Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana in Vanity Fair... Has it gone too far?

[Gordon Nore]

Show business can be a miserable existence at any age, regardless of how successful one is. Putting a kid into that world is risky. Allowing a child to be turned into a 24-hour-a-day commodity -- Miley Cyrus, The Olsen Twins, Britney -- is scandalous. The Olsen twins come to mind in particular. Years ago I heard one of them respond press reports that they were worth something on the order of $250 million by reaching the age of majority: "But we worked hard for that money."

Yes and no. They did their movies and TV. And they stood in front of a camera to be photographed for a dizzying array of products they had nothing to do with: books they didn't write; clothes they didn't make, or probably even wear, and on and on. They weren't CEOs; they weren't even employees. They were a brand, created to exploit other children their own age. And the product of all of this is just more crap for the landfill.

Never in their adult lives -- doing the actual work that people do, even elites -- can they hope to actually achieve what was manufactured for them in childhood.

 

[crushing]

Most child stars end up trashed by early adulthood. Hopefully she avoids the fate of Britney (crazed mom unable to cope with life) or Dana Plato (suicided after falling into a porn career)

Really? Do most child stars end up trashed by early adulthood? Or is it more likely that the former child stars that make the news after childhood are the ones that crash and burn? Maybe most child stars end up as non-newsworthy regular Joes with non-newsworthy regular jobs? Jerry Mathers selling real estate wasn't good enough for sad story loving public, so rumors of him being killed in Vietnam were made up.

Well, I think I'll go have a snack of Life cereal, unfortunately that sometimes brings forth thoughts of how poor little Mikey died from Pop Rocks.

 

[hongkongfooey]

I am tired of her, period.

You have read my thoughts here. I am tired not just of Disney's constant airing of Hannah Montana, but also the forever seemingly endless weekend marathons of Zoey 101, iCarly, Zack and Cody, and Drake and Josh. Disney and Nickelodeon need to come up with some new writers and programs. The shows really aren't that entertaining. The acting is bad, and the plots and story lines are just the same old rehashed cheese from 25 years ago.

It's nothing like it was when we were kids. God forbid one would actually have to wait a whole week before seeing the next episode, instead of multiple episodes many times a day.

My girlfriend's kids love these shows. I can't understand it. I'm forever telling them to go outside and meet people.