I'm not so sure about *only* telling us what we want to hear. I think if that were true, we might see a greater distinction between what she says and what she does (for instance, if she partied and got photo'ed doing it every night), it would be easier to label her a hypocrite. I think you have to remember that, yes, she may want to pave her own way, but she's still a teen (and all that that implies). She's still trying to figure out life, with possibly confusing thoughts...trying to figure out how to have fun, yet still have a 'clean' image...at that weird age where she's trying to define herself, but also dealing with coming off of a *hugely* successful Disney series (one thing that's always struck me is that she's always made a huge distinction between working on her shows, and how she *loved* the shows, but had issues with the whole saccharine-sweet environment of Disney).
I know she's said that she has young cousins and she tries to watch what she does for their sake, and she does a good job of it imho, but I really don't think she's ever tried to pass herself off or claim herself as some sort of saint, or anything; as I said, she's still growing, and undoubtedly trying new things. You know, like a regular person. Heck, she's sworn a few times on twitter (as well as her lyrics)!
Once she builds up a fan base in her own right, she's going to minimize risks and not take any chances on alienating fans who still think she's Lilly Truscott.
Possibly, very possibly*. Who knows what the future may hold?
*-of course, L. Truscutt was the role that gave her the most notoriety/visibility/made the most impact in people's eyes, but I always have to wonder: she *has* played other roles, why don't people have difficulty distinguishing her from Gertie from Spy Kids, for example? (sorry, didn't say that very well, I know...)
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