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In reply to the discussion: Slut shaming of Miley Cyrus is sexism and racism in action [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)196. Thank you Sissyk.
I just couldn't back down. It was too strange and interesting. I've never heard lil mama used as a slur. And to be jumped on like that... My favorite things in the world are snark and insulting meanies without cussing. Especially when they're bossy. I missed an episode of Dexter to do it, but it was worth it.
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It seems the "ridiculous hysteria" is yours, undulating TEDDY BEARS notwithstanding. nt
LaydeeBug
Aug 2013
#140
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
It's not exactly your place to decide what is what is not someone's sexuality.
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#48
Thanks for telling the story. I saw the 'kerfuffle' at DU and only remembered Billy Ray Cyrus.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#3
Yeah, but when I was a teen I loved Jagger. And it wasn't about talent, hahaha.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#83
Fortunately for me, I don't watch teevee anymore. So I miss all these horrors!
freshwest
Aug 2013
#249
Not art no way. A flop all the way. She simply does not sex appeal, her under developed body
lumpy
Aug 2013
#44
Well then, why are you even taking the time to respond to anyone else's take on Miley's
lumpy
Aug 2013
#215
Miley is interpreting "rachet culture" for white people Think Progress also says "slut shaming"
coldmountain
Aug 2013
#47
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
"The nation is still in recovery today" ...Oh, heavens, that sounds serious.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#50
Right. It would be a national tragedy if MTV's Video Music Awards stopped being the important
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#60
Totally. What was cool about it, too, in retrospect is that at least for me, it had seemed like
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#236
I don't know. Young people today with their skimpy outfits and their sexualized dancing.
Nye Bevan
Aug 2013
#17
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
They are honor students in high school and college. They will be doing homework instead.
appleannie1
Aug 2013
#282
See, back in my day, when music was music and kids stayed off the lawns....
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2013
#18
she looked silly cause the point of twerking is.....you gotta have some rump to twerk with
VanillaRhapsody
Aug 2013
#30
"Lil mama thought she looked grown." - Your comment is gross. Please delete it.
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#53
Frankly, I don't care what nicknames you had in your neighborhood. Show some respect...
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#63
Calling her a little mama is not a judgement of her dance skills. It's a put down...
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#67
I didn't like the performance, I like a good dance number like back when Janet Jackson and TLC
bravenak
Aug 2013
#230
:) agree. Lil mama isn't put down. And around here, yeah, i've heard mamcita used to strangers
DeschutesRiver
Aug 2013
#224
ummm no, mamas...little mama...is a cultural nick name for little girls. Take a chill pill
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#77
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
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
you mock the accusation of racism, but just days ago, you claimed that two killings were racist
CreekDog
Aug 2013
#283
On the good side for Miley #3 and #6 on iTunes and broke all time 24hr Vevo record! Bangerz!
coldmountain
Aug 2013
#38
The funny thing is, the vast majority of shaming I've seen (at least anecdotally)
opiate69
Aug 2013
#35
I saw Kelly Hogan many times in Little Five points, she is great and underappreciated
coldmountain
Aug 2013
#54
Funny how Nashville gives Taylor Swift all this attention and Sara Jarosz none
coldmountain
Aug 2013
#159
It wasn't "The Mentalist", that's for sure! Now that's some wholesome television.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#45
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
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
Problem for Miley is she's entered a genre that isn't very well respected for one thing
davidn3600
Aug 2013
#92
Turning oneself into an object does not equal sexual self-determination.
redgreenandblue
Aug 2013
#96
It was (evidently) the collective sexism of all males since the beginning of time.
BlueStreak
Aug 2013
#253
I thought it was an awesome show, g rated for TV. I wish she would do a show with Prince!
Sunlei
Aug 2013
#119
I agree and I think the reaction was totally overblown. The act wasn't particularly good...
stevenleser
Aug 2013
#132
yeah, that pic and miley's making a fool of herself twerking poorly are exactly the same....
dionysus
Aug 2013
#268
She acts like a 12 year old at a slumber party....that was the problem for me
cbdo2007
Aug 2013
#147
Nonsense. Such hyper-sexualized behavior reinforces the view of young women as sexual objects...
Adrahil
Aug 2013
#154
"Hey, a woman did something people are considering sexy and provocative. What did you think?"
hughee99
Aug 2013
#182
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
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
the kinds of things that can be spun into being racist is a large number these days nt
David Krout
Aug 2013
#204