What has happened to this girl. Look at her. Before: Cute, Sweet, full of potential. After: A complete wreck. Again in the news after completing the second stint in rehab. Now with coke in her pocket and obviously jacked up on something...driving.
And how much does CNN have to capitalize on her misfortune? Every channel carried it, but yesterday evening I watched an entire "Nancy Grace" devoted to just slinging the mud all over this one. I usually find her shameless anyway, but yesterday she had experts on who were just repeating the police report over and over--for an hour. Bill O'Reilly, from whom we sh
ould expect no less, had a self-proclaimed (or should I say FOX-proclaimed) "expert" in public speaking (does this exist? I get images of the famous Roman orators in my mind) dissecting Lindsay's body language on a recent episode of "Ellen," suggesting that the frequent "head-swinging from left to right" and the "down-looking eyes" suggested the girl was playful yet a liar. Thank god for those public speaking experts or we'd never get down to the bottom of this.Here's what scares me about this whole thing:
Is this Lindsay? No. It's Dina Lohan who, like CNN, is shamelessly profiting from Lindsay's problems. Difference: DINA IS HER MOTHER. Why is this woman famous? Because her daughter has been arrested twice before the age of 21, both for drinking and driving and possession of narcotics. Anywhere else in the world, this parent would lose custody. In Hollywood (which I don't consider part of America), she gets a spread in Harper's Bazaar.In the Harper's interview as reported by the New York Post, Dina suggests that this whole problem is caused by paparazzi. In the article she compares Lindsay's situation to Princess Diana's, suggesting if the paparazzi doesn't wake up, tragedy is inevitable. My favorite line of her's is "Some of these kids are just lost," in reference to Britney and Paris. Um...anyone up for some self-relfection? In response to the idea that she might be criticized for her "parenting skills", Dina replies, "I'm living the American dream, and you can go . . ." Meanwhile, she also talks about Paris and Kathy Hilton suggesting, "Paris is a really smart girl, and she's come really far...Paris' mom was wonderfully embracing to me. You know, you can't blame parents for kids."
What is going on here and why do we continue to allow it? Is Dina Lohan ever going to pay the price for destroying this child? Should she be blamed? Is this the whole story?
Consider the evidence and then decide, I suppose.
Sorry Dina. I'm blaming you and Lindsay should too.
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The media and the "stars" have a parasitic relationship. They both need each other to survive.
The secret is to ignore them. Then they die. If a pop starlet falls in Hollywood and you aren't there to see it, did she ever really exist?
I've fallen behind on this blog, and I'm now catching up. I love this blog, and I'm glad you're doing both! And this is a really, really good post.
There is a time in every kids life that you realize that your parents are not perfect. This would be the perfect time for Lindsay Lohan to realize this. I can't imagine what the hell went on in their household. "You need your mommy," says Dina. I think famous and rich people always have to watch their backs because there are always sleazy opportunists around (didn't that happen with Britney Spears and that paparazi guy?), but what do you do when it's your mom? Unfortunately, I know people who are not rich or famous who have this same problem. Its hard to realize that even though you are bound to your family and may even love them, you don't have to allow being taken advantage of by them or even like them. Dina Lohan is a scumbag and her daugther is to old to make these stupid decisions. People have had harder lives and we all have to watch out for ourselves.
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