Role Models...?

There are celebrities that associate themselves or attract a particular age and/or racial group thusly becoming a visual culture role model. There are positive role models and negative role models that each group can aspire to, meaning that celebrities hold the power to portray themselves making constructive decisions or conversely, destructive ones. Each decision that they make is scrutinized by the media, which is inherent of their Star Power. Celebrities that have taken on the position of role model or negative role model have the power to shape how people act. This is primarily because the structure of our visual culture has granted them this influence.
Oprah, who has firmly adopted the role model status along with the title of superstar, appeals to a vast and diverse audience as well as her stereotypic female audience. Her show generates ideas of everything from how to interact with other people, how to have relationships, all the way to how to raise children. However wholesome and enlightening her show may seem, it is beneficial to critically examine the source of her advocated information.There are many varieties of celebrity role models, each using their Star Power either directly or inadvertently to help shape our visual culture and the way we function in our society.