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She maintained her sweet-with-a-sexual-edge image with the help of Walt Disney himself, who made her promise she'd keep her navel covered no matter how many beach movies she did. With a new, more grown up costar, Frankie Avalon, she became the queen of the '60s beach movie вЂ”an era-specific genre defined by its sunny outlook, light plots, cheery pop songs, and bathing suits. Certain boys liked her better because it made them a little different from their friends and gave them the feeling they could have her to themselves.After the show ended, both girls continued to enjoyed fame, though Annette's star was clearly ascendant. Doreen, however, was pretty cute, too.

She was so good that future pop star Jessica Simpson, waiting to audition after her, famously choked on her performance and didn't make the show.They must tell us instantly: Will you be a 'good' girl or a 'bad' girl?In their post-'Mickey Mouse Club' careers, BritneyвЂ™s image was that of the literal virgin, professing publicly that she was saving herself, even as her onscreen image in music videos вЂ” starting with her iconic schoolgirl outfit in the 'вЂ¦ Baby One More Time' clip вЂ” flirted with a sexier side. Christina was the tiny girl with an astonishing vocal range. Britney was the hard-working cheerleader type with a sweet personality, adequate voice, and clear dance talent. At the time , the young singers were friendly with each other, but very different as performers.

Mickey Mouse Club Season 1 Skin And Belly

'Spears, however, comes across as a bad girl acting good.'In some ways it was easier for Annette and Doreen as they didn't face the level of scrutiny the '90s girls endured. In fact, it was mostly the media giving into the temptation to compare the two: 'Christina Aguilera may flash skin and belly button, but in her music and manner, sheвЂ™s too eager not to offend вЂ” she's a good girl pretending to be bad,' David Browne wrote in a 2000 Entertainment Weekly review. This played into another classic female trope, the catfight. Track Record called the record her 'bad-girl magnum opus.' (Other recent child-to-adult-star transitions, like those of Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, have steered clear of the good/bad trap.)This dichotomy led quickly to a 'rivalry' narrative, as the media constantly pitted the two against one another, with little evidence that they were actually in conflict (except, of course, when badgered by questions about each other). Lists, and even data visualizations, catalogued every alcohol mention. Taylor Swift, who came of age as a squeaky-clean country singer, appeared to shock the world when, on her 2017 pop album 'Reputation,' she referenced drinking and sex вЂ” at age 27.

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In short order she turned in a disastrous performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and was eventually placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold. The gossip magazine and internet-driven media of the early 2000s fueled it, and Britney, in particular, suffered as a result, as evidenced by her famous 2007 public breakdown, which included shaving her head in full view of the paparazzi, even attacking one with an umbrella. Doreen seemed satisfied with the choices she made, aside from the jobs she lost with Disney.Britney and Christina were sucked into a more extreme version of this Madonna/whore public dichotomy, with the added rivalry narrative.

Hopeful new models have emerged, who at least from the outside seem to be in control of their own images. Famously, Timberlake took very little of the blame in his one brush with public nudity.It remains to be seen whether, in the #MeToo era, we're past monitoring female stars' sexuality as they come of age. God bless her.Tellingly, if unsurprisingly, Britney and Christina's fellow male Mouseketeers вЂ” Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, and Ryan Gosling вЂ” faced no such image quandaries on their way to post-mouse fame. Just this year, she told Billboard that 'Dirrty' was still her favorite of all her videos: 'You can only be 21 once,' she said. (It was, essentially, a more knowing вЂ” and less prettyвЂ”take on the hot-dance-orgy setup of BritneyвЂ™s 'I'm a Slave 4 U' video a year earlier.) From early on, Christina understood the importance of maintaining her own control over her image and career.

Future Annettes and Doreens, Britneys and Christinas, all deserve better. Zendaya, now 22, starred in Disney ChannelвЂ™s 'Shake It Up,' then moved seamlessly into a blockbuster movie career in 'Spider Man: Homecoming' and 'The Greatest Showman,' and also an image aligned more with high fashion and activism than with sexuality.Since there's a new version of 'The Mickey Mouse Club' вЂ” ahem, 'Club Mickey Mouse' вЂ” now running on Facebook video, let's hope the latest crop of young women are the new norm.