# The Lingering Death Called Lindsay Lohan **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881 "2012-04-05T03:03:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/1 "2012-04-05T03:03:35Z")
> [@](#): > > The actress [Lindsay Lohan](http://yhoo.it/Hguasr) has grown up, and gone wild, before our eyes. And now there’s a video to take us through that journey. A creepy clip that’s gone viral on the Web shows the celeb growing up and drastically aging from adorable infant to fresh-faced Disney star to tragic troubled celebrity, in just over 60 seconds. [Watch Lindsay Lohan Age Before Your Eyes](http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/now/watch-lindsay-lohan-age-eyes-222910198.html) Watch it full screen for best effect —\> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_0Mi5Q-ExZ8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Mi5Q-ExZ8) Hey, you have a bit over six months to plan your Halloween look! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/2 "2012-04-05T03:13:52Z")
Meh, several times in the video it was clear they jumped from red carpet style photos where she’d been professionally made up to paparazzi style photos with no or self-done makeup and unfussed with hair. I won’t deny that she’s looked pretty haggard in photos and videos lately, especially when they’re from her various legal entanglements but would you really be at your most photogenic after being told you have to do community service in a morgue? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/3 "2012-04-05T03:34:51Z")
They also seemed to speed up transitions as they got towards the end, so that you never quite saw the picture without it being distorted. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/4 "2012-04-05T04:04:33Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Meh, several times in the video it was clear they jumped from red carpet style photos where she’d been professionally made up to paparazzi style photos with no or self-done makeup and unfussed with hair. I noticed that too. It always bugs me when the media says “OMG look at this celebrity she looks _awful_” and then they show you a picture where some photog just caught her off guard, drunk or without makeup. IMO, everyone is allowed to be caught off guard, everyone is allowed to go out drinking and look a bit tired after a few hours at a club and everyone is going to look a bit worn out when they only way you’ve ever seen them is after they’ve been [made over](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U) and [photoshopped](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AugHpzxu8U) by well paid and highly trained artists. Yes, we all know LL has had her issues, but even if her skin had looked like crap all her life, we likely wouldn’t have known about it until someone caught her on the streets without makeup on and got a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/5 "2012-04-07T03:24:27Z")
That music is so scary! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/6 "2012-04-07T13:29:40Z")
The weird thing about Lindsey is her teeth. Lately, when she is done up her teeth are different than when she is not…That and that thought that anyone in their twenties needs collegen injections in their lips… ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/7 "2012-04-07T13:39:37Z")
The blond hair (still) isn’t doing her any favors. Needs to go back to the red. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/8 "2012-04-07T21:29:26Z")
Lindsay looks better now. She’s gained back some weight in the past year. She’s not a walking skeleton like she was a couple years ago. Apparently she made some changes and finally got her life back together. Now that she’s off probation can she stay out of trouble? I hope she can get focused back on her acting career. Lets hope she learned something in the morgue. That has to make a strong impression on anybody. Whitney Houston went in that morgue while Lindsay worked there. That’s a powerful message for anyone to see. Stay tuned for Lindsay’s next chapter. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/9 "2012-04-08T04:44:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Apparently she made some changes and finally got her life back together. Not a fucking chance. Bets she doesn’t make it to 30. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/10 "2012-04-26T01:12:12Z")
I didn’t want to waste a new thread on the abomination in the works, so I’ll just mention it here: Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor will not fly! It may get an audience of people who pull off the road for car wrecks, but that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/11 "2012-04-26T01:36:06Z")
That’s absolutely true, but it would be equally true if she weren’t such a hot mess. There’s the obvious fact that she looks nothing like Taylor, but there’s also the problem that she’s famous, regardless of what she’s famous for. By definition, you need a not-famous person to believably play Elizabeth Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/12 "2012-04-26T10:09:59Z")
WTF? Why would they go and make the video private? Is Lohan suing or something? Do they really think they can shut down a video that’s went viral? Here’s [another link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gupzF6T2GxE). ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/13 "2012-04-26T13:08:12Z")
Picture it with a pink background and Benny Hill (or Klezmer) music. She’s in no more of a death spiral than Drew Barrymore was at the same age. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/14 "2012-04-26T13:24:58Z")
I just read that she showed up late for an acting job on TV show “Glee” this week, presumably cause she was out partying the night before. I think they were stupid to hire her. and she’s no Elizabeth Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/15 "2012-04-26T13:27:07Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > She’s in no more of a death spiral than Drew Barrymore was at the same age. Picking a nit: Barrymore was happy and healthy when she was the age Lohan is now. Barrymore’s “death spiral” was age 12 through 14. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/16 "2012-04-26T14:55:37Z")
The entertainment value of the current ‘hot mess’ is fading fast, in my opinion. I feel nothing but sorry for the girl, and ceased to be invested in whether she comes out of it or sinks fast a long time ago. Former starlet/child star now hot mess, circles drain - it’s just too cliche. We’ve seen in all before, this is nothing new, just more of the same. And when this one slips away, there will be another, on her heals ready to assume the spot of ‘celebrity’. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/17 "2012-04-27T12:08:10Z")
Quick joke. Why is Lindsay Lohan like an STD? 1) She’s embarassing. 1. She’s recurring. She goes away, comes back, and goes away, and comes back. 1. She responds very well to drugs. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lingering-death-called-lindsay-lohan/617881/18 "2012-04-28T03:06:29Z")
It tells me the video is set to private 😕