Everyone will go through the process of chasing stars. When I was in middle school, I also admired stars such as Jay Chou, Jacky Cheung, and Sammi Cheng. Their success was inseparable from every drop of their sweat and hard work, which inspired my fighting spirit and courage to pursue my dreams. Although I don’t have any idols now, I still admire the dedicated people in all walks of life. Chasing stars is a natural phenomenon that occurs during the growth of teenagers. We must treat it rationally and accept it.

In recent years, more and more talent show activities have flooded the screen, causing many adverse effects on young people. Many teenagers dream of becoming stars all day long. Stars are so glorious and have so many fans; stars are so beautiful and often appear on the screen. The crazy vote-shopping and illegal fund-raising behavior of civilian draft fans has also brought many harms to society. As someone who has rationally chased stars, I would like to warn modern young people: When chasing stars, you must adhere to the principle of moderation. Moderate pursuit of stars can relieve their stressful life and study pressure, and can also enrich their extracurricular life and develop their interests and hobbies. You can also regard your idols as role models for your own learning, thus transforming them into self-motivation and yearning for success. Another thing is to establish a correct world view, values ??and outlook on life. You must discuss everything with your parents and never do anything without authorization, so as not to prevent another tragedy due to star chasing.

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However, with the deepening of the reform and opening up process, stars are shining brightly in social life, especially in the mass media, and the enthusiasm for "star chasing" is getting higher and higher. As a result, certain extreme incidents and their more intuitive negative consequences often occur, causing public concern and people's great concern. For example, we often see reports in the media that some teenagers are so obsessed with a certain star that they delay their studies, spend their family's money, develop psychological problems, and even extreme cases commit suicide...

It is the unanimous voice of society to pay attention to the phenomenon of "star chasing" and provide correct guidance. However, first of all, a scientific understanding of the phenomenon of "chasing stars" is the prerequisite for all constructive work.

Complex reasons that trigger the phenomenon of “chasing stars”

As a unique social phenomenon, especially as a fashion among young people, the craze of “chasing stars” is closely related to its emergence. Spread has its specific social foundation, cultural atmosphere, values ??and psychological mechanisms and a series of motivations.

The coming of an era of stars in an open society. As the social environment continues to open up, the cultural atmosphere gradually relaxes, and people's spiritual needs become increasingly diverse. Especially due to the expansion of social industry types and career types as well as the increase in personal development opportunities, an unprecedented broad platform has been provided for the emergence of new stars in various fields. The rapid development and widespread popularity of mass media have created a unique "sky" for stars to shine. Especially in the fields of popular culture such as film, television, music, and sports, stars from the mainland of China are born frequently, and stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan compete to "land". They "become famous overnight" and become household names, thus forming a brand that is better than other fields. Stars have far greater sensationalism and fame capital. In short, the advent of an era of stars has created the basic conditions for unprecedented stars to shine.

The effect of cultural transformation in the process of modernization. The experience of world development shows that secularization represents the main feature of social and cultural changes in the take-off stage of modernization. The core connotation of secularization can be understood as a strong secular orientation, which is manifested in social mentality as fully affirming current life, affirming sensory enjoyment, and affirming the status and role of the public in social life. The influence of secularization has led to changes in the entire cultural pattern in society. Since the 1990s, with the advent of a moderately prosperous society and as consumer culture has been rushing to the forefront of daily life at a somewhat rapid pace, secularization is comprehensively unfolding its own connotation and form. Therefore, in terms of the entire pattern of social culture, the areas of elite culture, elegant culture, and rational culture are gradually shrinking, while the areas of mass culture, popular culture, and perceptual culture are increasingly shrinking. expanding trend.

Changes in values ??during the period of social transformation. After the reform and opening up, our country began to transform from rural society to urban society, from agricultural society to industrial society, and from ethical society to legal society. This transformation from traditional social structure to modern social structure has profoundly affected people's values. Concepts and action orientation. Social values ??have undergone such profound changes: from focusing on the collective to focusing on the individual, from advocating ideals to focusing on interests, and from emphasizing frugality to respecting enjoyment. This change in values ??has caused the idol types in people's spiritual world to change from worshiping political idols, moral idols, and sacred idols to worshiping achievement idols, life idols, and personalized idols. This is an important reason why those celebrities with charming temperament, achievements and fun are favored by today's youth.

