Photo: New York Magazine (made safer for work by us)
Helen Mirren, who pioneered female sexuality in mainstream films back in the sixties, recently told New York Magazine:
"I'm thrilled young girls are claiming their sexuality for themselves. I love bold women: Madonna and Scarlett Johansson--sexy and gorgeous, but not only that. And Miley Cyrus--fantastic! ...My girls: Miley, Scarlett, Lady Gaga. My team ... Yes."
Helen, here's the claim the tween Hannah Montana set's buying (as shown on breakfast time TV):
The lyrics?
For those who don't know me, I can get a bit crazy
Have to get my way, 24 hours a day
'Cause I'm hot like that. (Note: Cue boob grab.)
Every guy everywhere just gives me mad attention
Like I'm under inspection, I always get the 10s
'Cause I'm built like that.
I go through guys like money flyin' out their hands
They try to change me but they realize they can't
And every tomorrow is a day I never planned
If you're gonna be my man, understand,
I can't be tamed, I can't be saved
I can't be blamed, I can't, can't
I can't be tamed, I can't be changed
I can't be saved, I can't be (can't be)
I can't be tamed
See, Helen's not a parent. Being a parent forces you to revisit and re-evaluate your thoughts on everything from breast feeding to breast groping. We think there's a difference between being sexual and selling yourself as a nympho sex toy.
We think that claiming your sexuality is essential and healthy.
Acting like your own pimp? Ummmm... no. No. NO.
Helen, we love the way children of the 60's let their freak flag fly. What's going on with Miley Cyrus is WAY too freaky. Especially when little girls, um, look up to 17 year olds who think that claiming their sexuality means emulating Charo in her granny's unfortunately ill-fitting undies.
Does anyone else have a huge case of deja vu? Britney, Christina, Lindsay, and now Miley.
If celebrity magazines still used lead type, they could keep the following headline permanently set up and ready to use: Disney Star Grows Up, Acts Slutty.
1. is that bottom picture doctored by someone? i can't make sense of it. it looks like her legs are two different colors..and the parts that are shown, or almost shown...don't look real?? strange picture..no doubt about it. ;). of course with the number of legs etc. all tangled up together there, it would be hard to tell what is what.
2. that song is absolutely TERRIBLE! Is she supposed to be talking or singing?
3. why are all those little girls out there watching her? why don't their mamas tell them, "no."?
ughhh...trampy and embarrassing are words that come to mind...
susan, the photo does look a bit altered. It's possible that Miley isn't really showing quite that much skin but SERIOUSLY, it's not outside the realm of possibility. Whatever that part of her costume looks like, I'd freak if my daughter wore underwear as outerwear accessorized by S&M Lite straps.
Love the site! You're the first blog I read on my google reader. :) Just wanted to comment though, you may want to remove that last picture. Perez Hilton is facing child p0rnography charges after posting a picture of Miley with a photoshopped "area."
Wouldn't want my favorite site to get in trouble! :)
Becky, we get it. We want to cause trouble for Miley, not ourselves. :)
Thanks LemonySarah! :)
Is it just me, or does Miley dress like Adam Lambert...?