I cannot seem to understand what is so fabulous about Lindsay Lohan. I watched Mean Girls, I thought it was a good movie, but why is she still famous?
Lohan hasn't had any real film success since her breakout role in Mean Girls and it seems that every other day blogs are commenting on how she was dropped from yet another job. Costars cite her immaturity, "diva" like behavior, and her unprofessional work ethic as reasons why they dislike working with her. You cannot call yourself an actress if you never really act.
Her personal life seems to be one disaster after another. She's been to rehab three or four times, yet continues to drink and use drugs (I can think of no other way someone gets that skinny that fast). One can hardly call her a fashion maven becuase she seems to wear the same clothes day-in and day-out.
I think our society places so much emphasis on Lohan because she's such a charater and people want to see her fail. It is an extremely sad commentary on our society because we have come to place such an excitement and a personal satisfaction on the failure of others. Surely there are still avid Lohan fans out there, but most of us just watch to see what she's going to do next. Is she going to go to rehab again? Date men again? Is there more drama with her father?
Everyone has trials and tribulations in their life. However, Lohan magnifies these problems and takes them to a level a non-celebrity cannot. No one else can afford to go to $40,000 a month rehab programs three times. No one can spend that much money when they're not working. Society idolizes her becuase we wish in some way to be like her and to be able to fail as glamourously as Lohan has. No average person can get away with these actions and still be somewhat well-liked.
Popular culture keeps Lohan relevant becuase we always need someone to keep us entertained. Whether its in a movie or in her own turbulent personal life, Lohan keeps us entertained.
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