Michelle O. in MO Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 "Ashley Tisdale blows off her good girl image".... I was standing in line at Wal-mart this afternoon and my eyes wandered to the gossip mags. There's Ashley Tisdale looking very "sexy" and fun on the cover of Cosmo with that caption next to her. For a moment I felt shocked that she was on Cosmo for one thing, then mad, then relieved that my 10yod wasn't with me, then mad again. Is "blowing off" her good girl image supposed to be a good thing? I'm still mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Exposing my ignorance here (appropriate for a thread about Cosmo isn't it?!): who is Ashley Tisdale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't know who Ashley Tisdale is either, but isn't that how it started with Britney Spears, and Lindsey Lohan, and so on and so forth. Why do they think that they have to blow off the good girl image to be successful? Don't they realize that they are already THERE, and they got THERE w/ that image. Sad isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle O. in MO Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 She's the blonde girl on Disney Channel's Suite Life of Zack and Cody and she also played Sharpay on the High School Musical movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It always makes me sad when I see things like this. I once read an article about Mandy Moore (who had good girl down pat) and she was really upset that people only wanted to see her as a good girl, however the girl really did make good choice and the rest of the interview showed that. I think that they get so caught up in wanting to be like everyone else in Hollywood that they do what they think will make them look "better". Usually backfires IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingmommy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't know what it is, but every "child" star has to do something drastic to show the world that they're "all grown up now." Why? Every time it happens, all I can think of is.....There goes another perfectly decent role model! Jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We gave up on Disney girls. I cringe everytime they start a new show with a new girl in it. Just waiting for the headlines. We kept hoping they would make wholesome movies as adults and we would have something tame to watch. Something about coming from that studio appears to turn them into problem children. Or maybe we just notice them more when they fall because we have expectations based on the shows they are in as kids. Sad, really that grown-up is defined by, what our family considers, immorality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well, you know, she's not a teenager. She's 23 or 24 now. From a career perspective, I can see how she might want to break out of her teenage image. Now, I think an interesting, quirky independent film where she plays some poor and slightly rebellious girl with a good heart, blah, blah, would be a far, far better way to do that than on the pages of Cosmo. But I also don't think it's realistic to expect adult actors and actresses not to age, but to remain the same innocent, perky things they were in their middle teens. And yeah, I'd be glad not to have a discussion about that headline with my elementary-aged kiddos who know her only as Sharpay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries, among other movies) seems to have dodged that bullet. She, afaik, hasn't done anything like that. She seems to have gracefully gone from teen movies to adult roles with no need to look like a ho in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Yep, I think you're right, Michelle: Anne Hathaway has done a great job of making that transition without appearing "trashy" at any point. She's now taken seriously as an actress with grown-up roles, despite having first gained fame as a young "princess". I think Jennifer Connolly made a similarly graceful transition (though perhaps her fame as a younger, teenage star was less overwhelming in a teeny-bop way as some of the current Disney girls')... But I think the sheer number of young actresses (adult women with a history of playing teenage, kid-appealing roles) who struggle with that transition shows that it's a tough one to make. Depending on the way they try, I can't really blame them *too* much. (Not to mention that what they *think* is going to come out of a shoot and an article can be very different from the results -- though certain magazine choices are obviously going to be more risque than others.) There's certainly a difference between appearing on Cosmo (trashy though it is, lol), and getting thrown into rehab repeatedly... I still vote for an edgy but small independent film as a better way to make that transition... But I can only imagine the pressures and influences telling that young woman what to do for her career, and the difficulty of finding/ selecting the best options... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't know who Ashley Tisdale is either, but isn't that how it started with Britney Spears, and Lindsey Lohan, and so on and so forth. Why do they think that they have to blow off the good girl image to be successful? Don't they realize that they are already THERE, and they got THERE w/ that image. Sad isn't it. I don't know any of these from Adam, but it strikes me that if you can't fill your "no longer the hot new item" void with TALENT, you fill it with foolishness. (BTW, I was just channeling my mother. Classic Mother.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We were at the store and the girls KNOW not to look at the magazines by the counter. Of course, Ashely Tisdale caught their eye and I went to see what it was and was completely horrified that the girls were looking at Cosmo. With one of the headlines "S*x tips to blow his mind" or some such nonsense. It is so hard to protect their minds from all this trash! How do you keep them from using their eyes and seeing all the filth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Anne Hathaway really is the only female child star I can think of who made the transition gracefully. That said, I work really hard to make sure my kids know that *no actor/actress is a role model. They're fictional characters to enjoy, and their personal lives are none of our concern. I'll admit, we may have a little difficulty if Amanda Cosgrove goes off the deep end, but I see that as *my issue to deal with, not Amanda Cosgrove's. I'm not her, and I'm not her parent. She and her parents are free to deal with her maturing however they wish. And I'm free to tell my kids its wrong if that's what I believe. "Role models" are Mom, Dad, and famous dead people of my choosing who have little chance of turning for the worse. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We gave up on Disney girls. I cringe everytime they start a new show with a new girl in it. Just waiting for the headlines. We kept hoping they would make wholesome movies as adults and we would have something tame to watch. Something about coming from that studio appears to turn them into problem children. Or maybe we just notice them more when they fall because we have expectations based on the shows they are in as kids. Sad, really that grown-up is defined by, what our family considers, immorality. It used to work that way - wholesome movies as adults. That's why you never saw Annette Funicello in a bikini in all those beach movies. Her child's contract with the Mickey Mouse Club wouldn't allow it. It would be nice if they still did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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