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=== Musicians ===

* Pop stars in particular are held to this on account of their fanbases typically being largely comprised of teen and tween girls.

* [[The Beatles]] had something of a (relatively) clean-cut, madcap, teen-friendly "mop-top" image, and were a youthful breath of fresh air in America following the JFK assassination. They were advised to stay away from politics and kept much of the rougher aspects of their personalities and humor (and [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|burgeoning marijuana use]]) under wraps. Then came John's "[[Blasphemous Boast|more popular]] [[Bigger Than Jesus|than Jesus]]" misquote, and later Paul's admission in the British press of trying LSD. Though it took a toll on their "[[Idol Singer|Beatlemania]]" image, [[The Sixties|the changing times]], refusal to tour and their [[New Age Retro Hippie|psychedelic]], [[Important Haircut|facial hair-wearing]] period would soon follow with ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. They would be [[Growing the Beard]] in [[Incredibly Lame Pun|more ways than one]]. By the late '60s, the group would develop a [[Cerebus Syndrome|more serious image]] for the rest of their careers.

** Not true in their own country. From the moment they emerged into the public consciousness they were seen in the media as [[Moral Guardians|corrupting the morals of British youth]] With their (comparatively) long hair and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky image]] they were quite unlike the clean-cut would-be home-made Elvis clones that came before like [[Cliff Richard]], [[Tommy Steele]], [[Marty Wilde]] or [[Billy Fury]], whom one could comfortably take home to tea with one's mother despite those rebellious stage names. By the time the Beatles had hit America The [[Rolling Stones]] (and, heaven forfend, the [[Pretty Things]]) had emerged and one's mother could then accept the Beatles as cuddly.

* Rapper Nelly arguably damaged his mainstream career by making the "Tip Drill" video. Before it came out, Nelly was being groomed to be like the next [[Will Smith]] (but with more street cred), as a rapper who had mass appeal and wasn't like the other hardcore gritty rappers in the mainstream. So now there's this huge backlash and Nelly's career seemed defined by that raunchy vid. It arguably sapped his career's momentum.

** Which doesn't make much sense when you think about it. Nelly's albums were much like other [[Gangsta Rap]] albums released at the time and were nothing like Will Smith (whose music was much cleaner). And the double album he did after the video went multi-platinum. If anything destroyed his career, it was the 2008 album "Brass Knuckles" (which was a glorified [[Special Guest]] album and not like his other albums, it also had a [[Troubled Production]] and was constantly delayed to fans' dismay).

* [[Taylor Swift]] has openly stated she believes in this trope and that she has a responsibility to her younger fans. Here's [http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-60-minutes-raising-next-generation/ a clip from her interview with ] with ''[[60 Minutes]]'' where she discusses it.

{{quote|'''Swift:''' It’d be really easy to say, ‘I’m 21 now. [[South Park|I do what]] [[Maury|I want]]. You raise your kid.' But that’s not the truth of it. The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.}}

=== Politicians ===