For most children, their role model is their favorite celebrity. These celebrities tend to be athletes or musicians. Many gifted children look up to people who are not as famous, such as famous scientists, authors, or artists. While an intellectual child may be a fan of a celebrity, he or she may not admire that celebrity in the same way that other students would. “Certainly the image presented by modern celebrities suggests that intellectualism has no ties to success and social legitimacy,” which explains how celebrities are practically promoting anti-intellectualism (Penrod, 755). Other students will likely find intellectual role models strange and will make fun of both role models and intellectual children, which diminishes their reputation among intellectuals. No one wants to be friends with someone who makes fun of their role model. When everyone makes fun of an intellectual's role model, the chances of intellectual socialization are slim because his feelings are hurt. If the people setting the example were intellectuals, the anti-intellectual movement would probably be different, but at the moment, the only way for gifted people to be popular is to change the world with what they do best. Changing the world seems much harder when an intellectual student doesn't do it