Miley Cyrus’ controversial Vanity Fair spread may have been in the name of art, but there was nothing artistic about cavorting around a stripper pole on an ice cream cart in shortie-shorts doing oversexed dance moves at Monday’s Teen Choice Awards. Miley’s fame and fan base will not be affected by Monday’s dance. But the shift into overdrive of Miley’s sexualization cannot go unnoticed. From VF all the way to the stripper pole, this girl is growing up fast. Or being grown up fast.

Elle magazine’s feature article on Miley Cyrus opens with a poem about sugar treats and delicious cookies — revealing that something’s a bit off. At first glance, this reads as innocent enough opening copy. In the context of the super hot vixen photo shoot of the 16 year-old star of Hannah Montana, it feels weird. On Special Victims Unit they call it the “lure.”