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It is not slut shaming. I know sluts. They have more dignity. LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #1
No stripper would be caught dead acting like that fool BainsBane Aug 2013 #6
I'm with you. LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #12
Borderline kiddie porn?!? From a 20 year old? EOTE Aug 2013 #137
It seems the "ridiculous hysteria" is yours, undulating TEDDY BEARS notwithstanding. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #140
Oh, so Teddy Bears are now kiddie porn too? EOTE Aug 2013 #142
Like all things porn, kiddie or not, you know it when you see it LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #166
So, you know kiddie porn when you see it and this is definitely kiddie porn? EOTE Aug 2013 #185
Wow, you're being pretty dense. So much so that it's best that you don't venture. I agree. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #246
From a 20 year old who Disney industry has made into a child idol and now she is acting in a jwirr Aug 2013 #212
I see. EOTE Aug 2013 #225
No, you don't see...because YOU WON'T see... LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #248
Who the hell is the bully here? EOTE Aug 2013 #257
LOL...now you're projecting. LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #267
perhaps the choreographer chose the imagery RedRocco Aug 2013 #191
You may be right about the choreographer having some control over the iemitsu Aug 2013 #210
No BainsBane Aug 2013 #247
Miley's brand of pseudo sexuality might be appreciated by some dirty old men. lumpy Aug 2013 #37
It's not exactly your place to decide what is what is not someone's sexuality. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #48
The point lumpy was responding to was about who would find Miley's act sexy. BainsBane Aug 2013 #80
Um..it is when it was part of a public performance. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #99
Correct. n/t whathehell Aug 2013 #128
If her performance was designed to turn 'this' old man on.. Bay Boy Aug 2013 #214
I'd call it acting stupid and immature davidpdx Aug 2013 #93
Oh, the pictures do not do it justice. You can't "unsee" this LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #100
No thanks, I'll pass davidpdx Aug 2013 #108
No, I'll pass too. Supersedeas Aug 2013 #180
It's MTV - the channel that brought us JackAss... lame54 Aug 2013 #221
Well back in the day davidpdx Aug 2013 #264
I'd call it vulgar dflprincess Aug 2013 #270
I'll agree to stupid and vulgar davidpdx Aug 2013 #273
Indeed, ridiculous, Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #109
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #112
I love this post, and want to buy it a drink. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #123
LOL Aerows Aug 2013 #148
God Bless you for this...abso*fucking*lutely. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #124
! In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #158
Ding ding ding: DebJ Aug 2013 #187
Exactly Supersedeas Aug 2013 #280
Exactly. Slut shaming is wrong, but Cyrus wasn't acting slutty. Xithras Aug 2013 #171
^^this^^. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #251
i agree with kelly osbourne . put your damn tongue back in your mouth Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #2
She was actually talking to Gene Simmons and Michael Jordan Orrex Aug 2013 #133
First thing I was reminded of is the Hindu Goddess Kali Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #217
Thanks for telling the story. I saw the 'kerfuffle' at DU and only remembered Billy Ray Cyrus. freshwest Aug 2013 #3
It's not kerfuffle. DevonRex Aug 2013 #20
!!! Kali Aug 2013 #28
:-) :-) :-) DevonRex Aug 2013 #33
I was always fond of wise sounding words like Gahfurgle, myself. freshwest Aug 2013 #39
It's a bungled bunch of Uncle Funcle's Carbuncles. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #52
LOL!... SidDithers Aug 2013 #139
Korekt. Kerfunkle it is. MineralMan Aug 2013 #143
Actually, it's Farkel...as in the Farkel Family AnnetteJacobs Aug 2013 #177
LOL! DevonRex Aug 2013 #205
I knew a kid who's family called him Farkle (a ginger)... elehhhhna Aug 2013 #242
Kerflunkle! zappaman Aug 2013 #261
.... DevonRex Aug 2013 #262
It was not entertaining, sexy or exciting. It was sick. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #4
There is a major difference between Jagger and Miley BainsBane Aug 2013 #5
Yeah, but when I was a teen I loved Jagger. And it wasn't about talent, hahaha. freshwest Aug 2013 #83
Jagger does look silly here but his moves were undoubtedly impromptu iemitsu Aug 2013 #219
