Miley Cyrus – porn, feminism and freedom, or just vulgar?

I must weigh in on this one! As a woman who was both a stay-at-home mother, and a working mother, and a single parent, – I earned the right. I was a teen in those heady days of the 70s, when I fought the glass ceiling, wore stupid mini-skirts that limited my activities, struggled with prevailing paternalistic bosses in the workplace, and sexism the public.

Feminists didn't fight for equality and choice, only to be assaulted by porn on prime time TV! The music award performance was ridiculous. With all the creative choreographers in the US, she couldn't find something more artistic? I don't care what she does on her videos, I refuse to watch them, but it sets back the Women's Movement 45 years. Well, I DO care, as young girls are using her as a role model. If this is how a young woman (age 20) attracts men or fans, especially doing a vertical lap dance (AKA twerking) in front of the much-older (married) Robin Thicke (age 36), in front of a roaring crowd, then society really should rethink its values.

Feminism didn't give us permission to celebrate our bodies and ourselves by having virtual sex on TV and in videos. No one is hurt by having limits, rules, morals, and morays. This was over the top.

It is interesting that the older musicians, Annie Lennox and Sinead O'Connor, are speaking out against her choreography. These are both women who have fought to earn a living in those days when women didn't earn the big bucks in the music business.

Now, Sinead O'Connor made some fantastic videos, she also made some mistakes in terms or PR in those days. What I find amazing is that she is trying to share her point of view, as a sister in the business. What surprised me, seeing some of the images in the news (I have not watched Cyrus' video), as that O'Connor just may have a case for plagiarism. You'll notice, in the article, the same shots in either lady's video!

Sinead O'Connor writes open letter to Miley Cyrus

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvsho...

Singer Sinead O’Connor has written an open letter to Miley Cyrus warning her not to allow the music industry to ‘prostitute’ her.

The impact on young woman and society as a whole? Huge. Now, we have young women acting as pimps. Oops, allegedly. This desensitizes young kids to what is acceptable and normal.

Read about the trial where young teen girls are pimping out other teen girls.

You're going to have sex tonight; girl, 13, says she was told

www.ottawacitizen.com/

A 13-year-old girl was forced into a skimpy white dress and told “you’re going to have sex tonight” during a sleepover gone wrong in June 2012, she told police in a recorded video statement played in an Ottawa courtroom Tuesday. Two teen girls were 15 when arrested in June 2012 for human trafficking. They are on trial accused of threatening, beating and blackmailing other girls with nude photos to force them to sell their bodies and hand over the money. A third teen is also accused in the case but faces fewer charges and none in relation to the 13-year-old girl. 

The Globe and Mail

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   Miley Cyrus tries to end Sinead O'Connor feud

   Toronto Sun ‎- 4 hours ago

   Miley Cyrus has attempted to end her war of words with Sinead O'Connor by offering the Irish singer high praise days after she poked fun at her ...

1. Watch Out Miley Cyrus! Annie Lennox Hits Out At 'Pornographic' Pop Videos

   Entertainmentwise ‎- 2 hours ago

   Annie Lennox is the latest big name in music to hit out at risque pop videos with the singer blasting modern videos as "pornographic".

   
   

Focus on your own sexuality; not Miley's

www.ottawacitizen.com

A lot of brainpower has gone into dissecting whether Miley Cyrus is sexually empowered or not. “Wow, she’s really getting, er, intimate with that wrecking ball.” “Yeah, but that’s her choice as a liberated woman!” “Nuh-uh,” *finger wags*. Sorry to be a buzzkill, but there’s only one person who can decide whether Miley has a healthy relationship with sexuality: the woman herself."