Let's Talk about Miley, Shall We?

Miley, oh Miley...

I will now never look at a foam finger the same way again...

Like many others I tuned into the MTV VMAs last night, (rumers of an N'SYNC reunion!? I'm there!) and was amused / horrified by the monstrosity that was the Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke performance. In truth if Miley wants to parade around in a bear body suit and plastic undies in front of millions that's her perogative, I'm not here to be the morality police. In truth, I just felt so embarressed for her.

Not embarrassed in a poor Miley she didn't know what she was doing kind of a way - embarrassed in a good lord you just made a huge ass out of yourself kind of a way. If there's several internet memes going around comparing your booty to a turkey - you just made a huge blunder.

That being said - judging by last nights festivities I don't think I'm too far off base when I say, I don't think Miley had the brainpower to plan that whole thing out for herself. Obviously there had to be teams of professionals who collaborated together to create the shit show that was last night, not to mention Robin Thicke had just as much a part in the creep fest as Miley.

Don't you have a wife Robin Thicke?

Granted, he wasn't dry humping a foam finger, but he he did dry hump a barley 18 year old young woman half his age - creepy.

What's the point? The point is, Miley screwed up yes, but she certainly didn't screw up alone. This screw up was a long time coming. From being sexualized on Hannah Montana from an early age, to VMA producers telling her it would be a great idea to gyrate on a creepy ass teddy bear. Yet, somehow she seems to be the only one taking the heat for this; and she seems to be the only one having her character decimated.

So yes, I'm embarrassed for Miley. I'm embarrassed that she has to look at her ass in the mirror and subconsciously compare it to a turkey. I'm embarrassed that a young talented woman was yet again portrayed as bimbo slut barbie. I'm embarrassed for her that she made herself out to be a fool.

In the end though, I'm mostly just embarrassed for us as a culture. Is this what we idealize? Young women making fools of themselves for our entertainment? Maybe, just maybe instead of putting all of our energy into comparing Miley's ass to poultry; we should put just a tiny ounce of that energy towards endorsing intelligent and creative women with self respect and dignity. As we hopefully all realize at some point in our twenties, it's one thing to be sexy and feel good about yourself; it's an entirely other thing to make an ass out of yourself trying to be sexy.

And in closing...

No Miley, you don't.