Achy Breaky Wha … ?
Here it is. The Miley Cyrus photo.
I get why people are upset, though personally I’m not all that bothered by it. I think the majority of American Apparel ads are much more erm … bothersome? inappropriate? than this one photo is.
I think what is bothering everyone about this photo (though i’m not sure the bothered ones realise it) isn’t so much the content as the tone of it. It’s the expression on Miley’s face, I believe, that is causing people such discomfort. Honestly, we’re seeing much less of her here than if she were wearing a bathing suit. And a picture of her playing volleyball on the beach wouldn’t have garnered THIS much attention. People are reading things into her expression here – I’ve read/heard everything from ’she looks like she’s coming off a week long drug binge’ to the unsurprising ‘post coital look’. Granted her look is a bit knowing but it’s individual perception of her expression that is causing the problem here.
Look at this, the pulled back view of basically the same picture with Miley pulling a face.
Doesn’t bother you, does it? Looks like a young girl wearing a strapless dress, (albeit a tent like and unattractive one) with some dress pants, goofing around. It’s a cute, candid photo. Which drives home my point that it’s all about perspective. People are seeing what they want to see.
I don’t think Miley or her family or her handlers or Disney or anyone else should apologise for this photo. There is nothing wrong with this photo. There’s something wrong with the people who see something sexy or perverted about it. I think the media want her to stumble and fall. They want her to be the next Britney or Lindsey or Paris etc etc and because of that they’re pushing this into being something pervy or nasty.
If the media and the public and whomever else want to attack the idea of America sexualising our youth (and I agree with that opinion) let’s go after the Bratz dolls. PLEASE. Those things are horrible. They’re hooker barbies for children. That’s MUCH worse than one iffy picture of Miley Cyrus.
AMEN! I posted much the same today. I’m glad I’m not the only one wondering why these people have to read so much into things.
I agree with you, if anything she looks too skinny, but thats her body, and a little like a vampire…but its cool. Vampires are cool. STill I totally agree with you.
there’s nothing sexual about it. its intense and cool. its not adult. its kinda goth, but not dark in a suicidal way. its really quite interesting. sheesh. america should shut up…