Professional 'entertainer' Miley Cyrus has created quite a stir this week (and not just in mens' underpants!!!). The former wholesome child star of Hannah Fantana has graduated to being a fully-fledged woman, with tits and what have you. Capitalising on her minx-like persona, she wore tiny kecks and a bra to cavort, bump and/or grind her way through some atrocious piece of music during the MTV Music Awards. Instead of brushing it off as a typical piece of PR to drum up music sales (akin to Madonna and Britney having a snog, or that lad Gaga wearing a dress made of beef), some parts of the popular press have gone into meltdown, citing the end of the world and questioning the mental state of a 20-year-old with a butt that won't quit.
Such displays of fleshmongering are not new. Recall that 'Dirty' caper by Christina Aguilera back in the early Noughties. A few eyebrows were raised (amongst other things!!!) but nobody seemed to go batshit about it, seemingly because she was an attractive woman making the most of what God gave her (and ultimately took away, if recent photos are to be believed). It seems young Miley has captured the imagination of some of the more conservative members of society because she used to be a child star, and therefore any development into anything remotely sexual is the work of Satan himself, and the only explanation is she must be mentally ill or have daddy issues (the latter of which is perfectly understandable, given who her old man is).
Isn't it even slightly possible that she is just being a young woman doing what some young women do? Does dressing up in skimpy attire instantly mean she has some kind of issue or torment? I've commented before about certain well-put-together young ladies, and how if I were similarly stacked I would in all likelihood strut around in all manner of revealing get-up. It doesn't necessarily mean I'm bereft of confidence or struggling with crippling emotional concerns; I could just be an epic cock-tease.
Miley hasn't so far commented on the uproar which has surrounded her 'performance' the other day, and I very much doubt she will. I won't pretend I've scoured the media particularly closely for reactions from all quarters, but I'm yet to see any response from young girls suggesting she is some kind of role model and they will live their life like her from now on. Quite honestly, if your teenage daughter is looking up to a 20-year-old in a bra as a bastion of moral fortitude, it's you who needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror, not her. I recommend wearing a bra and pants while you do.
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