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In reply to the discussion: So do we lament Miley [View all]last1standing
(11,709 posts)28. Josephine Baker was selling her sexuality in the 1920s. How is this different?
I don't care for Miley Cyrus' music but she does provide a form of entertainment that many people enjoy. I find comments denouncing her to be a watered down version of slut shaming. A certain faction has always despised a woman who knows how to use her sexuality for her own benefit rather than meekly surrendering it over to a man.
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She is trying to stay relevant, not much different than a street kid doing anything to keep going..
Tikki
Nov 2013
#8
I don't consume Miley or GAGA so I really don't care, but I have a daughter who one day
R. Daneel Olivaw
Nov 2013
#51
Miley Cyrus might just believe that her sexuality is being exploited by some idiot using her in a
lumpy
Nov 2013
#23
People say Cyrus has a good singing voice and she apparently did well in her TV series.
lumpy
Nov 2013
#25
Josephine Baker was selling her sexuality in the 1920s. How is this different?
last1standing
Nov 2013
#28
Isn't her current career direction a reaction to the breakup with Liam Hemsworth?
FarCenter
Nov 2013
#45
I love her song Wrecking Ball. I'm so tired of all the threads saying sex is bad. I think I'm going
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#56
I was going to say why don't we just ignore her...then noted I clicked, read and, never mind. n/t
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#57
So long as the check(s) clear, I doubt she gives a shit what we do on her behalf. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#59
Where's the option for "We stop taking ourselves so god-damn seriously"?
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#62