It's not the sort of thing of thing I'd normally pay attention to but after seeing some very distraught parents popping up on my FB news feed I came across this article:
I'm gobsmacked to see how seriously some young people can take things like this. :shock:
Thankfully my daughter seems to be taking a far more philosophical view, but I'm left wondering if these teen 'heroes' (or more likely their management companies) should be held accountable for their actions? Are they to blame, or should we just write it off as an unstable minority of young people taking things too far?
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Zayn's departure
I know these band splits have been happening for years now, but with the advent of social media it seems a more sinister side has emerged, with calls for fans to self-harm in an attempt to get him to change his mind.
Knowing how much of a well-oiled publicity machine sits behind these boy bands, luring in the "fandom" (I is street init! ;)) surely there could/should be some level of corporate culpability attached to their actions?
Knowing how much of a well-oiled publicity machine sits behind these boy bands, luring in the "fandom" (I is street init! ;)) surely there could/should be some level of corporate culpability attached to their actions?
I'm no stranger to self-harm - its very worrying that fans are doing this in vain as a misguided leverage tool to get the said pop star to change his mind.
Certainly with the social media aspect of things its so much more widely reported than years ago and also self-harm is exacerbated by the sharing on sites such as facebook and twitter. With many teens and "tweens" if their peers are harming then they also do it. The CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) will surely see some impact from this - maybe a public statement should be issued by the management company to help put a halt to this self-harm culture. And also a large donation to the charities that support harmers and their families
Certainly with the social media aspect of things its so much more widely reported than years ago and also self-harm is exacerbated by the sharing on sites such as facebook and twitter. With many teens and "tweens" if their peers are harming then they also do it. The CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) will surely see some impact from this - maybe a public statement should be issued by the management company to help put a halt to this self-harm culture. And also a large donation to the charities that support harmers and their families
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(or more likely their management companies) should be held accountable for their actions? Are they to blame, or should we just write it off as an unstable minority of young people taking things too far?
Hang orn, Surely it starts with the likes of parents buying in to their child's besottedness by pandering to their childs every whim 'please can I have the 1d APP' or please can you buy me a 1d mug/book/penset/pencilcase/cd/dvd/toothpaste/blanket/cushion/iPad/iPhone case/jellybeans//biscuit tin/nail varnish/hairband/quiltcover/tshirt/onesie/perfume/shoes and whatever else can be found and the parents buying it and stoking the flames of 'fandom'
You can't blame a marketing company/management company for doing what they're paid to do and neither should they have to worry about a member of their band leaving and the repercussions that may have on some of their heartbroken fans? For sure they may need to approach it in a responsible manner, possibly even setting up a counseling service whatever but for me the buck stops with the parents, they're the ones that stoked the flames and had they been perhaps a little less enthusiastic in populating their children's bedroom with their idols trash products and perhaps took more of an interest in their children's online activity rather than leaving them to it cos they have their own 'social media' to be getting on with.
I guess the media don't have any part to play in this either? pah! Lets just hope and it's probably a big ask that a fan or some fans don't go and do something silly and take their own lives, that really would be a tragedy.
