Spanish Prime Minister's Daughters

So obviously people have nothing better to do with their time than to criticize innocent teenagers and their choice of dress. I mean seriously? Why are we focused on what they are wearing? Why aren't we reporting on what the meeting between the President and the Prime Minister was about? Since when is it okay to criticize and pass judgement on teenagers? This was one of the first public events that those girls went to and the public was not supportive. Instead they ripped those babies to shreds all over wearing black. Shame on you (the people who wrote, judged, and published those articles)! Every teenager goes through phases, heck every child goes through phases (little boys thinking they're superman or batman and flying around with a cape, teen girls who dot their I's with hearts or fancy themselves in love with whatever rock star is popular, teens who went through the stage of thinking big hair was cute, the list is endless). IF the young ladies are goths...who cares?! They're entitled to be individuals who think for themselves. We should not pass judgement on their ways of expressing themselves. They aren't hurting anyone by dressing as they do, so what's the big deal?
I feel badly for the children of famous parents. They don't get the chance to be a normal child. They're constantly being photographed and judged. They can't go where they want to go, they can't dress as they want to dress, they can't say what they want to say, and they are constantly hounded by paparazzi and reporters who are only out to make a buck and don't care that the slop that they write about these children can tear down their self-esteem. Parents who work hard to keep their children out of the spotlight are criticized and ridiculed. Remember the Tom Cruise Katie Holmes fiasco, with people saying their adorable little girl, Suri, was not real. I mean come on! Just because they didn't want to expose her to the world and wanted to guard her from others doesn't mean she's a figment of their imagination. I don't blame them for not letting the paparazzi see her. Kudos to them! It's not anyone's business what someone else's child looks like. It's not anyone business what someone else's child wears or does.
The media makes it hard for these innocent children, who never asked to be famous, to lead normal lives. If they're hidden, when they eventually surface the media is all over them like a hemorrhoid. If they are already constantly in the media, they can't even eat a burger without the media reporting that they're fat. Seriously, let these kids have a breather...better yet leave them alone! How would the paparazzi like it, if the shoes were on the other foot and they were the one who was being constantly photographed or their children were being constantly photographed? They wouldn't like it, that's what would happen. They would have hissy fits and complain. Don't get me wrong I think these kids are adorable, from Suri's cute clothes and Zuma's mohawk all the way to President Obama's cute little girls (oh my gosh, I LOVE Sasha's little dimples and mischievous smile! and Malia's hairstyles and clothes!), but I don't think that the media should spend their time taking pictures of these kids. What they should be concentrating on is: health care, international relations, equality, world hunger, poverty, disease, and the list goes on and on...
If I were famous and I had kids, I think I would have to give up my fame and live in obscurity so that my kids could have a normal life!

