What is the Rush?

So right now Justin Bieber is topping the charts by singing love songs and Miley Cyrus stars in a newly released film called "The Last Song" (Or for those who grew up in the late 90's/early 00's, it is Cyrus' version of "Crossroads"). Young Hollywood continues to rule and the tween market is one that every executive want to enter because there is a lot of money to be made. Just look at the Disney Channel now as opposed to five or ten years ago. We've moved from the Mickey Mouse Club to Hannah Montana and The Wizards of Waverly Place. The tween market is driving the need for young stars and that is a very dangerous trend.

Almost a month ago, Corey Haim died at the age of 38. He was one of Young Hollywood's biggest stars in the 80's, starring in movies such as "The Lost Boys" and "Lucas". He had a promising acting career ahead of him until he got into drugs and that haunted him until he died. Then we take a look at Lindsey Lohan, someone who has been reported to make less for an appearance than MTV's Jersey Shore Alum, Snooki. This is the same Lohan that starred in the popular "Mean Girls" and was a media darling while I was in High School, and now she is having trouble just living life. These two young actors are just examples of the many young actors and musicians who had trouble growing up because of their stardom at one point or another. Young Hollywood looks like Professional Wrestling with the commonality of deaths before the age of 40. That's scary.

I can't figure out why parents would allow their children to enter a place like Hollywood before they are old enough to drive or vote. There is so much evidence that you have to be ready for the psychological damage that Hollywood will inflict upon you and there is no way that kids like Cyrus or Bieber are ready from the come down when they are not popular anymore. I know for a fact that if my kid had any sort of talent and came up to me at the age of 12 asking me to go to Hollywood I would tell them that I wanted them to live longer than me, so hell no. Being a young star in Hollywood is almost a death sentence for the performer. It's staggering to see the deaths of kids who don't know how to transition into being an adult.