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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?
Yes, I believe people like celebrities do burnish their children to get a wider range of viewers likes or followers maybe even subscribers. So, what they do is throw in new things like a dog or a cat to attract people like animal lovers in general. Theymight 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. 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 broad casted 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.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think that it's not right for celebrities to use their children. I also agree that not all people do that with their kids.
DeleteBlue Ivy, North West, Max Zuckerberg — the children of celebrities are often in the public eye, to the delight of their parents’ fans. I think that some celebrities definitely do use their children to “burnish their personal brands”. I also think that some celebrities show off their children just because they love the idea of having children and they want to share that joy with the rest of the world. I do believe that noncelebrity parents do the same thing, albeit on a smaller scale. For pretty much the same reasons, they love to show their kids off. I am interested in what celebrities broadcast about their children. I think that i am interested in that basically because they are famous and i envy them. My parents do use social media. My father doesn't share much about me and my siblings if he can help it, mainly because of his job. My mother does share quite a lot if information about me and my siblings, just like pretty much any other mom. I like the way they portray me. The fact that they share me with everyone else shows that they really care.
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Deletei agree with you because some celebrities love to share with their fans and the rest of the world their children and whats going on with them. Parents that are non-celebrities show their children off a littles less but they show them off by bragging to their friends or showing pictures of them to their friends.
DeleteI do believe that celebrities use their children very often for different reasons. They can use them to promote their image.If they think they are getting unpopular they would post a picture of their kids to get more likes on their blog. They can also use them to promote a children's clothing line if they own them. I am not saying that all celebrities do that. Some celebrities just want to show how proud they are of their kids. Some celebrities kids you never see. They don't want them in the public eye. I think non-celebrities do it too. They can use their kids by promoting their business like in a car commercial if their parents owned a car dealership. If they want to show how perfect their life compared to others they would posts about their kids piano recital or award ceremony. Again not all non celebrities do that. People posts pictures of their kids to show their family and friends what's going on. They also show how proud they are of their kids. I could really care less about what celebrities post about their kids. I am really not interested about their lives. I just like watching their movies or listening to their music. I know their names and what they star in or what music they play. That's all that really matters to me. My Dad uses social media but he rarely posts anything about me or my sister. He mainly likes the games. My mom shares a lot about me on social media. Mostly to show my relatives what is going on since everyone lives far away. I really don't mind about how she portrays me. Usually its good things like if I got a good grade, family vacations, or places we went to visit. She usually doesn't post bad things unless it's a bad picture that I don't like. I know she posts things because she cares and is proud of me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, This is a Great way to explain how you feel about this topic because these celebrities now have all these clothing lines, and new ways to attract more attention to people who just enjoy specific things so they follow that specific person who specializes in one or more topics at once!
DeleterogeliofloresApril 28, 2016 at 8:09 PM
ReplyDeleteI think that celebrities don't use their children to burnish their brand. Of course their children are in pictures and videos. But it is their children and they can do whatever they want to them. Before the celebrities had children they were already had a very successful brand. They don't need their children to advertise for them. For example Beyoncé and blue ivy, Beyoncé had a very successful career and a worldwide fan base. Sure her daughter is in some videos but she doesn't need to be. Beyoncé is successful and doesn't need her child to advertise for her for more people to listen to her music . Another example is mark zuckerberg and his son. He is a billionaire and is very successful. He doesn't need his son to help advertise if he was one of the biggest websites on the plant. I do think that non celebrities do this because they are just starting to be recognized by bigger companies so they will use there children to become more famous than other people. So yes I do think that smaller celebrities do this. I don't really care what celebrities do to their children, they could keep their children off social media or don't show them in public and I would care because it is the way they are taking care of them. And it is their choice and no one else. No my parents don't use social media. They have phones but they don't use Twitter,Facebook, or Instagram. Thank or else it would be embarrassing if they did have accounts.
I agree with you. I think that it's not right for celebrities to use their children. I also agree that not all people do that with their kids.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I believe people like celebrities do burnish their children to get a wider range of viewers likes or followers maybe even subscribers. So, what they do is 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'm 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 broad casted 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 it's 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 it's 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. But, overall kids should be able to be able to live and be kids without paparazzi bothering them. So the main purpose is that some famous people have kids to make money and create fame for themselves and others do it to create a family.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that celebrities do use their children to “burnish their personal brands”, because they do brag about how they stay at home and try their best to live both lives. Non Celebrity parents do the same thing because they may work really hard and then they come home to take care of their family. I’m not really interested in what celebrities broadcast about their children because I actually feel bad for the kids because they have to grow up the rest of their lives being friends with fake people just because of their fame, money, or who their mother or father is. My mom uses Facebook and she only posts photos or videos from military ball,dances,talent shows, and etc. I’m fine with my mom posting things about me as long as it's nothing bad or either really embarrassing.
I believe that celebrities use their children to get more fans or likes. Sometimes when a celebrity is getting less popular they soon have children and their names are broadcasted all over again. A lot of parents have social media these days and post about their children but I mostly see posts about them and their life rather than their children's lives. It depends who the celebrity is if I'm interested in their kids or not. If it's someone who makes a fool of themselves I feel bad for the kid but if it's someone who got far in life for doing the right thing I find it cool how they're parent could be so famous but still treat them like any ordinary parent.
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