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Jenner and Fishburne Redefining 'Success' in Entertainment

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Guest blogger Robin Sax: Should we be nervous about 14-year-old Kendall Jenner posing sexually for her modeling photos, and Montana Fishburne doing an adult film at the ripe old age of ... 18?! I say yes, there is much to be nervous about -- especially the fact that the parents of these girls are so passive when it comes to their daughters' choices. This is the opposite kind of message than the one that I would want out there.

Kendal Jenner and Montana Fishburne
Kendall Jenner's father, Olympian Bruce Jenner, calls his daughter "hot" and says that her choosing to pose for sexy photos at 14 is totally fine. Here's his quote: "Because she is 14, all of a sudden people are like, 'Is it right for a 14-year-old to do?' She wasn't showing anything that was inappropriate -- you know, too much cleavage or anything like that. They were just hot shots. I saw the pictures and I said, 'OK. If that is what she wants to do -- she wants to be a model -- then more power to her.'" End quote.

All right, Bruce: I have seen the photos, too, so ... no worries that your young girl is trying to inject herself into an adult world too soon? No worries that she is sending out very sexually suggestive messages via her body language? No worries that 14 is a little too young for sex, or that promoting sex for that age group might be inappropriate in itself (even if her shirt isn't showing "too much cleavage," as you say)?

And what about Montana Fishburne and her noticeably absent famous father, Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne? On "ISSUES with Jane Velez-Mitchell" the other night, Montana said that she was simply "interested in exploring [her] sexuality" and that she "would just like to do it on camera" and "why is that a big deal"? When Jane pushed and asked why she didn't just "explore" at home (in private), Montana responded, "This is the first step in my entertainment career" ... "the adult film industry is an art form, too -- just more graphic." OK, wait: Now doing adult films is a recognized launching pad for a respectable entertainment career, because it's "art"? UH-OH. 

Young girls are apparently now looking at Fishburne as a "role model," too. Yikes! Montana recently tweeted, "Aw this little 13 year old girl came up to me talking about I'm her favorite celebrity and she is going to make a sex tape when she turns 18." WHAT?! Hello -- this is very bad.

According to actressarchives.com, Montana's inspiration for releasing the XXX tape with Vivid Entertainment came from a home video she did of herself two years ago (that would be when she was 16). Montana has said publicly that Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton have opened doors for younger girls who have the famous names, but need an "outlet" in order to really be noticed. Both Kim and Paris used sex tapes to send themselves into stardom. So that's an acceptable "outlet" now ...? 

The "passive parents" issue (Bruce Jenner and Laurence Fishburne's lack of public outcry about their daughters' behavior) really bothers me. But what worries me most is that the preteen visions of Kendall and Montana are now serving as role models for celebrity "success." This is a dangerous new social standard that is being set, yet no one seems very concerned.


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Metal Guru August 20, 2010, 5:45 PM

Uh, sorry, but who are you to call Laurence Fishburne an “absent” father? Has Montana said he was absent from her life? No, she did not. In fact, she said in an interview with Opie & Anthony that she had a great relationship with her father prior to this scandal. So if you’re trying to blame her questionable decision-making skills on her father, then you fail at that. And if you’re gonna blame parents, then why no mention of her mother who actually supports her daughter in this venture?

Nicole August 21, 2010, 3:05 PM

I’m all for young girls staying “young”. That being said - I am also tired of other people’s children being labeled as a role model for mine. If my own daughter ever came to me and said she wanted to model or do adult films, that’s on me, not the Jenner or Fishburne families. Also, I have watched my fair share of Kardashian reality tv, and I will be the first to say that Bruce Jenner is one of the most down to earth, level-headed fathers around, especially considering their lifestyle. He is making it his goal to raise respectable and responsible children. Their family is in the entertainment industry so his views on what’s appropriate are automatically going to be different than most parents who have never been a part of that world. Shame on Momlogic for playing the “role model blame game”. I’m so tired of it! I’m the parent - it’s my job to set the example for my children!!!

Anonymous September 8, 2010, 7:06 PM

Remember We are the parents they are CHILDREN> What next pedophiles doing our kids!Yes lets speak out out against this PORN>

anonymous September 10, 2010, 7:27 PM

I cannot belive the comments- Montana was arrested for prostitution just prior to the porn debut- Prostituion is not “Pretty Woman” is is horrific and damaging to many- If you don’t think so next time you walk down a busy sidewalk imagine you have to take the next 10 men on demand- however they want it- NOW!
GO Robin!
All children should be protected and feeding into the lies of glamor of prostituion and pornography just makes money for the exploiters and makes all children easier targets-it is sad when society helps the criminals

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