A Horrible Person?

"I think it's wrong to call her a slut but she is a horrible person. She sets a horrible example for young girls. And I don't care if people badmouth her because that's what she deserves."
-- a girl talking on gURL.com's Hot Button Issues Board about Jamie Lynn Spears getting pregnant at age sixteen


Awhile ago, I was surfing the message boards on gURL.com and there was one about Jamie Lynn Spears, in which I found the above quote. Honestly, I couldn't believe what this girl had written. It's good that she acknowledged that Jamie Lynn isn't a slut (according to definition, a slut is someone who is promiscuous, or someone who has sex with a lot of men; notice how this word can only be applied to women), however, I do believe that saying that she is a horrible person is going too far. How is Jamie Lynn a horrible person for having sex with her boyfriend of two years and accidentally getting pregnant? It's not like she's the only one. It happens to other teenage girls (and women) as well. I do understand that young girls look up to her, but at least she's owning up to her responsibilities.

Jamie Lynn has gotten engaged to and moved in with her boyfriend (who is the father of her child) and they are taking care of their baby together. And even though I feel that I shouldn't have to, I give props to Jamie Lynn's boyfriend Casey for finishing what he started and staying with Jamie Lynn and being involved in his child's life, as a lot of other men (or boys, in this case) don't always stick around. Maybe Jamie Lynn does set a bad example by getting pregnant, but maybe she also sets a good example by taking responsibility for her actions. At least she's happy. The only thing that I don't necessarily agree with is how in OK! Magazine, when she was interviewed after giving birth to her child (Maddie Briann Aldridge), she says that motherhood is "so much fun." Now, I'm not trying to say that motherhood isn't fun; maybe it is. But since young girls do look up to her, glamorizing parenthood might not be the best idea, but that's a different topic. However, with that said, I don't think that she deserves to be "badmouthed" for dealing with the consequences of her actions. But my question is, since when does making a mistake make someone a horrible person?