OK.
Would someone please explain to the MLAOR readers what, exactly, the offenses committed by Mylie Cyrus really are? She violated no law. She didn't even come close. She was photographed beautifully by one of the nation's best photographic artists, Annie Leibovitz. A member of Cyrus' family was with her at all times during the photo shoot. She was not nude, nor even particularly close to it. The "sheet" photo was an attractive image of a young star, but nothing more. Another photo showed Mylie lounging with an obviously older man. We'd think he'd HAVE to have been older -- the man was her father.
Maybe it's the pseudo-Mormon cult case that fuels the current Cyrus outrage. But Mylie isn't pregnant, nor being ushered off into virtual cult slavery. She's a kid enjoying a type of fame that most kids never will. She is simply practicing the family trade as so many others have done before her. Dad is in the business, and it is quite reasonable that Mylie follow in that path -- if she so chooses.
It is right to be concerned about the "pornification" of our culture. But some measure of restraint is warranted for the critic as well as the criticized.
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