I think this is such a personal question that we can make no generalizations about it. What kind of people seek publicity? It is a way of seeking status and humans were made to try to be high up in status.
It seems like some people want status more than others. Perhaps it runs in families. In any case, if Bristol’s mother isn’t afraid to look like a fool, then why should her mother’s daughter?
I’m sure a lot of people are interested in the moral implications of all this. How could a righteous mother bring up a daughter who is a tramp? I don’t personally think she’s a tramp, but I imagine that’s how fundamentalist Christians might see it. What kind of parent is Sarah? Does she really believe what she says she believes? Is she an absentee mom?
On Bristol’s side there are similar questions. Was she aggressively going after the boy or did he come after her or was it equal? Why didn’t she use birth control? Does she not believe in it? Was she not educated about what sex leads to? Was she in the “just say no” camp? If so, why didn’t she say “no?”
Then there’s motivation. Does she want to remain in the public eye? Does she want the money? Does she want the notoriety? Is she just stupid?
I can’t believe Sarah would be happy about this. Then again, who knows? Maybe this qualifies Bristol to be Governator. Or is it Governore?
These days, so many people seem to be willing to bare their behinds sex lives to the public. There’s a full moon every night, it seems. But the Warholian fame doesn’t last all that long, so maybe it’s for the press clippings. Bristol can show her young child all the press she got when the child was a baby. What a legacy!
Pardon me while I turn down the volume on the TV. Oh wait. I’m not watching TV. How pathetic. I get news like this on fluther!