Fred's drivel on the whole thing --
I haven't seen the Miley Cyrus photos and don't want to. Our niece is a big Hannah Montana fan. I've heard multiple descriptions of the photos. And the controversy feels manufactured by the folks that make their living out of saying that the country is going to the dogs.
If you're 15, you're thinking about sex. And wanting to explore the possibilities. A posed photo shoot for a national magazine raises issues to me that more candid snaps from paparazzi wouldn't -- even if the photos show the same thing. I'm not sure why -- maybe because the posed shoot is intended for public consumption while the paparazzi photos aren't.
Britney Spears was selling sex pretty much from "Baby One More Time." She just did it with a teasing innocent that, for those of us not particularly vulnerable to her charms, came across as extremely calculated and cynical even by the standards of pop culture.
And I'm not the expert because I don't have a daughter, but I'd probably okay a 12-year-old wearing a little makeup for a truly special occasion. A 15-year-old, almost certainly -- again, for special occasions. (Example: If she's in a wedding party, she deserves to look like a young woman.)
Not that this seems to add up to a coherent opinion,.
If you're 15, you're thinking about sex.
I didn't really start thinking about sex until I was 16.
Yeah, I think I hit puberty a bit later than most boys....
In other news of the weird: Farmers Wants a Wife? I guess it's only doable to do this as a reality show if the farmer resembles an abercrombie model.
And I'm not the expert because I don't have a daughter, but I'd probably okay a 12-year-old wearing a little makeup for a truly special occasion.
Working at the mall, I see a lot of girls in the 12-15 range wearing makeup. Which is the thing with girls that age -- mom may not okay it, but if mom isn't with you, it's a whole different story.
Is this the most amazing thing ever? Or not?
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...high-heeled shoes that easily transform from wobbly 3.25-inch stilettos to practical pumps with 1.5-inch heels
Is this the most amazing thing ever? Or not?
I think they look kind of ugly in the low-heel mode.
I seem to have no grey hair. That would show up like thin patches in my stubble, I guess. I haven't had the energy to bleach it again since my cutting snafu a few months ago.
The guy that collapsed yesterday was 62 years old. He immediately made me feel very protective of my parents, who are both a fair bit older. But they are in much better shape than he is. I'm so not prepared to deal with when they're not, but I figure I'm incredibly lucky that I have a mother that complains she does the aging for all the family and still looks good for 68. My dad's just a freak.
But I'm old too, dammit. I just hope not to be collapsing in the street.
They pretty much predicted that with Jennifer Aniston's "Do Me Pump" spoof ad on The Edge back in the early 90s.
I think the "scandal" is ridiculous. I think it's partly media-manufactured, and partly mass hypocrisy - how many people let their 15 year olds, or their 12 year olds, wear makeup?
I got my period when I was 10. My mom took me to the drugstore andlet me pick out a blush and a mascara, which I thought was AWESOME. It made me feel a little bit better, anyway.
Weirdly Allyson, me too. Like, the whole story and the age and everything. And I pretty much have been wearing make-up daily, without fail, since I was in 7th grade.