The expansion of popular culture in media society. The rapid development and widespread popularity of mass media have created a media society and brought about a media era. Popular culture expands with the help of mass media. The important characteristics of popular culture are its pleasure, sensitivity and consumption.

As a cultural industry, popular culture's operating mechanism must follow the laws of the market, and commercialization has become one of the most important characteristics of popular culture, especially when it is combined with high-tech media, it will be more fully demonstrated. these characteristics. The popularity of popular culture often benefits from the promotion of consumerism. The development of media driven by technological innovation, especially the advertising campaign brought about by the popularization of television, has contributed to the expansion of consumerism. Consumerism has become the "natural fuel" of popular culture.

Idolatry psychology and self-esteem in adolescence. In adolescence, as the physical development matures, the individual's psychology and sociality begin to mature, but they are still at a stage of life development that is not yet fully mature. Strong idolatry was a prominent feature of people during this period. Idol worship is achieved through psychological self-esteem. Those idolized stars are often regarded by teenagers as models, frames of reference and spiritual sustenance for their life development. The characteristics of contemporary pop culture stars - beautiful appearance, chic demeanor, career success, social popularity, generous income, superior living conditions, etc., will strongly attract adolescents. The works of stars such as songs etc., can play a unique role in cheering, comforting, motivating, guiding, entertaining and even catharsis to young people to varying degrees, thereby forming the "love the house and the black" effect

Most of us are blind to star chasing. Yes, they blindly imitate their clothes, even their eating habits, and have no direction of their own.

Star-chasers are usually students. Most of them have no financial income, but they want to buy records and attend concerts, which is a waste of their parents’ money. income. If you don’t understand art appreciation, you will blindly chase stars.

(1) Impact on the physical and mental health of young people

Many young people, in order to chase stars, do not eat well, do not sleep well, listen to music half the time, and fall asleep all day long. Drowsily fantasizing, this obviously affects the young man's growing body and is not conducive to the young man's physical and mental development. Some star-chasing teenagers have to save breakfast in order to chase stars, buy color photos, and buy tapes. Some even go to the hospital to sell their blood in order to buy concert tickets worth 100 or 200 yuan! There is a little girl in Chongqing who is willing to dance on the Jialing River in order to force her parents to buy her tickets! There are also many young girls who morbidly regard the celebrities they admire as their lovers, suffering from unrequited love. Once they hear that their dream "lover" has a girlfriend or is married, they feel extremely sad and feel that they are not alone. Their "lover" was snatched away by others, resulting in a feeling similar to "lovelorn", decadence and depression, which seriously affected their physical and mental health.

(2) It is not conducive to the formation of moral character of teenagers

Adolescence is a critical period for the cultivation and formation of a person’s moral quality and even personality. The role model and role model in teenagers’ minds are Their imitation of role models, pursuits and behaviors in adolescence have a crucial impact on the formation of their entire mental outlook. Nowadays, star-chasers have a "halo effect" due to their admiration for celebrity idols. They blindly imitate, pursue and love their living habits, hobbies, clothing, and even pets. For example, they deliberately imitate the hairstyles and clothes of celebrities, ask around about the celebrities' hobbies, and learn to do it themselves. There was a boy who heard that a certain star didn't like a certain dish, so he stopped eating it. This kind of blind imitation is not conducive to the formation of young people's moral character. Also, where does the money for chasing stars come from? If you just save breakfast, it will only harm your health, but if you go astray for money, it will harm the moral character of the young man.

