Lind Sanity!

Lindsay Lohan is no stranger to controversy and criticism. She has been the subject of many a scandal, has a reputation as a wild party girl and has essentially ruined her career due to bad behavior and a poor work ethic (not to mention its hard to maintain a job when your in and out of rehab). Many know her as the young adorable red head from Disney's "The Parent Trap", but my oh my has she changed since the days of dawning the video covers of wholesome Disney movies!
Time and Time again Lindsay has proclaimed she was cleaning up her life by making strides towards a better more productive lifestyle, and refocusing on her career. My question is, If Lindsay is trying to improve her life and prove to the public that she has changed, then why would she pose with a gun and put it on her blog? Although, she claims it was done as an artistic expression, the fact that she was the subject of a scandal involving pictures of her with a knife pretending to slit her friend's throat, i have no choice but to proclaim that this is no way to portray a positive image to the public! Besides the obvious fact that she is in desperate need of intense psychotherapy, and a really good life coach, she is also in great need of a much better PR rep.

below is the link to an article about the shoot.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/04/29/controversial_lindsay_lohan_photo_shoo

The Name Game-Celebs Whose Fame Came Through Their Notable Last Names

Only in Hollywood does a last name carry such an instant stigma. You wouldn't immediately trust a surgeon solely on the fact that his father was a good surgeon. You wouldn't trust a dentist just because his mother was a good dentist. Stars such as Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Kim Kardashian, and Kim Stewart are all considered celebrities, however no one can really pin point their talent that made them famous. Essentially, these girls are just the wealthy, attractive young girls who go out and party a lot and have a recognizable last name.

Famous For What?

Art or Pornography?

15-year-old Miley Cyrus, star of favorite pre-teen show Hannah Montana, posed topless (chest covered) for the cover of Vanity Fair. Above is just one of the many photos of Cyrus that has caused controversy. The Vanity Fair photo shoot was done by famed photographer Annie Liebovitz. According to Cyrus, the shoot was Liebovitz's idea, and that her aim was an "artistic" shoot. The outcome, however was parental outrage - including parents who call for a "bonfire" for the Hannah Montana merchandise. Today's children are growing up too fast as it is. Childhood is being usurped by mass media and pop culture. There is a lack of positive role models at the moment within television and film for pre-teens. Perhaps this is a need that media should be focusing on - rather than creating sexualized versions of young teenagers in order to sell magazines.

Paparazzi & Celeb's Kids

Should paparazzi be held accountable for taking photographs of children? I think so. I was reading an interview with Julia Roberts where she discussed her distaste for photographers that tried to get a picture of her child stating "I get pissed off, because I think that it's inhuman to chase a woman with her children." I think its one thing to take pictures of the celebrities, but their children should not be hounded, nor should they be when they are with their children. Celebrities knew what they were getting themselves into when they decided to become stars, but their children had no choice in the matter and should be left alone.

Below is the link to Julia's Interview with Vanity Fair.
http://www.vanityfair.com/services/presscenter/pressrelease/julia_roberts200712

Celebrity Sacndal

Celebrities are people we look up to and admire from a distance. We place them on a pedestal and assume they can do no wrong. But this myth is shattered each year as we see our favorite celebrities go bad and do things that make us blush or make us angry. Tiger Woods recently endured a lot of public flack for his infidelities, and as a result lost many sponsors. In the new Nike ad he tries to redeem himself. After his public apologies and his stint in therapy do you think the public will be able to forgive him? Do you think they will be able to support him as a golf pro at least, or do you think it will be impossible for the public to separate his private life from his professional life? Lastly, is it really any of our business what he does in his private life, after all he is a professional golfer and he did not do anything to disrupt the golf industry, impair his golf performance, or hurt his fans personally.

Below is the ad for Tiger's Nike ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpJFFPnk5ZU&feature=related

Celebrity Look-a-Likes

Celebrity culture is no doubt something our society is obsessed with. More people tune into entertainment news programs than they do actual informative ones. This is just proof that of our society's infatuation with celebrity culture. Recently Facebook launched a campaign called doppleganger that calls for people to use an application that allows you to find your celeb look-a-like, and then set their picture as your default for all your facebook friends to see. Many people took part in this because its fun to see which celeb you look like, because it brings us closer to celeb culture. People in general like anything they can relate to and they like when they can relate to celebrities Another reason why people may have enjoyed this application is because they want to be like celebrities and being told you look like one makes you feel like one.

Below is a site that allows you to find you celebrity face twin.
http://www.facedouble.com/