What is meant by a Positive Role Model

[aza]

I have notice that white people and non-white people often use the term that children needs or society needs "positive role models." Now, I have no idea what is meant by a positive role model because I am not clear what is meant by the term "positive" and "role model." How is this measured? What is the criterion for a positive role model and what does a positive role model say and do? I was wondering if anyone had any feed back on this. All this came about through a documentary that I was watching in my Blacks and Media course and the filmmaker Marlon Riggs discussed socially constructed "middle-class black families" who receives their validation from white supremacist to function in the so-called "middle-class" (what ever that is), are considered positive role models for non-white families.
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"A woman carries the earth in her womb. How can anything else lead"

[Josh]

I suspect the term "role model" refers to a person; specifically a person who other persons should "mimic and/or copy.


According to counter racist code non white people should FOLLOW THE LOGIC and NOT each other.

Why?

Because non white people make mistakes, I know because Im one of em.

They get distracted,

they get tired,

and they will definately die on you.

ergo follow the logic and not the "role model" (person).


Josh

[Edward Williams]

[Dark Switch]

[ladyz]

A positive role model is healthy and awareness I agree with Dark Switch. My daddy is a positive role model and I adore him; he works very hard, very peaceful man and there is not a negative bone in his body; he has kept me strong through the years. I learn alot from him.