America's Next Top Model Cycle 13

Okay, so I will be the first to admit that when I first heard about Tyra getting short models on this cycle, my first thought was: "short models? Isn't that an oxymoron? Doesn't Tyra always talk about how most models in the industry are tall?" I wasn't terribly impressed or even interested in this season, but I decided to give it a try anyway, and to my surprise I liked it! I like Sundai's crazy spunk, Nicole's quiet serenity, and Laura's down home country girl persona! But along with the good comes the usual crop of bad mouth, messy, know it alls that ANTM is famous for having every season.
The first week (and the second week), Bianca got on my last nerves! She was too headstrong and thought she was all that! She was not willing to change her look and just trust the professionals' opinions. She was very resistant to what they were trying to do to her, and I thought: "Goodness, hasn't she learned from previous ANTM seasons when models have complained and resisted change? Hasn't she been watching this show from its inception? Doesn't she know to just shut up and smile even though she doesn't agree?"
I mean seriously, girls have had all of their hair cut off, painful weaves, and burning hair dyes put on their head; and Bianca complains about her eyebrows being colored. Seriously?! You're competing for a modeling contract honey. What are you going if you land a job and they want to dye your hair fire engine red and dye your eyebrows blue? Are you going to complain or are you going to be a professional, smile, get the stuff dyed, and then go home and dye it back to your satisfaction? This Bianca's attitude, sort of reminded me of the last Bianca's attitude. What's with the Bianca's on this show?!
Then this week, emerged some more true colors. Ashley and Lulu. Wow! Can we say, messy? They talk about just about everyone. Don't they know that this is going to air? Don't they realize that in the past the catty girls always go home? They just ganged up on Bianca. I mean, I don't too much care for the girl; but I wouldn't waste precious time talking about her while I'm competing in a competition! Ashley and Lulu thought to criticize Brittney on her walk, and Brittney turned around and won the runway challenge. (I'll bet Brittney was thinking: Take that, Ashley and Lulu!...I know I sure would have!) Lulu criticized Brittney's shoot, and while it was indeed pretty bad, who died and made Lulu the authority on photo shoots? Who made her the expert? I thought that the reason she was here was because she was trying to learn and get a contract, not critique other models. Plus, she was told twice that her walk was not good, but instead of heeding the advice, she goes on about how she has a "signature walk" (Camille from Season 2 coined this particular catch phrase), and how she's not going to change it. Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but if one of the judges told me that I needed to change my walk, I wouldn't start talking about my walk being a "signature walk"; I'd correct it, and then talk about it being a "signature walk". In the end she went home, and I thought that was a wise decision; it meant that one less messy person was left on the show.
Kara resembles Cindy Crawford, and while that's great, Cindy Crawford is a big name to live up to. Kara has a unique look, and it will take time for me to get used to. I'm not saying I don't like her, she has taken some nice photos, but I'll definitely have to get used to her look. Nicole is so awesome. I like the fact that she didn't let Ashley and Lulu influence her friendship towards Bianca. She did exactly like I would have done: she got to know Bianca on her own without letting someone else tell her what was "good for her". She's a very peaceful and serene person so far and I can dig that...not to mention her pictures are awesome!
Laura. Laura. Laura...You are my favorite this season! She is so funny and real. "I use the grocery store aisle as my runway!" I LOVE LOVE LOVE that! She's just so funny and down to earth. I laughed like crazy when she talked about life on the farm and castrating cows! Although she will have to work on her accent (remember Danielle?) if she makes it any further on this show (which I hope that she will).
Rae is...I don't know yet...she doesn't get a lot of screen time, so it's difficult to tell what her personality is like. I know that I fell in love with her ballet picture though! Her "tall" picture fell a little short (pun intended). Sundai is crazy, but could be a tad bit messy. It was not necessary to tell Bianca what Courtney said, after all Courtney is gone. She's spunky, but I do wish she would learn how to dress for panel! Jennifer is gorgeous! She's like the opposite of Sheena (I loved Sheena's attitude, but not her overly sexy style of posing). She's seems quiet, demure, and very elegant. Whereas I can see Sheena doing Baby Phat, I can't see Jennifer doing it. I can however, see Jennifer doing high fashion. Her "tall" photo was gorgeous. Erin for some odd reason reminds me of Anna Faris and Hermoine from Harry Potter. That's not a bad thing (I love Harry Potter). Her "tall" shot made her legs look endless. Everyone had better not sleep on her, so far she hasn't said much, she's letting her pictures do the talking for her.
All in all the models this season have been better than some of the panel's previous choices (sometimes I wonder about the people they pick!). If they could just remember that this is a competition--you're not there to make friends, you're there to win.--they could do pretty well in the industry. Now, if only Tyra can stop with the painful acting and horrible accent (Super Smize? Really? That was painful to watch). Tyra may want to cut out the theatrics, the last few seasons have been torturous to watch because Tyra comes up with these crazy themes (remember when she was a like a fairy queen dispensing makeovers? or how about the who beaming to and fro?...) and it's getting pretty ridiculous! Love the show though!

OH! AND PLEASE DON'T THINK I HAVEN'T NOTICED HOW THERE IS NOT ONE THICK CHICK ON THE SHOW!!!

Til next week...
Lele