Blog post 3
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When the question came up to find an image that would relate to class and the readings last week, i tried to think of someone who was a role model for young girls, and has gone bad. Immidiately I thought of Britney Spears who else!! This girl started out her career by being on the mickey mouse club with a squeky clean image. She then started singing and had music videos that were starting to get risky, and a little provocative for the young women who would be watching them. Little girls were wanting to wear short skirts and fluffly hair pieces along with the belly shirt. Then she goes later to get married to her high school friend, well i think we all know the rest of the story. I found this image of her with her shaved head and her taking an umbrella to K feds car. The commentary for this picture is by some women who seems to be validating this behavior. What kind of image is she sending little girls now, its ok to be violent, to not wear underwear, to be neglectful to children, and long as you drink and do drugs you will have a great life. I am just outraged and flabergasted by all the things she seems to continue to do when will she learn. She needs major help but really is this what you would call "girl Power", getting back at your boyfriend when he breaks up with you? what a poor disney character gone wrong, not to mention the infamous Lindsay Lohan. I just wonder what Disney has to say about these women, or what they do to try and prevent this people from portraying certain images. Obviously stars grow up but their fan base is so much younger then them, how do they portray themselves to younger audiences and still grow up at the same time? I really can't think of a star who has had a young fan base and grown up to continue to have them, and not fall into the slumps of hollywood.