Miley Cyrus Sexy Vanity Fair Pics – She’s Younger Than My Daughter
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz recently shot Miley Cyrus for Vanity Fair, and the resulting pictures aren’t surprising. After all, Leibovitz is well known for other female celebrity pics she’s shot. Who can forget the photo of Demi Moore pregnant and nude, Scarlett Johansson butt naked and Keira Knightley nude with Tom Ford, or Demi wearing nothing but a bodypainted suit?
So when I saw the photograph of Miley Cyrus nude in satin bed sheets, bare back, sexily messy hair, I was fairly non-plussed. She’s a celebrity singer/actor likely trying to dispel her good-girl Disney image to attract a wider audience and land adult acting roles. I’m not immune to the idea of broadening a demographic base. And it wasn’t like she was totally buck naked.
But then I realized – Miley Cyrus is younger than my daughter.
Photo by Annie Leibovitz, some rights reserved.
What message does this bedroom shot send to high school girls? Will my daughter, 16 years old and a Hannah Montana fan, doubt herself and wonder whether she’s taking things too slowly with boys her age? After all, she’s only recently started hanging out with boys, testing the waters with harmless flirting. I know she’s more woman than child, but I’d like for her to mature at her own pace. Is Miley Cyrus setting a good example?
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I’m certainly no prude, as any Dad’s House reader can attest. I’ve had my share of hookups, booty calls and one night stands. But I’m an adult. When I was my daughter’s age, I was happy to simply make out with my girlfriend under the bleachers. We weren’t waking up together in satin sheets.
I know some high school kids are having sex, just look at pregnant Jamie-Lynn Spears. But Jamie-Lynn never missed curfew, she probably snuck off with her boyfriend for romps during the day. It wasn’t like they were sleeping over. And she did her deeds in private – she didn’t pose naked in bed for a picture to be published in a national magazine.
Miley Cyrus is already the richest child celebrity with a $1 billion franchise. If she feels the need to up her game and grab an even bigger share from a more adult pie, that’s her business. But couldn’t she have done so without thumbing her nose at the very fans who made her rich? Her nude in bed pics tell the world she’s no longer a kid.
I’m disappointed in Miley Cyrus. And for now I’m keeping my daughter in cotton sheets.
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Comment by Kat Wilder
| May 2nd, 2008
As a mom, I believe parents have to set certain standards and boundaries. Will teens break ‘em? You bet. But, we do it anyway.
Miley and her parents agreed to be photographed and, I am assuming how and what would be photographed would have been discussed in advance, when the releases were signed, If it wasn’t, they are damn fools.
Celebrities travel in a different circle — world, actually! — than we do, but parents are still parents. Ultimately, they have the right to say yes or no, especially with a minor. Once those satin sheets came out, I would have asked, “Um, and what are those for?”
I’m no prude, either, and I often feel like it’s a losing battle to address the hypersexualized society we live in with our kids, but that’s our job.
Comment by Shannon
| May 2nd, 2008
If she wasn’t fifteen, I would say those photos were gorgeous. If you forget her age, they certainly are. I appreciate the lighting and background and the smooth young skin. I’d be worried if my daughter were in those photos, primarily because they represent her to the outside world. It doesn’t send the right message. Which is something I try really hard to teach her. Be yourself. But have class too. It’s a hard line to follow for young ladies, I’ll admit. Be pretty, but not sleazy. Be coy, but not too flirtatious.
I was SO glad to hear your daughter still likes HM. I was worried that maybe the older girls weren’t about it-and Miley’s messages are actually very positive. Her song lyrics are GOOD role models.
Comment by whatmenthink
| May 2nd, 2008
Wow…
Thats terrible. The job of a parent becomes a little more difficult…
Comment by Ida
| May 2nd, 2008
i like the pic with her dog much better then her trying to be grownup. i’m glad now that my daughter never cared for milly sirius.
Comment by missmegs
| May 2nd, 2008
Is it just me, or does she look like like a vampire who recently sucked the life out of someone. I don’t know what it is about these pics. But the color of her skin (greyish) mixed with the blood tinged lips-look kinda distract me from the whole 15 yr old thing.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t understand why anyone would want to see a 15 year old trying to be sexy. Maybe in like, 3 or 4 more years, but now? Its just weird.
