Taylor Momsen Brings the Quote of the Day
January 25, 2010 in Taylor Momsen by Versus
On the fact that young girls look up to her:
“To be honest,” she says, “I don’t f***ing care. I didn’t get into this to be a role model. So I’m sorry if I’m influencing your kids in a way that you don’t like, but I can’t be responsible for their actions. I don’t care.”
“My favourite blogs are where you get the mothers saying, ‘She’s the worst influence on my daughter, I would never let my daughter dress like that’, or, ‘This girl’s such a wh-re, she’s a sl-t’. And I’m, like, you’re a mother! And I’m 16.”
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I like her a lot! She seems to just be herself..
WOW. If she’s serious she has a lot to learn. She wasn’t born yesterday and, granted, her actual job is not to be a role model to younger children, but that’s what she signed on for. She knows young girls are going to be looking at her and for her to say “I don’t f***ing care” speaks miles about what kind of person she is. I actually have no problem with how she dresses and I think that young teens (especially girls) should be taught to feel more comfortable with their sexuality from an earlier age.
The mom’s who are bashing her on the internet and blaming her for their children’s rebellions are just looking for someone to blame. If it wasn’t Taylor, it would be someone else. But the fact that she doesn’t “f***ing care” about her impact on her younger fans is atrocious. She’s shifting blame, which is such a childish thing to do. If she likes who she is, instead of saying “not my problem” she should take ownership and talk about how who she is can actually have some positive effects on her younger fans.
So IMHO she is not just being herself. She’s young and probably doesn’t even know who she is yet. In her statements she’s practically agreeing that she’s a bad influence on younger women! And that’s absurd! It pains me that someone would think she’s just being herself. People who are being themselves take ownership of who they are. Taylor is just a confused teenage girl who wants to be “bad”.
I remember years back when all of a sudden Christina Aguilera started leaning more towards the “sexy” side and she was getting a lot of beef for being a questionable role model. Her response was always that she thinks girls she feel more comfortable with who they are and their sexuality.
Taylor is clearly demonstrating here that she’s just a kid and doesn’t know who she is yet. She has a thing or two to learn about responsibilities that come with being in the lime light.
Well said.
Ditto. Well said indeed. Ignorance is bliss..
warning! long!
I disagree with “that’s what she signed up for”. She is an actress, and a past model since the age of 2 or 3. Actresses and actors, despite what has been ingrained in us for whatever reason, are not role models.
At a time, they were purported to be ‘wholesome’ when selling apple pies or cars, or at times “dangerous and sexy” when selling perfumes or cosmetics, clothing ect.
Actors and actresses are meant to play a role, leave it behind, and move on to the next role. They are not babysitters, idols (though idolized) or heros. They view their jobs the same way anyone else does – they don’t work, they don’t get paid.
When people start idolizing pop star’s personas or actresses persona’s, they’re idolizing what their publicists and PR people try to package them as. Its likely not their real self. Then you get into situations like Britney and Justin, who were made out to be ‘average teens’ when in reality Justin was doing hard drugs, Britney was bulemic and suffered from anxiety and depression, and when the charade fails, and those who had put stock in them lash out and cry foul.
In short, she’s 16, let her make ‘mistakes’ and shirk the role model nonsense. There are oodles of other starlets who want to milk that job, and anyways, kids should be looking up to someone a little closer to home, like mom or dad…
and anyways, kids should be looking up to someone a little closer to home, like mom or dad…
totally agree – who on earth would think that a sixteen year old should be a role model?
In the UK, Charlotte Church famously rebelled a little when she was that age, but has grown up to be pretty mature & levelheaded. Now she’s a parent & that is when she should be considered a role model – to her kids!
agreed!
As much as I can’t stand this selfish brat for her comments about Haiti I think her points are pretty valid.
The biggest role model in child’s like is the parent of the same sex. Kids might use celebs like Taylor to justify their behaviour, but I don’t think they’d ever change their behaviour to be more like her.
I think the whole role model thing is really sexist and unfair – She’s 16! she’s allowed to go through trashy phases, make mistakes and learn. Maturity comes with experience and she deserves the same lenience we’d give any other teenager.
Plenty of male celebrities behave badly in the public eye – Johnny Depp (back in the day), Jude Law, Colin Farrel, Hugh Grant and George Clooney have all been in the media for various reasons which would have them labelled a trainwreck if they were young girls – but as adult men they’re just seen as ‘sexy bad boys’.
OOOh.. good point!
I didn’t even look at it from that angle, but a very valid point indeed.
it’s hard being a girl these days!
Great point! And it’s not a bad thing, long term – I mean, look at Johnny Depp, he seems like a nice, faithful devoted father now…
no, no, no!! she did NOT sign up for being a role model at ALL. if she had wanted to be a role model, she would have gotten some disney job like miley cyrus and all the other teen idols. taylor momsen is on gossip girl, which is honestly not a show parents should let their kids watch if they want them to have good role models.
Well Its true its the kids that are so stupid and want to be like someone they can’t. There actions and not her fault. she wasn’t granted she earned her role in Gossip Girl and her music along it with her fame. Don’t blame someone else for your kids mistakes. They are all old enough to know. If a 15 year old can smoke. drink. drive. kill they are old enough to know what is wrong and right.
She doesnt care what parents are saying not because kids are following her foosteps.
She is an Actress/singer not role model tell that to miley cyrus. or any Disney Kids!
OMG.! She’s so young.. and already saying this things? These BAD words… I can tell, by the way she dresses and talks, that she’s probably already had sex and homosexual relations! I bet she’s gonna end up with a cocaine overdosis…
Are you being serious?? She is a teenager. What did you expect her to say?
EXCUSE ME! But I think your comment about “homosexual relations” was incredibly uncalled for. You say it as if it is a terrible thing. Imagine how many bi or gay people you are offending on this site?
And sex at 16 – not that big a deal. If she was 13 then I could understand your shock and awe.
