Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
But, Miley's an adult and entertains for adults. She's should be able to do what ever she wants.

Right now, any kid can get on the computer and pull up the most vile porn or violence with two clicks.

Children masturbate before they learn to speak.

They can go to a party where they will have various stages of sexual activity.

They can see their dad beating up on mom. They can see their siblings or friends doing hard drugs or copious amounts of alcohol.

They can go to a shooting range or go hunting and and fire all manner of weapons.

They can go to the beach or to the pool, or even the local mall, and see women in thongs and tops that leave little to the imagination.

And, finally, humans have sex.

When you consider all of that, Miley twerking Robin Thicke's junk doesn't seem so bad after all, does it?
For the umpteenth time, it's not the twerking that's most problematic to me. I've stated my concerns quite clearly multiple times in previous replies.

Of course I'm aware about porn, abuse, thong-clothed women, parties, etc. etc. But that's not what this post is about and I don't need to air every concern I have. And yeah, I'm not trying to equate Miley with abuse.

And yes, people have sex. And people are gonna have sex out of marriage, I know. There are also ways to teach people how to do it responsibly. And while health classes and parents are going to teach that, teens will see what's on TV and think, "I want that" [[which is why the media is such a powerful outlet). Don't confuse my conservative opinions for naivety. I am very aware of what kind of things young people do. I'm fresh out of college, so I have seen a lot of what's out there now. Which is why I don't agree with a lot of it.

From a feminist perspective, Miley at the VMA's is particularly frustrating. I don't want to repeat myself, as I've made those concerns clear above. But if anything, it doesn't help at all the sexualization and misogynistic attitudes that run rampant in the music business.