highthief

Now, I'm amazed. She agreed to have these photos taken and reviewed them, presumably with at least her father and agent alongside and quite possibly with the consent of Disney Corp, who presumably have some degree of image rights. Now she figures she was deceived in some way and had no idea these photos would be seen as provocative.

How long before this Mouseketeer ends up doing a Britney and crashing and burning?

http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-e...,7598554.story

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Redlemon

She doesn't need more publicity.

It probably falls under "it seemed like a good idea at the time, we didn't realize that there would be backlash, so let's pretend it we were tricked".

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Randle2I

I find the standards for famous women to be interesting. If they do a sexy or provocative photo shoot people get up in arms about it, call them sell outs, or belittle their achievements (think Danica Patrick, this Miley Cyrus woman, or even the Williams sisters). If they don't then men the world over beg Playboy or FHM to do a photo shoot so they can plaster them to their walls, desktops, or just to get a sneak peak at what they'll never get.

Don't people have enough to worry about that a few pictures aren't important in their lives?

*I'm judging this based on the picture in the article. I haven't been keeping tabs on Miley & had no clue who she was until ~5 minutes ago.

silent_jay

She's 15, hardly a woman.

I agree with Redlemon, seemed like a good idea, until the backlash.

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Punk.of.Ages

Heh, another Disney girl getting in trouble and playing dumb.

I'm surprised, aren't you?

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Martian

I'm not sure I understand what all the fuss is about. Are we going to make a big deal about young girls baring their backs now?

And yeah, Miley Cyrus doesn't strike me as being a candidate for MENSA.

How is any of this news?

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Fotzlid

Perhaps publicity for her first steps towards abandoning her G-rated teeny-bopper image while not overly alienating her fan base and their parents?

blahblah454

Its news the same way it was news the first time Christina Aguelera posed nude/semi nude for whatever magazine she did it for (anyone remember her good girl stuff, genie in a bottle anyone?). Same as when Britney went bad.

People seem to care when the good girls realize that they get more money/attention when they are more skanky.

No one will care in a month. And if anyone cares now, they pay too much attention to shit that doesn't mater, aka Hollywood.

Fly

who cares??????

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percy

I think this is a simple case of a somewhat bright girl thinking she is smarter and wiser than her years, made a decision to show she is a mature young women, but unfortunately the pictures may show more maturity than society is ready to conform with.

She is 15, but society isn't ready for a 15 year looking like that in a picture, even though most do at that age.

I think she is old enough to understand the portrayal in the picture, whatever she was trying to portray, but it is society who thinks she doesn't. So damage control kicks in, she has to blame someone to cover her ass, she get's more publicity, Vanity Fair get's more and in two weeks, it will be forgotten.

Actually if someone famous dies today, this story will die quicker than you can spell sighrus

Halx

That picture is NOTHING. It reminds me of Les Miserables. If you're flipping out about it, you're living 500 years in the past.

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filtherton

Man, if I had a dollar for every time I duped an underage Disney employee into posing for risque photographs I could afford to get a copy of GTAIV right now.

fresnelly

Ugh, this story is one of those content blackholes that sucks in every possible media entity: Mainstream media, tabloid, academic, blogs...

Here are the basic angles:

1. Check out these risque photos!
2. Is this appropriate?
3. I am shocked!
4. This doesn't matter.
5. What does our fascination say about us?
6. Did you hear about the controversy?

Content, content, content. We are so hungry for content.

EDIT: Yes, I'm fully aware of the implosion caused by my own commenting on the nature of commenting. Such are blackholes.

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ngdawg

Just clicked the link to see what the fuss is all about.
This country is turning out to be the most anal retentive, stuck-up, holier-than-thou, hypocritical victorian place on earth.....

The portrait is gorgeous. Disney Corp, of all places, should know art from smut.....jeezus...

RetroGunslinger

I don't see anything wrong with the picture, nor was I surprised by it or the attention it attracted. However, I can say from a semi-selfish perspective that I just can't stand her as a celebrity. When you see as many Miley Cyrus fans in one movie theater as much as I have (the stress actually led to me being fired from said movie theater, true story), you realize that it is the most absurd, revolting, and downright mystifying case of bullshit currently impacting the entertainment industry.

In other news, I'm off to go buy GTAIV, ta ta!

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Shauk

agreed.

Ustwo

I think after the whole whatserfacespears thing they are a little gun shy.

And ya that photo is somewhat sexual in nature.

But ah well 30 seconds of my life wasted on this one.

