Bill O'Reilly Weights in on Miley Cyrus and Photo Scandal- Page 2

[nygrl23]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 1:37pm

And TMZ's pointing out the Disney "hypocrisy":
http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/30/disneys-dirty-little-victorias-secret/

Updated On: 4/30/08 at 01:37 PM

[WOSQ]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 2:55pm

I wonder what this Miley Montana wears to the beach?

[justagirl2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 9:54pm

I've tried and tried, but I fail to see how this picture is a problem. Granted, yes, they're trying to make her look "sexy." But there are different kinds of sexy, and I don't think this photo is outlandish at all. As someone else said, if the adults hadn't capitalized on the hype, I doubt her fans would have thought anything of it. I'm more disturbed at how awful her makeup looks, to be honest. I'm with papa.

[Icehouse Life]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 2:30pm

Sorry that I came late to this. But anyway...

I agree with justagirl2 and papa. I really can't see how these Annie Leibowitz photos of Miley Cyrus in Vanity Fair are outlandish. With different repects to sexy. These photos are in a magazine that is targeted as high-class, something that not a lot of target fans would buy or read; she's growing up of course with a fan base, so Annie Lebowitz is a reputable photographer who wouldn't do anything malicious or irresponsible on her.

But what really prompted me to write this is of the fact of this essay by Marie Coco: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/06/8766 . Sorry Marie, I generally agree with you on a lot of things but not on this one. I'm sorry that I fail to see the link to what Jozef Fritzl and the Yearning For Zion Ranch did with Miley Ray Cyrus for misogyny, even though I do view myself as a progressive. The former two are FAR worse! And this goes for the accompanying numerous comments for Marie Coco's piece (including one who acts like she came straight outta the Andrea Dworkin-Catherine McKinnon school). That's comparing apples and oranges. It prompts a question that I already have that I just can't answer: where does the free, diverse, positive, mutually consensual, safe, and responsible sexual expression ends and the sexism and misogyny begins? I don't see the photos as misogynistic (not even the Playboy ones); I do think it's imperative that we in society, especially the young among us should have some sexual media literacy in schools and to think critically about and yet not be threatened by it. There should be some instructions as to how we get young people learn how to practice self-control, prudence, modesty, and patience when it comes to sexuality while not imposing a mandated self-denial indoctrination, thinking about romance and love, and boosting their self-esteem. Ironically, I guess when it's girls diplaying their emerging sexuality, adults of all stripes get restless--something that threatens the Anglo-American central tenet view of sex toward women. We should be seeing women/girls as humans with multiple dimensions even when they're engaged in the sex industries or do photos and teaching boys how to properly interact with and about the opposite sex. It's called dignity. I have more of a European outlook and philosophy when it comes to sex (and of course there is more explicit stuff there than here in US and Canada); female (and male) sexuality shouldn't be a crime and can be promoted. I wonder how those cope with something like that. Need to get out of the social conservatism.