Outrage on Crack
Public displays of outrageous behavior is nothing new. It has always existed since the dawn of mankind. The difference now is that it is so outrageous, it's as if it's on crack.
Let's just consider fashion headlines from the past 113 years for this discussion.
The human body was not for public consumption. Take a look at the early 1900 "swimsuits" - they covered so much of both male and female bodies I wonder how all those layers didn't sink the swimmers.
A woman's legs were considered sensual and fashion kept them sensibly covered, in spite of rising hemlines until the 1960 mini skirts and go-go boots.
Speaking of the 60's, Elvis Presley was shown only from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show because his hip movements were deemed to be too much for family TV.
In the early 70's it was a trendy to go bra-less. Weekly sitcoms like Bewitched and That Girl even allowed their stars to try it.
In the mid-80's, a young pop singer named Madonna introduced a whole generation of girls to the magic of wearing underwear as clothing. And so began lacy tops and leggings.
By the mid-90's, thong underwear for women was in full trend. You couldn't tell between the underwear and bikini swimsuit bottoms.
With the arrival of the new millennium, we began to see female Hollywood celebrities of every generation on the red carpet with slits up to here and down to there taped into clinging gowns - minus any undergarments.
Brittany Spears worked hard to turn her Disney image on edge. Even going so far as to kiss Madonna on stage. A few years ago Lady Gaga changed to this name and added horns in her shoulders causing many gasps and even more appreciation for her musical talent.
Throw in some MTV videos and Super Bowl Half-Time Shows and in the past 15 years we've seen gyrating, skimpy costumes and glimpses into every body nook and crevice possible - all set to music.
That is until the most recent MTV VMA 2013 production.
I boldly state that 20-year-old Miley Cyrus has won the ultimate award in Outrage of the Century in both attire and behavior categories on this recent TV show. If you added up all prior televised and photographed raw images from the past 50 years, it wouldn't come close to this raunchy performance. Critics say she even made Lady Gaga look tame.
Miley continued to show the world her very long tongue and ability to sexually use various props as she strutted and contorted. 36-year-old married (father of a 3-year-old son) pop singer Robin Thicke allowed her to use him as a cat scratch post while he sang his newest hit and she purrr-formed.
Reviewers say Miley doesn't care what people think and her current brand is to distance herself from Disney by being outrageous, and chuckle that for this reason she succeeded. Congratulations, Miley. When you don't care what people think you are forgetting all the people who put you in the place you are today. If it wasn't for your "fans" you would not have recorded one album or episode of Hannah Montana.
Now we have people trying to top each other in outrageousness. Bye-bye role models.
Let's just consider fashion headlines from the past 113 years for this discussion.
The human body was not for public consumption. Take a look at the early 1900 "swimsuits" - they covered so much of both male and female bodies I wonder how all those layers didn't sink the swimmers.
A woman's legs were considered sensual and fashion kept them sensibly covered, in spite of rising hemlines until the 1960 mini skirts and go-go boots.
Speaking of the 60's, Elvis Presley was shown only from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show because his hip movements were deemed to be too much for family TV.
In the early 70's it was a trendy to go bra-less. Weekly sitcoms like Bewitched and That Girl even allowed their stars to try it.
In the mid-80's, a young pop singer named Madonna introduced a whole generation of girls to the magic of wearing underwear as clothing. And so began lacy tops and leggings.
By the mid-90's, thong underwear for women was in full trend. You couldn't tell between the underwear and bikini swimsuit bottoms.
With the arrival of the new millennium, we began to see female Hollywood celebrities of every generation on the red carpet with slits up to here and down to there taped into clinging gowns - minus any undergarments.
Brittany Spears worked hard to turn her Disney image on edge. Even going so far as to kiss Madonna on stage. A few years ago Lady Gaga changed to this name and added horns in her shoulders causing many gasps and even more appreciation for her musical talent.
Throw in some MTV videos and Super Bowl Half-Time Shows and in the past 15 years we've seen gyrating, skimpy costumes and glimpses into every body nook and crevice possible - all set to music.
That is until the most recent MTV VMA 2013 production.
I boldly state that 20-year-old Miley Cyrus has won the ultimate award in Outrage of the Century in both attire and behavior categories on this recent TV show. If you added up all prior televised and photographed raw images from the past 50 years, it wouldn't come close to this raunchy performance. Critics say she even made Lady Gaga look tame.
Miley continued to show the world her very long tongue and ability to sexually use various props as she strutted and contorted. 36-year-old married (father of a 3-year-old son) pop singer Robin Thicke allowed her to use him as a cat scratch post while he sang his newest hit and she purrr-formed.
Reviewers say Miley doesn't care what people think and her current brand is to distance herself from Disney by being outrageous, and chuckle that for this reason she succeeded. Congratulations, Miley. When you don't care what people think you are forgetting all the people who put you in the place you are today. If it wasn't for your "fans" you would not have recorded one album or episode of Hannah Montana.
Now we have people trying to top each other in outrageousness. Bye-bye role models.
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