I can understand where she is coming from but I don’t think she needed to explain herself so explicitly. Because really – does she have to stop dressing the way she likes to protect people she doesn’t know? Girls should have enough common sense to choose a good role model to look up to. SO why should she care.
She’s joking!! She’s probably quoting George Bush, judging by “overdosis!”
It is a terrible thing if you´re just doing it for the sake of “experiencing new stuff”. And excuse her for still thinking that girls don´t have sex at 16, which is something pretty shocking, and btw I´m 17, and I don´t really think being promiscuous is nice.
Promiscuous is subjective.
If you’re mormon, catholic, jewish, ect that means more than one….:P
having sex does no equal being promiscuous.
well,i do think sex at 16 is not a good thing.you think its normal???and dress like this,god,where is her mother???its not for her age!!!
Really what planet are you from? Do you actually think sixteen year olds hold hands and dress in their Sunday best? Sixteen is age of consent in most countries. She is right, being in the spot light does not make her a role model
And last time I checked you couldn’t predict some ones future based on what they’re wearing at the time.
you must be a troll.
WTH??? Are you mental?
this MUST be a joke.
When I saw it, I laughed. I think it is a joke, but without knowing the intended tone I guess you can’t say whether it is or not. There are people who believe these things, after all.
O_o Even when I was 16, I never understood those parents who said to other kids my age, “Well, so-and-so is young, so let them do whatever they want.” Sure, kids make more mistakes, but the expectation of that shouldn’t stop you from letting a person know, no matter the age–esp. a kid, when they’re wrong or taking something too far. I don’t care if you’re young and carefree. Irresponsibility at any age kills people, spreads STDS, gets people pregnant, and whatnot. Now, as for Taylor, it’s a lil ignorant on Taylor’s side to think that she won’t be a role model to young girls in this line of work, but it’s not ignorant for her to say that parents need to step in and do more work on the inside.
I don’t know about Taylor’s sexual relations with others, but don’t worry Luly. You’re not the only one surprised or offended by homosexual relations. Have mercy, not everyone’s going to agree with it, and not everyone should get chewed out by barkers because they vehemently disagree. If it’s 2010 and people need to accept it’s around, accept too that people will ALWAYS have their different POV on the matter. Plain and simple. As for Taylor, she very well might be heading in the wrong hollywood direction, but ah, whatcha gonna do?
Hydrangea-Agreed.
I think Lulu was having a bit of a joke at the way people judge others by their appearance.
Yes, irresponsibility spreads STDs and gets people pregnant but dressing a certain way does not.
Like someone mentioned above, 16 is the age of consent in most countries and if they are in a loving relationship and being responsible (using protection) then they’re not putting themselves at risk and it’s no one elses business.
lol, she’s obviously joking, duuuh
*wosh*
not all sixteen year olds have to be wh*res so i think people should stop defending the ‘right’ for teenagers to rebel! absoutely ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this is coming from a 16 year old! sure they can have fun, i have fun all the time, but there is a limit..
also, i think taylor momsen looks like a slut.
news flash, lots of 16 year old cuss and have sex. sorry, but i was 16 once and everyone i knew was promiscuous, but guess what…we all turned out ok
i dont think theres anything wrong with 16 year olds having sex and cussing, but saying that they all turn out ok is a load of bs. not everyone is promiscuous. i know lots of people that are still virgins at 18, i know people who have been promiscuous and are doing just fine, but i also know a number of girls (5) who were promiscuous and who are 18 and under and have already had one or more kids and only one of them is employed and the rest of them have ruined their lives with unprotected sex, drugs and alochol. all teenagers are different and they dont all turn out ok.
What a poseur.
Poser. I can’t stand this idiot. It’s like she thinks talking like that and dressing like that will gain her some sort of respect or something? Please.
Honestly, I don’t see what the uproar is about. I see what Taylor is saying. It is the PARENTS responsibilty to teach their children.
I don’t think Taylor is a great role model, but she’s 16…she doesn’t have to be. I was totally rebellious at 16 and I would’ve been a TERRIBLE role model. Now I’m living a typical married mom of two life and I turned out fine:)
Give the girl a break. If she has good influences and support she’ll grow out of it. If she doesn’t she won’t, but I don’t think anyone should put responsiblity on her for how their kids are behaving.
I agree with you. It is the PARENTS responsibilty to teach their children. Taylor is just a teenager.
It’s not that fact that she doesn’t want to be a role model and neglects to put on pants in the morning. (At least for me.)
It’s really the fact that her attitude completely engulfs her being. If someone made a comment directed towards me with that kind of attitude that would not be going down well.
Haha! I thoroughly enjoyed her comment. She’s right! She’s not responsible for other people’s kids. She’s in a public career she enjoys. That doesn’t mean that she has to stop acting her age because other people put her on a pedestal and think she should act like a role model.
I agree with her comment regarding being a role model. I think parents need to realize that if they parent correctly, they will always be the primary influence in their children’s lives. Media, celebrities…that’s all secondary. And most parents ARE good parents. I think it’s just fear that brings out comments from parents that Taylor was talking about; it’s the fear of, “What IF my children started dressing like her? What would I do?”
But otherwise, she still dresses like a trashy ho. And now she appears to have a trashy personality to match.
i agree perfectly
lmfao hahaha I didn’t expect you to be that blunt but I luvvv it ur always pretty diplomatic!
Haha, thanks!
AGREED, %110.
I understand where she’s coming from in the aspect of she’s a “role model” so she should try and be Miley Cyrus junior and wear a purity ring and attend sunday school instead of being true to who she is but come on. Must she be a f*cking b*tch in all her interviews seriously she starting to come off a little like a p*nani. For instance when someone asked her what is she doing to help out for Haiti and she said said “Oh I’m just trying to focus on my music” SERIOUSLY COME ON!!!! And the recent 17 interview she did. I don’t mind the cursing but not in interviews and when people are asking you simple questions YOU’RE 16! And as for all the flack she’s getting on the way she dresses I love the grungy 70′s bohemian look but this isn’t the way to do it! She just looks a mess and is starting to look like Courtney Love I wouldn’t be surprised if she ended up like Lindsay LOLhan.
