Miley Cyrus’ Elle Shoot: Over the Top Or Get Over It?

To quote my Mom: “If everyone was to jump off a bridge, would you follow?”
Cleavage, suggestive poses, and hooker boots are not appropriate for the age, don’t care whether its Jane Q. Public or a celeb teen in question.
Wasn’t Lindsay Lohan a cute Disney teen? Wasn’t Britney one?

Wait, what? teens are wearing thigh-high boots? Those things are expensive, which means that parents are opening their wallets and saying, “Sure, honey, dress up like a hooker, that’s fine.” Who the heck are these people, and what are they doing on my planet?

I have no issue with Miley, though - it’s not like teen stars skanking it up is exactly new here.

I think the only reason why Miley is so controversial is that she’s plastered all over toddler clothing. If teens were the only ones idolizing her, nobody would care. However, teens are not idolizing her - little girls are. Nobody wants there 5 year old to aspire to that.

Were TB and KLS marketed to kindergarteners? (And still, I think that even if she’s a professional model, it isn’t appropriate for her age.)

I don’t even like Miley Cyrus, and I gotta admit, those boots are hot and she looks hot in them. Let it go, people. She’s 16 — it’s a sexual age. And those boots are way too expensive to be worn by hookers anyhow. Basically — what Sweetpea said. This is a fashion shoot; it’s about the clothes, not the girl. And the clothes happen to be amazing. As for toddlers idolizing her, well, that’s a problem hooker boots or not. Kids should idolize people they know, not celebrities and tv characters.

I’ve been to many a middle school dance, either as a middle schooler or a chaperone and watched a girl walk in to the girl’s bathroom looking all cute and innocent. Fifteen minutes later, same girl emerges looking like Xtina in the “Dirty” video. Miley seems to be a grounded kid. Not perfect, but grounded. Jeanne is right, what were we doing as teens back in the day. Granted, I didn’t get away with wearing that outfit, but I did my fair share of keeping stuff away from my parents and acting out. And if your toddler is wearing a Hannah Montana shirt, um, why???

It’s really no wonder young girls are being victimized by older men when women like those who post here are no nonchalant about them dressing like call girls. I am all for recognizing teenage sexuality, but it should be in such a way that fosters exploration between peers, not in a way that makes it appear they are serving themselves up to grown men. But, I guess when so many moms can’t even be bothered to raise their own babies and toddlers, how can they be expected to be there appropriately for their teenage daughters.

I probably should not comment because I don’t have a daughter and don’t have to deal with things like this. However, I do remember, in our day, Madonna was the idol of many girls. She was not underage, but she sure influenced how a lot of us dressed. (Bare midriff, see-through shirts, etc.) I think every generation has something like this.

GP - I have a question about your comment “I think with the problems of predators and girls being kidnapped for prostitution, this is probably not the best kind of photo.” Is this really a problem our society is having? I have always heard that this is way overblown by the media. Not that it never, ever happens, but is such a rarity.

Miley is sexy

Haters are jealous

Shut up you haters
You are just jealous

You know yes she is pretty for her age,Still pretty or not its still the parents job to set rules on clothing.

They may not read Elle, but I sure wouldn’t have it in my house out and about if I had a five year old, either. Its hard enough to raise a child without having to worry about what their “role models” and “idols” are doing to market themselves. And I’m not sure a five year old would try to emulate a random 22 year old dressed like this…but “its Hannah Montana Mom”. I’m really pretty glad my child’s favorite right now is Tigger…

This and other pictures from the photo shoot are just sad to me. Not necessarily because she is being “too sexy” but, because she really looks to me like a little girl playing dress up. It’s painfully obvious that she or the photographer want to portray her(self) as a confident adult while if you look at her facial expression, she is just a baby trying to prove she is a “big girl”. I look at pictures of myself as a teenager, dressed up and thinking I was the hottest thing out there and now I’m just embarrassed by them. Most teenagers think they know everything about life at 16 and only realize how young and silly they were later on. I think these pictures are truly laughable and I hope that in 10 years Miley will be laughing too.

I will have to watch re-runs. That’s exactly what I am hoping for my daughter! Maybe with a little athleticism thrown in for balance.

oh my god! really, it’s so stupid i know girls much much younger then her that wear Nothing!!!
she’s 16 every single girl i know shows a bit of cleavage here and there and wears heels, really.
ergh!

