NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2007
Are Britney, Lindsay And Paris Dangerous?
Poll Shows Adults Worried Celebrity Party Girls A Bad Influence On Young Girls
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Play CBS Video Video Lohan Checks Into Rehab Lindsay Lohan, who has admitted she has a problem with alcohol and attends AA meetings, has checked herself into rehab citing health concerns. Julie Chen has more.
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Video Paris' Not-So-Simple Life Katrina Szish, a contributing editor of Us Weekly magazine, speaks with Hannah Storm about Paris Hilton's recent DUI arrest.
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In a recent Newsweek poll, 77 percent of respondents said that these celebrities and others have too much influence on young girls. Eight-four percent of those polled said sexuality plays a bigger role in American popular culture than it did 20 or 30 years ago and 70 percent say this is more of a bad influence on young people today than a good influence.
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"Our kids are being bombarded by images of oversexed, underdressed celebrities who can't seem to step out of a car without displaying their well-waxed private parts to photographers," writes Newsweek assistant managing editor Kathleen Deveny with assistant editor Raina Kelley in a cover article in this week's issue. "Our kids are being bombarded by images of oversexed, underdressed celebrities who can't seem to step out of a car without displaying their well-waxed private parts to photographers."
Kathleen Deveny, NewsweekThe news isn't all bad though. "Teen pregnancy, drinking and drug use are all down, and there is no evidence that girls are having intercourse at a younger age," they add.
Yet, a study published last year in the journal Pediatrics found that kids respond to a repeated exposure to sexual content in television, movies and music.
"Specifically, the study found that 55 percent of teens who were exposed to a lot of sexual material had intercourse by 16, compared with only 6 percent of teens who rarely saw sexual imagery in the media," the article says.
The best defense may be a good offense: parents must realize that they are ultimately the moral compass for their children.Photos: Britney Spears
"So watch your behavior; don't gossip with your friends in front of the kids and downplay popularity as a lifetime goal," Deveny and Kelly advise. "Parents need to understand and talk about the things that interest their kids—even if it's what Paris is wearing—without being judgmental."
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- If parents allow their teenage girls to be influenced by White Trash, then they need help!! like CPS involved... These poor excuses for females are bottom feeders, not to mention that Paris is always around REAL stars trying to fit in and making a total a** of her untalented self.
All they are missing is the trailer. Goes to show money can't buy everything. Pitiful... - Reply to this comment
- Actually, today's stars just lack class, period.
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- Todays so called "Stars" lack the class of old Hollywood. Same goes for the scripts that are out now a days.
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- Who, in their right mind, would WANT to be part of the Losers Club? I have always found Paris Hilton to be a huge turn-OFF with her arrogant, look-at-me, I'm beautiful and I know it, screwed up attitude! She's too in love with herself. If these wanna-be's think that's all a man wants then they have a huge surprise coming to them! Wake up now girls, before it%u2019s too late!
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- These girls are only dangerous if the childrens parents do not talk to them. If so they have no effect.
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- Hopefully, these celebs are so blatently distastful, that "wanna be's" will just say Ewwwww.
I know, a pipe dream? - Reply to this comment
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