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I'm going to start doing annoying crap. First off, what are guys' [or gals'] favorite movies? Here are mine:

Edward Scissorhands
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Pursuit of Happyness
The Prestige
Spirited Away
Freedom Writers
The Nightmare Before Christmas
National Treasure
Chronicles of Narnia
I, Robot
Transformers (live-action and 1986 cartoon)
Full Metal Alchemist: Conquerer Of Shambala
High School Musical
High School Musical 2
Bicentennial Man
Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Sports movies
Tim Burton movies

As some of you High School Musical fans may know, there has a controversey lately surrounding nude pictures of star Vanessa Hudgens being leaked to the net. Now, quick rundown of what's happened so far: This pictures were taken in private a while ago, were leaked to the press by some third party, and caused folks to wonder if Disney would allow the young starlet to perform in the 3rd movie of the HSM series. Disney basically said yes, she will be allowed to perform? End of story, right? Unfortunately, no. People just have to keep beating this dead horse, lamenting the evils of Vanessa's actions and demanding that she get kicked out of Disney entirely, if that's even possible. Now, I'm gonna disect and analyze this whole hullaballoo in the most objective way possible, for a while ignoring my infatuation with this beautfiul woman.

Alright, here comes the storm. So, the main problem is that people believe that what Vanessa did was "bad' and that she should be punished for it [namely, removed from the HSM franchise, or Disney altogether]. Now, as I stated before, let us keep in mind that these pictures were taken in private. Just hold that thought for a minute, and have a little corporate talk. All companies have certain rules, policies, and bylaws that govern the way its employees [or, in this case, actors/actresses] must behave during. These rules, however cannot interfere with said workers' private lives, as may be obvious to some. Why? Because your private life is between you, yourself, and whatever higher moral/ethical authority you answer to [God, parents, spouse, etc.]. No company or governing body has the right to interfere with that.

Now back to Vanessa's case. Disney backed her up when she apologized for her "lapse in judgement." Many think that such a lapse refers to the fact that she took the pictures in the first place. However, that is incorrect. Why? Well, this all goes back to the whole think about companies NOT meddling in private/personal affairs. Therefore, the lapse refers to not being more responsible about the pictures not being released to the public. This renders null the argument of whether or not taking nude pictures of yourself is wrong or not. Because that is between Vanessa and the higher authority she answers to. This authority might be her parents, or even God [cosidering the fact that she is Christian]. It is not our place to meddle with that. We are all going to have differing opinions regarding whether what Vanessa did was wrong or not. Obviously, nudists/naturalists ae going to think what she did is just fine. Others might think its the worst possible thing you can do. According to my religion, Islam, what she did is considered wrong. Since these are all various OPINIONS, we cannot force any of these beliefs down anyone else's throath.

It is not to say that Vanessa needs not to take any responsibility of her actions. Despite popular belief, she did NOT act innocent throughout this ordeal. Instead, she apologized for her aforementioned lapse of judgement. Yet, there are people who still say that the damage has been done, and there is no undoing this disaster. Now, I ask, what exactly IS this apocolyptic disaster you speak of? What exactly DID she damage? Most people would answer with "her reputation." Let me ask, is this really her reputation, or is it some false high pedestal we placed her on? Think about it. For some odd reason, most people automatically assumed that Vanessa is some sort of saint. Why? She's uber famous works for some company Disney. Mind you, Disney, like any other entertainment company, produces media for all different age groups. However, the common person has some false image in his/her head that Disney can do no wrong, and as long as somebody is associated with the Disney tag, they too can do no wrong. Now, that assumption has NO basis or grounding in reality whatsoever. Whether or not you believe that celebrities should be "good" role models or not yet agains deals with opinion, which will vary from person to person. Any person working for any company needs only to adhere to policies said company has laid down, as stated before.

Now, Disney most probably has a policy that you cannot do thing like [un]dress immodestly in public. That means if Vanessa posed for a nude magazine, posted the nude pictures herself on the internet, or simply pulled a Britney Spears and flashed her nether regions in public, she would only then be in violation of code. Therefore, Disney is doing what it is SUPPOSED to be doing regarding this incident. Whether or not we think Disney's policies are effective or moral is a whole different debate ENTIRELY. The "separation of coporation and people" principle works both ways: Companies shouldn't interfere with the private lives of people JUST AS MUCH as people should not interfere with the private/internal affairs of companies.

However, if Vanessa did break a publicly known company policy, we would have every right to get all riled up and demand that she is released from HSM/Disney. If Disney still backed her after breaking their own rules, then and only then would they be doing something generally wrong. Now, despite all of this, people might argue that what Disney is doing is harmful to the young fans who watch and enjoy the High School Musical series. I ask a very simple question: How? How is this detrimental to and young minds? Was she nude in the movie itself? No, not even close. You might still say that young fans can still be damaged by finding out the news that their favorite star took pictures of herself naked. This, however, is something outside the resposibilty of the Walt Disney Corporation to govern. This responsibility falls to the parents/guardians to keep their child safe on the net, even when they are researching their favorite Disney [or Sony or Viacom or Time Warner or Universal] stars. It it also worth mentioning that unless you are really looking for the nude pictures, you most likely won't stumble upon them.

Well, my extremely long rant is over, and I have to get cracking on that overdue Calculus homework. Feel free to leave your comments or even message me if you are more comfortable with that. Just keep it clean and non-offensive. Thank you for reading through this whole thing [believe, it took me even longer to write].