"look at your life! look at your choices!"

look at this sweet little child:

now look at her, 10 years later:

now read this:

Why do you think people are shocked by you?
Honestly, dude, I don’t fucking know.

Maybe it’s because people don’t expect a 17-year-old to dress the way you do and say the things you say. Like when you joked that your best friend is your vibrator.
Hey, I’ve never said I don’t need to get off once in a while, man. That (vibrator) fits right in my suitcase. That shouldn’t piss people off. Girls should be allowed to masturbate. Guys can masturbate. So why can’t girls? Why is that such a hidden topic from the world?

Well, everyone pretty much accepts that guys are born with their dicks in their hands…
Yeah, but dude, we’re born with our clits in our fingers. C’mon. It’s the same fucking thing. It’s totally sexist to think any other way, and the fact that it’s an issue at all with people in s completely insulting women.

It seems like, in the last few years, a lot of young women have become famous first via leaked sex tapes. What do you think about that?
I don’t care what people fucking do in their own home. If it’s a good sex tape, I’ll watch it. Other than that, I don’t really give a shit. I like some adults stars. I have a couple of favorites. But I will say this: That Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson video wasn’t very good. I wouldn’t fuck Tommy Lee.

(text and cover taken from Revolver Magazine Nov/Dec 10)

Taylor Momsen is 17 years old. Call me old fashion, but I don't think 17 year olds (especially one a TV show aimed at young teens) should be talking about her favorite porn movies, and her self-pleasuring habits. Now, I'm not dumb. I'm know there are many 17 year olds (and younger) who do the same thing. But they aren't famous, and don't have teenage girls looking to her as an example. Not that Taylor Momsen is super high on the list of teenage role models, but I'm sure some girls do admire her.

I can't believe, first of all, her PR team hasn't reigned her crazy self in, and that someone thought it was a good idea to put a 17 year old (technically a child) on the cover of a magazine in that outfit. It's so sexual, with the thigh highs and the gun hooker shoes, and the pounds of eyeliner. At a recent concert, Momsen flashed the audience, with only a flesh colored pair of pasties covering her nipples. Which is very very very close to being child pornography.

We all say and do stupid stuff at 17. That's a big part of being 17. But thankfully, most of us aren't filmed, photographed and transcribed when we're that age. I think the media is a big reason of why Momsen is acting this way. She likes being "shocking" and provocative, because she gets a big reaction from media outlets and the general public. It's like a 2 year old throwing a temper tantrum, except with more leather and eyeliner. If we ignore her, maybe she'll go away.

I also think it's interesting that the recent GQ Glee cover (shown above) has gotten bashed all over the media for bordering on child porn, I haven't heard a word (outside of all my gossip blogs) about Momsen's cover. Everyone in the Glee shoot is well above legal age. Lea Michele and Dianna Agron are both 24, and Cory Monteith is 28. While the shoot was tacky (and it was shot by Terry Richardson, who oozes trash and slime), I don't understand how it is causing more of an outrage than Momson's cover, and the content of her interview.

playing catch up

last nights class seemed pretty well timed, with what all has been going on in the media lately. i was surprised we didn't talk more about all the "it gets better" videos, especially since it's been so celebrity/hollywood driven. i really love this campaign. bullying, even for non GBLT kids, is such a problem in schools. my little brother got teased all the time in jr high. he was quiet, and a little socially awkward, but very intelligent. he couldn't relate to some of the other kids in his grade, and a bunch of boys started calling him a "fag" and using all sorts of gay slurs against him. he's not gay, but these words still hurt. no one ever got physical with him, but they did threaten to hit him a couple of times. i hate that kids think it's okay to treat people that way, and hopefully the celebrities making these videos will make them think differently. if they see their favorite celebrities saying how wrong it is to bully, maybe it will make them think twice before they call someone a name.

here's my favorite it gets better video, from neil patrick harris. (btw, i was really excited we watched a clip from how i met your mother last night. it's one of my favorite shows.)

i'll come back and add more to this later, but those were my intial thoughts. i was very happy with how i did on the test! i wasn't that confident, so i was so really surprised i ended up with an A. :)

i have to say, i was really disappointed in the presentations last night. i was excited to hear the ideas that other people in the class came up with, and i was very underwhelmed. granted, i left after the 20 minute presentation about the george lopez show, so maybe they got better after i left. or maybe the people with interesting topics didn't present. i feel bad being critical of other people's work, but i was just completely bored with the topics that got presented. i didn't even understand what the main points were for a few of the speakers.