Im sorry but I had to post. Im 16 and I find in no way this being racey or encouraging young girls to dress like this because its a FASHION MAGAZINE. Unless 12 year olds have a humongus liking for Elle Im pretty sure your daughters will not be wearing hooker boots anytime soon. Its how you idolize her that makes the influence. When I idolized Destiny’s Child at 7 my parents were pretty clear on not letting me wear any of the outfits they were wearing. And have we forgotten that she is a person like everyone else! I personaly think she’s a better role model than the average teenage girl. I liked some of the clothes in the photo shoot!

get over it. miley cyrus has done so many slutty/over the top things, i don’t think people should even say anything anymore. this chick just never learns….

“I would be behind that 100%”
-Twyla commented on Jul 11 09 at 9:37 pm

Yeah.. Me too. ;D
RIGHT.. behind that.

hahah.

Ok, there are lots of good points being made here on both sides. I, however think we are all missing a far more subtle and worrying motivation behind this. I am a feminist and have lived a lot, and traveled the world so reckon I have seen both good and bad. I see what I would call the sexualisation of our kids and teens has been subtly on the increase for the past decade.
Our media world is so easily accessible, we live in a covet driven world in the west, buying and hankering after something bigger and better all he time(bigger car, larger house, designer clothes, etc). We to a point seem to be driven by what society and it’s so called culture prescribes to us as ‘beautiful and sucessful’, we seem to equate looking a certain way with how sucessful, popular, even loved we are. This can be seen clearly through the notion of advertising, we are sold an idea or a concept tapping into our innate physchological fears or desires which is a lot more powerful than we wish to admit.
I was a teen not ‘That’ long ago and was no angel but there is no way I would have been allowed out looking like that,’Hanna montana’ , Of course you change your clothes with you friends and hide things behind your parents back this is just part and parcel of being a teenager ! But what we must not lose sight of is that at this age we are extremely impressionable, mallable and influenced by our peers and popular culture. We as adults have to be the leaders, educate our young girls and young women that they should aspire to be more than another boob job statistic , the wannabe celeb or the next line up on famestreet in L.A all of which seems to be the be all and end all for many nowadays.
It is all subtly driven by the media, the internet ,the fashion mags and FHMs and nuts etc which has seen pornography and the ilk more mainstream and popular.
What we do not know is that the man driven industry rules which apply to the porn industry influencing and to a large extent driving the media, fashion trends(how mainstream now is it to have a boob job?!), entertainment and so many other sections of our society now more than ever !
Wake up and smell the coffee people. Kids/teens will be influenced and rebel , we all did and it is not our individuality or creativity that should be stemmed, but our kids , teens , young boys and women should be sent the correct “Messages ” via the many modes of media available to us today!
What message is sent or received when we see certain images? today more than ever before our kids are being overtly sexualised…kids should be kids and remain so as long as possible , they have their whole lives to be adults, this should be upheld and respected by all sections of our society. What message is it sending to our teen girls/boys? different subliminal messages being sent / received here. The U.S.A is the most liberal country in the world , yet it is the worst and most unhealthy when it comes to values and equality and corruption.
This is not about how lovely or awful she ‘miley ‘ looks, of course she looks good and pretty and all the rest, unfortunately in this society it will be viewed in a sexual light , we must strive to protect our values and kids and young women. Looks do not equal sucess or popularity, nor will it determine your happiness or wellbeing these are the messages that should pervade our society , instead the opposite is the case. As the james brown song goes ” this is a mans mans world, but it wouldn’t be anything without a woman or a girl.”
The human body is a beautiful thing , we should honour it , celebrate it not with the whole wide world showing it to all and sundry, it is not necessary, for some sadly their ego believes it makes them more confident because of the attention they receive, but what type of attention should be the point and peoples motivations why they dress a certain way . Kids learn what they see from the world and environment around them. America land of dreams, I fear for you all. It’s a man’s world, an unjust world, women need to be respected, to be inspired, to be confident and know their worth, not objectified and confused in our modern times. And men need to be reconditioned that women are not objects there simply for their pleasure to ogle and disrespect whenever they feel like it , the knock on side effects for society are far too awful if this downward spiral is not soon curbed for the next generation.

Love to all,

Missconception.