Altho i do agree that she’s not responsible and she doesnt have to be a role model and live her life according to what other people want her to do..
still i think its ignorant to state that you “dont care”.
Hahaha, I’d take her honesty over the pretended innocence+virginity+mickey mouse ears bullcrap of Disney stars ANY day of the week.
Yep, I was just gunna say… I admire her bluntness. It’s kind of shocking in a way because that is not the usual persona most celebs go for, of course with a few exceptions like Megan Fox (<3 her). But I mean the girl is 16, she's in that "rebel" mode right now, in a few years she will mature.
I'm not huge on her fashion choices, I would never roll out of the house wearing thigh-highs. The "baddest" I would do at 16 is a skirt shorter than the end of the fingertips (with my arms by my side) and some midriff with cleavage. I probably looked like ridiculous but I didn't care about anything when I was 16, except doing what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it.
Yes, but there is a difference between being blunt and just plain rude. Blunt would have been: “It’s ridiculous that people are trying to tell me to be a roll model. That’s not why I started acting and making music, so I don’t really care whether people think I’m a good role model or not.”
And justifying that being saying she’s 16 is a little off base. I mean, sure we were all a little more immature and bitchy when we were 16, but that’s not an excuse to act how she does.
to be fair, i know shes only 16 but her saying she ‘didnt get into this to be a role model’ and ‘doesnt care’ is incredibly ignorant.
if she wanted to be in this industry then she should be mature enough to accept the fact that shes in a position where she will be influencing certain people.
in that comment she just comes across as really ungrateful.
Completely agree with you. She is the perfect example of what is wrong these young celebrities.
I agree, she does seem that way.
God, it’s official, I hate that girl. Well done Taylor, you were one of my fav personnalities, but now you’re just so disappointing. SUCKS.
lol
She’s very blunt and I kind of liked her statement. But what she doesn’t understand is that all though she doesn’t want to be a role model she is one regardless if she likes it or not. If you’re in a career as public as being an actress then of course you’re going to have people looking up to you. I do agree that the parents saying those mean things about her should realize that she is only 16.
And also I like her outfits. I think their very individualistic.
shes a bit of a sl-g
well i get what she said. sure shes a bit of a dirty teen and the thought of 16 year olds having sex sickens me(just commenting on what others said, i know she didnt mention it in her quote) but theres nothing wrong with not wanting to be a role model. katy perry once said the same thing.
guess what, ost people go famous not to have little girls look up to them but to get the money, the fame(or infame) and just be loud and get what they want. i dont think that when you become famous you should sign a mental contract that says “i will be good cause little girls look up to me” its not like her show is much to look up to either, a bunch of high school kids having sex with each other and their mothers all the time, doing drugs, underage drinking, threesomes.. seriously guys its not like shes on full house. oh yea those chicks turned out crazy too
People have sex with their mothers???
hahaha Brittany, that just made my night!
It’s a bit ignorant of Taylor to be coming out saying that sort of thing, I mean, it’s true, you don’t get into acting just to be a role model, but i also think she should be mature enough to accept that she will be. I admire her bluntness too, it’s refreshing, I was getting a bit sick of all these ‘holier than thou’ teens with their bloody purity rings, nice to see that at least some 16 year olds in Hollywood aren’t Sunday school angels.
@alexad – people having sex at sixteen sickens you? What? As many people have said, sixteen is the legal age in most countries – including in the UK, where I’m from. Do I sicken you? For that matter, do most Europeans sicken you? It isn’t like it’s underage sex in most places! I think the legal age should be sixteen in America too *shrug*
Yes. That was mean. No, I am not trying to step on anyone’s toes. And no, I am not trying to offend anyone. I just think that ‘sicken’ is rather a strong term to use. Sexual repression, perhaps?
Ouch. I’m stopping now. I’m usually so nice.
And as for Taylor’s outfit, well, I wouldn’t go out in thigh highs and not a lot else, I most definitely do not have the legs for it. But she does, so why not? I sort of see it as questioning the idea of ‘sexy’ – I’m not sure I see what she’s wearing as ‘sexy’, which is interesting. Challenging the stereotypes. I like that she does that. I think, though, that she possibly would do well to think through what she says sometimes.
Yeah but there is nothing wrong with someone being “Sunday school angels” if that’s who they really are, not because their parents or because their people’s role model.
im sorry if i offended you or anyone for that matter. im actually from europe but live in US. i personally wish people were more selective with their sexual choices. im a one guy sorta girl (im engaged and though very outgoing and outspoken didnt mess around with that till college. im like an old fashion party girl? haha) but of course i cant impose my believes on anyone. i have a little sister who is 16 and its weird to see her like that, i guess.
Brittany – that’s true, if it’s what they are, then that’s fine. It’s the ones that probably aren’t, or the ones that just put that persona across for publicity and things. I like that Taylor is real, I wish she was slightly more elegant with her language (not that I don’t say the ‘f’ word, I do!) in interviews and a bit more careful with what she says.
alexad – You didn’t offend me, sorry, my comment was particularly arsey – being tired and having to plan lessons does not agree with me, so I’m sorry if I was too sharp
I agree that people should be more selective with their sexual choices to an extent, I mean, I won’t lie, I’ve had sex with more than one person (not at the same time, haha!) but I can see where you’re coming from – it IS weird having a younger sibling when you think about that. My younger brother is 20 now but I still don’t like to think of him doing ‘stuff’ with girls – it must be an older sibling thing!
In Taylor’s defense, if someone’s child – especially someone in their teens – is being so easily influenced by her or anyone’s actions, then they need to take a look at themselves.
They’re raising an easily swayed idiot, which seems to be a bigger issue than whether Taylor decides to wear pants tomorrow.
She’s such a snotty brat – I don’t expect her to have a long and successful career in showbusiness.
At least she’s sorta funny so I guess she does have some purpose.
