By the Bel: Holy Heck Hannah Montana

Teen angel – adult demon!  Belinda Hamilton discusses growing up in the public eye.

It is such a stereotype of the child actor, rebelling, making huge mistakes, taking drugs, and being arrested when they’re on the cusp of adulthood.

Lets name a few shall we? Johnny Depp, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Lyndsey Lohan… yeah, you’ve got the point.

Are they actually doing anything abnormal for their age bracket? OR are they lashing out harder to make an identity outside of the clean cut, perfection the public are expecting them to continue until they die?

Is the behaviour they’re exhibiting ‘just part of growing up’?

Do we, as the public, have a right to expect the ‘role models’, fed to us by mainstream media, to act a certain way, dress a certain way and abstain from unethical behaviour?

I found a clip on YouTube by TheFineBros of a group of teens around Miley Cyrus’ age bracket who were asked to comment on her recent music videos. They were Rumor 17, Toir 15, Eric 16, Jeanie 18, Sam 17, Ethan 15, Madison 18, Alix 17, Shant 17, and Rachel 17.

Many of them were reacting to Miley as an extension of her former TV role as Hannah Montana. Could the reason for Miley’s rebellious period be based out of utter frustration, when as a whole, the public are forgetting that Hannah was fictional?

A few compared her clip to the behaviours of Lyndsey Lohan, and so many of them were adamant her conduct was inappropriate, and was for attention seeking purposes only.

Our teen years are supposed to begin the evolution of our adult selves, which is a really daunting thought (and if you’re stressing, imagine how much your parents are holding their breath).

Our brains aren’t completely finished connecting up, peer pressure is rampant and risk-taking and rebellion are just a part of life. However, fingers are continually being pointed at the celebrity element. Blaming them for the unacceptable behaviour of non-famous teens all the way around the developed world.

Isn’t it up to parents to be the primary role models of their kids, then to point them in the direction of worthwhile non family members to mentor and model their behaviours by?

Does a celebrity’s rebellious streak make you like them more or can it make you lose all respect for them?

Check out the clip and leave us a comment. I would love to know what you think.