Girls gone psycho-wild (Part 1): The root cause
Ah, another chapter in the girls gone wild epidemic that has infected teen culture. In case you didn't hear, Nicole is preggers and facing possible jailtime for a DUI and a prior drunken driving arrrest. Yawn. Lindsey Lohan finished her rehab program just weeks ago, relapsed, got another DUI and could face up to six years in the slammer. Double yawn. But wait, that's not all. The media bottom-feeders hit the jackpot this week when they had to toggle between Lindsey's mug shot and news of Britney's melt-down during a photo shoot for Ok! magazine. And if the on-the-set sources are to be believed, this is not your average Britney melt-down (although "average" was redefined after the head-shaving incident). Erratic mood swings, eyes rolling back in her head while being photographed, paranoia about the ceiling caving in, wiping her grease-stained hands from lunch on the Gucci dress she was wearing, and a failure to react when her new puppy took a poo on an expensive designer gown. Who knows what's fact or fiction, but we're told the real truth will be told when the magazine hits newstands this Friday. Even if only a portion is true, we can at the very least agree that the poor girl needs some help. And I suppose it was after reading this latest account that I stifled my standard yawn at yet another girls gone wild headline. Which begs the question: Why exactly does this matter to average folks like you and me who don't carry cocaine in our pockets, drive under the influence, and go out in public without our undergarments? We don't want it to matter, but we are forced to respond when it's shoved down our throats at every media turn.
And so, it got me thinking. What is the take-away from the never-ending accounts of the celebutante trainwreck that have become our steady diet, albeit, one that's force-fed? What can we learn from all this Hollywood dysfunction? Alot, for starters, but for now, I want to focus on one I'm betting the media won't cover. I have begun to notice a common phrase that is used in the Brit-pack news accounts: "Cry for help." Now, think about it. Why do these girls need help? Didn't they simply buy into the culture's worldview that "anything goes"? Don't they carry the torch of the sexual revolution and their feminist fore-mothers who insisted that women should be able to sleep around and hook-up just like the guys, no strings attached? Don't they treat sex as a recreational hobby, and if I'm not mistaken, doesn't Paris even have a homemade video on the web to prove it? They certainly appear to be proud of their bodies and have flashed us every body part imaginable. Haven't they followed the advice of the trashy fashion magazines and lived out the sex-crazed, snag-a-man sub-titles in 3-D? Haven't they put their careers above such silly aspirations as marriage and motherhood and made millions along the way? It's all about them, 24/7, round the clock. Isn't this what "girl power" is all about?
But wait, I'm so confused. Why then, the cry for help? Could it be that living for self and engaging in endless sinful pleasures leaves one empty and powerless in the end? They're peddling a warped brand of girl power, if you ask me. If there was ever an endorsement for making virtue the new vogue, it can be found by watching these girls self-destruct in the public eye. And maybe that is the good that will come of this--a resurgence of virtue in today's culture. One can only hope. In the meantime, my prayers are with them. Rest assured, there is One who hears their cries for help and can turn their lives around -- if they're willing to listen. And I should know. My life is living proof of that fact.
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These poor girls just trying to fill themselves up with things that will never get it done. And they are destroying themselves in the process (and one them with 2 children in tow!). I am using these sad stories as teaching examples for my daughters who both loved the young Lindsey in her movies. My youngest even asked yesterday why would she be doing drugs and drinking and driving when she was so famous. Got to tell her a very important lesson that those things do not make you happy always nor complete. But I could tell her what would and it was so easy to have. She was so cute and said I know Mom....Jesus!! Maybe one of these poor girl's mothers could just tell their daughters the same thing. Praying for all our girls out there cause it is a CRAZY world!
"Cry fir help" is what the media is saying, but these girls are NOT crying for help. At least not the help they so desperately need. And shame on their mothers!! Supposedly Brittney and Lindsey both have mothers who are "very involved" and "cocerned" with their daugter's lives. I use quotation marks to stress my sarcasm. These girls should have never been in a place to get them where they are today. I know a mother can not completely control her children, especially as they get older, but come on. Most of the time it seems as if their mothers, and fathers too (i.e. Jessica Simpson)pimp their daughters out for the fame, glory and money. It is very sad. I too pray for them and hope that instead of it just being a media headline, they really do cry out for help.
great point vickie. it is so interesting that on one hand society promotes this self indulgent behavior but then on the other exposes it for the emptiness that it creates. these girls provide great teachable moments about the value of following the lord and living for something bigger than yourself.
Vicki,
Bravo! I was just discussing this very topic with some other moms on a messageboard the day that LL was arrested AGAIN. I even posted a prayer request for these young ladies, and many others in Hollywood.
What is even more disturbing is all the attention the media is giving the alcohol bracelt on Lindsey, and the ankle monitor on Paris. It's as if these are the newest "cool" pieces of jewelry and that everyone should get one.
But as the others have said, there have been so many teachable moments in their mess ups. But there is so much more to teach. Prayer is so important, and like you I am praying for these ladies daily.
This just goes to show how we are all a little guilty of contributing $$ towards the media outlet which in turn pushes/lures young people to sacrifice themselves on an altar called fame. It destroys as we have seen. There are celebrities in the past who had met the same fate.It seems the mothers are as much a victim...accepting the popularity/fame lies and pushing their daughters toward the same. We need to keep our daughters close in relationship and take time studying God's Word, as Beth Moore has urged us to do.
Let's pray for these folks as well.
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