Lindsay Lohan on Sarah Palin: "You're Not a Celebrity"
Lohan expressed herself relatively articulately in the first part of the blog post, citing an Associated Press article regarding Sarah Palin's well-documented views on homosexuality. However, Lohan reverted to childish tactics at the end of the blog post by scolding Sarah Palin for posing for tabloids, saying "Oh, and...Hint Hint Pali Pal- Don't pose for anymore tabloid covers, you're not a celebrity, you're running for office to represent our, your, my COUNTRY!"
Now, this is a free country, and obviously Lindsay Lohan has the right to say anything she likes about Sarah Palin on her blog. However, the real question is, why does anyone in America care what a bubble-headed, 22-year-old shoplifting alcoholic thinks about Sarah Palin? Lohan maintained a self-important tone throughout the blog post, opening with the line "I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin." Um, was anyone really begging for you to STOP biting your tongue, Lindsay? While Sarah Palin's views on homosexuality may be disturbing and her flippancy about protecting the environment troubling, do we really need to hear about it from Lindsay Lohan? Are we as a society SO star-struck that we would rather get candidate information from Lindsay Lohan than from a reputable source (or heaven forbid, from politicians themselves)? And do we really prefer to base our political opinions on what Lindsay Lohan thinks than decide about candidates for ourselves?
Surely Lindsay Lohan realizes that paparazzi will get the photos they want whether Sarah Palin poses for them or not. What Lohan apparently does not realize is that whining about the fact that Sarah Palin is on the cover of every magazine out there just makes her look jealous, desperate and pathetic. Hint hint Lindsay Lou - there are people in this world who are a LOT more important than you are when it comes to making changes that affect our country. Maybe "celebrities" like Lindsay Lohan should step aside and let those who really have power to make a difference have the spotlight for a while.
Published by Lindsay Woodland
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16 Comments
Post a CommentWicked good article. LOVED it!
Very interesting take.
loved this article, I've made up my mind who to stand behind simply by listening to what the candidates promote, and going by my own personal morals. As all of us know, Magazines, blogs, articles, commercial's, etc feed off of us, and the sad thing is...We keep going back for more.If there was no need.... then no reason to plant the seed.No matter what (you) decide in whom to vote for, listen to what they are saying they are the ones that is willing to fight for You Mine and Our Country.God Bless America
Thanks Sofya - I didn't think you were personally offended but since someone mentioned in their post that I "saw fit to insult" you, I just wanted to make it clear that I didn't mean to. I appreciate your comments!
Lindsay, just to clear things up - I never felt as though you tried to offend me. I was just giving my opinion and believe you were doing the same. I hope you didn't take anything I said to heart. I enjoy your writing and have no problem with people whose views differ from mine :)
Well, Miss Lohan does have the right to say what she wants about a VP candidate. And we have a right to think what we want about it. What irks me is that this blog got media attention across the country. She says Palin isn't a celebrity? Well, Lohan isn't the celebrity she once was. Too many screw-ups. Anyway, I'm not impressed with ANY celeb's viewpoint. Good article, Lind. It certainly stirred up a discussion!
O... I didn't even know that Lohan blogs on MySpace... ;oP (I've sort of gotten into the habit of changing channel when celebs show up on the news... That indecent amount of overcoverage given to the death of Anna Nicole Smith was the last straw for me). Anyhow... I don't think that Sofya and Lindsay are disagreeing that much and have kept admirably non-personal their disagreement on how much influence the stars have on the American youths. I don't think that the youngsters today are that different from how youngsters have been through the age. When I was younger I was more easily impressed about the 'cool' stuff stars did, too, but I still wouldn't have taken their view on things they weren't all that knowledgeable about seriously.... Though that didn't stop my parents from always worrying about how much the stars were influencing me (and I bet their parents felt the same way about them when they themselves were kids, too!). :o)
O, I didn't even know Lohan blogs on MySpace. ;oP I've been sort of flipping to a different channel when I see celebrity coverage in the news (the indecent amount of media attention paid to the death of Anna Nicole Smith was the last straw for me). Anyhow... I don't think that Lindsay and Sofya are disagreeing all that much (and I don't think either have insulted the other yet. They've admirably kept it general... talking about their view of how much influence the stars have on American youths). It's great hearing different points of view. Lohan is entitled to write what she wants on her MySpace, and others are also entitled to write their own view on their web pages and articles. Viva free exchange of ideas! :o)
For the record, I had no idea how old Sofya was nor did I mean to insult her with my comment about young people. The sad fact of the matter is, however, that I know MANY people in that age group (and plenty of other age groups) that really do get their news from questionable sources, and really are influenced more by Hollywood's take on the candidates than by the candidates themselves. In any case, I wasn't trolling through personal blogs, and that was another part of my point - Lindsay Lohan's blog post was front page news because she's Lindsay Lohan, and that in and of itself is a sad reflection on our society today. Stephen, I'm sorry you think my point was pointless. Others obviously disagree - chacun a son gout, I suppose.
Lindsay, your point is difficult to understand because it is so pointless. Sofya told you this and you saw fit to insult her... It might be worth discovering for yourself the purpose of blogs - that is, as personal forums for individuals to express themselves in writing. There are a number of blog posts on Myspace and elsewhere that no doubt begin with the lines "The worst thing ever happened to me today..." Should we criticize these bloggers for their exaggerated self involvement and inability to correctly place themselves within a historical context? Criticizing anyone's blog post for its tone or level of self-involvement when the subject is history seems ludicrous, so what makes a post involving politics so different? If you're the one trolling through personal blogs and critically re-printing their content in a way that appears to be journalism, maybe you're the one who should stop allowing 22-year old shoplifting alcoholics to influence your decisions