Through different mediums such as radio, television, and movies, a disturbing paradigm has manifested in American popular culture whereby the unmotivated and reckless student who shows no regard for education, oneself, or others is celebrated. Conversely, in these mediums, particularly in television and movies, students or young people who attempt to lead good lives and apply themselves at home or at school are mocked and ridiculed. Students who fit the jock, slacker, and renegade prototype are glorified, and in many cases, the authority figures, parents, teacher, school administrators are portrayed as despicable, abhorrent, and mean-spirited. This is reinforced by our celebrity obsessed culture where people such as Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan, arguably people with very little substance or talent, are ubiquitously publicized merely for their famous or infamous status.
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