Where have all the good girls gone?

Jewish World Review ^ | 9/27/2006 | Michelle Malkin

[Mike Bates]

Several years ago, I wrote a column praising a sweet and talented Welsh girl named Charlotte Church. A singer of arias and sacred songs, she possessed an uncommon sense of modesty and decorum in the skin-baring age of Britney Spears. Charlotte had the face and voice of an angel. Her signature piece was "Pie Jesu" (Blessed Jesus). Her favorite keepsake was a rosary blessed by the pope.

Or so she said at the time. Now, alas, the once-charming Charlotte is the new face of skankdom. And you won't believe what she's saying about the pope.

The 20-year-old entertainer has rebelled against the wholesome image that brought her fame, fortune and worldwide respect as a rare role model for young girls. She has traded in "Pie Jesu" for "Crazy Chick" — a lousy pop anthem even Ashlee Simpson wouldn't be caught performing. Charlotte's gone from pure-hearted to pure crap. These days, she drinks, she smokes, she curses, she fights, she parties, and she tries very, very hard to shock and offend — like a trashier Lindsay Lohan, only with better pipes.

Charlotte has a new talk show in England, where she plays a profanity-spewing hostess who is part Rosie O'Donnell, part Keith Olbermann (she has bashed President Bush as "clueless" and a "twat") and completely unhinged. The pilot episode featured Charlotte calling Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi, dressing as a nun and pretending to hallucinate while eating communion wafers imprinted with smiley faces (symbolizing the drug Ecstasy). The Catholic News Service reported last month that the pilot also showed Church smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary to reveal a can of fortified wine. To top off her anti-Catholic snit, she stuck chewing gum on a statue of the child Jesus.

[spectre]

WTH? Is she on drugs?

She'll probably go for an exorcism when her career bottoms out...Then, she'll go back to being an angel again..

In show biz..that's how it works..

sw

[lewislynn]

Most men will gravitate directly to the loud, half-dressed gals because they are more "fun". I don't think men (in general) want a nice girl; they want to have a good time.

I've always found the opposite is true.

[esquirette]

They are homeschooled.

[NewCenturions]

I'll second your recomendation of the Celtic Woman music. Beautiful, clear voices! And so far, none of them has gone "ho"

[zerosix]

We're where we always have been but with all of the loud, foul mouthed, trashy tramps seen everywhere, many men suffering whip lash starring at the semi-nudes every where, fail to notice.

I even think that there was a song written to tell the tale, "Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places."

[JamesP81]

I'd be grateful that they're so protective of their attendees however, rather than foot-loose and fancy free about it.

It's beyond protective; it's bordering on pathology. They get all the ladies there trained to think dating is inherently bad. When I was in college, this Wednesday night thing I attended had a membership of 150, 2/3 of them were female. And I never seriously considered trying to date a single one of them. The attitude about dating and marriage has made this group a poisoned well for someone looking to meet someone else, unfortunately.

I guess that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. The group is very mission oriented, which is what I love about them most. I just get tired of constant criticism.

[Pyro7480]

I'll give her credit for one thing. She hasn't starved herself thin (yet).

[NewCenturions]

(in my excitement, lost an "m" from recommendation)

[tarheelswamprat]

Me personally... I love a gal who knows her way around power tools.... If only I had met this one before the Mrs.. my life would have taken an entirely different path :)

And if Mrs. HJ reads this post, it still may.../grin

[thinking]

Has anyone noticed, that the female rage, of today, is against, anything that is male orientated....

[laotzu]

The good girls all went the same place all the good boys went

FreeRepublic?

[spectre]

You sound like a normal man to me, James..

I pray God sends you a special girl to love..Just ask him.. It will happen..have faith.

sw

[Smokin' Joe]

Most men will gravitate directly to the loud, half-dressed gals because they are more "fun".

I worked with an Algerian once who summed that up in five words:"Bed girls, not marriage girls".

Respectable behaviour has its own way of commanding attention.

[t_skoz]

too bad about this girl. i have an almost identical tattoo on my left shoulder as well.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Actually, I think "Havoc" was filmed before Brokeback, and she was topless in that, but your point is still valid.

[napscoordinator]

Is that her????? She is hot!!!! Dang I am married but dang she is beautiful. You know she loved John Paul and does not like Benedict. I think that is the bottom line. Let's give this girl a break. She is just trying to make a living. Do you want her to be on welfare? She seems to be dressed appropriately. She has a conservative hair cut. I think she is just perfect!!!!!! I always thought she was homely looking as the Welsh girl back then. She has grown up to be a nice girl who just misses her favorite Pope. He only died a year a go. She is probably still missing the greatest Pope we ever had. Don't worry she will come around.

[NewCenturions]

Good news indeed! I will be getting that Christmas album for my niece (and myself). Before she saw the Celtic Woman special on PBS, she thought ALL girls were supposed to sing like Jessica Simpson or Britney whatz-it (!) But now she is a convert to REAL singing!