Suri Cruise, a daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, was born in April 18, 2006, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. She is often called as 'Tom Kitten' by public and media, and this four year old girl is a top star. Type Suri Cruise on the google search bar. You will get not only myriad photos of and articles on her, but also related search words. 'Suri Cruise high heels', 'Suri Cruise ipad,' 'Suri Cruise outfits', 'Suri Cruise news', and 'Suri Cruise out of control'; these are all what people googled to learn more about her. Suri even has her own fan blog. The blog is full of her photos and comments on her fashion sense. In fact, what happens is: paparazzi wait in front whenever Suri leaves her house, and the world learns the brand and the cost of her clothes before the following morning. She is not a star. She is a world star. If you do not know her or never heard of her till this moment, you are definitely out of trend. People argue about her shoes preference on high heels as a baby, ownership of an ipad, and the degree of her 'spoiled-ness'. Who could have possibly imagined a four year old girl who never made one's debut yet will be this famous? She is not an actor, nor a singer, but a daughter of A-list movie stars.
By now, we all know how dangerous it is to be so famous in a young age. Many young stars including Macaulay Culkin and Lindsay Lohan have shown the side effects of prematurely achieved fame. Both of them were the center of attention of their times as an adorable child actor and actress, respectively. However, they went astray as they go through puberty. I'm not saying Suri will end up being one of the unfortunate case or anything. I'm just questioning the subject of this move. Macaulay and Lindsay at least had their will on walking a path of an actor and actress. Also, they have their signature movies, Home alone and The Parent Trap, respectively. On the other hand, what did Suri do? Suri herself did nothing as a 'star,' but still she is frequently on the front page of entertainment magazines. What are we doing to this innocent girl and her fragile life? Just because this girl is a daughter of the movie stars we usually gossiped about, does that mean we can do the same to the baby? It is wrong for someone's life to be shaped by the public. She needs to have her own choice on her life to be lived by her. So, lets stop googling about which top designer's clothes Suri wears, or if she owns the newest ipad or not. Please leave the parenting to her parents. I believe two parents are enough for her to be parented by.
I really liked this Caelyn, it put into perspective the face that Suri's fame could actually have consequences when she grows up, something that a lot of people don't think about when reading/gossiping about her. I also liked how you compared her to other child stars to show why you think her fame will have negative consequences, it backs up your argument. Good job! -Kate
ReplyDeleteI had never really thought about this before. I just sort of always accepted Suri as famous and never considered why she was or what the implications of that were. I see your point about how she is just a kid and should be able to live a regular life, but I guess this is the only life that she has ever known. I am wondering if she thinks that her life is normal for everyone?
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Well apparently I am out of the trend since i have never heard of Suri Cruise, but that is besides the point.
ReplyDeleteYour point was very clear and you had lots of evidence to back up your point. I think that she is watched to much by the media. A four year old should not be photographed and commented about. When she gets older and she understands what is going on it could have a negative effect. I hope Tom and Katie are more carful with her and the paparazzi.
Amelia
I like this a lot Caelyn. I have never thought that it would be weird or bad to comment on Suri so much just because she is currently too young to understand. Your point came across very well. At the end you talked about how we should leave the parenting to Kate and Tom; however, have you considered that possibly Kate and Tom use Suri to make themselves more famous or more talked about?
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Caelyn, you made a great point. I've always been irked at the amount of attention the media is giving Suri, especially since she isn't even a "star" yet. If one is famous at a young age, they eventually become accustomed to all that attention and are not able to live a normal lifestyle free of the paparazzi following her around 24/7. I completely agree with your statement "please leave the parenting to her parents," because we really have no control over her life.
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Good points in this article, Caelyn. I also think this blog entry is very timely with the whole Lindsay Lohan jail drama right now. You made a good point about how detrimental all this attention is to young "stars" and how she doesn't really deserve this because she hasn't even been in a movie or magazine by choice. Kinda sad to think these are the times we live in...just another sign that the world is coming to an end I guess.
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Don't worry, Amelia, I was out of trend too! And still am - but I did some diligent googling :)
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about Deema's question about the role she might play for Tom & Kate, that might be intentional on their part. I also want to talk about your idea that "parenting should be left to the parents," because I can't tell how much the paparazzi is making it so that Tom and Kate CAN'T just parent Suri without being harassed by photographers and such. PLUS, there's a reason the paparazzi keep going after her - people are responding to her, and want to read about her and see her, for a reason, if only for the shock value and the opportunity to get worked up about something. Do you know what I'm saying? There's a vicious cycle here, and it's hard to "place blame" because I don't know if blame can be placed. I'm curious to think through all of the parties that play a role here in making Suri a premature star, and your point is well-taken that this could have major implications for such a young person!
Why are you so interested in Suri, Caelyn? And why do you think she's so much more in the media spotlight than other celebrity kids? (Or what shapes her particular kind of media spotlight - is it the way she is dressed up and presented by Tom & Kate? Is she an "authorship creation" of Tom & Kate in a way that other celebrity kids don't seem to be?
-Steph
i like her fashion and im very much intrested in her....i hope that she"ll become a great girl and i wish her good luck
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