborn's father. “Oh yeah, now I remember.” says the father's father, lying. But, really, who didn’t block his facebook account! He kept on posting picture of cars he didn’t own and memes he didn’t understand. Essentially, social media posts revoke all chances of a great Aunt you forgot to tell about your child getting all flustered because you forgot to tell her. As to if I would care about the famous celebrities children, I could not care less. It is something that does not involve me, so unless a member of PTV or P!ATD has a kid, it doesn’t matter to me. (But still, congrats) My parents do use social media, sadly. But they have not discovered my account so I don’t really care. They do post annoying posts of me as a baby, but really, who cares. I mean why get all worked up because some random guy scrolling through his facebook page sees me as a baby rolling down a hill and hitting my head on a big “W”? (It’s a long story) The only thing that really annoyed me was a post of my Aunts gossiping about me in what she thought was a private message. That annoyed me. But nothing else really annoyed me, and if anything else does I can just go onto said person's account and take down the picture.
ReplyDeleteI think celebrities shouldn't use their children to burnish their personal brands.I understand if the baby was just born and it makes headlines but, there doesn't need to be paparazzi waiting right out of the hospital doors waiting for the baby to come out. I do believe celebrities use their children for publicity reasons. For example, when Blue Ivy, Jay-z and Beyonce's baby, Jay-z had wrote a song called “Glory” which was about the newborn. Along with a new album thousands of dollars came out of writing that song. I also believe non celebrity parents do the same with their children. A lot of parents for example on facebook, post about their children. Whether it's a small post that they got a new pair of shoes or lost their first tooth, they are always bragging about their children. Many parents over use social media to the point of it only being about there kids. Some post stupid things like haircuts and new clothes that no one cares about. Most don't realize how annoying it is to just see photos of people showing off their kids.Parents who post about themselves most likely will not get as many likes or comments like when they post about their children. My mom doesn't usually post that much stuff on social media about me and my siblings. She doesn't because she doesn't want herself out on the internet. But my dad posts a lot on social media of me and my siblings. He only posts pictures when we are doing something important though. Like a birthday party or something like that. I feel that my dad uses social media in moderation. So I don't mind him using social media to show people what we do.
ReplyDeleteYes I do think that some celebrities use their children to promote or help their companies. “Burnish their personal brands,” means someone is trying to promote to make their company popular. The child or newborn baby has no idea what is happening so the parents let paparazzi take as many pictures as they can. And these pictures are used to make companies popular and get richer. But these actions may cause the child to get aggravated or upset to pictures or just things that the celebrities ae doing. This makes the parents not caring to their child, but to money. That makes them monsters, parents who have no love to their beautiful child, but to everyone else that has a dollar sign next to it. Since non-celebrity parents are not popular all over the world. They can still use their children as advantage to many things in life. I heard a story which was true, a mother adopted a couple kids. But the mother was smart, she picked the kids who had disabilities and things. So when the kids got things because of their disabilities, the mother got them to. So basically she is using the kids to get free stuff that is very expensive. So some parents do use their kids for some things but not for making their companies more popular. I don’t like how celebrities broadcast their children. Parents who are celebrities should just be a family and stop letting be famous for a little bit. They should just be a family and stay home with their kids. This generation these days, social media is everywhere in the world. The newspapers and other people who want information about celebrities is always in social media. Every celebrity who has a phone uses Instagram, Snapchat or just anything that has social media. They are always posting about their children or about themselves. Since I like the celebrities I only want to see them and not their children. Their kids are just like any other kids it’s the parents who bring the attention so I don’t see a reason why their children get so much attention. Kids should be loved by their parents no matter what in life, or at any time and place. So kids should not get overcrowded with the paparazzi. Also, they shouldn’t be the rising star for their parents companies and stuff like that. So that is why parents should not use their kids to promote their companies and be more famous.
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