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ORIGINAL APE:
Your response evades the question. Everyone who is in the public eye on a consistent basis is a role model. Shaved heads on Black men became popular after Michael Jordan did it. R.Kelly followed suit, now its been commonplace for years. You see youngsters emulate their favorite hip-hoppers all the time in dress and mannerisms.
Think about when tattoos became popular. How about braided hair on men. The general public models their behavior to some extent off of those at the forefront of pop culture. Of course, your primary role models should be at home, but that is now an almost antiquated notion. With the dominance of t.v and other media in a childs life, that and their immediate peer group are their primary models of behavior.
Gary Condit feels that if Clinton got away with it, he can too. His lack of shame is bolstered by the fact that Clinton survived the negativity of his affair. With Clinton as his "role model", he is following suit with the lies, half-truths, and deflrctions. Everything but accepting responsibility.
We are all role models, especially the most visible of us.
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