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Charlatan

I've already wasted too much time on this.

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KellyC

I had no idea who or what this is about until I clicked this thread and the linkage.

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lotsofmagnets

obviously news is slow or iraq/afghanistan is getting old

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Lindy

Who is Miley Cyrus??

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lotsofmagnets

apparently the daughter of billy ray cyrus. i´d never heard of her before this thread either

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snowy

Not only that, but she is Hannah Montana, and a favorite of young girls all over America. Ugh.

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Ustwo

Shame she won't ever be poor enough to have to do porn.

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mixedmedia

I think the portrait is beautiful.

This is not the fault of Myley Cyrus or Annie Liebowitz but of reactionary America.

Sorry, all you fucking puritans, but...God Damn America!!!

We suck.

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lotsofmagnets

some people don´t need to be poor, they just need a video camera and a decision they will later regret.

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ShaniFaye

My daughter loves her...Im subjected to watching her stupid show frequently.....While I have no problem with the picture itself....I do have a problem with the fact that she's 15. No way I'd let Amanda, who will be 15 in a few months, do something like that.

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As the mom of a nine-year-old, I'm subjected to watching her show constantly, too...not watching, but listening.

But, my daughter is entirely nonplussed about the picture. She thinks it's pretty.

I think we subject our adult minds to places they don't necessarily have to be.

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ShaniFaye

I think my problem is more that her parents thought it was ok and approved it. I dont care what anyone says....yes its a beautiful picture......but its also provocative and thats just not something a 15 year old should be projecting...disney person or not

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Mind you, I know it might be be puzzling (considering) but I don't find the picture to be provocative.

I think it is a portrait that happens to show her back.

But then, I find I'm never in the mainstream on these sorts of issues...or, at least, where it's thought I should be

I think the portrait is equally an expression between photographer and model. I don't see it as provocative. I see it as classic.

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ShaniFaye

well that is where we will agree to disagree, that is an adult magazine cashing in on a half naked 15 year old.....if she were 18 I'd have absolutely no problem with it, its the age thing for me

but what do I know....Im a mom that wouldnt let my 14 year old in a bikini for a million bucks

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And, for the record, I had to go through tears, actual tears, sobbing, boo-hooing, during the last Miley Cyrus 'scandal'...until we actually saw the pictures. Then I was able to quantify them in a way that the Boo was able to understand. She's still on board.

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ShaniFaye

I have no intention of keeping Manda from watching/listening to her.....but I WILL use this as an opportunity to teach her about people making mistakes (cause this is def a mistake IMO)

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mixedmedia

Well, we are dealing with our own parameters based on our own shit.

I would just hope that we can preserve some sense of reality-based separation from all this junk for our kids. My daughter LOVES Hannah Montana, and as much as the whole thing annoys me, it's going to take a lot more than some photographs for me to separate her from that identity that she loves so much.

She accepts all the photos and the other garbage, so I just let her enjoy the ride.

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thewizardnbforr

I as a parent I can see that both sides of the Mily Cyrus issue have a legitimate gripe. The parents of these young girls that idolize this teen sensation only want to shelter their children from such as they, believe that this isolated incedent is the preverbial downfall of society.

However, the photos that I saw were not what I consider tainted. Ms. Cyrus must remember that Disney is her meal ticket, the family entertainment meca has to, for its own image be maintained.To say Ms. Cyrus will be another Britney Spears is an iggnorent statement to make. Come what may she has 10 digit bank account.

mixedmedia

It's probably a mistake based on current conditions and whatnot...I don't intend to present it as anything but a portrait.

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ShaniFaye

well, respectfully, there is a big age difference between our girls.....and for the age of your daughter I believe your choice in how to handle it is a good one....

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Ustwo

When I see that picture, I think of this.....



That picture was designed to be provocative.

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mixedmedia

Well, I guess that just illuminates one of the many differences between us.

Granted, I choose to deliberately ignore what most of the rest of the country is thinking most of the time.

And granted, I think there is some culpability to be acknowledged by those who may want to exist in both worlds simultaneously (ie, the Cyruses).

Still, I will not deprive my daughter of her love for Hannah Montana because Myley Cyrus and family agreed to the portrayal of Myley Cyrus that was more adult.

I tend to think it speaks more rigorously to our expectations as hypocritical adults than it does to any notion of adolescent maturity, though.

I think the whole argument is a waste of time...especially if you want to use it as some half-cocked, totally irrelevant argument against pedophilia.

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