(I authored the following rant, originally posting it on facebook. I didn't want to lose it to a busy timeline, so I'm reposting it here.)
After all the hype and anti-hype, I finally broke down and watched the Miley Cyrus video. I have resisted because I'm not into watching trash like that, but want to stay somewhat relevant with things that are happening in our culture.
All I have heard about lately is the "Miley Cyrus VMA" video. What I haven't heard about is the "Robin Thicke VMA" video. Or the "other guy in the sports shirt VMA" video. Yes, I know Miley was famous for being innocent and all-American, and has turned that ugly corner. But these other entertainers are just as responsible and culpable for their own behavior as well as the participation in hers. Do we not care if an adult starts out being despicable? Is it only news when a formerly innocent child star loses their moral compass?
What about the dancers? They must approve of this mess. After all, they are also participating. How about the audience? Not all of them approved, but many of them clapped and shouted and screamed. If they had all sat quietly in protest, how would this number have ended?
I've also heard talk over the years of Billy Ray, and what he thinks of his daughter. If someone could post a tweet or an interview with Alan Thicke about this, I'd appreciate it. He was, after all, a good, well-behaved TV father, a role model attempting to teach his children values and morals. Did he not believe any of that in real life? Does he really approve of his son dry-humping a tramp on live TV? Where are the fathers of any of these entertainers? Will none of them stand up and say, "I don't approve of my child's behavior. They've made poor choices and need to reevaluate the direction of their lives."
This isn't the first time we've seen this. Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Madonna... there have been many. But why do these celebrities take the heat for this type of behavior, when the fans are the ones supporting them? If no one bought their music, they wouldn't happen. If the dancers didn't agree, they wouldnt dance. If the producers couldn't profit from it, they wouldn't produce it.
If this is shocking to any of you, wake up. This is our society, and we support it. And if you think this is the end, or things will change for the better, guess again. It will only get worse, and quickly. The best I can do is to make individual choices, stand by them, and try to influence the world around me for what I believe is right. And this hasn't been right, for a long time.
I worked all day, but couldn't get the VMA video out of my head. I specifically didn't discuss the actual performance in my first post, because that wasn't the focus. But there are some disturbing images here, and I need to speak.
First, Miley emerges from a big teddy bear wearing an outfit with a big goofy bear face displayed on the front. The big tongue is hanging out, and the ears are covering her breasts. Apart from the display by Ms Cyrus, her entire set, including dancer apparel, was designed to give one impression: A young girl. I would say kindergarten age. Portraying an innocent girl, her behavior was everything except innocent.
Mr Thicke is another story. Apparently, I wasn't the only one to notice that his outfit was exactly like the character in the movie of the same name, Beetlejuice. So I have to ask, what does a bio-exorcist ghost and a little girl have in common? Anyone? Of all the stories I read about this event, none, not ONE, talks about the fact that there's a ghost portraying a sex act with a little girl on live tv.
Does anyone find this disturbing? Did you even notice it? A male ghost having sex with a little girl. On live tv. I am having an awful time putting into words how deeply this disturbs me. The penalty for an adult male having sex with a minor female is prison. But the outcome of the same act portrayed on a live stage is profit, income, publicity, notoriety? While the audience, well, some of it, cheers and encourages.
I've heard it said that maybe the whole VMA fiasco is a distraction to what's going on in Washington. While we're looking in the direction of VMA, what legislation is Washington trying to sneak through? What are they doing on Capitol Hill while we debate celebrity entertainers?
Maybe we have it backwards. Maybe Washington is the distraction. Maybe the war in Syria, foreign affairs, political correctness, and gun control are the distractions. Because I'm convinced that while we keep our eyes on war and elections, the entertainment industry is stealing our souls. If we had a soul left, would our country be in the state it currently is? If we can applaude a ghost molesting a little girl, what chance to we have to effect our planet for the better?
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