This girl is a b*tch. I would imagine that she has got a horrible personality, from a comment like that. I bet her publicist wants to drown himself right about now – it’ll be his job to clean up her mess.
Okay, and regardless of how old you are and whether or not you’re a role model, you should always be wearing pants. Maybe they’re a bit too short, or something, but they should be existent.
She’s the kind of girl you just want to slap across the face, you know? Respect for your elders, man.
you should be always wearing pants? you can’t wear skirts ou dresses? Sorry, I can’t understand you.
She doesn’t wear skirts or dresses. She wears shirts without pants.
I didn’t mean it like that . . . Skirts, dresses, shorts – whahtever you want. But unless you’re on the beach or playing a sport or playing a sport, I’m a firm believer that you should have something covering your bottom half other than a shirt and some thigh-highs.
I love this girl, just because you become a celeb doesn’t mean to have to become a super nice amazing role model for young girls. She’s just living her life and I admire that. =] yay Taylor x
I like Taylor Momsen (mainly her style) and I think that most celebrities don’t join Hollywood initially to become a role model anyway so her statement is true BUT becoming a role model really comes with the whole package. She may not want to be one and she isn’t responsible for other peoples’ actions but she should at least understand that whether she likes it or not, she will be a role model to other girls out there. It’s a done deal and it’s really not up to her to decide that.
Parents and families will obviously have the primary influence on their kids but honestly, the media comes in a near second. Seriously, when you’re in a spotlight, you should know that there will be people who look up to you and even if you’re not responsible for their actions, you should still be presenting yourself as a positive influence.
I hope she doesn’t become a train wreck because she’s actually talented. I’m not saying that she is a completely negative influence but she should lay off the I-don’t-give-a-f*** attitude. Besides that, she’s pretty cool.
go away taylor.
You know, if I had a daughter *I* wouldn’t let her dress like that, BUT I wouldn’t blame Taylor for my inadequacies as a mom of setting a better example for my girls. Yes, to an extent a star *may* be partly responsible for a young, impressionable person’s copying them and what not, but it all boils down to what his/her *parents* are teaching their children too. Her dressing the way she does, she’s doing it for herself and the attention she gets most likely, and in all honesty has she ever said that girls have to dress like her to be famous like her, or to be liked? If she has, than yes, she should shoulder some of the blame, but if she hasn’t, those ADULT women need to back the *beep* off and realize that they are talking to/about someone that is still young and is not developed enough to fully handle that kind of BS they are throwing at her, for all that she’s trying to act grown up. Those moms should know better.
Personally, after having said all that, I would rather my little girls looked up to someone that dresses like Taylor than to have them look up to people that are acting like those mothers that think it’s A-OK to call anyone a slut, wh*re, and what have you just because they dress in a way they don’t find acceptable and feel it’s A-OK to attack them and blame them when they don’t deserve that blame.
Hope that all makes sense
It’s not what she wears that bothers me, but her attitude. She might think she’s a ‘badass’, but talking like that all the time is really not attractive- she just comes across as being arrogant and ungrateful. So much of the time she pretends to be much more mature than other 16 year olds, yet she’s uses her age when it comes to more serious issues as an excuse for getting away with things. Either take on responsibility for your actions or not- don’t pick and choose. I think there’s a good reason why people don’t take her seriously, and contrary to her belief- it’s not because of her age. It’s because of what she’s saying. Case in point:
When she was asked about what she planned to do to help with the Haiti crisis: “Um, right now I’m trying to just finish my record and get through the last season of Gossip Girl for right now. So not so much thinking about that. But it’s awesome that everyone is, you know, working towards a good cause.”
Such an empathetic and grounded young woman…
Haha, I agree with you COMPLETELY. She seems immature, arrogant, and ungrateful. She has the “I’m a bad@ss, I’ll say what I want” attitude, then she goes on telling those moms on the forums, “I’m just 16!” Like, ‘Lay off, I’m helpless’, or something. She definitely picks and chooses when to be responsible for her actions, and that is EXACTLY why people like me and others don’t take her seriously.
Agree with her.
Ok, but who’s role model is she exactly? Nobody watches Gossip Girl anymore, and no one has heard her band ever.
she has a band?! and that is too true, no one watches GG
I watch GG. But is it like so last season O_o
LOL!
I agree with Taylor 100%. The job of artists is to make art, not raise your kids. It’s ridiculous for parents to blame other people for how their kids turn out.
However…while I agree with her statement, I do think that she’s unwise to make it. I had that same kind of “I don’t care what anyone thinks of me” attitude when I was her age, and it sure didn’t make me popular! I think she’ll learn as she gets older that there are more important goals in life than always speaking your mind and always being the rebel.
No offense, but if Taylor Momsen is an ‘artist’ — then you must have a very VERY askew perception of what art is.
This girl is an immature and uneducated individual with a deluded perception on life that comes from letting fame get to one’s head.
Not only could she not provide a coherent definition of what ‘art’ is — and what being an ‘artist’ entails — but in all likelihood, she couldn’t even spell ‘art.’
She could say ‘I don’t care’ if lived an island. But as long as there are people wasting their hard-earned dollars on the crap she puts out — thus funding her cushy lifestyle — she HAS to care.
The job of true artists is to inspire — and not only to care — but to make the world care.
This girl is a b*tch. I would imagine that she has got a horrible personality, from a comment like that. I bet her publicist wants to drown himself right about now – it’ll be his job to clean up her mess.
Okay, and regardless of how old you are and whether or not you’re a role model, you should always be wearing pants. Maybe they’re a bit too short, or something, but they should be existent.
She’s the kind of girl you just want to slap across the face, you know? Respect for your elders, man. Besides, it’s not like she’s that famous . . . I can’t imagine too many Mom’s blogging about her endlessly.
LOL, that’s true. She’s not that famous. If I went to my mother right now and asked if she’s ever heard of Taylor Momsen, she’d probably think that’s the name of the girl on the box of salt with the yellow umbrella.
