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Originally Posted by ratbastid
If she wasn't Billy Ray's daughter, she'd be nobody. She got out of flipping burgers by the random fluke of who her father is. REALLY. That's the whole story with Miley. The sperm that conceived her came from a famous guy's balls, now she gets to take over Disneyland for her birthday and will be a billionaire by 18.
I'm not grousing about fairness--I'm sure she's a hard working performer, and I'm not even talking about whether she deserves what she's got or not. But you just can't ignore the inequality of opportunity she represents.
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I happen to think her music is fantastic and her live performances far outperform her peers.
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I think it is only Americans who make a big deal of turning 16. Turning 18 is more important.
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This celebration is actually a derivation of the latin/spanish Quinceañera, a very non-American holiday. Every culture seems to have a 'coming of age' party for girls, and oftentimes boys as well.