Fortunately for me, I don't watch teevee anymore. So I miss all these horrors! freshwest Aug 2013 #249
And the song sucked. progressoid Aug 2013 #7
I'm way more offended by you calling this "about art" Union Scribe Aug 2013 #8
Not art no way. A flop all the way. She simply does not sex appeal, her under developed body lumpy Aug 2013 #44
Maybe her goal needent be to sex appeal you? quakerboy Aug 2013 #190
The point is that her act was not artful and failed the talent test. lumpy Aug 2013 #198
MY point is, why does it matter? quakerboy Aug 2013 #203
Well then, why are you even taking the time to respond to anyone else's take on Miley's lumpy Aug 2013 #215
If you read my limited posts on the matter quakerboy Aug 2013 #272
Miley is interpreting "rachet culture" for white people Think Progress also says "slut shaming" coldmountain Aug 2013 #47
That's a good essay. Thanks for the link. n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #116
I grew up in a different era mick063 Aug 2013 #9
Or .... dawg Aug 2013 #10
The problem I have with Miley Cyrus Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #11
Someone on FB made an interesting comment fujiyama Aug 2013 #13
I didn't like his performance either Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #16
why does she stick her tongue out like that? annm4peace Aug 2013 #14
Because she is a moron. She tries too hard to be cool and edgy, but comes off a douche. bamacrat Aug 2013 #174
I have to agree with you. It was a bad imitation of a cheap trick. Pathetic. MissMarple Aug 2013 #256
Oh, and "Piss Jesus" is pretty gross too...just so you know that each OPINION is their own. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #15
Miley got the best review of the night in Rolling Stone magazine coldmountain Aug 2013 #24
Rolling Stone is right about one thing and one thing only, wild bird Aug 2013 #34
"The nation is still in recovery today" ...Oh, heavens, that sounds serious. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #50
Pray that she never does another performance like that again. wild bird Aug 2013 #55
Right. It would be a national tragedy if MTV's Video Music Awards stopped being the important Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #60
That Stipe incident is my gold standard for acceptance speeches. nt mattclearing Aug 2013 #110
Mine too. riqster Aug 2013 #152
Nice performance of it, too. Thanks for that. :) n/t mattclearing Aug 2013 #155
Totally. What was cool about it, too, in retrospect is that at least for me, it had seemed like Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #236
Her performance Dorian Gray Aug 2013 #118
Exactly - the lack of decorum and restraint in youth these days is deplorable bhikkhu Aug 2013 #164
Hah! Dorian Gray Aug 2013 #206
"Young Lady, 'twerking' is frowned upon... Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #260
Thank you. whathehell Aug 2013 #135
Rolling Stone's target audience is Adolescent/Post Adolescent Boys? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #263
Rolling Stone should stick to commenting about politics at this point Mike Daniels Aug 2013 #129
we get it, you're a big fan. dionysus Aug 2013 #172
I don't know. Young people today with their skimpy outfits and their sexualized dancing. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #17
HAHA! I just posted right behind your post with a similar statement. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #19
+2013 lunasun Aug 2013 #29
Once again, I find myself agreeing with you. Surprisingly this keeps happening. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #31
Two of my grandkids called it the most disgusting thing they had ever seen on TV. My grandson asked appleannie1 Aug 2013 #71
And yet they kept watching her AnnetteJacobs Aug 2013 #184
Your grandkids should try watching the evening news. GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #243
They are honor students in high school and college. They will be doing homework instead. appleannie1 Aug 2013 #282
LOL... sendero Aug 2013 #98
i'm not outraged, but i think it was a bzarre and pathetic performance. dionysus Aug 2013 #179
Asinine ageist remark n/t Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #258
But they call it "music". I only hear noise. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #259
See, back in my day, when music was music and kids stayed off the lawns.... Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #18
+1 nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #32
When you stir shit, do you wear latex gloves? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #21
