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Taylor Momsen.
I remember when I was 16, discovering the Gossip Girl novels for the first time. They were a guilty pleasure, about as satisfying as eating a chocolate bar (and about as good for you - mind you.)
One character resonated with me, “Little J”, or Jenny. In the novel she was described as the brother of Dan, the daughter of Rufus, she had big boobs and brown hair. I felt I resembled her physically and somewhat in the personality as well.
However in the T.V. show she was portrayed by Taylor Momsen. Leggy, blonde, with a girl-next-door face. I had no qualms about the obvious differences between character and book. I watched as Little J grew from being just a girl in Brooklyn to Blair’s replacement.
However I couldn’t help but notice Taylor Momsen’s evolution as Little J. Her eyeliner seemed to grow thicker by day, her clothes grew more ripped and torn. A bit of cleavage here and a fuck you attitude to go with it. It couldn’t help but remind me of when *I* was 14. However when I was around 17 I smartened up, finished highschool and applied to college.
This was not Taylor Momsen’s case.
Taylor went on to form The Pretty Reckless after her Gossip Girl days. She’s now a far cry from the Little J/Cindy Lou Who character she once was. She went on tour with Marilyn Manson (a man almost 20 years her senior.) However this is no Taylor Swift and Bon Jovi pairing. I watched a recent video of Taylor and Marilyn’s performance together. Taylor was dressed in stripper heels, a bra, and a long leather skirt. Manson gripped her waist, bent on both knees in front of her and placing his head somewhere on her groin area.
However it gets worse. Taylor recently invited porn star Jenna Haze on stage with her while she sang Makes Me Wanna Die (or some other depressing song). Jenna proceeded to give her a lap dance and mimic oral sex.
I’m only 22, but at the same time I want to scream at whoever is managing Taylor and ask WHERE THE F!@# is this girl’s parents?! There’s something predatory about performing onstage with a pornstar when she’s just shy of 18. Her recent video “Medicine” is described by Taylor as a “hallucinogenic trip.” Not only is Taylor not of legal drinking age, she is glorifying drug use in her video.
While I am an adult and unlikely to be influenced by this troubled girls actions. I wonder about the teens and tweens who do listen to her music. The female psyche is incredibly vulnerable and fragile during adolescence. Girls need to be nurtured, supported, and encouraged to seek out positive role models. (I am saying this as an adult who had a somewhat troubled teenagehood). I really hope that the parents of children who listen to The Pretty Reckless are educating their children on age-appropriate behaviour.
I understand that this makes me sound like an uptight twat, but in all honesty my education has taught me that early influences in life have a major impact on later behaviour. I’m surprised that Taylor Momsen’s management team has little to no concern for her mental well-being. Part of me really just wants to put the poor girl in a bath and scrub all that makeup off.
But I guess Little J does have to grow up sometime, for better or for worse …
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HOW. AND WHY.
When people say they aren’t dessert people …
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Unrequited.
Tiny Story by blunderandfrightening
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I love the songs I cannot sing.
I love the words I cannot spell.
And this is why I worry,
About loving you.==
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10:09PM thoughts.
Am I the only person who reacts in this way when people say: “oh, I’m pre-med!”
“Really? I know a lot of other people who did science degrees too!”
While I commend those who have chosen medicine as a career path, I really think the congratulations are deserved once someone has actually been accepted into med school.
Just my .02
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Summa dressez.
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This is my idea of camping.
(via jackdanielsanddimples)
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Just a bottle of Dom and Pink to celebrate my first big girl job!
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Little old ladies are crashing the healthcare system
Though this article seems slightly insentitive, I have to agree with everything that is written.
“B.C. physician John Sloan has seen it time and time again. An elderly person, usually living on her own, takes a turn for the worse. Maybe she’s suddenly short of breath or gets an infection.
It’s a weekend, so her doctor calls an ambulance or tells her family to take her to the hospital, where she lies around in ER for 12 or 15 hours before being admitted. The hospital does a battery of diagnostic tests, many of which lead to further tests. It turns out that this little old lady has heart failure, vascular dementia, osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis. Many of these conditions have been previously diagnosed, and none are curable. Nor are they particularly unusual in an 86-year-old. After two or three weeks of essentially pointless treatment, the patient is sent home with a vast array of pills. Yet, despite all this medical care – in fact, because of it – she’ll probably get home in much worseshape than she was before.”
(Con’t…)