The sad part is she genuinely believes her dribble. Has anyone ever watched an interview with her? She comes across quite high and mighty, and “I’m so eclectic and different from you dreadful *mainstream* people”
Granted she is 16 and I had my moments at 16, however, my mother would all drag my butt back to Earth when I behaved like that. But has anyone seen her mother? I see where Taylor gets it…she’s the exact same way.
But again, in Taylor’s defense,
nobody ever accused the girl of being smart, and everybody has the right to be a dumbass. But frankly, I think she’s abusing that right.
Yeah, she’s DEFINITELY abusing the right.
I’ve never seen her mother, but honestly, if you’re letting your daughter walk out without pants, you’re kind of an unfit mother . . . Also it’s rather telling that there were three links posted leading to more pantless Taylor Momsen photos.
it’s one thing to not care, but it’s another to have a bad attitude
I don’t really care if someone wants to dress like that (that’s their problem), but she doesn’t have to be a douche bag about it. Seriously, this girl needs an attitude adjustment more than a clothing makeover. Of COURSE you are a potential role model if you’re acting in one of the most popular shows on television + a musician.
Skxawng.
No she is not a role model. Not because she is 16 but because she does not have the certain ‘quality’ that makes girls of this age(or any other age) want to be like her. Most of them prefer Bl. Lively.
Momsen, imo, will always be a second role, never the centre of attention, no matter how hard she tries.
she’s fab!!
Twitter just suspended Taylor Momsen’s account due to “strange activity.”
I agree, dressing the way she does is rather strange activity.
LMFAO XD
This merely exemplifies her immaturity. Yeah, she dgaf about anything she does now, but just wait. She’ll end up a train wreck whose pretentiousness swallowed her to death. I see the next Lohan. *shiver*
honestly i don’t know why people are getting mad at her. i don’t think she should be talking like that at a young age but hey what teenager doesn’t cuss? it’s all over t.v so i’m not that mad about it. hell i was 16 and said a lot of things in my life time but i do think she will grow up and grow out of what she’s doing. truth is i agree with what she says, just because you become a celebrity you’re supposed to be some kind of role model? i mean come on most celebrities nowadays shouldn’t be considered that, especially the way they’re acting. unless their making a difference like obama, michelle, hell even oprah, i think parents need to be role models and stop expecting someone else to raise their kids when it’s not their responsibility at all. like it or not, so if the parent don’t want their daughters listening or watching taylor, i suggest turn the channel or make them read a book. that’s what my mom did. they may come off as goody too shoes but once they mess up, everyone wants to call them a bad role models for girls. but come on you can’t expect them not to mess up and make bad choices because that’s life. look what happen to britney and lindsey. although britney got her stuff together i can’t say the same for lindsey. people need to stop pointing the finger at everything and think to themselves that maybe they could be the problem. i never looked at celebrities at role models because THEY’RE NOT!! you can say what you want but they are celebrities who will live their life the way they want to, just like we do. if they mess up they mess up, if they don’t they don’t. parents need to take more responsibility and stop thinking that every celeb should be a role model for girls when THEY should that themselves.
honestly i don’t know why people are getting mad at her. i don’t think she should be talking like that at a young age but hey what teenager doesn’t cuss? it’s all over t.v so i’m not that mad about it. hell i was 16 and said a lot of things in my life time but i do think she will grow up and grow out of what she’s doing. truth is i agree with what she says, just because you become a celebrity you’re supposed to be some kind of role model? i mean come on most celebrities nowadays shouldn’t be considered that, especially the way they’re acting. unless their making a difference like obama, michelle, hell even oprah, i think parents need to be role models and stop expecting someone else to raise their kids when it’s not their responsibility at all. like it or not, so if the parent don’t want their daughters listening or watching taylor, i suggest turn the channel or make them read a book. that’s what my mom did. they may come off as goody too shoes but once they mess up, everyone wants to call them a bad role models for girls. but come on you can’t expect them not to mess up and make bad choices because that’s life. look what happen to britney and lindsey. although britney got her stuff together i can’t say the same for lindsey. people need to stop pointing the finger at everything and think to themselves that maybe they could be the problem. i never looked at celebrities at role models because THEY’RE NOT!! you can say what you want but they are celebrities who will live their life the way they want to, just like we do. if they mess up they mess up, if they don’t they don’t. parents need to take more responsibility and stop thinking that every celeb should be a role model for girls when THEY should be that themselves.
I completely see her point. If Miley Cyrus was saying this, I’d think she was wrong, she started on Disney, so I do think she’s obliged to set a good example since her Montana fans are likely following her closely.
However, isn’t Taylor on Gossip Girl? That show is marketed towards an older crowd. I realize she’s 16, but we were all there once, and being a popular actress like she is means she’s destined to grow up fast. You don’t hear about her doing drugs, you just hear people complaining about her clothes, blah..
This is the same girl who, when asked about Haiti replied that she wasn’t really thinking about it because she was busy focusing on her album.
GO AWAY FOOL
lmao hahahaha
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And you’d rather hear her use Haiti as a way to boost good-will towards her? How much they care about all those poor people. Yeah, Hollywood stars are all tender loving souls LOL, gimme a break. 99% of them just wanted the good PR and couldn’t give a toss.
Stars using Haiti to get into the limelight make me puke. At least she didn’t stoop that low.
Yes, unfortunately, she just didn’t care.
Who cares what the motive behind help for Haiti comes from? These people desperately need help. I couldn’t care less if she told the world flatout that she was only doing it for fame.
I don’t give a rats ass about her integrity, she’s a celebrity but she’s still a human being and she’s still accountable for her actions. She’s an idiot for making the statement, and she’s an idiot for not using the oportunity to capitalise on her fame, either way you look at it.
You’re right though, she didn’t stoop that low- She stooped even lower and now everyone knows that she’s just a spoilt, vain little girl. She won’t make it very far.