I am trying to figure out how it is racism? Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #22
she looked silly cause the point of twerking is.....you gotta have some rump to twerk with VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #30
Thank you thank you thank you. bravenak Aug 2013 #43
"Lil mama thought she looked grown." - Your comment is gross. Please delete it. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #53
She is little. Like me. bravenak Aug 2013 #58
Frankly, I don't care what nicknames you had in your neighborhood. Show some respect... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #63
I think you need to take a nap. bravenak Aug 2013 #66
Calling her a little mama is not a judgement of her dance skills. It's a put down... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #67
Little mama means.... bravenak Aug 2013 #74
Do you walk up to complete strangers and call them little mama? Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #79
That what I thought. bravenak Aug 2013 #82
You're making me laugh too arikara Aug 2013 #85
At me or with me? bravenak Aug 2013 #86
With you arikara Aug 2013 #88
Why thank you. bravenak Aug 2013 #89
I just want to say BRAVO and WELL DONE. and hot damn !!! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #117
Glad to make your morning. bravenak Aug 2013 #120
I think you rock, bravenak! Sissyk Aug 2013 #193
Thank you Sissyk. bravenak Aug 2013 #196
lol at Dexter! Sissyk Aug 2013 #200
For sure, it must be a northern thing arikara Aug 2013 #202
I love the north so much I must be a Stark. bravenak Aug 2013 #207
I think I miss the night sky more than anything arikara Aug 2013 #277
I am laughing with you. iemitsu Aug 2013 #226
I didn't like the performance, I like a good dance number like back when Janet Jackson and TLC bravenak Aug 2013 #230
I hate to inform you that I am way older than you, so not iemitsu Aug 2013 #244
I've turned into my mother. bravenak Aug 2013 #252
:) agree. Lil mama isn't put down. And around here, yeah, i've heard mamcita used to strangers DeschutesRiver Aug 2013 #224
Thank you. bravenak Aug 2013 #227
ummm no, mamas...little mama...is a cultural nick name for little girls. Take a chill pill uponit7771 Aug 2013 #77
And she's not a little girl. That is my point. She's 20 years old. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #78
Now that's funny treestar Aug 2013 #104
I have bras and handbags older then Miley Cyrus. That's a damn fact. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #127
There's stuff pipi_k Aug 2013 #163
It's not a put down... one_voice Aug 2013 #122
as a 20 yr old....I had that body myself. It was most certainly not that of a grown woman yet. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #72
The issue of whether or not that was a body of a 20 year old is not up for debate... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #75
Oh baloney....no but they still wouldnt have the correct body for a Twerk....You just dont seem to VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #76
Not her forte quakerboy Aug 2013 #199
IMO, its the juxtaposition of twerking and Teddy Bears, iemitsu Aug 2013 #229
I finally broke down and watched it quakerboy Aug 2013 #274
No but I definitely wouldnt want to see YOU twerk either! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #245
I thought/think.. one_voice Aug 2013 #121
Yup. Like when I call my BFF I say, hey ma! bravenak Aug 2013 #130
Whoaa!! Little Mama! dawg Aug 2013 #178
Yo! bravenak Aug 2013 #208
I have to intervene here. She has the body of a 20 year old because that's how old she is... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #51
I had that body....I think I know of whence I speak... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #73
Give it a rest Shivering Jemmy Aug 2013 #115
I think your intervention failed snooper2 Aug 2013 #160
L.O.L. bravenak Aug 2013 #231
the backup dancers TorchTheWitch Aug 2013 #46
it's racism, because markiv Aug 2013 #183
Racism? Well, it was only a matter of time. Skip Intro Aug 2013 #23
I haven't seen Godwin's Principle invoked.....yet! wercal Aug 2013 #195
That's exactly what Hitler would have said. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #218
you mock the accusation of racism, but just days ago, you claimed that two killings were racist CreekDog Aug 2013 #283
that was supposed to be sexy? ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #25
Congratulations! Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #26
What she is doing is not even remotely original. Rex Aug 2013 #27
