Last week the annual MTV Video Music Awards aired on national television. This year would certainly prove to be a year to remember. Over the past year we've watched the former Disney star, Miley Cyrus, transform into this raunchy degrading party animal. Watching her performance this year you would've witnessed here blatant disrespect for the female being. Amongst all the shaking, gyrating, and other foolishness that was encompassed in her performance there is one scene that sticks out the most to me. As the picture attached to this post, during the performance Miley had an interaction with woman above, but not with the woman directly but with the woman's derriere. They didn't dance together, sing together or anything of that matter. She walked up to her directly and only served attention to her posterior. It shows that after years and years of social construction, one's brain can become warped and begin to model the constraints forced upon them. As women within American society we've always been sexualized and instead of standing up for the opposite, she's perpetuated the norm. I can only hope the disgust felt by many Americans will only shape Miley to make better decisions.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
"We Like to Party"
Last week the annual MTV Video Music Awards aired on national television. This year would certainly prove to be a year to remember. Over the past year we've watched the former Disney star, Miley Cyrus, transform into this raunchy degrading party animal. Watching her performance this year you would've witnessed here blatant disrespect for the female being. Amongst all the shaking, gyrating, and other foolishness that was encompassed in her performance there is one scene that sticks out the most to me. As the picture attached to this post, during the performance Miley had an interaction with woman above, but not with the woman directly but with the woman's derriere. They didn't dance together, sing together or anything of that matter. She walked up to her directly and only served attention to her posterior. It shows that after years and years of social construction, one's brain can become warped and begin to model the constraints forced upon them. As women within American society we've always been sexualized and instead of standing up for the opposite, she's perpetuated the norm. I can only hope the disgust felt by many Americans will only shape Miley to make better decisions.
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I do agree with your argument. However, one can say that Miley was exercising her freedom to do what she wants. A lot of women are not comfortable with their body, however Miley made the woman human body seem as if it is beautiful. Miley simply portrayed our generation, the era of partying. Just like the women in the roaring twenties began to dress like men and show their skin to portray their independence, Miley did the same to show that she was not afraid to be who she was.
ReplyDeleteThis post allows for conversation about a controversial popcultural boom. I would like to begin by saying that I do not want to fall into that category of impulsive backlash against MIley's performance. I felt that it was her way of taking what she was given to make a statement; while I've heard protests of this on several level, I think that Miley figuring herself out in relationship to this male-dominated society is more important than the mistakes she'll make along the way. That being said, I do not know what to make of her usage of african american bodies during her performance. Booty and Legs. Maybe paying homage to where the origins of twerking come from? I don't know. It's something that's been brought to my attention that I think should be noted whenever we talk about white performances backed by an african american support system.
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