I voted for Jordin Sparks to win American Idol. Her voice is beautiful but it was her wholesomeness that won me over. As a mom of a 10-year-old girl, I'm glad I did. Sparks spoke up for purity last night at the Video Music Awards after the show's host Russell Brand (who I personally thought was funny) kept taking swipes at the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings. The teen hearthrobs have vowed to keep it in their pants until they are married. I'm not sure how long that will last, but since my daughter is a big fan, I'm all for it.
Sparks, 18, publicly has made the same vow and took offense to Brand's anti-virgin jokes. Before presenting an award, at American Idol winner told the audience, "I just have one thing to say about promise rings. It's not bad to wear a promise ring because not everybody – guy or girl – wants to be a slut." (source)
Since my daughter was watching the show with me, I applauded. I didn't clap because I think everyone who doesn't wait until marraige is a slut. I'd never talk about myself in that manner. I'm just always pleased when young girls have better role models to look up to than perhaps I would have been at that age. I am relieved to see that these kids who have every opportunity to go wrong are choosing to make the right choices and hopefully influencing our children to do the same.
If the Jo-Bros or even Jordin slips up, I'm won't jump on the inevitable media bandwagon and call for them to be burned at the stake. The fact that they had honorable intentions accounts for alot these days. Afterall, a couple channels over from Disney and Nickolodeon sex and excess are put on a pedestal and female role models are hard to come by.
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