From the "Too Much Time On My Hands" Department, it seems somebody at Consumer Reports has their undies in a bunch because Hannah Montana and Hillbilly Ray Cyrus weren't wearing their seatbelts during a scene from the recent Hannah Montana concert movie.
Please. I'm as safety-conscious as the next guy, but they were in the back seat for crying out loud. Maybe it's a nice safety tip to buckle up in back, but it's not illegal. Hey, they weren't wearing Life Helmets and mouthguards either -- somebody call Child Protective Services!
Maybe this issue hit a little close to home for me because I'd recently dropped $45 to take the two little Gopherettes to said movie (which, admittedly, beats the $4500 it would have taken to see the live version at the Thomas & Mack last month), or maybe it's because my 10-year-old has turned our house into a Hannah Montana shrine of sorts.
But it really irked me to read these Consumer Reports dipwads saying that she's setting a bad example for kids because she didn't have her damn seatbelt on. Not to get too preachy here, but I'm keenly aware of who is and is not a good role model for young girls in today's society, and Hannah Montana (a.k.a. Miley Cyrus) definitely outshines 99 percent of the other starlets and divas you'll come across on a given day. Her songs are filled with positive messages, they're empowering (sorry for that buzzword) for girls, and they're even halfway listenable. And the TV show is pretty darn funny.
No, your kids could do worse than watching Hannah Montana on TV or listening to her music. If they start patterning their lives after the pencil-necked, fussy-pants do-gooders at Consumer Reports? Then you've got something to worry about.
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