Celebrity children are truly something to be reckoned with. They, along with their parents, create this cultural ideology that children should be guided towards fame. We can see this hegemonic ideal of what it means to be famous and beautiful through children just as much as the "adult celebrities". We see this as national ideal through reality television shows such as Toddler's & Tiaras. The show is a perfect example of the hegemonic notions of what it means to be feminine and reflects fame as the ultimate goal for a child. Additionally, celebrity children notoriously have extremely unique names. This trend has made Apple, Blanket and Shiloh (all shown above) popular names because their parents are stars. Studies have concluded that celebrities have accelerated the trend toward unusual names, which includes creative spellings of popular names. Nowadays, "not only is it acceptable to have an individual name, but it's going to make you a star."
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| Alaska, age 8, from Todder's & Tiaras |
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