Why does she HAVE to help those people. There are people who need help on this planet all the time, every second out of everyday. Just because Haiti gets a lot of press now, doesn’t mean something’s changed in the level of suffering and poverty and hunger on this planet. 2 months from now, let’s say the Haiti situation will be over. Should Taylor do something to help the starving children in Africa? How about the lack of water in the desert? How about the many people dying of AIDS from lack of needles? Is she a bitch because she didn’t help all those people before Haiti? Are all the people who didn’t donate to THOSE causes bitches?
If you want to do something good, good for you, you’re a great person.
But if you don’t, then it’s your choice you know? You can’t help everyone, and you can’t be OBLIGATED to help if you don’t want to. You can’t EXPECT people to help. Do you think all actors did something to help the Haiti thing? More like not. Why aren’t all those people not considered assholes. Just because they weren’t asked about it? I’m not saying she deserves a badge for it, but I don’t see what’s the big deal that she didn’t donate this one cause.
I think kkk just meant that it was really rude and ignorant of her not to even CARE. Because seriously, to me, that’s what it sounded like. No, she doesn’t have to help them, or any other country, but the way she dismissed the situation with complete disregard was alarming to me as well.
Agreed with lc. I didn’t say she was obligated to do anything but she has the obligation to act like a decent human being, that’s all.
Her statement was ignorant and disrespectful.
I would assume that anyone in this thread who is bagging on the parents probably doesn’t even have children. It’s our culture people. Children and teenagers are very impressionable. They model and mimic what they see. Parents can do everything in their power to be good role models to their children but our culture partakes in a lot of unhealthy hero worship. If Taylor doesn’t like that she’s considered a role model, she shouldn’t be in the business. She wanted to be a celebrity and along with that comes some real responsibility. She signed up for it!
i disagree. if parents doesn’t want their child listening to her, then have them do something else that would motivate them. blaming celebrities for what they do is not going to change anything, regardless of how they feel about it. they are going to do what they do. just like we live our lives, well so should that. being a celebrity doesn’t mean you have to become role models when it’s the PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY. i think a lot of people fail to realize that.
Parents are not around their children 24/7 and cannot control everything that kids do. While I agree that parents should know what their kids are listening to and watching, fact is, they are not around them all of the time. We live in a society where both parents usually work. We also live in the electronic age: kids have access to watching celebrities all over the place. Like I said, it’s our culture.
Why do you think Taylor dresses the way she does? Do you think she would dress like that if no one were watching??? Come on…she knows exactly what she’s doing and she’s using her sexuality to sell herself. She’s not the first one to do it, nor will she be the last.
While it may be true that parents aren’t around 24/7, if they spend the time they are around being good role models, it makes an impression.
One of the first memories I have of my father is him threatening to kick me out of the house if he ever found out I smoked or did drugs . . . I’ve never done either, and I don’t see my father very often, so he clearly made an impression on me.
My parents have always impressed good morals on me. And, while I’ll admit that as I grew older I began to disobey a little bit, I like to think that the really important messages stuck. You know – be respectful of everyone, don’t do things that endanger yourself and other, wear pants whenever you leave the house . . . You know – the normal stuff.
well blaming her for how the parent’s child acts is not going to do anything. like it or not she’s a celebrity, not a role model or someone to save the world and that’s what people fail to realize. i think parents choose to blame celebrities for how young people act because they’re not doing their job. hell she’s 16. she still has a lot to learn about life and what choices she should make so the fact people get mad at her because she doesn’t want to be a role model is ridiculous. i watch people on t.v do inappropriate things that a young girl shouldn’t watch but that doesn’t mean i did it and i had a mom who wouldn’t tolerate me doing some of the things that people do on t.v nowadays. yes celebrities do influences young people but the fact doesn’t change that a parent should be involve and watch what their child is watching or let them know that what they see on t.v. is not real and they shouldn’t do it to be popular or fit in. parents should be role models not celebrities, end of story.
I don’t agree at all.
It is up to the parent to raise their child well enough and help build their own identity, and Juliette said, raise children smart enough to not let these influences affect who they become and what they believe. It’s simple weak mindedness to behave or think a certain way because some stranger thousands of miles away, is.
Yes, cultural influences exist, but that does not mean anyone needs to succumb to them.
So yes, it’s 100% the parents responsibility.
But you are assuming that kid are not influenced by their idols, which isn’t true. And teenagers develop a sense of rebelliousness that often leads to carelessness. I know so many kids who’s parents did everything in their power to raise their children right and they still made some wrong choices. My husband is a cop and he deals with youth everyday and he would tell you that it’s the parents responsibility to raise a decent human being, but they cannot full control a child’s actions. That’s all I’m saying. Kids have minds of their own you know!
I think the point is that all children and teens are being exposed to the exact same thing from the media, peers, etc. However, you don’t see every single teen behaving as she does.
Look at Dakota Fanning, she’s around the same age as her, was probably exposed to the same hype that Taylor was – but doesn’t act in the same childish manner.
The primary difference is probably Dakota’s parents.
If you Google Taylor’s mother, you will see that they’re exactly the same.
Now of course this is just an example, but if two kids are growing up in the same environment, then the only variable is their parents and how they influence how their child makes his/her choices.
Yes kids can make their own decisions, but how they go about that is heavily dependent on how they were raised.
I agree with what Taylor has said. She shouldn’t feel compelled to “behave” and fit society’s standards of a role model. She is 16!! Who the hell looks at a teenager expecting them to be a rolemodel?!!! This is what is messed up in the world today. We encourage kids to look at these celebrities as role models, and then trash the celebrities when they don’t live up to our expectations. I’m sorry if you daughter dresses like a skank, I’m sorry your son took drugs…but hey, you let them be exposed to TV and magazines. If you don’t like what celebrities do, don’t encourage your children to look at them as rolemodels unless the celebrity has actually stated their desire to be a rolemodel and has done something worthwhile with their lives. Just because someone has a career in the very public entertainment industry doesn’t make them an “automatic role model”. Look at any industry in the public eye, politicians etc…even doctors who we see everyday. They are not perfect people and they also have their own agendas and faults. Get over it. Encourage your kids to give so much time to the improvement of themselves that they don’t have time to critisise other people. Everyone is so unique that the only real role model is yourself. You can be anything you want; smart, ignorant, nice, bitchy…just don’t blame other people for it. Own it.
everything you said i agree with completely.
