Problems with the Term Role Model

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When I hear the term role model, I see the word perfection. The common thinking of a role model, in my opinion, is someone to look up to. For example, when I was younger the “role models” to me were Amanda Bynes and Hilary Duff. I thought those women had it together back in the 2000s (I mean let’s not Amanda Bynes meltdown recently), but I thought those women embodied what to be at that time. There was a point in time where I thought that the people that were famous on tv were automatically good people in my mind, based on how I perceived them on tv. Now, I am realizing that the reality is that nobody is perfect not even the ones that are rich and famous. The reality is, is that we are all human no matter what race, religion, ethnicity, or status we are all human and we all make mistakes. There are people that make six figures that behave poorly. People do not behave a certain way because of the amount that is in their bank account. The amount of money that you have in your bank account doesn’t determine your character as an individual.

I remember the comments from when Cardi B got into a fight with Nicki Minaj at the Harper's Bazaar event being like “Cardi B had so much money why does she act like this?” or “These women are not good role models for our children”. But then I read an article where…