en turn on the television today, they see their favorite young stars on the big screen. But, are they viewing the right things? Now a days, it is well known that young Hollywood stars are finding themselves with more issues than ever before. Why is this happening? And are these the ideal "young celebrities" parents want their children to look up to? Its obvious that these young stars have many issues such as drug and alcohol problems and some eating disorders. The photo here to the right is a picture of Lindsay Lohan a childhood star and "ideal role model" for young adults today. In this photo we have Lindsay with a bottle of whiskey and a bag of coke. Do parents find her an ideal role model? First of all, to touch on the drug and alcohol problems I would like to focus on 
a few main celebrity's that children look up to today. With the main one being Lindsay Lohan who is famous from her childhood movie "Parent Trap and Herbie." It started off with her moving to Los Angeles on her own at age eighteen. When she got to LA we can say she was hanging around the "party crowd" with people such as Paris Hilton and even Nicole Richie. Right away we see Lindsay partying all hours of the night and losing tremendous weight extremely fast. The picture here to the right is a picture of Lindsay and Nicole Richie extremely skinny and unhealthy. So one can say would children really be able to read and understand what Vanity Fair magazine is saying about these two young Hollywood stars. Probably not, but I'm sure concerned parents will tend to dislike these images and most likely not support their children's likings for these young stars. The young Hollywood star was seen all over Los Angeles nightlife doing and saying the most outrageous things, the only answer for her actions, was drugs! It's unfortunate that these young Hollywood stars are going through these experiences. But, is it because they want the action or maybe the pressure of success as a young actress?
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discuss the whole idea of "image" within young Hollywood stars. What is the "ideal weight" to look good in Hollywood? Looking at some of these young stars one can say to themselves are these young adults on drugs or have possible eating disorders or even a combination of both. Looking at young star Mary Kat Olsen (in the picture to the left) who grow up on the television series Full House, checked herself into rehab at only eighteen years old for having an eating disorders. As shown here to the left Mary Kat is signing autographs for a group of fans and looks extremely skinny. The problem with this is , Mary Kat is an "role model" for young adults and going in public as skinny as she is portrays being skinny is "cool" makes children think that is the way their suppose to look. She is not healthy and is showing how unnourished she is with a backless dress on. The sad thing with Mary Kat is between her twin sister and her alone she's worth thirty eight million dollars. With a young Hollywood star being worth that much money at such a young age, the issue that also has came up was are these children getting themselves into trouble thinking they can pay their way out of things?
Overall, the scary thought is with all the problems that has been coming out about these young Hollywood stars and their problematic life styles, are parents comfortable with there children watching "coked out" Lindsay Lohan's movie "Herbie" or Mary Kat Olsen's Disney channel movies with eating disorders. I can not speak for everyone but there are parents that have now not allowed their children to be "fans" of these young Hollywood problematic stars. I must say that is it a worry for parents to allow their children to be fans of these young stars that find themselves being arrested or in trouble with the law every week. The only way to possible get through to these young stars is to maybe stop supporting the problems they bring to their lives. By this I mean, stop taking children to see maybe Lindsay Lohan's latest movie, or buy Paris Hilton's new cd, and even allow their children to watch the "Simple Life" with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie on television. There are ways to prevent our youth today to not be so focused on these non focused young Hollywood stars today. Our youth is our future, we need to do everything possible to protect them from being "brain washed" with nonsense Hollywood drama.
a few main celebrity's that children look up to today. With the main one being Lindsay Lohan who is famous from her childhood movie "Parent Trap and Herbie." It started off with her moving to Los Angeles on her own at age eighteen. When she got to LA we can say she was hanging around the "party crowd" with people such as Paris Hilton and even Nicole Richie. Right away we see Lindsay partying all hours of the night and losing tremendous weight extremely fast. The picture here to the right is a picture of Lindsay and Nicole Richie extremely skinny and unhealthy. So one can say would children really be able to read and understand what Vanity Fair magazine is saying about these two young Hollywood stars. Probably not, but I'm sure concerned parents will tend to dislike these images and most likely not support their children's likings for these young stars. The young Hollywood star was seen all over Los Angeles nightlife doing and saying the most outrageous things, the only answer for her actions, was drugs! It's unfortunate that these young Hollywood stars are going through these experiences. But, is it because they want the action or maybe the pressure of success as a young actress?We can also
discuss the whole idea of "image" within young Hollywood stars. What is the "ideal weight" to look good in Hollywood? Looking at some of these young stars one can say to themselves are these young adults on drugs or have possible eating disorders or even a combination of both. Looking at young star Mary Kat Olsen (in the picture to the left) who grow up on the television series Full House, checked herself into rehab at only eighteen years old for having an eating disorders. As shown here to the left Mary Kat is signing autographs for a group of fans and looks extremely skinny. The problem with this is , Mary Kat is an "role model" for young adults and going in public as skinny as she is portrays being skinny is "cool" makes children think that is the way their suppose to look. She is not healthy and is showing how unnourished she is with a backless dress on. The sad thing with Mary Kat is between her twin sister and her alone she's worth thirty eight million dollars. With a young Hollywood star being worth that much money at such a young age, the issue that also has came up was are these children getting themselves into trouble thinking they can pay their way out of things?Overall, the scary thought is with all the problems that has been coming out about these young Hollywood stars and their problematic life styles, are parents comfortable with there children watching "coked out" Lindsay Lohan's movie "Herbie" or Mary Kat Olsen's Disney channel movies with eating disorders. I can not speak for everyone but there are parents that have now not allowed their children to be "fans" of these young Hollywood problematic stars. I must say that is it a worry for parents to allow their children to be fans of these young stars that find themselves being arrested or in trouble with the law every week. The only way to possible get through to these young stars is to maybe stop supporting the problems they bring to their lives. By this I mean, stop taking children to see maybe Lindsay Lohan's latest movie, or buy Paris Hilton's new cd, and even allow their children to watch the "Simple Life" with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie on television. There are ways to prevent our youth today to not be so focused on these non focused young Hollywood stars today. Our youth is our future, we need to do everything possible to protect them from being "brain washed" with nonsense Hollywood drama.
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I have to agree completely with your article: young Hollywood starlets are a mess! One cannot go a day without hearing the latest news on Britney Spears' out of control behavior, how skinny Nicole Ritchie is, or about Lindsey Lohan's time in rehab. It is ridiculous that these young girls are some of the role models to many adolescent girls in the world, or maybe even younger. As I am interested in nutrition, specifically that of young children and adolescents, these stick thin celebrities are sending out the wrong message to girls. As you state, for example, Mary Kate Olsen has publicly battled eating disorders, but is the leader of an immense corporation whose target market is teeny boppers. This saddens me because many young girls truly idolize these girls and wish to look or act like them. I agree with you that young girls’ parents should be the ones who control what their children watch and try to avoid bad role models such as Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie and Lindsey Lohan. But the only disadvantage I see to this is that it is SO hard to control absolutely everything kids see or hear. If the parents try to control what their kids watch, they might not be able to control the magazines that they read at their friends’ houses. So, in some way, it’s a losing battle.
Although I personally dislike many of these kinds of out-of-control celebrities, I think it is important to see what life is like in their shoes and to see what it would be like to live in the lime-light. I have to say that I do not think it is an easy life. Image-wise, they have so much pressure to be thin, sexy and beautiful. They are humans like each and every one of us and they are also susceptible to eating disorders. I sometimes sympathize with them because I can also see how it is hard to deal with personal issues – be it eating disorders, drug use, partying – in the public eye.
All in all, parents of young girls should teach them what is correct and what is incorrect, and how to deal with these images that they get everyday from the media.
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