Well said, taylor Momsen!
She´s only 16 years old, I mean WTF?
She´s just like another 16-year old girl, she´s creating her style and living her life. She can wear what ever she wants, these mommys should better close their mouths, it´s not her fault if their children dress like Taylor.
She is a mouthy little bitch. Her own mother needs to give her an attitude adjustment.
Just because she´s wearing short clothes..?
she’s not a bitch at all. sorry but i can´t accept your opinion. i know it´s your own one but..i don´t think it’s right to call her a “bitch”
No, I don’t think she was referring to her clothes. More like her attitude I think.
Yeah it’s because of the way she talks. The clothes make her slutty. Her mouth makes her bitchy. Just my opinion.
Oh and about her influencing teens to dress like her…
Ummmm, last time I checked teenagers and tweens have no paycheck, and all their clothes are bought with their parents’ money. If you don’t want your daughter to dress like a slag, then….how about you don’t buy her slag clothes, and then complain she wear them?
Christ, whatever happened to raising your child to be fit to face the world with all its pitfalls, and bad influences. You can’t teenage-proof the world, so they never have to deal with stuff. All this talk of role-models influencing your children badly, sheesh, I must have had a supermom, she raised me so I had a good head on my shoulders.
Speaking of which – most studies show the GREATEST influence to young girls are…..drumroll…..ps it’s not role models……….. THEIR PEER GROUP.
That’s right. If you don’t want your child to end up having sex at 14, and doing drugs, then help her find a worthwhile group of friends. I’ve never had a starlet put a gun to my head and tell me to dress like a slag or else.
But I did have the incredible pressure of my friends telling me to smoke, and have sex earlier.
P.S. I refused both. Good upbringing beats bad influences. I would have rather be the unpopular kid, then see my mum’s face dissapointed in me.
Well, teens can make paychecks, but also, I knew kids whose parents gave them money to buy their clothes. So parents don’t always buy their kids all of their clothes.
Yes parents give the kids money to buy clothes – that’s the point. AKA they GAVE UP the right to criticise what the kids buy. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. If you want to control your child’s wardrobe, …..do it – be with them when they buy clothes. It’s not parenting if you just hand over the credit card and expect them not to buy the glitziest, neon-coloured, feathered madness they can find.
As for kid’s paychecks, even in that case…unless that paycheck can pay the cost of all the treats kids get from parents above the basic housing and schooling and food, they still make the rules. I’m a firm believer in “my house, my rules”.
Tell a teenager this – oh, you want to buy that innapropriate dress with your paycheck? Alright then. But I will also take away your other 50 kg of clothes I bought, phone, ipod, TV, money for make-up, money for trips etc, which are non-essentials.
suzushii EXCELLENT post, my thoughts word for word.
**Speaking of which – most studies show the GREATEST influence to young girls are…..drumroll…..ps it’s not role models……….. THEIR PEER GROUP.**
**But I did have the incredible pressure of my friends telling me to smoke, and have sex earlier.
P.S. I refused both. Good upbringing beats bad influences. I would have rather be the unpopular kid, then see my mum’s face dissapointed in me.**
I would also like to add to this, Suzu. Let your kids find something they like doing and that they show some passion for, encourage them to do it and fuel their passion, and mildly suggest that they might lose what they are passionate for if they engage in risky behavior or sex too soon, and you will stand a good chance of having kids that won’t act in ways that could hurt them and/or their future. For me, my passion was horse back riding, I was in the 4H and showed my grandmother’s horse during the show season. I “overheard” a discussion my riding instructor was having with my grandmother, and she basically said “I don’t know why, but when a girl starts messing about with boys, she seems to lose interest in horses.” LOL, that frightened me, I did NOT want to lose my horses
Don’t get me wrong, I was interested in boys, wanted to date too, but I also knew I would have more time for boys than horses later in my life, so I stuck with my horses for as long as I could.
I totally agree. As a teenage I had all my favourite TV shows, movies and music but I didn’t really give a rat’s how those people acted in real life (teenagers don’t need gossip sites/magazines – they have enough drama in their lives!).
It was my friends that influenced me most – and like you said, I’d rather have been a loser than see my mum dissapointed. She thought the world of me and I’d never have wanted to make her feel ashamed of me (even though she prob never would – lol).
this girl will endup like lindsay lohan.
no, i don’t think so.
Yes, she certainly will. Only much, MUCH, earlier.
LOL RETARD.
I don’t like the way she dresses, but she is right. People say that she’s a role model and that she should try to be more “appropriate” because she influences their children in a bad way. But it’s not her fault if they are influenced. She has the right to do anything she wants,as long as it is not illegal. It’s a human right. Moreover she is only a teenager. Why do parents expect her to be mature to be a good role model and don’t expect their children to be mature enough to be responsible for their own actions and no get influence by others?
And BTW,I’m sixteen and I can assure that me and my friend don’t get influenced by her because our parents and life TAUGHT us how NOT to!!!
I like the way she dresses, ’cause I kind of dress like that too, but I’m 21 LOL and I know it’s a slutty style sometimes but I still like it, I don’t think she should dress differently because some girls look up to her but I do think she should watch her mouth, because what she is saying is just making me think of her as a teenager trying to be a rebel, it doesn’t make any sense and not as her “real me” as she wants to be seen.
And as for the moms blaming on her for their kids actions, that is just wrong.
She’s perfectly right, she should dress how she likes. Parents who claim that she is a bad role model just try to find reasons for their distant relationships with their teen-children. Normal girls nowadays dress like her and no one points their finger at them(except maybe old ladies on the street) so why should she be taken responsible because she is famous? Fame should be fun, not restricting. This is just fashion.
She is too ugly for a role model!
Since when role model=top model?
Do role models need to be pretty?
