Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Hunger Games Star blasts hyper-sexualisation of young stars
Watch this clip as Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence discusses body image on BBC Newsnights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3HU7e1XrYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3HU7e1XrYA
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Tuesday, 7 January 2014
More Criticism for Miley
Kate Winslet and David Jason are the latest stars to
comment on Miley Cyrus’ recent behaviour. Similar to Sinead O’Connor and Annie Lennox who have also voiced
their opinions on the singer, Winslet has spoken out about the singer’s
hyper-sexualised pop antics, the most recent of which has seen Cyrus imitate
masturbation in her new music video for "Adore You".
In an interview
with Psychologies magazine she said
"You hear horror stories where you think, 'God, who’s looking after these
people and why does it seem like they’re losing their way?'”
"I mean, you
think about someone like Miley Cyrus, and I said to my daughter the other day,
'I’m this close to opening my mouth about what’s going on with that girl'. Who
is actually saying, 'Stop for a second, what do you want, who are you?'"
Winslet was once a
teen star herself when she started out, however she managed to maintain a sensible
reputation.
"I’ve just
been very lucky that I’ve always been quite comfortable with who I am.
Sometimes people ask, 'What do you wish for your children?' and all I say is,
'I want them to be happy being them'."
"It’s really rough now," she continued. "I
think, for young actors, actresses and pop stars, it’s a nightmare. They can’t
do anything. I’m so not going near that whole world - I don’t need it. I do
feel incredibly lucky."
'A symbol of declining moral standards'
David Jason has also commented calling the singer ‘a
symbol of declining moral standards’ and saying ‘society was to blame for
encouraging her attention-seeking antics’ according to the Independent.
In an interview with The
Sun On Sunday he said "Miley Cyrus epitomises what we have
allowed."
"She has done it to break the mould. I can
understand why, but we have given her the oxygen of publicity and encouraged
it, so young girls will think it is the right way to attract men. We've lost
our standards.
"Once upon a time if you said this or did that,
you'd be off the air. They wouldn't dare show it.
"It slowly drip feeds, erodes standards of
politeness, manners and morality," he continued.
"It just drips and it takes us further and further
down, and instead of inspiring us to look up, we are all going down."
"Bad role model"
Prime Minister David Cameron has also previously criticised Miley Cyrus, stating that her
twerking at the VMAs in the summer has made her a 'bad role model'.
According to an interview with The Sun, Cameron explained that he's
yet to "discuss twerking" with his nine-year old daughter Nancy. "Luckily,
she was interested in Hannah Montana, but then
stopped.""But I think we are all struggling our way through this. How do we, as parents, let our children watch the television, look at things on the internet, while protecting them from bad examples and bad role models?
"I don’t think there’s a simple answer. It is
something Samantha [his wife] and I talk about all the time. What are the rules
on usage of television? How often can they use the iPad? We try and have some
rules, and try and check out what they’re watching."
What do you think about the comments that have been made
recently about Miley Cyrus? Do you agree? Do you think she should be a better
role model? Should she be forced into holding the responsibility of being a
role model just because she is a celebrity? Or do you think Cyrus is entitled
to live her life as and how she wants to?Watch Miley's music video for 'Adore You' here.
Miley's music video 'Adore You' was due to be released 26th December 2013, however it was leaked online a day earlier. Although Cyrus was very frustrated with the early release, the stunt dramatically increased her Twitter following within hours of the leak:
Figures from Twittercounter.com |
Bieber named on the Forbes '30 under 30' list 2014
Justin Bieber has today been named on the '30 under 30' Forbes List 2014.
Justin Bieber has had another outstanding year commercially in 2013 and his success hasn't gone unnoticed. Forbes Magazine has recognized Bieber as being one of the best and brightest young talents in the music industry. Is this really a shock with the sudden rise to stardom he has gained spanning over such a short career?
This can be considered a great start to the year for Justin. The past 12months his actions and behaviour have been under scutiny by the world's media in 2013. Let's be honest though, he was his own worst enemy at times!!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/justin-bieber-spits-fans-controversial-2111827
http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/449930/Justin-Bieber-s-grandmother-defends-singer-against-media-lies
http://gossipcenter.com/justin-bieber/justin-bieber-charged-vandalism-graffiti-958266
Despite the worrying behaviour, it is definitely worth noting the incredible achievements Bieber has made both in terms of his financial status and contributions to the music industry.
Publicity problems and bad behaviour aside; Justin Bieber has achieved more success than most of us can dream of and he's still just 20 years of age.
Check out these amazing stats:
Also on the list was fellow celebrity Miley Cyrus. She too has been heavily critisised in the media in the past 12 months for some outrageous behavior in her quest to escape her disney image!
Check out the complete list on Forbes.com.
Justin Bieber has had another outstanding year commercially in 2013 and his success hasn't gone unnoticed. Forbes Magazine has recognized Bieber as being one of the best and brightest young talents in the music industry. Is this really a shock with the sudden rise to stardom he has gained spanning over such a short career?
This can be considered a great start to the year for Justin. The past 12months his actions and behaviour have been under scutiny by the world's media in 2013. Let's be honest though, he was his own worst enemy at times!!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/justin-bieber-spits-fans-controversial-2111827
http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/449930/Justin-Bieber-s-grandmother-defends-singer-against-media-lies
http://gossipcenter.com/justin-bieber/justin-bieber-charged-vandalism-graffiti-958266
Despite the worrying behaviour, it is definitely worth noting the incredible achievements Bieber has made both in terms of his financial status and contributions to the music industry.
Publicity problems and bad behaviour aside; Justin Bieber has achieved more success than most of us can dream of and he's still just 20 years of age.
Check out these amazing stats:
Also on the list was fellow celebrity Miley Cyrus. She too has been heavily critisised in the media in the past 12 months for some outrageous behavior in her quest to escape her disney image!
Check out the complete list on Forbes.com.
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