The fault in our stars
When you first type “Disney stars” in the Google search bar, the first suggested result is “Disney stars gone wild.”
As you continue to scroll through these results, you start to notice a trend: the most of the negative comments pertain to ladies of Disney. You see Miley Cyrus twerking, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens starring in a movie featuring a constant lack of clothing, and Lindsay Lohan getting arrested…again. These ladies just cannot stay out of the tabloids.
Male Disney stars are rarely seen in a bad light. Shia LaBeouf went nude for a music video, the Jonas Brothers sang “Pom Poms,” a risqué song about the female anatomy, and Zac Efron dropped condoms on the red carpet during the premier of The Lorax. But these men are usually mentioned with a sigh from their female followers.
Why are these once innocent kids becoming increasingly promiscuous? Trying to shed the Disney label might be tough, but is shedding clothing also necessary? Disney stars are trying to mature, but they seem to be taking the wrong path.
Our stars don’t realize that they still have a large amount of young, impressionable children in their fan base. They are showing children that being mature means revealing all that you’ve got and ignoring all laws and rules.
Stars should be held accountable for their actions rather than being further idolized. If we start punishing them like everyday civilians, their flashy publicity stunts might end.
Why do the men get the goo-goo eyed fangirls, while the women get harsh criticism? Perhaps this is just a battle of the sexes. The men do something crazy and gain more fans, so the women feel that they need to be even more outrageous to keep up.
Maybe we, fans or not, enjoy these stars’ behavior. Maybe deep down, we enjoy this crazy circus act these people are putting on for us. The truth is, we enjoy Justin Timberlake bringing sexy back and the fact that Miley Cyrus can’t stop.
Perhaps we are the fault in our stars.
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