Why Miley Cyrus Crashed and Burned for Me at the #MTVVMAs
Did you watch Miley Cyrus last night?
I had the “pleasure” of watching her live.
Oh, yes. Live.
It was one of those rare moments when you’re watching someone do something scandalous and you’re honestly so embarrassed for them, you kind of don’t know what to do.
That was me last night.
Now let me preface with this statement, I am anything but a prude. I love a good raunchy joke. I can laugh and get a kick out of any kind of joke. I understand art and the power and interpretation of it. I’m a total good sport. And truly, I’m not offended easily.
But last night. Mama mia. Holy moly.
Miley Cyrus… crashed and burned for me. I haven’t been a huge fan of her. Well, I take that back… I was a Hannah Montana fan with my sons. I loved the show. I loved the music. I loved her dancing. She was a cutie pie with that little accent and big toothy smile.
Now?
Well… as the mom to a daughter now, I can’t imagine what her parents thought. And as the mom to 4 boys, this is EXACTLY what I don’t want my sons seeing and thinking is “normal.”
So this was why Miley Cyrus crashed and burned for me…
1) She ruined Blurred Lines for me. Even Robin Thicke looked a little confused when you started “twerking” him.
2) That being said… was it necessary to twerk that much? I mean, over and over and over again… was there a point? Was she getting paid extra for each additional twerk?
3) She ruined stuffed animals for me. Now I can’t look at them without thinking of her coming out of that big bear with her tongue out. Hmm… I don’t know if the tongue out was needed.
4) She ruined foam fingers for me (thank you Amy for bringing that to my attention). That poor foam finger. The rubbing. The biting. Oh, man. It was completely shock-factor-needy. And yes, she shocked.
5) She kind of hit rock bottom for me when Will Smith frowned. And not only him… his son, too. His good-looking-young-son.
6) Her outfit of choice? Nada. She’s trying to be too Lady GAGA. Way too Lady GAGA. Teddy-bear onesie with a nude-colored bikini? Yeah. NO.
I saw this and I thought about our youth.
I thought about the young girls who will see this and think it’s OK.
I thought about the young boy who will see this and think it’s SEXY and OK.
I thought about the parents who saw all this and now have to explain to their kids.
And I thought about her fans… gone are the days of the sweet Hannah Montana, say hello to the modern day sex symbol, one that I am not excited to share with my kids.
She crashed and burned for me.
Big time.
SO well said. I agree with you. I’m all for her “growing up” and no longer being the Disney image, but for heaven’s sake, Taylor Swift, Demi Lavato, Selena Gomez, have all been able to transition from “kids” to “adults” gracefully and in a far more age appropriate “sexy” way. There was nothing sexy or grown up about Miley’s performance, expect to show that she isn’t mature enough to realize that she made herself look like a desperate slut on a public stage before an audience that at one time she had been a child sitting in. The only shock I had was that she didn’t think to clean her tongue a bit before sticking it out a million times. That was so gross and such a huge turn off to BOTH songs. Ugh.
100% AGREE!!
I totally agree. We saw it in TV and had to look away. I felt embarrassed for her.
I was watching this with my 12 year old daughter last night and her words were “This is embarrassing” “This is really awful”.
I don’t think it is necessary to create this image using this type of performance to leave the “disney image”. Who is advising her? She is 20 years old, What kind of message does she think she is sending to her fans and audience? That performance did not show a mature young lady or a creative talented artist…
You said it ALL! I fully agree with you…Very Well Said! It is a downright shame that a beautiful talent such as hers would ruin her reputation and you call this entertainment? Gone are the days of Hannah Montana…It is so sad! (shaking my head) GREAT POST!
I had a feeling it would be a sad moment on television when I heard she would be performing. It is hard to see someone having to work out their (usually private) transition into an adult out in the open, for all to see. I hope she takes a moment away from the spotlight to reevaluate the choices she is making, and I hope that those who love her have the guts to tell her the truth about the image of herself she is really sharing with the world.
Oh I agree. This did not make her look attractive at all.
I agree completely. But her mother was there, giving her a standing ovation at the end. No need to feel bad for her. She was a proud mama! SMH. And I don’t feel bad for the parents having to explain it to their kids… why were they letting their kids watch the VMAs in the first place? Did they really think she was going to come out singing “The Climb”? Besides Miley, the VMAs are not suited for children.
I have a feeling that many teen girls and young women don’t think this is okay! I skimmed through it with my own teen stepdaughter, who is 16, and she couldn’t believe what was going on. I also like to say though, I don’t think Robin Thicke should be excluded from this tasteless behavior, it looked like he was dancing behind her when she leaned over. He is to blame as well.
Yes crash and burn.
Very well said and I agree with you on this! Being a mother of 3 precious little girls, this is not the kinds of role model I want them to see!!!
Didn’t know it would be possible to make Lady Gaga look classy, well compared to her she did.
SHOCKING Is The Only Word I Can Say.