You had to know this would come up, what with the Lindsay Lohan incident and all. I used to love her by the way. I would watch the Parent trap at least once a month and Mean girls dominated to television, particularly ABC Family. What went wrong, I don’t know. Further proof that cuteness is not all that matters; you do have to have a moral imperative as well. Drinking, drugs, and paparazzi harassment probably did not help the situation at all.
But anyways. Lindsay Lohan had decided that to show she is “comfortable” in her body, she would reveal it to the entire world, with some nude pictures done for the lovely Playboy magazine. I don’t quite know how this is helping her situation at all or the court cases, but this is her latest endeavor. Unfortunately the pictures were leaked to an outside source, and currently are available on the internet. Poor Lindsay. Less money for you.
Whatever motivated her to do the pictures, be it money or self-proclamation, it is just wrong. Your body is your temple. It is what you are. This just shows to everyone that with a couple dollars (or an internet connection since the pictures were leaked), they can view someone’s full body. It just makes modesty an outdated fashion, and intimacy a purchased product. Maybe this is slightly over dramatic. But, I find it mostly true. By making nudity and sensuality socially acceptable for the public eye, you are ruining the very privacy and importance of it. If it is no longer just a thing for a man and a woman to do to show their love, it no longer has an equivalent worth.
I feel like Miss Lohan didn’t quite do this to show her strong feeling of acceptance of her body like she said she did. Call it a hunch, but most people don’t do a nude photo shoot to show they are back on their feet and ready to positively contribute to society. This is probably a self-esteem issue, and her lack of one. I feel bad that she has been so beleaguered by the media, always portraying her as frazzled, mentally-unstable, or crazy. Even the pictures don’t quite show her in a positive light. Her self-esteem probably is in the dumps, but nude pictures aren’t going to help her. There always are going to be the critics (me included it seems) that will tell her she is dumb for doing this. Someone will be sure to say that she looks unattractive or an equivalent to that, which is counter-productive for what she is trying to achieve. She used to be America’s poster child (I mean, come on. The Parent Trap is an All-American move) (Side note: the original Parent Trap is German; it is a slightly different tale). Now she is just another centerfold. I feel like if a woman is not confidant enough to hold herself to a higher standard than just a tool for a teenage boy’s wet dream, she needs some therapy. Quick. Unfortunately, Lindsey has tried the therapy thing way too many times, and that really isn’t working. I can’t really say she has a strong support system either. Hopefully, the girl figures something out before she ends up making an even worse decision for herself.
Sincerely Sydney
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