Sometimes the public forgets that celebrities and athletes are people, too.

It’s one thing if they were politicians, who try to lead the city, state or nation; but they’re not. They’re simply in the public eye because of their talent or skill.

The public adores and looks up to famous people for their talent in music, acting or in the sport they play.

Celebrities and athletes become famous because people buy their music or pay to see their movies and games.

Some people say celebrities have a responsibility to society.

It is not to say celebrities and athletes don’t have a responsibility to society; like every person in society, they do.

Athletes should not do illegal drugs because they represent a sport and to do well in sports a person must be physically fit.

When a celebrity or an athlete decides to be a spokesperson for a company, then they have a responsibility to that company.

If a celebrity or an athlete represents Pepsi, they shouldn’t be caught drinking Coke; if they are a member of the organization, PETA (People for the Ethnical Treatment of Animals), then they shouldn’t be walking around in a real fur coat or own a leopard-skin rug.

However, no one decides to be a role model; role models are chosen. It’s up to a person to decide whom they want to look up to.

When to comes to children parents often say celebrities are supposed to be role models for their kids. However, parents need to have control over what their child watches or what type of music they listen to.

But because celebrities have become part of the public eye, their every move seems to be examined under a tiny microscopic lens.

People see and hear about what celebrities do in their lives and the public begins to hold them up to a different level than the average Joe or Jane on the street.

This is especially true for those who become famous young and grow up in front of the public eye; the world gets to watch them grow up.

Being an adolscent is already tough and it becomes even tougher when a person knows their every move is being watched by the masses.

Society is at times extremely judgmental because it thinks that celebrities and athletes are at a different level, whether in terms of wealth or in other ways. But when it comes down to it, they are just human.

Because of human nature, humans make mistakes. It’s how people live and learn.

People make mistakes because people are only human.

No matter how famous or rich they are, celebrities face problems just like every one else.

If they get cut, they bleed, if their heart is broken, they hurt. The only difference is that when it happens to the celebrities, the entire world gets to see it.

There are times people wish that no one else knew their mistakes. In the cases of the celebrities, the world knows everything about them, all the time.

When hearing about a celebrity’s personal experience, in many cases the audience may actually feel like it was actually there because it heard about it or saw pictures, but the audience doesn’t really know the full extent of what happened.

If it were anyone else, the person would not want to be judged either.

People should think about how they would feel if they were in a similar situation or think about the pressure celebrities and athletes face, and how they would deal with it if it were them.

Like every one else when it comes to celebrities, it’s their life and sometimes they just need to live it; making mistakes is how every person, whether famous or not, learns.