There was a girl who racked her brains and had no idea what to do in order to buy a frighteningly expensive ticket of 280 yuan, and finally had to reach out to her parents. But she knew clearly that her working-class parents, whose monthly salary was only more than 200 yuan, would never give her money to go to a concert of a certain singer. what to do? Had to lie. So she asked for more than 200 yuan from her father, mother, grandpa, grandma, grandpa, grandma, uncle, etc., plus the money she saved, using various excuses such as buying books, buying textbooks, buying school supplies, paying back classmates, donating, and helping classmates. It was easy to scrape together enough pocket money. When she ran to the ticket office with great joy, she realized that tickets were not available at the main entrance, but the black market fare had been "fried" by ticket dealers to 500 yuan a ticket. She was anxious and helpless. She should have stopped at the cliff at this time, but she was already obsessed with pursuing a certain singer. In order to see the true face of her idol, she took a desperate risk - reaching out to her father's wallet with her originally innocent hand... Of course, the money was She didn't "steal" it, and she didn't buy the ticket, but sadly, she paid a heavy price for it. She learns to lie and takes the first step toward dishonorable behavior, reaching the precipice of making a mistake. We hope she never takes another step! In addition to this example, a little girl in Chongqing asked her parents for money (150 yuan per ticket) and jumped into the Jialing River. This behavior was also very detrimental to her moral development. Therefore, I hope that young friends will calm down, check their own behavior, and never make "one mistake that will lead to eternal hatred"!

(3). It increases the financial burden of the family to varying degrees

Look at the price list! An original tape costs at least 10 yuan (9.8 yuan). Which "star-chasing fan" or "enthusiast" doesn't own twenty or thirty games? And new song tapes are still being released continuously! The demand for them by star-chasers is insatiable.

A large color print of a superstar costs about 3 yuan a piece. Look how many there are on the bedside and wall of a star-chasing boy. As for the tickets, they are even more endless: for Jacky Cheung’s concert in Beijing, the official price is 280 yuan; for Andy Lau in Chongqing, the price is 750 yuan, and the black market can fetch 1,500 yuan per ticket! If any of our star-chasing boys and girls want to witness the glory of their idols in person, can your working-class parents bear it? No wonder some girls in Chongqing have to sell blood! In fact, let alone being there, the money spent on tapes and color printing has already made many parents complain! I don’t know if you, my young friends, have ever thought about it. Most of your parents endured hard times, with low wages and rising prices. They were already scrimping on food and clothing to support the elderly and children. Your parents worked hard to raise you up. You As a pure consumer class, it doesn't matter that it doesn't contribute to the lives of its parents. How can it increase the burden on its parents with such unnecessary expenses? Think about it, right?

(4) Let bad guys fish in troubled waters and increase social instability

A student from a school in Shanghai came forward to organize a "Lingming Fan Club", attracting a large number of Liming fans. The event they organized was attended by more than 700 people in one park alone, most of whom were girls aged 14 or 15. To join, each person paid a membership fee of 20 yuan, so members flocked to the event and joined enthusiastically. In September this year, Liming held a concert in Shanghai. The fan club president said that he would organize fans to meet Liming. This attracted many star-chasers and enthusiasts. They threw money and eagerly waited to see Liming. Style. Unexpectedly, the first and second waits were like mud cows drowning in the sea without any news. Not only did they not wake up at dawn, but even the president was missing. Later I found out that the so-called president turned out to be a liar. He defrauded fans of their money and ran away with the money. Fans shouted that they had been fooled, but it was too late.

Where there is a crowd, there is good and bad. When innocent boys and girls are obsessed with chasing stars, it is inevitable that there will be lawless people fishing in troubled waters.

Furthermore, every time Hong Kong and Taiwan singers perform, the ticket prices are already set very high. However, due to the large number of fans, the supply exceeds the demand, causing the black market ticket prices to be speculated again and again by ticket dealers, and the prices are frighteningly high. , money flowed into the pockets of ticket dealers, but opened up a "road to wealth" for them, which is probably something that boys and girls with fevers never thought about.

The excessive fanaticism of star-chasers has also added unrest to society. Every time "superstars" hold concerts or meet-and-greets, it becomes an unsettling moment. They shout wildly inside and outside the venue (fans without tickets are waiting outside the venue from beginning to end). Fans surround, chase, block, and intercept singers. Fans ask for autographs from the singers they admire, etc., which may cause personal harm. . This kind of thing happens from time to time in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For example, when Andy Lau held a concert in Hong Kong, fans were trampled and seriously injured while trying to grab balloons. As for the chaos around the performance venue, thieves taking advantage of the opportunity to commit crimes, etc., let alone that. Young friends, do you know how worried your parents are about your safety when you are fanatically chasing stars?

