This house believes that the popularity of child celebrities has caused more harm than good

Good morning members of this house, today I, as the 1st speaker will be talking about the impact of the dressing of the child celebrities on the society, as well as the impact of the people turning materialistic on the economy. My second speaker will be talking about the effect of the population mimicking the child celebrities, and my third speaker will continue the case for our side. Before I continue with my substantives, allow me to define some keywords in today"s motion. According to Oxford Dictionary, popularity means the state of being liked, admired or supported by a large group of people and a celebrity is a famous person. A child is a young human below the age of 14, according to Singapore Children"s Society. Now allow me to move on to my substantives. The popularity of child celebrities means that there is a greater demand for child celebrities from the audience, hence resulting in more people stepping up to fulfill that demand. However, to sustain the lifestyle of a child celebrity, as well as make them appear presentable to the public, parents will purchase material goods such as clothing and accessories for their child to better appeal to the public. As a result of that action, the child celebrities will grow used to wearing such expensive clothing and accessories, thinking that it is their entitlement. However, if these privileges are taken away from them, they will be unused to it, am make demands for it. Hence, wearing expensive clothing and accessories will make the child celebrity materialistic. Research carried out by the New York Times has proven that materialism will affect the individual"s mental and physical health. This proves that allowing child celebrities to wear such expensive clothing and accessories will not help them, but instead, harm them. Hence, the popularity of child celebrities will result in significant harms in the individual. Now, onto my second substantive, which will be speaking about the impact of child celebrities on the overall society. The impact of this problem will not only affect the individual child celebrity, but will also impact the society greatly. The popularity of child celebrities will result in many parents wanting to provide the same for their children, so as to allow them to be the same as those child celebrities, as well as to appeal to the public. If there are many child celebrities, or children who dress up like them, when they grow up, they will not have good social skills and decision making skills, because they will be too conscious about things that they should not be too concerned about, such as their physical appearance. They will also be materialistic. An entire generation with such poor traits will result in an unsustainable society that puts emphasis on incorrect values. Research carried out by YouGov, a marketing research company in the United Kingdom, has proven that celebrity culture is 37% of the biggest threats to children, which leaves 63% for other threats. The effect of the society dressing themselves up to mimic the child celebrities will cause significant harms to the economy, as they will become materialistic and cause the economy to become unsustainable. For all these reasons, this motion must stand. Thank you