Bristol Palin was announced as a contestant on this year's Dancing with the Stars and I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed that this is really the avenue that the Palin's are taking. On one hand, Palin the Younger is trying to present herself as a spokesperson for safe sex. Unfortunately, what most kids are going to see is the other hand; that Palin is now a celebrity, pretty much only because she got knocked up while she was near her mom's spotlight, and now she's getting to be famous because of it.

And unless Palin is trying to become a professional dancer, shouldn't she be focusing on getting an actual trade besides, you know, being a celebrity? I'm hoping for the best for the Palin family in this but while Dancing with the Star might be a great adventure for Bristol, I think it hurts the message she's trying to send to other youngsters and it also doesn't really seem to be a move that will give her or her child a stronger foundation for the future.