Paris Hilton and Britney Spears

For some quick amusement, here's a decent piece from the Hattiesburg American about Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and other so-called teen idols.

Retired teacher Gail Hamwi is absolutely right when she says, "...the emptiness of today's teen icons boggles the mind." It really is quite shocking at times."

And I also liked this part of Hamwi's op-ed piece:

Let them live their lives as they choose. They don't owe anyone anything. Someone, however, in the adult world does. The response to such pitiful values must rise from the inner guts of society itself. The Parises of our world must not be quashed. They must simply become irrelevant.

To quote one of Hamwi's targets, "now, that's hot!" : )