Miley Cyrus: “I'm not just this ratchet white girl. I work really, really hard"

**KrisNine** · August 27th, 2013, 10:44 AM

Personally, it's not about her being a white girl or too sexy and risqué or even slut-shaming. I'm not sure that slut shaming even applies in this situation (from Washington Post article). Miley looked like an idiot. She has next to no talent and can't move. I wasn't shocked because of who she is (or was), I was shocked because it was so bad.

**BBDSP** · August 27th, 2013, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by KrisNine

Personally, it's not about her being a white girl or too sexy and risqué or even slut-shaming. I'm not sure that slut shaming even applies in this situation (from Washington Post article). Miley looked like an idiot. She has next to no talent and can't move. I wasn't shocked because of who she is (or was), I was shocked because it was so bad.

Yeah, exactly. I don't care what she does from a sexual point of view. I just care that someone who can't sing or dance and apparently has minimal self-awareness and taste gets that kind of platform.

It's only the crappiness that is truly shocking. The content of performance is practically inevitable given that so many VMA performers feel like they need to be more outre than whoever previously delivered the most "shocking" performance (eg, Madonna, GaGa, etc.). Silver lining is that she makes her predecessors look so much better.

**coolade** · August 27th, 2013, 11:01 AM

I don't know why race is even being brought up in regards to her performance. I just thought she looked like an idiot b/c she can't dance, her ass looked like a 60 year olds and her tongue is so fat I don't know how she swallows.

**PeaPrincess** · August 27th, 2013, 11:16 AM

^^all of these^^

**Lalique** · August 27th, 2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Mintgiver

Odd but true story; when I was sixteen, I went to pick up a furnace filter at our local K-mart. An elderly man stopped me as I was walking by, and asked if I would help him shop. Being who I was, (16 and air filter shopping?) I spent the next half hour picking out socks for him. Old women kept running up and asking for his autograph. I would hold his stuff when he signed. I peeked at one and saw that it was Red Skelton. He was appearing in town for a performance. I later read that he never wore the same pair of socks twice, but all I could think of right then was, "Should you be out alone?" "How did you get here?"

Mintgiver, sounds like you were a pretty awesome 16 year old!

**Palermo** · August 27th, 2013, 11:36 AM

She's like a Kardashian, doesn't matter if the publicity is good or bad, it's still publicity

**funky_chicken** · August 27th, 2013, 11:55 AM

I tried to like her. I really did. But I just can't anymore - she gave it all to destroy it.

**greysfang** · August 27th, 2013, 12:03 PM

I don't mind Miley, but I don't mind laughing at her BS either.

**MohandasKGanja** · August 27th, 2013, 12:06 PM

Her mom is an epic groupie who still finds Brett Michaels do-able, and her dad sang Achey Breaky Heart. All things considered, she's actually doing amazingly well

**Quazar** · August 27th, 2013, 12:11 PM

I miss the days where musicians had actual talent and musical ability and didn't need to be circus performers to mask the fact that they have neither.

**70sRock** · August 27th, 2013, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by funky_chicken

I tried to like her. I really did. But I just can't anymore - she gave it all to destroy it.

It's okay, funky_chicken, you have every reason to be offended.

**Bluebonnet** · August 27th, 2013, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by MohandasKGanja

Her mom is an epic groupie who still finds Brett Michaels do-able, and her dad sang Achey Breaky Heart. All things considered, she's actually doing amazingly well

Was she really a groupie? Ewww.