Therefore, there must be a principle of moderation in chasing stars. If you pursue it to the point of transcendence, it will only cause a hundred harms and no benefits. Some people say that teenagers' star-chasing craze is a rebound from the heavy academic workload in middle schools, and is a reaction of junior high school students seeking to get rid of study pressure. This view is not unreasonable. But whether it's a rebound or a reaction, you can't go the other way and go in the opposite direction. The overload of schoolwork is indeed a problem that needs to be solved. However, it is still feasible to require schools to strengthen music, sports and aesthetics classes and carry out rich and colorful extracurricular activities that are beneficial to the body and mind. Teenagers may wish to give it a try. Maybe you will know that it is much more meaningful than blindly chasing stars.

Chasing stars for middle school students does more harm than good

1. Chasing stars for middle school students does more harm than good. The main task of our middle school students is to study, and we should not do things that are not part of our real career, such as chasing stars.

2. Middle school students do not have good self-control ability. Once they chase stars, many people will be unable to extricate themselves and abandon their studies.

3. Chasing stars not only requires time and money, but also consumes our energy, harms the physical and mental health of our middle school students, and leads to many unnecessary and useless things to spend money on, such as buying posters and so on.

4. The idols that friends worship may be similar or different. They may have a repulsive or even hostile attitude toward others because of their different idols. There are many reasons why middle school students chase stars, for example: the songs they sing are good; their dances are good; they play (kick) wonderfully, they are handsome, and they have personality; they envy them for being carefree and being supported by people... However, In my opinion, the most important ones are: appearance, talent, and moral character. According to the survey, 23% of middle school students like the appearance of the stars they admire, 69% like the talent, and 14% like the character of the stars they admire. It can be said that most people like the talents of stars. As for their qualities, And sentiments are rarely paid attention to. For example, celebrity crimes are common these days.

Summary: Teenagers are in a period of ignorance, with only a chaotic concept of things in society, and full of hope and longing for the future. However, it is because celebrities in the entertainment industry use their external beauty as capital to win and promote negative things, which has a great impact on teenagers in their growing period, so we insist that teenagers should not chase stars. .

(1) Statement of opinion: Our opinion is that chasing stars does more harm than good.

(2) Main arguments and submissions: Everyone knows that our students have poor self-control ability and it is difficult to control themselves. Once you fall into the trap of chasing stars, it is difficult to escape! For example, a high school student blindly chased Jay Chou and used the money his mother gave him to go to school to buy products about Jay Chou, and even bought a house to live in. Living next to Jay Chou's house, he spent all the money his mother gave him to go to school. It can be seen from this that it can be said that chasing stars is good? Childhood is the best stage for us to learn. If we use this time to chase stars, we will waste a lot of precious time and turn our childhood into a blank memory! Moreover, celebrities are also ordinary people. They also have their own ups and downs, good and bad, but they have achieved some achievements in some aspects. For example, the famous Liu Xiaoqing was once a household name, but later he became a criminal because of tax evasion. Another example is Zhao Wei, who made a fool of herself by wearing clothes with Japanese flag patterns on them. What’s the point of chasing such a “star”? Financial burden is also a big issue. If a classmate is obsessed with chasing stars, there will be a large number of such products, thus increasing the financial burden. A piece of news conducted a random survey of more than a hundred students in the city. 94% of the students had purchased photos, posters, photo albums and other items of their idols, and 57% of them had purchased them regularly. %. We also learned that there are many such products in stores outside, but the prices are very expensive. A poster usually costs around 2 yuan to 25 yuan, a CD usually costs around 10 yuan to 30 yuan, and a beautifully printed book Most of the idol photo albums cost 15 yuan, 20 yuan, 30 yuan... or even a few hundred yuan each. For those of us primary school students without financial income, regular purchase of such items will undoubtedly greatly increase the financial burden on our parents.

Therefore, we believe that star chasing does more harm than good!