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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 9:40 am
So what do ya'll think of Miley Cyrus's Vanity Fair shoot? It's causing a lot of hullabaloo in some circles.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 9:52 am
I want to see the pictures Hermi. Anne Leibovitz is my favorite photographer and I cannot imagine her shooting Miley in a distasteful way.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 9:53 am
I like Miley Cyrus, and feel that she is really under unfair scrutiny most of the time and folks are just jonesin' for her to screw up a little (which all teens do, but not under the media microscope as things are now). It's like they are drooling for it, fed by the media. It's the Paris', Brittney's and Lindsay's that make it so hard for there to be ANY good girl's left. Now, that being said: I think that she should know that if you take your clothes off for a photo shoot and wrap yourself in a sheet, you get what you get. She looked at the pics before hand, then decided later they were embarrassing. Hello, what did you think was going to happen? You were draped in a satin sheet honey, I wouldn't let my daughter take her clothes off for a photo shoot at 15. Shame on Annie Lebowitz for trying to sexualize a 15 year old, I don't care how "artsy" a photo is. People love Miley and the magazines are going to sell whether or not she has clothes/sheets on or not, to do this is shameful and for her parents to be cool with it is silly.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 9:56 am
I haven't seen the pics but heard it was her wrapped in a sheet with her bare back shown?? I see no problem with it but like Escapee said you get what you get. And her parents etc didn't see any problems at the shoot so why complain now? ok now did that really come out of my mouth?? <clutching the pearls>
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 9:58 am
Is Annie the same one who shot Lindsay Lohan like Marilyn Monroe? To me "artsy" is a fancy word for sexy....just sayin'. ETA: Well, I guess I'd need to see the pictures B4 I open my yap....sorry.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:04 am
Well there is certainly no nudity involved. However, being wrapped in a sheet is suggestive. Maybe it was because of her recent statements and the fact they were outtakes but she didn't look comfortable. As a photographer, you can generally sense when a client is not feeling good about things. I didn't see anything though for her to be desperately embarrassed about. I think it is unfortunate that they made the comments because all that does is sensationalize the pictures. Leibovitz is a great photographer.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:15 am
I think it is pretty tame until you factor in her age and the age of her target audience. Then it starts to get a little questionable. I also have a problem with the oversexualization of young teen girls. I think it often messes with their psyche. I've thought for awhile now that Miley dresses rather provocatively for her age. She is fifteen now, which, is approaching the time when sexiness may start to emerge, but even when she was younger, I looked at her and saw the next Britney. Which makes me wonder - is making young girls into sex symbols before they are even legal age a media problem, a social problem, or a parenting problem? Or all of the above?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:16 am
BTW, I don't think we can fault Miley, really. At her age is natural to want to look pretty and sexy. I know I did when I was 14/15 and older. The problem is at those ages you are not mature enough to consider the consequences.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:26 am
It's strange that in that picture she looks much younger than fifteen and younger than she does in most pictures or shows. Hannah Montana is a pretty tame show and the character that Miley portrays is pretty tame as well. Considering it is a show, she acts pretty much like a kid her age would act. By the way, I don't even think that is a very good picture.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:35 am
Why would her daddy, who was there, allow those pictures considering how they are marketing her?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:37 am
They may have been influenced by the fame of the photographer, the situation and assurances that the pictures would turn out differently? I'm pretty surprised though because I would think that he would be savvy and experienced enough to know better.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:40 am
MTE Ladytex.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:44 am
I agree that doesn't look like a very good picture or even an Anne picture. I'll bet the pictures are more beautiful than she's saying. I like Miley and think she seem like a good girl even if she has a picture of herself in a blanket with her back showing. Big deal.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:49 am
I give her two years (by the time she's 17) to be the new Lindsay Lohan. Have you SEEN some of her outfits and poses on the red carpet? Sorry, this girl is not going to stay the little "angel" that they claim she is much longer.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:51 am
I'm the mother of a child that age and I don't think it's appropriate. HELL NO! sorry I don't curse usually, but that's how I feel! Miley is a child.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:53 am
Hermi to answer your above questions I say all of the above. And some parents want to dress their children like they're their girlfriends or sisters as opposed to their child. Just a theory I have. And in that pic her hair looks a hot mess.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:54 am
I hope you are wrong Eeyore. At the unfortunate risk of sounding like a Hannah Montana/Miley expert (my little girls love the show), I haven't noticed any particularly crazy red carpet outfits and I tend to look at the red carpet photos more than awards shows because of the photography. Those Vanity Fair pictures though are totally different than the usual image she projects. Plus without going into detail, that's just a bad picture (IMO) even from a purely photographic sense.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:57 am
I think "they" (define they however you would like - Hollywood, the media, her parents, her managers...) are capitalizing on her blossoming sexuality just like "they" did with Britney and, just like with Britney, I think it is too soon and Miley is too young. I think it will mess with her head just like it messed with Britney's. I guess I think the parents should be stepping up and saying, "this is not appropriate."
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:59 am
I hear ya, Mocha. I think too many parents want to be their children's buddy/pal/friend. Bad idea, IMHO.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:06 am
Two more, they are kinda sexy, you gotta admit. She's just so young! If she was 18, I would be reacting differently.
All picture are taken from Vanity Fair's web site. *LINK*
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:12 am
I think Annie's losing her touch. The make up and hair look all wrong. Think of all the fun, even ironic photo shoots they could've done instead of this one! Tasteful even.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:15 am
Those are outtakes but that is grim. The whole thing looks like something a mediocre amateur would set up in the backyard. Very poor taste and poor photography (IMO). 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:29 am
I'll wait until I see the pictures in Vanity Fair, which I pick up every month because I do love the pictures.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:34 am
Well seems like the mag got what it wanted though, publicity.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 11:36 am
I looked at the Vanity Fair site. Mom was there, dad was there. Even her little sister. And in the draped sheet she had pants on. I think she looks great!

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