Wednesday, June 30, 2010

I'm not sure what it is, but it's not adult:

Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is doing what little girls always do--growing up. Perhaps there is some truth to Dolly Parton's (Now there is someone who has never before been quoted on STTA.) comment this morning, that people should "ease up on their criticism while she 'finds her way.'" I'll grant that growing up today is hard, and doing so with millions watching has got to be tougher, but cutting the young star some slack would be much easier if Miley's growth-pains were not so similar to part of Dolly's anatomy--in your face. Or, as concerns me more, very much in the face of millions of teen and preteen girls who follow her music and every move. I imagine she has a lot of teen-boy fans as well, who likely follow her every move for a different reason, and that is my point, sort of. A popular defense of Ms. Cyrus' new more provocative turn in her career is that she is taking on a more "adult" image. That is a justification that was offered a few years ago for what became the train-wreck named Britney. I'm not going to offer rules on how much leg is too much, etc. etc. While not labeling her performances pornographic in any sense, I think the comment of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is relevant. "I know it when I see it." Not everyone who speaks against the over-exposure of our day is mired in prudery. Some of us think there is virtue worth preserving, and like the judge, we know erosion of values and standards when we see it.But even that is not my main point.Here it is:Wearing fewer clothes, and acting provocatively toward those we shouldn't provoke is not adult.It's STTA.

No comments:

Post a Comment