And I dont consider her ugly, but if that’s what you think…
good said!
Lol! I agree Kate, she is ugly. I wouldn’t copy her for a million dollars.
honestly, she makes me laugh because she’s so faking her tough girl attitude. so obvious. haha. she’s a little kid trying to look cool. she’ll grow out of it. in the meantime her dumbass comments are funny tehehe
I think its kinda funny. Come on ladies, think of her head space. Shes a naive little 16 yr old that thinks shes so badass.
I do think Mothers get a little carried away, If you have a problem with your child watching Taylor Momsen, DONT let them watch her.
Gossip Girl is pretty sexually explicit.. dont think young girls should watch that show anyways… At least this girl isnt a fake liar like most of the celebs that put on this front to the media.. attempting to portray a good, well mannered girl who cares nothing about her riches and only wants to heal the world. come on!
She’s full of it.
I’d say. She’s full of it.
she is the biggest try hard, ever. if she didn’t care so much, why is she announcing it all the time.
i can’t wait for her to shrink back into obscurity after gossip girl (pray that day never comes though)
I don’t see what the problem is. I love that outfit. I always love her outfits. I also agree with what she said about the mothers who call her a sl*t or wh*re, that they are the ones in the position of responsibility not her. And growing up with a mother who will call a girl those things at all will be problem enough for the children, those kind of attitudes are far more damaging and influential than outfits they see on TV.
agreed.
she came in to my job once. nothing special, no personality. didn’t talk to anyone. she seemed really boring and uninteresting. i actually found her really annoying in her 6-inch heels, because then I’d realize oh yeah… she’s 16.
I think you have to take the fanbase into account. You take Miley Cyrus, whose fanbase consists mostly of preteen girls who do look up to her.
Taylor Momsen, on the other, hands, is on Gossip Girl. If the kid’s young and/or impressionable enough to want to go out and buy some fishnets and deathtrap heels because Taylor Momsen wears them, then they probably shouldn’t be watching a show that advertises itself as “A Parent’s Worst Nightmare.”
and that is how the cookie crumblez, lol
Ha, you got that right.
At least she’s not naked.
at least shes truee to wat she thinks unlikee other celebrities who put on a mask and pretend to bee perfect… besides shes 16 she really dosent have to care
lool
For real I’m 17 and I don’t do anything like that. And I’m still cool and have friends. lol. I think its crazy selfish that she said that, and ya, being a star means you have influence, so deal with it. the question is how are you going to use it? And she obviously has no regard for anyone but herself if shes choosing to use it so negatively when she has the power to make such a positive impact on the world.
Sorry but I disagree. She is not a role model and just because she’s famous doesn’t mean she has to be a role model for young girls. What about doctors, lawyers, people who have made a difference? Yet we depend on celebrities to make a difference? Please people to stop expecting others to raise their kids when THEY are the parents. Get over it people.
personally, i think she’s awesome. let her do what she wants. it’s a free country. if her parents don’t give a what she wears, then let her be. your opinions are invalid because you’re simply not her. sooooo i think all of you should shut up and leave her alone ahahha.
Everyone has their own opinion on these types of things and yes she is only 16, and we were all and are still to become 16 once. Everyone deserves the chance to live a normal teenage life and if she is going to be judged and put down by doing everything that we all do, then thats a pretty low look on life. Who cares if she says those words, who cares how she dresses, we all have our own personal style and if thats hers then let be it. She is a everyday 16 year old teenager, living her higher life, doing what she likes
to be honest she needs to have the not care attitude, because it seems if she didn’t from some of the hate she gets, of people like you, if she took it personally then she wouldn’t be where she is, she’d have broken down by now. she’s 16 she can do, say and think whatever she wants. I love what she wears I think it’s amazing and I’m 14. I’m sure she cares about her fans to a point, but when you get blame put on you because you’re skinny must be fs. and you people dont help. and parents should let there kids look up to whoever they want, were all young we make mistakes and we learn from them, if you child makes a mistake by looking up to Taylor I’m sure they can deal with it themselfs. so give the girl a little slack and if you don’t like what she does then bugger off.
if you dont like what she does, then dont look at her or what she does. obviously all you haters have gone looking for a site like this to comment on all her negatives from your point of view, but really they werent necessary. simple as that.
Did any of you ever think she’s trying to manipulate the entire situation? She dresses that way because she wants us to think that way. She acts that way because SHE WANTS us to think she’s some badass chick like joan jett or courtney love. Honestly If she didn’t try to act so “hard” she’d be a great performer
she dresses how she wants to dress like we all do? you dont go wearing clothes you dont like just to portray an image you dont like the look of or want people to think you are that type of person, she obviously doesnt give a shit about what you think, which is why shes so famous and successful at her age.
Okay. First of all, us girls really need to stop calling each other sluts and whores. By degrading others, we are degrading ourselves. Look, I’m 18 years old and I totally get where Taylor is coming from. Society is making her out to be some sort of “role model” for kids, which is utterly ridiculous considering her role in gossip girl as well as the music her band makes (which is very good actually). I don’t usually leave comments on these things, but the fact that most of you seem to be more interested in her life than your own is no less than pathetic. So the girl doesn’t give a f*ck? And she dresses in “skimpy” attire. But really, “skimpy” compared to what? She has a fantastic body, and why the hell can’t she show it off? I sure as hell would if I could! Oh and just so by the way, her sex life has absolutely nothing to do with anyone, as well as her sexual ac tendencies. She doesn’t have to be perfect. I myself am not. No one is. And whoever says she’s ugly… Well your being jealous. She modeled for ford, which is something not many girls of her age are privileged to do. Look everyone is entitled to their opinion, but let’s not be malicious about it. And if you really look at Taylor, she’s very much like the 70′s icon Cherry Curry. And so what? She has serious talent. So please, stop acting all holier-than-thou on us. Your just fooling yourself.:)
Oh and Joan Jett NEVER wore the clothes she does. Like I said, Cherry Curry. You have her matched with the wrong Runaway.