Comment by singlemomseeking
| May 3rd, 2008
I’m so glad you’re addressing this David, I haven’t been able to put my thoughts together. My 8-year-old daughter idolizes Miley.
At first, I couldn’t stomach her or the show — I didn’t want to my 2nd grader swallowing all this teen talk — but after watching many, many episodes I saw that she really has a genuine, kind role on the show. She’s not mean-spirited.
Anyway, I’ve been following all the hoopla about the pics. Supposedly, her parents were on the set in order to supervise. I wonder where they were when she started to take her clothes off… I’m not moralistic in any way, but I do think this changes Miley’s image 180 degrees. She could have done a “grown up,” actress look without disrobing.
I heard Miley’s apology on the radio; is it all a media ploy? I’m simply astounded by the $$ she rakes in. Whoa. Okay, my rant is over.
Comment by A Girlfriend
| May 3rd, 2008
I don’t like this. In my opinion, this is a very OBVIOUS sexual pose. Come on, she is naked, holding a sheet up, with messy hair, like she just had sex. Or wants some. Gross. She’s a child.
Comment by Backpacking Dad
| May 3rd, 2008
I’m not sure this means anything at all. She elected to model for an artist for pictures in a magazine that none of her age-appropriate fans would ever buy or read. Her parents were involved in the shoot (although apparently Billy Ray left the room and Annie took this bed shot). Disney (much as I love them) is an insulating sub-culture, and it’s shocking to see the kid stars outside of Disney’s arms. But step back from that shock and evaluate it a little bit. This isn’t a “would you want your kids doing it” kind of issue (because you aren’t in Billy Ray’s shoes and what’s a good choice for your kids may not be for his and vice versa). Nor is it a “would you want your kids to see it” kind of issue (because they aren’t reading Vanity Fair). This picture isn’t going to inspire teens to go out and have sex. It’s not even a drop in the bucket of the teen sex drive. If there is any issue here at all it is the very small issue of whether or not that picture was taken with parental permission.
Comment by dadshouse
| May 3rd, 2008
Two things – 1) my daughter had already heard about the pics from her friends talking at high school, and 2) I subscribe to Vanity Fair, as do my parents, and my daughter usually flips through each issue. She’ll see the pic.
If it was an adult posing like that (Madonna, Scarlett Johansson, J-Lo), I wouldn’t care, it’s not that revealing. But it’s a 15 year old girl in bed looking like she just had sex. In my opinion, not appropriate for a national publication. That it’s a girl who has made $1 billion dollars pedaling a “good girl” image to kids makes it even more disappointing to me.
Comment by pajama momma
| May 3rd, 2008
Meh, it’s yucky. The photos are over the top sexually. I just hope she goes the way of Hillary Duff and not Lindsey Lohan.
Comment by whatmenthink
| May 4th, 2008
http://www.blogged.com/directory/society/relationships/dating
#1 & #2
Cheers
Comment by MadWomanMeg
| May 4th, 2008
My younger sister is not yet 18. My daughter is almost 6. Both Hannah Montana fans. My sister thought that the picture was a little overly sexual and that her parents should have had the gumption to stand up and say something.
My daughter, at almost 6 years old, asked why Hannah Montana was in a picture with no clothes on. “Is she ready for bed?” She (thankfully) doesn’t yet see the sexual side of it.
I don’t believe Miley posed for this picture in a sexual way, but rather that idea has been projected onto the picture. The broo-haha over this photo shoot is amazing. Her parents need to take more responsibility for the outcome.
Comment by singleparentingdad
| May 5th, 2008
I have to agree the pic was totally inappropriate for a 15 yr old, especially considering her fan base. It just sets the wrong example to millions of little girls. I imagine many parents are out there trying to put an inncoent spin on the pic to their kids.
But is she the blame? I don’t think so. I think the photographer, despite her insistence that it was “artistic”, the magazine, and her parents are the ones who should have had more descretion than they displayed by printing a pic like that. I just don’t understand some of these artists who feel there has to be some sort of sexual undertone for a pic to be “art”…
This reminds me of Brooke Shields many years ago when she posed for some risque photos while she was a child. If I recall correctly, I think there was more uproar at that time than there is now with this pic. How times change..and not necessarily for the best…
Comment by Lance
| May 5th, 2008
Dude, I have to agree totally. I don’t follow pop culture and barely know who Cyrus is, but those pics are disgusting. In no way, shape, or form do I think she is attractive. Unfortunately, she probably has 100 people telling her what to do, so her decisions are likely heavily influenced.
