I know I don't. All week I kept hearing more and more stories of former Disney IT girl and her recent engagement. I kept thinking to myself, what was the last project she did that would make the general public care about her and her love life. Sadly, Hilary Duff peaked at 13 with her Disney series 'Lizzie McGuire' and after a short string of music hits, she seemingly fell off the face of the earth. Then I started to realize that in the discussion of Duff's impending nuptials, what was hiding underneath was the fact that Duff's marriage was huge in a way that the girl who ushered in the Disney of the new millennium, the one where the girl had to lead a comedy series, star in countless original Disney movies, release albums filled with forgettable, cheesy pop tunes, then go on tour, was finally moving on. The marriage of a wholesome, virginal, star at such a young age (Duff is only 22) is the end of the goody two shoes brand. Duff started the whole trend, and has since passed the torch to the likes of Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato, who arguably do not share the same good girl image as Duff. Whether they are canoodling with Jonas Brothers, are publicly making fun of the other one, or taking risque pictures in showers, the new girls don't have the wholesome appeal that Duff had. Her engagement symbolizes the end of this Disney sitcom/popstar brand era,as it shows that she has finally moved on and Disney can't replace her with the new Miley Cyrus's who are in a rush to grow up and are trying to sexualize themselves in an attempt to break the Disney girl image in order to translate into a long career. Duff's enagement proves she'll finally shed this image, and subsequently will end Disney's brand. It's quite similar to how the minute we found out that Britney was no longer a virgin, the pop bubble burst. The fun part now will see how Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez will grow up and what their future careers will bring if they are able to transition from being child stars.
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