A Glimmer of Hope for Our Girls
January 29, 2008 by adavant
Filed under A View of the News
Today the news released a new list of Power Girls found in US Weekly who are most popular and emulated by our tween and teen girls. The list has changed from prior years where Britney Spears and Paris Hilton topped the list. Now spots 1 and 2 are filled by Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana and country singer, Taylor Swift. I let out a big sigh of relief when I heard this news on the radio this morning. Then after doing a quick online search I found some more info about those young ladies on the list.
Both girls are quoted as saying that they don’t drink and here’s what else they had to say according to US Weekly,
“Clubs are just not where I want to be photographed,” adds country sensation Taylor Swift, 18. She also says she realizes the impact her actions could have on her younger fans. “For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night,” she tells Us. “I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night.
“I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI,” Swift says. “Those are my moral values. I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.”
Miley, 15 says, “The most important thing is really staying true to yourself,” she tells Us. “That’s what my mom taught me. She’s the most beautiful girl, not only on the outside but on the inside. She’s teaching me how to be a good person.”
Now, I know these girls aren’t perfect, because we’re all human, but their fresh faces and higher moral standards sure are a ray of hope as far as the teen idols in our world go. Don’t you think?
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I’m not familiar with Taylor Swift but my 6 yr old is a HUGE Miley Cyrus fan. I’m not crazy how her show has the teen girls so boy crazy but there’s always a lesson to be taught and I like the fact that she seems very close with her family in real life.
Hopefully the news about her will stay positive because I think that *I* would be crushed to hear something bad about her.
Call me odd but I’m so happy that none of my children ever really latched onto a celebrity role model. They always seemed to look up to people like “a teacher, a family memeber or historian”.
With that being said, Isaac (my 8yo) has found love in the WWE sport of wresteling so the jury is still out on him…lol
As far as our young teens are concerned = I encourage all mothers to be open, honest and communicate!
I am glad to see that girl’s role models now have some standards. Though I think that we pay way too much attention to ’stars’ then we should by trying to be exactly like them etc. Personally, I like most of Taylor’s music, there are somethings that aren’t perfect about it (’sneaking out late’ etc.) and I don’t know anything about Miley.
Actually, I just found your blog today, but I will definately keep reading! God Bless,
Jenna
As a mother of a headstrong 12 year old daughter, I am so thankful for your support and insight. Christian mothers and daughters are in this world, but we don’t have to be of this world. I am thankful for positive role models like Miley and Taylor, but I still have to question the outrageous prices parents are paying for tickets to the concerts. Could this be considered “idol worship”?
This is wonderful news and if my future daughter is someone who chooses to look up to celebrity role models I definitely want someone like these girls.
And I can only hope that my 2 boys will gravitate towards women who are strong and firmly planted with values, morals and a high regard for their self worth.