I’ve strongly disliked Hannah Montana/Destiny Hope/Miley Stewart/Miley Cyrus for quite a while now, mostly for how the girl has four different personalities.
My little sister, of course, has to like her. I decide I’m going to be the coolest big sister ever and go to watch the new movie about the girl with multiple personality disorder.
I hope you don’t care what happens in the movie, because I’m about to tell you.
At the end of the move, whatsherface decides she can’t do the whole double life thing any more. She takes off her wig, explains who she really is and I sigh with relief.
Then, the crowd in the movie convinces her that Hannah Montana is a part of who she really is and she puts the wig back on.
Is this really a good thing to be portraying to young girls? That you can be a different person around different people just as long as you know who you really are?
Hannah Montana gave in to what everyone was telling her to do and puts back on her wig…
Let’s substitute the word “wig” for “mask” and put yourself in the story instead.
How often do we wear a mask saying we are okay, that we are exactly who everyone thinks we are?
How often do we decide that wearing the mask isn’t worth it any more but them turn around five minutes later and put it back on because someone didn’t accept who you really are or you convinced yourself that the mask really was you?
My little sister, of course, has to like her. I decide I’m going to be the coolest big sister ever and go to watch the new movie about the girl with multiple personality disorder.
I hope you don’t care what happens in the movie, because I’m about to tell you.
At the end of the move, whatsherface decides she can’t do the whole double life thing any more. She takes off her wig, explains who she really is and I sigh with relief.
Then, the crowd in the movie convinces her that Hannah Montana is a part of who she really is and she puts the wig back on.
Is this really a good thing to be portraying to young girls? That you can be a different person around different people just as long as you know who you really are?
Hannah Montana gave in to what everyone was telling her to do and puts back on her wig…
Let’s substitute the word “wig” for “mask” and put yourself in the story instead.
How often do we wear a mask saying we are okay, that we are exactly who everyone thinks we are?
How often do we decide that wearing the mask isn’t worth it any more but them turn around five minutes later and put it back on because someone didn’t accept who you really are or you convinced yourself that the mask really was you?
