I always thought she was a sweet, young kid. Good singer. I also thought she wouldn't follow a trend that many young singers/actresses follow, the "I'm barely wearing anything or you can see through everything I'm wearing!"

I was flipping through the channels yesterday, really bad truck accident on 895 and I-95 at 3 pm eastern yesterday. As I was flipping there is a new show "On Air with Ryan Seacrest (sp and I'm not sure if that is his name)." Leanne Rimes was on there. Did anyone see this? Did your jaw drop?

If not, Leanne had on a satin dress, if you will. She might as well be topless, and I'm not kidding.

What is wrong with these young, beautiful talented girls! They do not need to expose themselves to show off their talents.

I'm sorry, but this was really, really sad. I'm sorry, but isn't she married? If I were her husband I would have exploded!


Yes, I was young and pretty once, not talented though lol. But I never went to these extremes. I would have never even thought about wearning such things, however, I would have worn them as undergarments! LOL!

Sorry, I just think our society is getting so "out there" with everything, we aren't shocked anymore

By Bellajoe on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 09:52 am:

I'm with you, Marg. I think Leann Rimes is pretty, she doesn't need to dress like a •••• to show her talent and beauty. I didn't see the show you are talking about, but i can imagine...

By Bobbie on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 10:19 pm:

I think it is common. And like I said about the A&F clothing. These people are selling this stuff to our children as beautiful.. We sit here saying NO but being kids they just think we are old fools. While they walk around with their everything hanging out...

By Annie2871 on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 10:23 pm:

I agree with you totally. However, you have to remember, most of these stars aren't out to be role models to young children anymore, nor should they be. These girls are also wearing the exact same thing that you see other girls/women their age wearing, they just get noticed because they are stars!

By Annie2 on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:06 pm:

I agree with Annie2871. These stars do not take an oath to be "role models" for our kids.

This world is very different than the world 20 years ago. The electronics and computers have made this world alot more available than the past for younger kids. My source of "media hype" was Dy-No-Mite magazine, MADD, Teen Beat"....now the kids can watch or at least catch glimpses of their stars/role models everywhere.

I think Leeann has a gift for singing. She was like what 14? when she came on the scene...now she is in her early 20s and married, right?

I know I dressed and acted differently between those ages. Heck, those are fun ages to be a young woman.

As long as she continues to evolve as an individual, a woman, a musician...her music will, too.

These thoughts of mine are not only about Leeann but celebrities in general.

By Bobbie on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:39 pm:

So it is okay for them to run around in different stages of undress because they say don't be like me and because they are grown?? And what of being sexy and still having modesty? I guess if this is the case we better hold on because we have gone from a nation that wearing that type of clothing would find you in jail (women fighting to prevent it as down grading to women) to a nation that justifies it as fashion. And I have noticed a lot more unsensored swearing on TV too. I guess this to is acceptable because TV although viewed by our children is also out for ratings and the shock value and it is becoming more and more acceptable to swear. So everyone will be running around near naked and swearing. God help us... what is this world coming to that we would think that this kind of dress is acceptable and what are they teaching our sons? Whatever happend to morality, modesty, ethics and self respect? And although my children are not acting like these people or wanting to be like them they are exposed to it daily. So just because you prevent it in your own home it doesn't go away.

By Annie2871 on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 12:06 am:

Bobbie, I don't believe I ever said that it was okay. In fact the first line of my first post said "I agree with you totally." All I was intending to say is that you can go to the local mall or Wal-Mart and see people dress the same way, they just don't get noticed as bad because they are not famous.

I don't like this kind of dress and my dd knows that and she understands why. She is also the one that tells me that she thinks the way Britney Spears dresses is ugly. Yes, these girls have talent, they have beautiful voices - well at least LeAnn does - but it's not what I model for my children. I have told my dd all her life that if she grows up and decides to dress like that, she will have to earn her own money for clothes and start paying rent, because I wouldn't support her!

My dd and I talk all the time about the appropriate dress, morals, speech, etc. I make sure and tell her why some clothes are inappropriate.

By Marg on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 05:55 am:

I'm sorry ladies, didn't mean to cause any spats, but you really had to see this show to be sick!

I'm not kidding If there is ever a rerun

It was the same as if her husband wore a fishnet for underwear....

I stood there with my jaw dropped, thinking this can't be her, how stupid is she?

By Boxzgrl on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 01:12 pm:

I didn't see the show so I don't have an input on that but everything else i've seen of her she has dressed very modest, yet stylish so this surprises me. She is a beautiful young woman and she has the most amazing voice and she needs to do nothing more than be herself for people to notice her. It won't change my opinion about her because she is still one of my #1 country favorites. Maybe it is just a stage that shes going through (not that its okay) but hopefully that will be the only time her audience sees her wearing provocative clothes. I can't stand the new "lingerie" fashion that celebs are wearing anyways, i'll save those clothes for DH at night (LOL).

By Kittycat_26 on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 02:10 pm:

Her recent interviews, videos, and live appearances have all shown her in much more provocative attire. She states herself that she has grown up and this is the "new" her.

By Bobbie on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 09:49 pm:

Annie2871, Sorry I didn't say you agree with the clothing. But I did say that the fact that they claim not to be role models is BUNK.. They are role models like it or not. And actually other than the kids at the highschool I don't see people dress in paisties or a see through dress or wearing a thong over their jeans in the super market. So that said they (the nonrole models) are not dressing like their peers. They are dressing like the gals from the porno industry. At home they might dress like their peers but on the video's on MTV they surely are not. But the kids do not see them in their not on a shoot clothing. And I am not worried about my own child. I am worried about the girls she goes to school with and what effect this is having on the mind set of the boy's that are exposed to this as the norm.. I am worried about what is coming next.. How much more will we accept? And do you actually watch MTV? If you don't I suggest you do.