When Suzi wrote her op-ed piece responding to the "Bare Ass In Red Bank" article in the triCity News, ObscureCraft.net starting showing up in some interesting web searches, including: "men with bare red arses" (from the UK), "bare ass women in skirts" (from the US), and "bare ass waiters" (from Estonia? this one I don't get. Is there some fetish in Estonia for naked waiters?) Goddamn internet is full of pervs. So you'll excuse my reluctance for putting the words "Miley Cyrus" and "partly nude photo" anywhere near each other.
But that's what the world has its panties all bunched up about today. Little 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, who plays "Hannah Montana" on the Disney Channel and will generate $1 billion in revenue for the Disney empire this year, had her picture taken, and her shoulder was showing. That resulted in the following cover for the New York Post.
Okay, so we all know that the New York Post isn't exactly known for its journalistic restraint (and by the way, don't you love how they simultaneously denounce and exploit the photo?) Unfortunately, this hysterical reaction was typical enough that Miley was forced to apologize to her fans about how "
embarrassed" she now is.
Well, I don't believe her. She's not embarrassed. If she was embarrassed by her own body and sexuality, would she have gone on the stage of American Idol in this outfit and given this rather adult performance?
And I don't care specifically about what Miley Cyrus does with her life one way or the other. I really don't. If she wants to be a little corporate mouthpiece, more power too her. I'm sure she's able to dry her tears long enough to endorse her checks. But it doesn't shake the frustration I feel at the hypocrisy. Our Puritanical roots are showing.
Miley better watch out: this episode of South Park is one step closer to coming true.
