Sep 22
Why do we glamorize addicts?
I’m thoroughly pissed with Vanity Fair this month. They posted a 12 photo spread online of Lindsay Lohan who also “graces” the cover of the print edition, and I haven’t opened my subscription yet, but I imagine the spread in there will be extensive too. And they posted a video interview online as well. The girl has serious addiction problems and I’m not saying she can’t get over it and rebound, but to put her on the cover and help her look this amazing is a shame. She looks more beautiful than she ever has - what does that tell us? Subtly it says, drinking and using drugs will land you in jail, get you lots of publicity and you can look this amazing. Why is Vanity Fair feeding into this sick narrative? There are a endless amazing women doing amazing things with interesting stories that I’d rather they printed ink on.