On the good side for Miley #3 and #6 on iTunes and broke all time 24hr Vevo record! Bangerz! coldmountain Aug 2013 #38
Well she does not fit the narrative of cult Disney anymore. Rex Aug 2013 #228
The funny thing is, the vast majority of shaming I've seen (at least anecdotally) opiate69 Aug 2013 #35
who is Miley Cyrus ? olddots Aug 2013 #36
I'd rather listen to Neko Case 1000 times out of 1000 enigmatic Aug 2013 #40
Or Kelly Hogan enigmatic Aug 2013 #42
I saw Kelly Hogan many times in Little Five points, she is great and underappreciated coldmountain Aug 2013 #54
Wonderful. Some of the nicest frailing I've heard in years. MineralMan Aug 2013 #150
Funny how Nashville gives Taylor Swift all this attention and Sara Jarosz none coldmountain Aug 2013 #159
While talent generates respect from music lovers, MineralMan Aug 2013 #161
Neko Case has an awesome voice. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #49
Neko Case is an awesome singer and great talent to boot. wild bird Aug 2013 #56
Indeed, that last solo album was really good. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #61
I met Natalie a few times in her 10,000 Maniacs days enigmatic Aug 2013 #57
Yeah, I've been a fan for a long time, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #62
Definitely A Better Singer Than Cyrus erpowers Aug 2013 #170
My problem is that she can't dance like she thinks she can. bravenak Aug 2013 #41
It wasn't "The Mentalist", that's for sure! Now that's some wholesome television. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #45
Do you watch NCIS with that nice Mark Harmon boy? My mother does! nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #134
I'll have you know, I used to change Mark Harmon's diapers! Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #237
Miley is selling a record LittleBlue Aug 2013 #59
"Is that good for everybody?" coldmountain Aug 2013 #64
No one, including from places like 4chan, are mocking her for being a "slut"... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #65
She is being call a slut, skank, body issues,etc all over the internet while a man wouldn't be coldmountain Aug 2013 #68
She is trying to hard to be a fully matured adult Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #223
Women have fought to be recognized as more than sex toys for hundreds of years. She erased all that appleannie1 Aug 2013 #69
A single performer erased hundreds of years of work? I find that hard to believe. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #70
Don't you know sex is dirty? Women are supposed to consider it to be for children ONLY. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #81
You're right...Sex is pipi_k Aug 2013 #165
You sure know how to turn someone on. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #211
Oh yeah, baby! pipi_k Aug 2013 #235
Cher could do it. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #239
No doubt! pipi_k Aug 2013 #279
I've known women that could write their name in the snow. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #281
The bottom line is Miley is doing her best to become something she isn't ... spin Aug 2013 #84
You're absolutely correct. David__77 Aug 2013 #95
What I saw arikara Aug 2013 #87
I totally agree. (n/t) spin Aug 2013 #90
". . . about art . . . " - best laugh I have had this month DrDan Aug 2013 #91
Problem for Miley is she's entered a genre that isn't very well respected for one thing davidn3600 Aug 2013 #92
you're right Locrian Aug 2013 #156
I didn't see racism whatsoever steve2470 Aug 2013 #94
Turning oneself into an object does not equal sexual self-determination. redgreenandblue Aug 2013 #96
what she did is hardly new or unheard of... Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #97
Who's idea was it for her to act like that on stage? liberal N proud Aug 2013 #101
It was (evidently) the collective sexism of all males since the beginning of time. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #253
the stuffed animals were wierd magical thyme Aug 2013 #102
Man, Woman, Transgendered Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #103
She is shamed because her performance sucked, her outfit was ugly The Straight Story Aug 2013 #105
^^ This, x 100 ^^ Myrina Aug 2013 #138
Or maybe she was just awful. DanTex Aug 2013 #106
Sexism? Racism? Good grief, how about it was just plain lousy - lynne Aug 2013 #107
Way to devalue... 99Forever Aug 2013 #111
Oh, so you're fool shaming, then, are you? deutsey Aug 2013 #136
I wish they'd chose Beth Ditto to do a performance at the VMA Turborama Aug 2013 #113
I think she's Dorian Gray Aug 2013 #114
