Stylish Vs. Sleazy

Growing up in the United States today brings a whole new perspective to your eyes than it did fifty years ago. The teenagers, girls of the future America, are constantly surrounded by the ever changing news of Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan. The attitudes that these women portray are nothing but bad news for the people watching them on television. It seems like girls are never able to stay caught up on the rapidly changing styles of clothing that surround them in the schools, and across the world. It only hurts their decisions when they sit at home and watch the ‘Hollywood Fashion Stars’, debuting the new styles to hit the streets.

Some shirts are not even shirts at all. They are cloths, stitched together, and pasted onto the skinny bodies of the American actresses. These don’t come across as cute outfits to all people, but as outfits that would appear in the new issue of Hustler. Only some men enjoy watching the bellies of young girls giggle as they walk to class. New skirts and dresses show off more than a new born baby coming into the world. The breasts of our young ladies seem to be exposed repeatedly by red carpet actresses and stars. The photographers of large magazines and websites are on site, ready to capture the style updates, and eager to show them to the world. It is thanks to these photographers that we have 15 year old girls wearing revealing tanks and super-short skirts.

Our popular culture today accepts responsibility for all of the increasing influences coming from the Hollywood scenes. No longer is there a positive message coming from different stars. All of the messages, attitudes, and clothing styles provide discreet images to the teenagers of the day. For me it is hard to dress in a stylish way that is still not to the point of being sleazy. However, it is even harder to ignore the stories that we hear on television and the news. We may never be able to back down from the reputations that our generation has come to attribute to. Growing up, following the stars for so long may eventually hurt us even more in the future. The young Americans of the coming years will continue to be exposed to the sexy outfits of our role models. The sad news to dread is that the styles only continue to get worse and the teenagers only get more revealing as time goes on.