Monday, December 1, 2008
Hannah Montana
Every person in the English speaking world has heard of her at some point or another and pretty much every little girl from the ages of 8-14 practically worship her. The kid just had her 16th birthday and little dolls that look like her are at the top of every preteen's Christmas list this year. My question...what is our world coming to??Don't get me wrong, I don't deny that she is a talented individual when it comes to singing. Secretly, I used to blare her song "See you Again" in my car on the way to school and sing along. I know, I'm ashamed to admit it.
I went into Target the other day with my mom and there were literally two whole rows, maybe more, dedicated to toys that had to do with Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. I seriously, for the life of me, cannot comprehend the attraction to this girl. She has the twangiest accent (although not half as bad as the boy that plays her brother on the TV show) and I find it kind of weird that kids are so interested in someone with a dual personality. How can anything good come out of that?
Miley Cyrus is still a child in my opinion, yet has become the center of attention for an entire nation and even countries around the world. Is our world so shallow that this is what we have to have to entertain ourselves? She is not much of a role model for little 8 year olds considering she is 16 and has a 20 year old model boyfriend and at the age of 15 had revealing, "inappropriate" pictures taken of her for a magazine. Granted, I don't blame her for any of it. She should just be allowed to be a normal teenager, but with the media hounding her every minute of her life and expecting her to be the perfect role model for her young fan crowd how can she be expected to do so? The whole situation in my opinion is just ridiculous and kind of pathetic on the parts of American society to allow children and even people in general to become the center of our lives because they appear on TV often.
Too Old for Santa Claus?
Why does it seem that the older we get, the less enjoyable the Holiday season becomes? I was getting me hair done the other day when my hairdresser and I, who are family friends, began talking about how Christmas this year was not going to be so great because her family had been suffering from some problems. She said "In fact, Christmas is never as good as it used to be when we were younger." I thought about this statement thinking it was crazy considering Christmas season is by far my favorite time of year. Then I thought a little further. You know? She was kind of right.
I am by no means not terribly exciting for Christmas, as usual, but every year, the excitement seems to decrease little by little. I think there are several reasons for this. One, is that when we are kids, Christmas time is built up to be this amazing night where a large man in a well known costume comes down the chimney, eats the cookies you and mommy baked, and leaves you presents. What could be more fascinating to a young child's imaginative mind? As we grow older and mature, we realize that those stories are not true and that Christmas really is not about presents and Santa. We come to look forward to the time we spend with family at the Holiday time. However, as terrible as it sounds, you are not the only one getting older.
Sadly, it is getting to the point that every Christmas could possibly be my grandparents last. This year, my mom will have to get surgery on her aging bones and will most likely spend Christmas in bed. Not to mention I have school to worry about before I get to go home and when I get back. There is just so much added stress these days when Christmas comes around and it seems that the cynicism is an undeniable quality one gains with age. Older people are typically just not as good as seeing the "magic" and happiness that Christmas can bring like little children can. It's really a sad thing, because I think the Christmas can really be one of the most wonderful times of the year.
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