Growing up in the intense spotlight of fame took its toll on pop star, Demi Lovato, causing the talented young singer to cope with her highly public life through alcohol and drug abuse. After multiple close calls, she now curbs her addictions through a lifestyle she calls “California sober.”
But…what does that mean, exactly?
Let’s say you’ve just escaped jail and you’re on the run from the law when you see your picture posted online. What would you do?
No matter how you answer that question, it’s different from what this Australian teen did.
Ask church people about their image in the community and they’re likely to reference “hospitals for the sick” or “lighthouses for lost.” Let’s face it; that’s how we like to see ourselves.
But one prostitute in Chicago has a completely different take on Christians and the Church.
She’s sold well over 100 million albums around the world, done TV and film work, and launched her own line of clothing. Her career has spanned more than 4 decades and she’s won multiple ASCAP Awards, Golden Globes, and Grammys.
But Madonna still can’t seem to capture satisfaction or self-respect….
If someone wanted to give you a hundred dollar bill, would you take it? Yeah…like everyone else, you’d probably pocket the cash. But what if that same hundred dollar bill had a small coffee stain on the back of it?
Would you take it then?
Throughout history, discrimination has struck many different groups; people from the “wrong” race, religion, age bracket, and gender have felt its sting. Of course, unattractive people and overweight people have also been shunned from time to time.
But now, it’s skinny people that are being discriminated against…by gyms!
It’s no secret that images gracing the covers of the most popular magazines in the country are enhanced (or “Photoshopped”) to make the particular model look even more appealing.
(Hey, companies can’t have “slightly flawed” people representing their perfect products!)
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