Miley Cyrus Is A Hot Commodity
Everywhere I turn I hear about the naked photo’s that Miley Cryus (aka Hannah Montana) took at a Vanity Fair magazine shoot. It’s been on the radio, in the news and of course around the internet. So this morning I took a few minutes to see what all the buzz was about and this is what I found.
Now, I realize she is indeed posing semi-naked, wrapped in a sheet and only 15 years old. I do not believe she is being modest in any regard and I blame the adults in her life who are supposed to watch over her. You cannot always control children, but she has consultants, assistants, managers and even parents who should oversee things such as this. Clearly someone took advantage of the situation knowing full well that this would indeed sell magazines.
That being said I also realize she is a commodity. A hot one at that. So I’m sure values and good judgment are thrown out the window when you think of publicity and how much sex appeal sells.
Although I do not approve of these photographs, the harsh criticism she is receiving is really unfair if you consider that society expects one thing and then demands the opposite of our youth. We portray them as objects that can be bought and then expect them to act as role models, because we paid for them.
I’m surprised at the outrage over showing her backside when the bathing suits most girls her age wear reveal much, much more than this. Quite honestly, I could walk into our local mall and see more nudity than I do from this photo. Take Abercrombie & Fitch for example. Their ads and photos resemble mild porn.
Their young models bare far more to advertise clothing they are not even wearing.
So why is the media criticizing the commodity that keeps them in business? They created her image. They sell her image. But they also profit from her controversy.
IMO it’s not about the skin being shown as what the pose itself suggests. In other words, it’s not abut being provocative so much as being SUGGESTIVE.
What are you doing, naked, makeup smudged wrapped in a sheet? There is not other cast to take on that.
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I agree, poor thing is a commodity and they will do anything they can get away with for more bucks. And I’m not so sure this publicity won’t in the end help her career. It often makes me glad I never was or never will be famous. Seems to me that once you rise to a certain level..they sit and wait until they can bring you down. And its an awful place to be..your fall from grace.. Emotionally when your so young it can be devastating. I pray for this young lady.
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Amen sister.
she’s 15…she doesn’t know any better. but the people around her sure do.
and yes, it’s not how much or how little she’s wearing…it’s what she’s SUGGESTING in that image.
I agree that the photo isn’t shocking compared to the rest of what we see. It is definitely suggestive and I can’t understand why her parents would allow it. So unfortunate.
it’s art photography. i don’t care who it is, it’s taken professionally by an art photographer. it’s not a myspace page that she took secretly in her bedroom and emailing it to boys.
i just hate how we all seem to forget how we were at 15–intrigued by sex, and many of our friends were into/having/experimenting with sex (kissing, nakedness, touching etc. counts too!). it’s like when we’re adults and allowed to have sex we think we have the right to say “she doesn’t know better…” or “she’s suggesting sex…” but honestly, we all don’t live in caves in regards to sex, and we didn’t back when we were teens, too.
it’s a sheet. i’m sure she wears more thread-baring tops that show more than just her back. does the suggestive clothing and low-rise pants mean that she’s not thinking about sex, but with the sheet she is?
Hello Emily!!!! Love the new color on the walls btw!
I personally think the photo is beautiful, along with the other photos. I do agree it may be a bit suggestive, but unfortunately that seems to be more the norm now-a-days than not. I do not think the parents should be put down either; mainly because they probably had long discussions about theses photos, trusted Annie Leibovitz (the photographer) and the photographer did what she wanted with the photos.
According to Miley herself on the CBS Early Show, she is embarrassed because the photos were supposed to be artistic in nature and now there is all this hype. I blame the media and with more information, possibly even the photographer for all of this.
I rarely take anything in the media with more than a grain of salt. Most news is so sensationalized.