Are Drugs The New Celebrity Endorsement?

In a previous post I talked about the negativity in the media and also how they tear these celebrities apart piece by piece. Although, I stand by my opinion I came across some photographic evidence of celebrities endorsing drug use. Now, I feel like celebrities have a certain responsibility to try to be some type of role model to our up and coming generation. Some of these kids look up to you and wants to be like you. So, they feel they should do the things that you do including drug use. There was an article about Soulja Boy posting pictures on Instagram of himself with codeine (syrup) and marijuana. I understand that celebrities are human too but we don’t need to see what they do behind closed doors especially when it involves drugs. Soulja Boy isn’t the only celebrity that does it. Rihanna is always uploading photos like this and this to Instagram as well as showing off marijuana and pics of her smoking it. Honestly, I don’t see the point of even doing that. It’s not cool and it’s giving off the wrong image to our children. I know it’s not a celebrity’s job to raise anyone’s children but their own but they have to know the kind of power they hold and use it for good instead of promoting so much foolishness. They need to let what they do behind closed doors stay behind closed doors. It really bothers me to see that and see how these celebrities really take their status for granted. I guess it’s the world we live in now. I know that there are a plethora of celebrities who uses their celebrity for good but a lot of them with major status glorify the wrong things. There has been too many of our celebrities who have died from drug overdoses. I know no one is perfect but keep what you do that you know is not right out of the eyes of our children. We know kids will listen to what a celebrity says before they listen to their parents so they need to be careful of what they put out into the universe. I’m not trying to sound holier than thou but celebrities as well as people like myself have a responsibility to bring our kids up the right way. This world is falling apart and we must find a way to try and make it better. I only wish I had the power that some of these celebrities have to make a difference in this world. So, they need to realize and understand the responsibility that they have whether they asked for it or not.