When I Grow Up Analysis

“When I grow up, I wanna be famous, I wanna be a star, I wanna be in movies…” These words begin the chorus of the infamous song “When I Grow Up” sang by the pop girl group, the Pussycat Dolls, that dominated radio stations in the early 2000s. The song’s lyrics symbolize a group of women who have made it to the big leagues by being sexy and are relishing in their wealth and success. In the early 2000s, the Pussycat Dolls were a symbol of power and sex and were a picture perfect group of women that many young girls at home wanted to embody.
The influence the pop girl group had on young girls’ at home is called the mirror effect also known as mirroring, which according to www.psychologydictionary.org, is the process of emulating, or copying exactly the behaviors, speech, and characteristics of another individual. Celebrities are people who make pop culture and set trends, they are a group of “hierarchy people” that “lower ranking people” according to a social scale, strive to emulate. Afterall, …show more content…
All you need to do is to act sexy, play the diva, demand privileges, and party with abandon” When celebrities chose to portray a certain persona, it then influences what younger generations believe are steps needed to have this picture perfect life. Many celebrities are followed 24/7 by paparazzi’s who are watching them like hawks. Paparazzi’s are paid huge sums of money to exploit every little good or bad thing that an idolized celebrity does, although most stories that are published by magazines or gossip channels are the latest scandals that celebrities have been involved in. The scandals are endless, from cheating on their eighth husband, to the new “safe” way a celebrity has lost over a hundred pounds. Magazines and social media handles are the number one place to catch up on celebrity gossip and