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Over the past couple of decades, Hollywood has gone from celebrating the entertainingtalents of music and movie stars, to now celebrating the paparazzi-infused and overly exposed celebrities. As the years progress in Hollywood, celebrities are now more well-known for what they wear, who they were out with last night, and how many nude photos they have circling on the internet. What Hollywood used to be about has become lost in talentless, obnoxious celebrities who think that flashing the world their private parts is considered to be a part of their “talent.” Although there are still some “good girls” in Hollywood, they’re quickly becoming out numbered by the other female celebrities also known as the “bad girls.” With the influence of the media constantly encouraging the stick thin images of celebrities and their celebration girl behavior, it’s no wonder why younger girls have body issues and act out at such young ages.

The “bad girls” known for their partying, their different boyfriends every week, their exposing too much when exiting a car, and their talentless careers, are the girls the media is currently obsessed with. Girls such as Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton are among the ring leaders of this pack. These girls were once young and innocent, until they all decided to pursue a career in entertainment, leading them to suck-you-in spit-you-out Hollywood. The most common acts involving these girls range from trips to rehab and jail to DUI’s, underage drinking and clubbing to doing drugs and nude photo scandals.

With the media encouraging celebrities to be pin thin and have them constantly act out, they do not fully comprehend the influence they have on younger generations. With theHugeamounts of coverage of celebrities in today’s media, it is almost impossible to shield younger girls from seeing the actions of oversexed celebrities. Girls that look up to celebrities who are trying to fit in with what the media wants, try to measure up to the “perfection” of those celebrities. Young girls are affected when they look at pictures of the ever slimming celebrities and then are forced to believe that it is normal to look painfully thin. The consequences are brutal when girls get the wrong idea about “celebrity dieting” and become bulimic or anorexic. What most young girls do not know is that the reason some of these celebrities are so thin, is because of certain drugs they take that make them lose their appetite, which leads to rapid weight loss.

Thankfully, as the year 2008 progresses, most of the “bad girls” such as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have turned over a new leaf and have actually been able to stay out of trouble for quite some time now. But unfortunately for Lindsay Lohan, she is beginning to relapse as she has been seen out in the clubs drinking and passing out in friends’ cars. In the end, if all these “bad girls” and “good girls” don’t turn out to be worthy of role model material, the most important message the media can send out, is that in the end, the only one you should listen to is yourself. Be a leader, not a follower and never look to the celebrity world to see what your next move should be, make it yourself.