I thought it was an awesome show, g rated for TV. I wish she would do a show with Prince! Sunlei Aug 2013 #119
she's a modestly talented child with rehab in her near future spanone Aug 2013 #125
She looked like a talentless jackass. NCTraveler Aug 2013 #126
Jack-ass libodem Aug 2013 #216
Oh for the love of Mike.. this is exactly what she was shooting for Peacetrain Aug 2013 #131
this...yes...! pipi_k Aug 2013 #173
I agree and I think the reaction was totally overblown. The act wasn't particularly good... stevenleser Aug 2013 #132
exactly Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #146
There's just nothing about Miley Cyrus that is worthy of discussion. MineralMan Aug 2013 #141
Sometimes a twerkfest is just a twerkfest. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #144
My favorite is when Mike Brzezinski went off on Miley Yavin4 Aug 2013 #145
yeah, that pic and miley's making a fool of herself twerking poorly are exactly the same.... dionysus Aug 2013 #268
Miley is an entertainer trying to re-brand herself Yavin4 Aug 2013 #271
She acts like a 12 year old at a slumber party....that was the problem for me cbdo2007 Aug 2013 #147
I mostly agree with you. dawg Aug 2013 #168
This message was self-deleted by its author Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #149
Racist ? No. A hootchie pole dancing dry humper ? Yes. NM_Birder Aug 2013 #151
Excellent assessment Evergreen Emerald Aug 2013 #153
Nonsense. Such hyper-sexualized behavior reinforces the view of young women as sexual objects... Adrahil Aug 2013 #154
It will go down on her permanent record Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #265
Slut shaming? one_voice Aug 2013 #157
It was, and is, just well-hyped pablum Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #162
I liked her version of Lilac Wine too, from the same session. Lucinda Aug 2013 #167
She is still being paid to be an entertainer. hamsterjill Aug 2013 #169
I can see why it's sexist, but racist? Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #175
The key to getting a lot of clicks on DU is to cry racism in the title Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #176
I honestly have no idea why a woman that age and that wealthy markiv Aug 2013 #181
"Hey, a woman did something people are considering sexy and provocative. What did you think?" hughee99 Aug 2013 #182
"Wardrobe malfunction," my ass! AnnetteJacobs Aug 2013 #186
It's slut shaming, that's for sure. Iggo Aug 2013 #188
Someone asked her to emerge the belly of pedobear and then dance with his minions... not a good JCMach1 Aug 2013 #189
I would argue that she gets a pass because if an African American did what she did? Safetykitten Aug 2013 #192
Ding ding ding. Excellent point. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #220
I would MUCH rather........ NM_Birder Aug 2013 #233
Miley has been performing with black rap stars and has been trashed on the internet for it coldmountain Aug 2013 #275
Ahhh I may have gotten it, is the racism regarding Miley's dry humpapooloza becasue of the NM_Birder Aug 2013 #240
How to keep yourself in the public eye: wercal Aug 2013 #194
Jesus. I thought her performance sucked cliffordu Aug 2013 #197
We watched the vid last night on the tv machine nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #201
the kinds of things that can be spun into being racist is a large number these days nt David Krout Aug 2013 #204
Let's be clear on our definitions Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #209
um,... LadyHawkAZ Aug 2013 #234
So.... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #254
If you're referring to her as a child, LadyHawkAZ Aug 2013 #255
She may have had a chance to be known for talent, but..... NM_Birder Aug 2013 #241
Am I allowed to "bad music" shame her? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #213
She took bad "music" to new depths BainsBane Aug 2013 #250
Well, when the talent simply isn't there.... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #276
The premise of the OP is absurd LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #222
I think the whole kerfuffle is sickening in general rbixby Aug 2013 #232
some might be outraged, i'm not.. i think it was a pathetic performance worth ridiculing tho. dionysus Aug 2013 #269
I agree, and it has nothing to do with gender or race rbixby Aug 2013 #278
"You're gonna make me lonesome when you go" - THAT I want to hear... polichick Aug 2013 #238
Sexually liberated woman or media-manipulated tool? intheflow Aug 2013 #266
Lets REALLY be honest: Miley is a slut-GAMER rocktivity Sep 2014 #284
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