Competition for Lindsay Lohan - Michael Musto Revamps Her Marilyn Monroe Spread

Lindsay Lohan is a beautiful young woman and a truly talent actor. Why does she feel compelled to take her clothes off in public and what moved her to pose as Marilyn Monroe in New York Magazine?

She has the natural talent. Why show the birthday suit?

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When my issue of New York Magazine arrived with Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe on the cover, I did not know that the spread with included extremely clear glimmers of her naked form.

But my 16 year old son found out soon enough. I found myself grabbing it from his hands. He grabbed it back.

And then my husband grabbed it.

I can only imagine how many guys did there same. I can only imagine how sales soared that week.

The nudity in a mainstream magazine shocked me. But more over, I was upset to see Lindsay emulating a dead celebrity who lost or gave up her life so young. That is bad Feng Shui. It is like taking on the energy of such a sad, and ultimately lost, star.

There was really nothing good about -- from the perspective of mothers and people who would like to see her heal and snap out of her tendency toward self-destructiveness -- except Michael Musto's truly bitchy spoof on it in the Village Voice.

Not only does he tell the nake truth about young starlets who are bad role models, he takes his own clothes off to make a point. He poses as Lindsay Lohan posing as Marilyn Monroe. (See a "cropped" version of the Village Voice photo by Howard Huang, above).

He speaks some compelling truths about young celebrities of today. Its raw readers, so please be aware, but it is honest:

"Heath Ledger died in the nude, but most of today's young female stars live in the nude, albeit while teetering on the precipice of oblivion and trying to join him there."

And so begins Michael Musto's commentary about Lindsay Lohan and the crew of starlets who are really into self-destructive behavior and taking their clothes off in public these days.

Again, its raw, but true. Check out: MICHAEL MUSTO as LINDSAY LOHAN as MARILYN MONROE . . . in 'The Ultimate Re-Vamping.

Photo credit: Howard Huang for The Village Voice