Much has already been written about Lindsay Lohan's recent troubles, some of it musical, so there's no need to go on about them at length here.
Instead, let's briefly discuss the ripple effect, which is what happens with other people decide that celebrity lifestyles are so desirable that they must be foisted on innocent little children. (The words "innocent," "desirable," and "lifestyles" should all be in ironic quotation marks, but that starts to look cluttered, and it "disrupts" the "flow" of "thought.")
After you watch this video -- can it be real? -- a number of questions will no doubt spring to mind, but the one that got me was this one: how can every kid be the tannest kid in the class? Isn't that impossible? (h/t: BWE)
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256. I'd take that money, add less than $400 of my own cash . . . and my car would be paid off.
Cindy at 2:01PM on Jun 5th 2007
257. all of you that are talking about skin cancer and stuff obviously didn't watch the same video as me because it was a spray-on tan.
dan lessard at 2:43PM on Jun 5th 2007
258. OMG how sickening is that. The mother is an idiot and the child ended up looking like an oompa loompa after that tan. What has the world come too?? That girl is going to be so screwed up in the head when she get older. Maybe her dream will come true and she'll be just like Lindsay Lohan, A drug addict alcoholic in rehab!!
veve17 at 3:12PM on Jun 5th 2007
259. WOW!! You GO Mom. Teach that little girl that she should spend as much money as you can to look like someone she is not. What a way to tell your daughter you think she is ugly!! I wonder if that mother relizes she is killing the girls self esteem or even cares. The poor little girl!! I hope she has better female role models than her own mother.
crystalstar23 at 3:11PM on Jun 5th 2007
260. One word...PATHETIC
Reed at 1:50PM on Jun 8th 2007
261. People can be so shallow. A new book serves as a rebuttal to this "anything goes" attitude, and refutes the premise of moral relativism. The title is Adults Only (Bernard Hanan and Co. Publishers, New York). This book offers scientific proof to the fact that the human being has a distinct soul and thus has a special moral imperative and questions whether morality is possible without religion. It also proves that there is an absolute ethical standard. The book, brilliantly and creatively written, is comprehensive and is exceedingly logical. It covers everything from scientifically disproving atheism to delving into themes of moral philosophy and relationships. The author, IC Fingerer, is president of the Think and Care Tank,
www.thinkandcaretank.org, a rabbi and bioethicist. The book can be ordered from Barnes and Noble or directly from www.thebookforadults.com.
Is it moral to spend/waste $1300 when people are starving around the world? Is this the education and system of values you want to ingrain in your children? I don't know the answers, but I know for certain, I wouldn't do what she did.
matt Segal at 10:50AM on Jun 6th 2007
262. I have worked in the tanning undustry for several years and I saw the products that they bought. The products, even in ny would cost @ 300.00 at the most. I would love so see the breakdown of that bill. I dont believe that it cost $1300 dollars for
a double dip & some lotions. It would cost me 20.00
for the spraytan, 10.00 for the bed tan and maybe 150 on product. AND, its illegal to tan children.
Not all states have laws, so the salons need to use discretion. Obviously the dumb ass behind the counter was worried about his commission.
penny for your thoughts at 2:22PM on Jun 6th 2007
263. It's a spray on tan, so there as little to no harm done on the skin. But don't quote me, I'm not a dermatologist. By the way, Lindsay Lohan should be really barred from acting for at least a couple of years since she really isn't a role model for young girls.
rap8cox at 5:10PM on Jun 6th 2007
264. why waste space talking about this nonsense??
uranus at 3:38PM on Jun 7th 2007
265. IS IT ME,OR ARE THE PARENTS DUMMER THEN THE KIDS THESE DAY...HAS ANYBODY WATCHED THE WHITE SHOW CALLED INTERVENTIONS?..WELL THE PARENTS GIVE THEIR KIDS EVERYTHING ON A PLATTER AND THE KIDS GROW UP TO BE A METH HEAD, CRACK HEAD, ALCOHOLIC, ETC......AND THEN THE PARENT SIT BACK CRYING BECAUSE THEIR KID IS A CRACK HEAD INSTEAD OF A DOCTOR....WELL MOM AND DAD IF YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING THEM EVERYTHING ON A PLATTER WHEN THEY WERE KIDS ..INSTEAD OF TEACHING THEM MORALS,VALUE,THEN JUST MAYBE YOU WOULDN,T HAVE A METH/CRACK HEAD ON YOUR HANDS NOW....LINSEY LOHAN IS A YOUNG RICH DRUNK....PARIS HILTON IS IN JAIL AND THE NEWS SAYS THAT SHE DON,T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE A PAY PHONE,JESSICA SIMPSON DON,T KNOW CHICKEN FROM TUNA..HOW ABOUT THAT FOR GIVING YOUR KIDS EVERYTHING ON A PLATTER..those girls are dummer then a box of rocks...THEY ARE NOT SMARTER THEN A 3RD GRADER......
JUNEBUGG at 9:00PM on Jun 6th 2007
266. News Flash! Warner Bros. has flatly denied
rumors that Lindsay Lohan and Brittany Spears
will star in a re-make of Thelma & Louise.
Seriously though, I don't feel sorry for any
of these young "Fading" stars. Mainly because
they had a choice. You don't read about other
stars their age going off the deep end. It's
all about being a responsible young adult.
jim at 9:55PM on Jun 6th 2007
267. Mommy please let me look like that Lohan girl all passed out from drugs and booze, please mommy, please.
Danyell at 12:02AM on Jun 7th 2007
268. WWW.TANNINGTRUTH.COM
sherry at 10:51AM on Jun 7th 2007
269. Shame on you Mom,,,,You are a NUTBAG!!!! You're preconceived notions of what beautiful is are disturbing! You should be teaching your daughter how beautiful she is naturally, not destroying her self esteem by saying "You want to stand out in your picture" so you need a tan! I really pity this young girl, she has a LONG road ahead of her with that nut job!
kelly at 1:09PM on Jun 7th 2007
270. We don't want plain we want perfect. Than we complain about people who try to attain perfection. More power to mother and daughter:)
lee at 8:05PM on Jun 14th 2007