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    CassandraSays: Also there's the fact that 17 is not 15. 17 is almost an adult, 15 is still firmly in adolescent territory (and she looks awfully young in the picture... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: From reading all the comments, I must say I am again weirded out by Americans' obsession with "18." Before someone's 18, they're a kid, and afterwards... more »
    mashkitten: Am I the only one looking at the Miley Cyrus photo and not thinking it is sexual? When I see that photo all I can think is of a young lady who is conf... more »
    whitekidinflatbush: Another angle to this story that I haven't seen posted yet: Taylor Lautner got famous BECAUSE of his body. Hear me out: He had a rather small role in... more »
    Kitty: Looking at these two pictures, what do you see? I see a strong confident man, on a beach who doesn't even seem to notice or care that he is being pho... more »
    jfwlucy: What if Emma Watson had appeared stark naked on Broadway at age 17 like her co-star Daniel Radcliffe did? Would that even have been legal? #taylorla... more »
    winner: Nobody would have been surprised if Aaliyah or Fiona Apple were semi-clothed on the cover of VF. Everybody would have been surprised if Jordin "Promi... more »
    hfree: I had Access Hollywood on in the background last night and they said Lautner doesn't want to be in a movie shirtless ever again. My reaction? Noooo... more »
    midwestdesigner: I think the difference is that in most cases, it's teen girls swooning about famous teen guys (hence Dodai working at a teen magazine when she was pic... more »
    raphaela: I think it is creepier because the photos [I've seen] of Lautner are candids taken out of context while he is on the job filming, whereas Cyrus' bedsh... more »
    daradoodle: k 'm gng t g hd nd sy smthng blsphms- thnk n npprprt thghts whn lk t Tylr Ltnr. Nthng nghty, r sxl. Bcs d nt fnd hm ttrctv, nt vn lttl bt. thnk h... more »
    Oleander: This is a valid point. I think I would be more creeped out if he was pictured naked with nothing but a bed sheet covering his crotch. As it is, I don'... more »
    elysium_kitschen: Would we feel the same if we thought about it from the homosexual perspective? What about older men leering a wet-shirted Taylor? Does that make it be... more »
    miyamyo: I'd say that the Miley Cyrus pictures are also creepier because of the way she is posed, her hair and make-up, maybe even some of the lighting. She lo... more »
    FrannyG: Silly me, on reading the headline I thought the article was going to about about the double standard that female teens aren't supposed to have any kin... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: I honestly thought Taylor Lautner was 18 when I first saw the picture, but I'd still have thought he was good looking if I hadn't. I am desperately t... more »
    prismatism is Team Bella: I think it's also important to remember that Miley Cyrus is famous for being a Disney star, and Taylor Lautner is famous for being in, basically, a ve... more »
    bellzar08: These kind of topics are always very interesting to me because I am 15 and am dealing with the pressure of sexualization. It's actually quite fascina... more »
    Scoithniamh: While I think the pictures of Taylor Lautner shirtless and/or wet are excessively creepy- he's got such a baby face!- I do agree that there is absolut... more »
    madeofawesome: I get a little skeeved when I realize that Taylor Lautner is only 17. Yes, I find him hot. I anxiously await the day he turns 18 so I don't feel like ... more »
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    Underage Stars: Is There A Sexual Double Standard? Hell Yeah!

    Considering people flipped out when 15-year-old Miley Cyrus was photographed wearing a sheet, yet pictures of 17-year-old Taylor Lautner shirtless and wet are all over magazines, websites and TV, Lindsay Robertson wants to know: Does Hollywood have a double standard? More »
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