Comment by dadshouse
| May 5th, 2008
found this miley cyrus parody on pajama momma’s site – too funny
http://pjmomma.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/miley-cyrus-photo-shoot-what-you-didnt-see/
Comment by Mo Morrissey
| May 5th, 2008
I wasn’t sure I knew what to think about the pictures and the ensuing flap, but then I came a similar realization you did – likely with the same length of time it took you to – and it startled me mightily.
I guess it’s about taking the opportunity to have a discussion with my daughter about the issues it represents. That’s the only thing we can do about it.
Comment by robert Renner
| May 10th, 2008
it amazes me that we live in a world where children are starving everyday and you people find this important enough to run with she is a pretty girl and it’s not like you can see anything but her back I am ashamed to be an American and live with such stupid people.
Comment by dadshouse
| May 10th, 2008
Mr. Renner – sorry you think we’re stupid. I’m actually very well educated. I find it ironic that you found my blog important enough to comment on when there are starving children. But thanks for your thoughts.
btw – if you read my post, you’d see it’s not about her bare back, it’s about the satin sheets and just-had-sex look of a child who is a role model to children.
Maybe you can get Miley Cyrus to give some of her $1 billion dollar good-girl franchise to help starving children. Might be more worth your while than name-calling here.
Comment by atn
| May 17th, 2008
all of you parents act like there arent 1000s of teenagers doing this and worse, yall were exactly the same in your day age most of yall were probaly worse. look at the 40’s to the early 80’s.
Comment by Alison
| May 29th, 2008
Yes, I agree that the pictures are a little racey for such a young girl, and yes, I understand that this may be the wrong message going out to the youth of today, but it IS the 21st century people, and today’s youth are going to be getting wrong messages every where you look. So be prepared to complain a lot!
I think Miley’s pictures were done tastfully and very moderate, and she was in the presence of her parents, which give the message- be comfortable with who you are and keep an adult as an active element to your life.
It is eveident that Miley is trying so hard to break out away from the “Disney” image and just wanting to be seen for what she is- a beautiful, young, vibrant woman.
All this gossip and negativity is doing nothing but bringing shame to young girls being comfortable with their bodies and with thier sexuality, not to mention making Miley feel guilty and shameful of her own body. Now, yes I agree there must be lines drawn, but really now.. are those pictures that horrible? Trust me, I have seen much worse.
Miley is a beautiful young woman, allow her to shine!
Comment by Donovon
| June 1st, 2008
It’s Annie Leibovitz folks. Is Miley too young for this, if she was your daughter sure. Did Miley’s people take a big chance on this image change, yup. Was is all planned? Yup. Are the model’s (Miley’s) interests being protected, yup.
All that aside. Let’s look at what we have. One of, if not the top portrait photographer in the world took a series of photographs of a highly protected young star. Very passionate, very romantic, perhaps somewhat too adult but not the league of Drew Barrymore, or Brooke Shields. It showed poor judgment in that “regular” girls, that are also too young, will want to do it as well. Ok that was their bad, but the photographs are classics. I agree it opens a dialog with your kids about this subject, that is goodness.
I hope Miley enjoys them for years to come, youth is so fleeting.
Comment by RB
| July 3rd, 2008
She has shown that shoulder on the Disney channel in a tank top umpteen times. Anyone thinking dirty thoughts about her, was already doing it when she appeared on the scene at 13. That being said, these are about the most tasteful pictures I have seen Vanity Fair put out. Most stars her age or older have appeared mostly nude down to the butt. I realize that she is supposed to be the sqeeky clean Disney princess, but this is all much ado about very little. not nothing mind you, but very little.
Comment by Cindy
| July 15th, 2008
I would like to state that if you look at more pictures from the vanity fair shoot it shows that this photo that everyone says is sexual isnt as much as they think, in another view of that picture she is sitting there on a stool in black jeans, no she may not have a shirt on but she is covering up more skin then a bikini swim suit, and she isnt revealing anything thats inappropriate to young fans, me being a hannah/ miley fan myself thinks there is nothing wrong with this photograph
Comment by Michelle
| July 15th, 2008
this photo isn’t sexual for youg viewers they may think this photo is scary because of how she looks pale with red lipstick nad messy hair, but all she is doing in this photo is showing your back, you show more in regular clothes excpet in this photo she is just showing her back, so from my point of view this there is nothing wrong with this photo because she has pants on and all you see is her back.
