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The Nation's Pulse: Bad Girls Go Out
American Spectator Magazine ^ | Published 11/30/2006 12:07:10 AM | Carol Platt Liebau

Posted on 12/01/2006 9:23:25 AM PST by meg88

Perhaps youthful celebrities like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan are more to be pitied than blamed. Certainly, one branch of their education has been sadly neglected: No one has ever taught them how young ladies climb out of vehicles -- knees together, both legs lifted simultaneously, torso swiveled, feet placed firmly on the pavement.

In recent days, this oversight has evolved into something of a public spectacle. Websites devoted to celebrity gossip have featured plenty of pictures of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan climbing out of cars.

The problem is this: Young women like Lohan and Spears are, in fact, serving as role models to girls all over the United States. A poll conducted last year by Teenage Research Unlimited found that Lindsay Lohan was the person most envied by teen girl respondents.

What's most remarkable is the deafening silence from the larger culture that has greeted the antics of the young starlets.

It's hardly admirable that adult males say nothing about the exhibitionism, but perhaps it's understandable; while they may not respect young women like Lohan and Spears, the visuals are doubtless intriguing. But older women who fail to speak out about why Spears' and Lohan's behavior is inappropriate and wrong become complicit in it on a much deeper level.

By their silence, they are allowing little girls (like they once were) to absorb the destructive message that vulgarity is the same as sexiness, that exhibiting oneself to be stared at or drooled over like a prime cut of meat constitutes "empowerment," and that it's "cool" to flaunt one's sexuality indiscriminately, rather than sharing it with a man who's shown he's interested in more than just another female body.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: britney; britneyspears; celebrityairheads; climbingouttacars; girlsgonewild; hollyweird; hollywhores; hollywoodsewerpipe; lindsaylohan; moralabsolutes; shakeitbabytogetaman; shitneyspears; skanks; slutsintraining; spears; stripperhood
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To: meg88

And when older women do voice a negative opinion about these things, they are immediately ridiculed by one and all as being jealous, envious, out of touch, overly religious, etc.


21 posted on 12/01/2006 9:37:30 AM PST by twonie (Just because there are fewer of us don't mean we are wrong.)
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To: meg88

I fear it is too late.


22 posted on 12/01/2006 9:38:20 AM PST by Hildy (RUDY GUILIANI FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008)
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To: meg88

One of the most moving experiences for a man is to watch the elegance of a fine woman.

My ex wife was a lithe blond that had done some modeling, to watch her casually descend stairs was a beautiful thing.

Another friend before smoking became ugly, she smoked Virginia slims, she would elegantly let me light it, she never made more than 2 or 3 draws per cigarette before putting it out, of course setting it in the ash tray each time.

Girls used to be taught posture and movement, and it was a beautiful thing.

Every body knows that men will all stop to look at a beautiful woman, but the rooms eyes will also focus on a elegant woman.


23 posted on 12/01/2006 9:38:32 AM PST by ansel12 (America, love it ,or at least give up your home citizenship before accepting ours too.)
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To: Tamar1973
The problem is this: Young women like Lohan and Spears are, in fact, serving as role models to girls all over the United States

Only to liberal families.

So let's face it, The problem is...

24 posted on 12/01/2006 9:38:40 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
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To: JamesP81

They got no couth!


25 posted on 12/01/2006 9:39:10 AM PST by VOYAGER (,)
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To: twonie

If I could get some TV time, I'd speak out about it.


26 posted on 12/01/2006 9:39:11 AM PST by wastedyears ("By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: PrincessB

Ijust had an "oops."The "is" isn't used properly. Delete from your thoughts.


27 posted on 12/01/2006 9:39:18 AM PST by PrincessB
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To: poobear

And this will probably stick, too. My boy, when about 11 years old, was forbidden to go into the part of the theater showing "Terminator", but was shunted (along with his chum) into the part of the theater showing "Pretty Woman". To this day, whenever he sees Julia Roberts on TV, the first thing out of him is "Cheap, just cheap - she's not pretty, she's cheap."


28 posted on 12/01/2006 9:40:14 AM PST by twonie (Just because there are fewer of us don't mean we are wrong.)
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To: ansel12

An elegant woman is usually 5'8" and taller =(


29 posted on 12/01/2006 9:40:26 AM PST by wastedyears ("By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: meg88

Skanky is not attractive, even in our depraved culture.


30 posted on 12/01/2006 9:41:48 AM PST by JOAT
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To: wideawake

Oh, well, that clears up everyone's concerns. There is a REASON. That makes it OK. Got that one.


31 posted on 12/01/2006 9:41:51 AM PST by twonie (Just because there are fewer of us don't mean we are wrong.)
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To: Teflonic

Does Britney honestly think anyone wants to see her C-Section scar? So gross...


32 posted on 12/01/2006 9:42:23 AM PST by meg88
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To: Paradox; All
It's the PORNIFICATION OF AMERICA." Needed to be said louder.
33 posted on 12/01/2006 9:43:22 AM PST by goodnesswins (I think the real problem is islamo-bombia! (Rummyfan))
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To: Jakarta ex-pat
The problem is this: Young women like Lohan and Spears are, in fact, serving as role models to girls all over the United States Only to liberal families. So let's face it, The problem is...

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

34 posted on 12/01/2006 9:44:23 AM PST by Tamar1973 (Making every thread a Star Wars thread, one at a time!!!)
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To: twonie
Not to get too graphic, but what is with the trend for these young girls and shaving ALL their body hair?

That seems quasi pedophilic to me.
35 posted on 12/01/2006 9:44:25 AM PST by IamConservative (Any man who agrees with you on everything, also lies to others.)
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To: Teflonic

I should have heeded your warning. I've heard the term "publicity whore" before, but now I have seen it.


36 posted on 12/01/2006 9:44:41 AM PST by twonie (Just because there are fewer of us don't mean we are wrong.)
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To: meg88

Britney deserves a spanking. Who wants to go first?


37 posted on 12/01/2006 9:44:52 AM PST by Kenton
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To: MPJackal

I wonder if Britney has a father. As far as I know she didn't grow up in an abusive situation. She has no porn background, and she has two infants at home. I'm actually surprised she would flash the world with a Playboy crotch shot.


38 posted on 12/01/2006 9:46:47 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I remember several years ago someone posted a picture of some starlet getting out of a limo (on a musician site I frequent). You could see up her skirt and she was wearing no undies. It was pretty shocking at the time.

I can sure understand why it is so easy for so many of the muslim useful idiots to hate the US.


39 posted on 12/01/2006 9:47:48 AM PST by RobRoy (Islam is a greater threat to the world today than Naziism was in 1937.)
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To: meg88
What do you call Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton in front of a Christmas tree? Ho, Ho. Ho.
40 posted on 12/01/2006 9:47:55 AM PST by reagandemo (The battle is near are you ready for the sacrifice?)
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