In today聮s society we know that the moral fiber of our communities is in peril. Why then Wholesale Jerseys From China , do we not protect our children? We have a responsibility to safeguard our most vulnerable; instead, we prematurely catapult them into a world they are not mature enough to handle and destroy their innocence.
Frequently, I am asked by parents and friends of aspiring 聯stars?to offer my opinion about getting their child into show business. Recently my publicist, Marsha Friedman, President of Event Management sent me the following question:
聯聟After the performance I spoke with her mom (who was in tears the whole time) about their incredible daughter and her future. Their daughter's dream is to be on stage singing professionally聟I said I would forward some information to you - to get your thoughts.?br > After much contemplation, I wrote to the parents (excerpt):
聯No matter how strong your daughter or your dream is Wholesale Jerseys China , wait until she is 18 to try for stardom. She is already doing what she most wants, and that is to be on stage. Once she is 18 and you are ready for her to sell sex to other teenagers and older men in their 20's - 60's, she will be better equipped to handle the response, as you will be also...?br > These words may strike you as unnecessarily candid, and perhaps a touch vulgar, but the reality is that most parents and children do NOT dream of just 聯being on stage.? If that was the sole requirement for their happiness Wholesale Jerseys , then local stage performances (a much safer avenue) would satisfy their dream. Since the child may already be doing that, there would be no more questions as the goal would have been achieved. Sadly, the aim as stated is wrong. What the parents and child really want is stardom, without knowing the cost.
They focus on the Hollywood dream and convince themselves that the path to stardom will be a romantic ride. The fantasy is filled with adoring fans, endless wealth, eternal fame and glamorous travel. This illusion inevitably fades Cheap Baseball Jerseys , and what remains is disappointment, heartache, bills and endless travel (in less than desirable circumstances). More ominously, some of the 聯adoring fans?may actually be obsessed with the child, to the point of danger. This should not be entirely surprising as the child is being sold to look like the American male fantasy of an adult woman.
Many people reading this article will be convinced that I am wrong, or at least exaggerating. I ask you to consider the last time you saw a child 聯star?who looked like a child in their videos? The typical images are a 15 year old Britney Spears Cheap MLB Jerseys , a 14 year old JoJo, or a 13 year old Leanne Rimes
When Spears came into the public eye, she was dressed like a Catholic school girl, seducing the audience with, 聯Ooh, baby baby.?Leanne Rimes was dressed in a black satin outfit singing Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping , 聯How Do I Live Without You.?(It should be noted that her 聭look?would be considered tame by today聮s standards.) Why are they dressed this way? Frankly, the music industry sells sex, sex sells.
These girls (although Leanne and Britney are now adults) are talented and beautiful, yet they are strategically packaged to entice older men. The fans who are young teenage girls don聮t care whether the artists are sexy when they purchase music. However, continually seeing their idols dressed seductively has made them aware of sexuality and they want to dress the same way. This contributes to the cheapening of children聮s values and image, and the cycle continues.
Recently Cheap Jerseys From China , I was running on the treadmill at the gym when I was stunned by what I saw on one of the news channels. It was a feature about a modeling contest for children limited to those twelve and under. The winner would receive a one million dollar modeling contract, which of course sounds amazing! However, as the clip continued, mouths dropped throughout the gym. Three girls (under 12 ?contest requirements) dressed in skimpy bikinis were being drenched with water and gazing at the camera like they wanted to seduce each man watching. If the girls were twenty five, aware of what they were doing and, as adults Cheap Jerseys , making their own decisions, I wouldn聮t think much about it. However, the participation of twelve year olds is horrifying. Child pornography is universally condemned and pedophiles treated with not only revulsion, but the full force of the law. Doesn聮t this fall under the same category, just corporately condoned?
In my opinion, prostituting children in this manner is perpetuating child pornography in a purportedly 聯legal?manner. This practice needs to be stopped. While the music industry to date Wholesale MLB Baseball Jerseys , has not participated in such an extreme level of exploitation of children, I still believe that children should be kept out of the music industry on a professional level until they are at least 18. Even with the strongest family support possible, they are not emotionally equipped to handle the issues that will inevitably emerge. Realistically, however, I know that children will continue to be signed and sold long before their eighteenth birthdays, let me offer some practical advice.
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