Comment by kanie
| July 27th, 2008
to me i think this is not bad…end of story dont talk bout it anymore people
Comment by pajama momma
| July 27th, 2008
Wow, if Kanie says don’t talk about it anymore, I guess we should just sit down and shut up. Nuff said.
Comment by dadshouse
| July 27th, 2008
Have you seen the Back to School products featuring Miley Cyrus and her Hannah Montana character? They seem to be targeting girls who are 7-12 years old. http://www.allaboardtoys.com/hannah-montana-back-to-school/
It bugs me that Miley Cyrus wants to market herself to adults as a sexpot, and simultaneously sell her image to young kids as a cutsie good girl.
Comment by pajama momma
| July 27th, 2008
Gah, I’m having a hard enough time dealing with the Bratz influence. They don’t even care that they’re marketing sexy to kids.
Comment by Tommy Bear
| July 30th, 2008
ehm. what is the huge problem about this? this is NOTHING. imagin what she could have published and what loads of young girls do… this pictures are just a little stupid way to have fun. you guys are overreacting
Comment by Michelle ries
| August 11th, 2008
its not bad #1 she has pants on #2its the photogerfers falt
Comment by Bobby Rio
| August 29th, 2008
Not to mention… the pic is just f_-king gross… it looks like a picture taking of some young girl who was sold off in sex trading…
its just a creepy pic even if she was 24
Comment by Mad Cartoonist
| September 10th, 2008
It’s interesting to look back on this controversy of just a few months ago. Hard to believe that it caused so much furor~!
After all of Miley’s racy cell-phone pictures (that she took herself!) have been all over the internet, after Disney’s bringing out an batch of newly manufactured slightly squeakier-clean tween stars that are indistinguishable from each other and from what Miley used to be.
My 9 year old daughter is talking these days about the Cheetah Girls and High School Musical–she’s all, Miley who?
It seems clear now that Miley was 1) not exactly all that innocent anyway, and 2) just up to the usual hard-sell-yourself-at-all-costs antics of the industry.
Not exploited. Not a commentary on our society. Just another *yawn* “what won’t they do to sell us crap” fake advertising scheme.
But isn’t a lot of popular culture obviously fake? Best to find that out early, in my opinion. I let my little girl have her fun with a little fandom and fantasies about what these girls are really like. But I try not to encourage it by buying (too many!) tickets, records, movies or etc, and every now and then we have a discussion about how Hannah Montana or whoever probably isn’t very much like they act on TV.
Comment by lory
| September 22nd, 2008
miley cyrus è la + bona di tutte lei is beautiful
Comment by bettyjean
| December 16th, 2008
sorry but miley is growing up way to fast. yes her vshow is a hit and she sells alot of merchantdise but really now that could never be my child taking naked shot and sending them to her boyfriend online. all of this just to impress some boy that doesn’t even want her and shes trying to get back at her by going with some one that is twenty.noway and her father is going along with this sandle that is so stuppid of him she’s not even legal.maybe he should stop trying to be her friend and be a parent instead of worrying about his own career and focus on his child
Comment by Victoria Secret
| December 16th, 2008
I dont blame her for what she did, i would do the same thing.But since that she works for disney channel that was not a smart career move.she is just like anyother teen her age except she is famous!i dont exactly apporve of her dad helping her with this!she reminds me of myself!!!!!!but im glad she bounced back!!!
Comment by just a guy
| March 31st, 2009
Ithink that its tipical teen behavier but thats not completely a good thing i mean if your ready to have sex or in deep love and not for popularity than I say maybe but atthis age what are kids going to think when they see there fav. popstar naked they will live up to it and I do not think that at 15 young girls/guys should be posting themselvs in a sexual pic.
ps. if you agree with me please post
Comment by Brien and Father of a 12 year old
| August 30th, 2009
Why? I guess thats my question. Young kids like my daughters age look up to her, and if shes takeing her clothes off, why shouldent they, is that what shes to think? NO!