More than a month removed from Miley Cyrus’s “twerkathon” at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, it’s hard to get the painful image out of my mind.
What’s even worse is that a wholesome Disney star, also known as Hannah Montana, would transform from a girl singing about overcoming obstacles in “The Climb,” to doing lines in the bathroom and shaking it like at a strip club in “We Can’t Stop.”
Some may say that Cyrus is growing up and wants to grow away from her teenage years and her old life. What about all of her young fans that used to watch the old her? Recently there’s been a trend of stars setting bad examples for fans.
To all of the Beliebers out there, Justin’s recent actions makes him a character unworthy of respect. Since 2011 he has gone on a spree of bad behavior, including flipping off one photographer and fighting another, speeding through his neighborhood, spitting on fans off of a balcony, peeing in a janitor’s bucket and getting detained for drug possession. Yet somehow, with all the bad examples he sets, he is still a teen heartthrob.
It’s about time that we start distancing ourselves from unworthy idols who gain more fame by doing stupid stuff. The amount of attention Miley received for her performance overshadowed the performances of other prominent and debatably more talented artists such as Katy Perry and the return of ’N Sync.
Sex appeal is not too uncommon in the music industry. Artists such as Lady Gaga and Madonna have created artistic and raunchy videos throughout their careers and have made a living, but they have done it since day one.
Miley just picked up this attitude and wants to stand out with something that’s been done numerous times by predecessors with more talent.
We should not give respect to stars who fall back on their outrageous acts for attention. Two people always worthy of respect are your parents. Your parents bring you into the world, raise you and provide for you; something no one else can do.
If your parents aren’t enough to look up to, why not your teachers and principals? Their whole purpose in life is to help us learn and get an education for later in life. There’s no better person to look up to than a person who prepares you for the future.
Choose wisely who you respect because it’s stupid when you follow someone who doesn’t deserve any, especially celebrities who are making names for themselves with their bad behavior instead of their good deeds. It’s important to focus on the people who actually affect your life, not money-hungry controversy-stirrers who never will.