Elle’s Creepy Miley Cyrus Photo Shoot

by Ruthie Friedlander | 9:04 am, July 15th, 2009

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Had Law and Order’s Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler picked up the August issue of Elle magazine, they would have known from the first paragraph of the Miley Cyrus feature that something wasn’t right:

“There are giant oatmeal cookies, thick, chewy brownies, and milk chocolate bonbons galore; sugar sweet cereals, buckets of Twizzlers, hot buttered popcorn, and more; strawberry shortcake with baseball-size berries and homemade whipped cream to explore…”

Seriously, a poem?

At first glance, this reads as innocent enough opening copy. But when placed in the context of the super hot vixen photo shoot of the 16 year-old star of Hannah Montana, it feels weird. Creepy even. On Special Victims Unit they call it the “lure.”

What follows is an article that promises to show a more mature Miley – one that has grown up from her days of glitter hair spray and flavored lip gloss. But judging from the photos and the styling of an otherwise flawless fashion icon, Joe Zee, it seems that Ms. Miley has not only traded her Lip Smackers for a Chanel stick, but also a blockbuster career in film and music for getting roles in late night Cinemax programming. Oh yeah – she’s 16 years-old.

Elle may be striving to reach a younger audience by putting Miley on the cover. And the newsstand image is far more toned down that that used for the subscriber issue (a photo that some in the office described as “Miley’s first orgasm.”) The article notes Cyrus’ requirement for a chaperone “…until she turns 18, she can’t do anything work related without an adult.” – I wonder which adult was there watching over Miley as she arched over backwards on the floor, hair a mess, stomach exposed.

One might recall last year’s Miley Cyrus scandal in which Annie Liebowitz shot her topless from behind for Vanity Fair. A controversy erupted and VF got loads of attention (and an increased newsstand sales.) There is a big difference here, however. The VF shoot was almost entirely wholesome (depending on how you feel about that picture of Cyrus and her father) and both Cyrus and Liebowitz apologized that the controversial pic was “misinterpreted.” There can be no misinterpretation of the Elle shoot. It’s meant to be sexy, in an S & M sort of way.

The leather and lace-clad Cyrus did not have a “grown up makeover” as the intro anticipates. We don’t see Cyrus wearing a chic Chanel suit or classy Zac Posen cocktail dress. She is not playing with her age, but dismissing it. Makeover – not so much.

And Elle, there is NOTHING “chic” about a 16-year old in “leathers and studs.”

For more cogent analysis on the Miley Elle shoot check out the ShePop blog at EW.com.

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http://www.swissarmyjew.com Keeva

This is another hyper-overreaction by some who seem to feel that any photo of this young woman is a problem. Perhaps they have not been watching television lately.

The faux morality coming from these Ms. Friedlander and others is almost thick enough to pour into a glass. There is nothing in any of the photos that even approaches the issues identified.

She has her clothes on, no inappropriate parts show, there is no allusion to sex, there are no men in the photos. What there is a a teenage girl being a teenage girl. A quick look on the streets and – being summertime – beaches would tell Ms. Friedlander and her self appointed legion of censors that Ms. Cyrus is actually MODESTLY dressed given what passes for fashion today.

The 17 year old barrista at my local Starbucks has more showing and is still well within the bounds of decency.

Were ms. Friedlander and company to step back from their own extreme perspective and be momentarily honest, they would be forced to admit that what they really don’t like is the entire “Hannah Montana” brand nor Ms. Cyrus’ willingness to fully exploit the brand before she outgrows it.

It might help all of these self appointed protectors of our virtue to remember that Brooke Shields (a hero of the over reactionary crowd) started her career doing nude scenes for movies at 14. I don’t hear any condemnations there.

To Ms. Friedlander and her group of helicopter moralists, I say grow up, get over it and expend all of your energy on real problems – like starving kids or abusive Hollywood stage parents. Stop trying to derail success because of your petty jealousy and false sense of moral outrage.
http://Indabamusic.com rmark

Although I do agree with some aspects of what Keeva has said I think the article does touch on some interesting points. Miley has created this Hannah Montana persona and thrusting her hips froward and laying helplessly on a wood table does give the reader the sense that she is, dare I say, “asking for it”. One would assume from these pictures that our innocent little Miley is no longer a little girl. As Keeva said she is dressed on the modest side compared to the VF issue where is topless, which Ms. Friedland points out. I would have to agree and say this shoot was much more on the wholesome side and does depict Miley coming into her adult body. However I believe the article was well written and I appreciate the Law and Order reference. Keep up the good work Ms. Friedlander! I look forward to many more post from you!
http://www.swissarmyjew.com Keeva

I actually hire models for photo shoots and then design ads and stuff using those photos. These 2 photos are what I would call tame portrait shots.

What these 2 photos have is little more than what you get coming out of modern Bat-Mitzvahs.

By the way, nobody is ever “asking for it.”
http://Indabamusic.com rmark

I beg to differ many young girls these days are… hence the growing problem with young celeb exposing themselves in provocative ways to the public. young girls take that in and comprehend it has “sex” and that “sex sells” therefore they start “selling” themselves which is turn… is “asking for it.”
http://www.swissarmyjew.com Keeva

Not really. When I was that age, the girls stopped wearing bras. This was not an invitation to grope. It was the fashion at the time.

In much the same way, the fashions today are a little more risque, but do not mean anyone is asking for it.

I do agree that sex sells. I use enough models (all over 21) in ads to know that for a fact. This is not the case with young women dressing fashionably. They are not selling or even advertising. They are simply doing what teens do – follow trends and fashion closely.

The idea that these photos are somehow a problem is actually more troubling than the supposed problem. In case Ms. Friedlander failed to notice, those poses also mimic some of Ms. Cyrus’ dance moves in her concerts (I have granddaughters and see enough Hannah Montana to know this.)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-Callan/100000200979966 Joe Callan

All this outrage is nonsense. Miley Cyrus isn’t a person, you silly crusaders. Her father sold her wholesale to Disney years ago.
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