The Miley Thing.

Last week, i sat down to watch the VMAs with my 11 year old sister in blissful ignorance. I call this time the pre-miley era. It was a much simpler time. Because when, 15 minutes in Miley Cyrus bounded out of a giant teddy bear gyrating, crotch grabbing and singing out of tune. My jaw hit the floor. The song wasn't new to me. I'd already seen the rather provocative, screw you Disney video for it. But this was something else. 
In 2007 Miley "Hannah Montana" Cyrus was everywhere i looked, because like most kids, my sister adored her. Her face was on tshirts, pencil cases, lunchboxes and to be honest, i found her fairly annoying. Disney, i'm guessing were too busy rolling around in the huge piles of money she was making them to think about when she grew up. Dad, Billy Ray was probably just as ignorant.
However, for me, Miley dropped off the map in 2009, she'd started to ditch the wholesome image Disney image just like Efron, Tisdale and Hudgens but she wasn't really making a big splash in the pool of controversy, so Monday night was a bit of a shocker, because watching Miley bounce across stage screeching We Can't Stop it felt very much like she hasn't grown up at all. 
Soon Robin Thicke doing his best Beetlejuice impression came strolling out for a duet of his top selling and very suggestive hit Blurred Lines. Which had at this point already grasped plenty of headlines for its racy lyrics. I didn't think it was possible at the time but for me, it dropped to a whole new level of cringe. As she bent and twerked and Thicke placed himself behind her i imagined poor 'ol Billy Ray and his achey breaky heart sobbing into his big piles of money and wondering where he had gone wrong. 

Put it away Cyrus

Then of course Miley simulated sex with a foam finger (is this what is sexy these days? Am i prematurely old?) and the internet exploded. In the days that have followed I've seen comparisons of Mileys derriere and a chicken, a whole host of people photo-shopped behind her and the sad face of Billy Ray haunting her performance. But like the rest of the world i'm afraid i'm not very happy with Miley. Or Thicke who personally, i think has got off very easily. 
Surely a married father of one should know far better than to be gyrating with a young girl that way? I'm sure in 20 years his son will appreciate it.. and also, what a horrendous choice of suit. Miley however seems to be taking things to far. Like Madonna, Agulaira and Gaga, Mileys learnt two things, sex and shock sell. They get headlines. They ruin even the most wholesome image. Madonnas Erotica? Agulairas Dirrrty? Gagas entire career? All founded on sex and shocking audiences. Look at me i've grown up and i'm not wearing much. But in Mileys case, it felt like an exploited child with a case of hanging-out-tounge. Mileys less Agulaira and more Britney just before the whole head shaving episode. Lilo just before she went blonde and crazy. Amanda Bynes just before she declared she wanted Drake to er, pound her vajay. (Coincidentally his reaction is possibly my favorite) 

Drakes not too impressed by Miley.

Unfortunately Mileys written a prophetic song. Because she can't stop. She can't stop her tounge from grotesquely hanging out. She can't stop twerking (terribly may i add) she can't stop herself from becoming a complete mess. And what seems new, fresh and liberating now is going to feel much different in a year or so. Rumours are circulating that all round nice guy fiancee Liam Hemsworth has been told to distance himself from her apparent free fall into desperation for fears it will ruin his career by association. My main beef with Miley however is this, my 11 year old sisters former idol gyrated, twerked and simulated sex across a stage knowing full well an entire generation looked up to her. She deliberately sexualised child like images such as teddy bears. She seems to have forgotten, in all her twerkiness, that her millions were built by Hannah Montana fans who deserve a little bit better than the cheap show Miley put on for the VMAs. There is nothing grown up in throwing yourself around like a dog on heat. Which unfortunately is something this new breed of star is oblivious too (Rihanna, Minaj i'm looking at you!) heres hoping Billy Ray can stop Miley before rehab has too.