Miley Cyrus: ‘I’m punk rock & underdog in a cool way. Society wants to shut me down’

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus covers the December issue of Cosmo, which is (I guess) a decent consolation prize to that Vogue cover she lost. No? Miley certainly fits the Cosmo aesthetic a hell of a lot more than anything produced by nuclear Anna Wintour. I mean no disrespect to either publication — they both have their own distinct purposes, and I think tongues and twerking only fits into one of them. As I predicted in this post, a lot of people went as Miley Cyrus for Halloween parties this weekend. More on that later, but I’m sure most of those chicks were Cosmo readers.

Cosmo’s shoot is nothing remarkable. Miley’s interview is the usual set of delusions. She seems to be interpreting her own successful turn at the Met Gala as evidence of her own “punk rock” nature. Miley also states, “I don’t ever throw shade at anyone.” She’s telling the truth there with the exception of her Justin Bieber rant. That’s fine. Everyone over the age of 18 disses the Bieb. Here are some excerpts:

Miley Cyrus

Why won’t you let Miley be great? “Everything is so chaotic and crazy right now and it’s so much all at once, but I’m living for it. I’m just having the best time ever and everything’s falling into place like it’s supposed to. Even people who want to hate on me, they can’t even shut down the fact that I’m literally what everyone is talking about. I don’t want to say that I’m on top right now — I feel like I’m kind of an underdog in a cool way. It’s almost punk rock to like me because it’s not the right thing to do. Like, society wants to shut me down.”

More on the VMAs: “When people started complaining about the awards show, I was like, ‘Have you never seen the f—ing video?’ And what if I hadn’t done that performance? The VMAs would have been bad. They would have been missing something. The show was kind of making fun of how serious the pop industry is.”

On celebrity disses: “I don’t really care. I think everyone would have given anything to be me at that moment, because I was being one hundred percent true to myself…and not many people can say that. At the end of the day, I would say I’m a nice person, and I take pride in the fact that I treat everyone really well, so there’s no reason for anyone to ever come at me because I only want the best for everybody else. I have a song that’s like, ‘Stay in your lane,’ because I’m not going to be you and you’re definitely not going to be me, so don’t throw shade. I don’t ever throw shade at anyone.”

On celeb support: “The support of other artists is important because there are not many people who can relate to what I’m going through right now. Kanye West is one of those people, and even Katy Perry has been so cool. It’s easy for Kanye to support me because we’re in totally separate lanes of competition, but for Katy to say that she appreciates what I’m really doing for the pop industry, that keeps you going. And I mean, who cares what the media buzz is if Kanye West is telling you that you’re the sh-t?”

Being single is fine: “I need to treat my music like a relationship — give it my time and all the attention it deserves — and that’s my main love right now. This is the best time of my life. I’m not going to look back on it and be like, ‘I wish I hadn’t been dwelling over a breakup,’ you know? Because that’s not what God wants my life to be about right now. God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.”

[From Cosmo]

I hate to say it, but the VMAs would have been horribly boring this year without Miley’s crazed spectacle of doom. Lady Gaga’s thong would have been the biggest news coming out of the event. We really should be thankful that Miley spared us from focusing on that mess. Instead Miley churned out a bigger mess, but at least it was an entertaining mess. Of course Miley is annoying for pointing this out in an interview, but whatev.

The rest of the Cosmo shoot can be found at the bottom of this post. Here are some more Miley tidbits:

* Eiza Gonzalez was papped openly mocking a window display of a mannequin wearing Miley’s vinyl VMA bikini. We don’t have access to the pictures, but you can see them here. Eiza totally realized she was doing this in front of photogs. She’s obnoxious and rude, and she’s probably not really dating Liam Hemsworth.

* Miley’s 13-year-old sister, Noah, was spotted driving underage over the weekend. Billy Ray was in the car, but California only issues learner permits to those over 15 1/2 years. Excellent parenting, Cyruses.

* Miley and her nips made a surprise appearance on this weekend’s “SNL” episode. She popped into Edward Norton’s opening monologue and taught him the tongue maneuver. She also twerked during the “12 Days Not a Slave” skit. Here’s a clip of that sketch:

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Photos courtesy of Cosmo

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  1. Tiffany27 says:

    Does society want to shut you down, or are they just sick of your mess and vocal about it?

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      The latter.

    • Bluebear says:

      ““I don’t ever throw shade at anyone.” She’s telling the truth there with the exception of her Justin Bieber rant. ”

      Um… she totally laid into those with mental health issues. And Sinead O’Connor. And Justin Beiber. She is a total hypocrite, but, but in her defense, it is really hard to remember accurately things you have said when you are under the influence of drugs.

    • Pandy says:

      Overexposed and still annoying. Next!

    • Izzy says:

      Also, society would just like her to put her f—ing tongue back in her mouth.

    • KathDay says:

      I didnt expect to.. But I’m really loving miley right now. She made really honest and valid points. She’s (Larry rudolf ) playing us brilliantly and will probably end up Oprah rich. Pop music is all about that ” shock” We want someone to offend us in some way, we want to question what were seeing and that continued interest is what sustains these otherwise untalented ( yes Miley can sing, gaga plays piano) just meaning that not so much so that that talent alone would garner so much attention and generate as much revenue)
      This is why I think gaga is “over” We got it. She constantly talks about her amazing art and how her music is going to change the face of music whatever. And then it is so..underwhelming. At first, her self -hype and “what will she wear next ?” kept people interested in and discussing her. That’s why she’s in zombie garb and whatever in frosted wheat hell was on her head this week. But no one is really that interested.
      Miley is annoying and gets a strong reaction from almost everyone pLast weekend at my sisters wedding my grandmother and her friends were hotly debating her! Smart girl ( from a business perspective) IMO

  2. judyjudy says:

    “I’m on top right now…I’m an underdog”

    Ummm….what?

    • Amory says:

      Right. Typical entitled child. She’s been handed everything, and thinks that she is so hardcore. She’s just another princess playing dress up. and pretending to be someone who worked for it.

    • Jill says:

      I don’t give a damn about her and her crap but I love how she overshadowed Lady Caca. They should give her some award for that.

      • John Wayne Lives says:

        lol this… On another note.. I grew up in LA during the 90’s, she needs to stfu about being punk lol

      • jaye says:

        I kinda think that might be why Gaga was so over the top with whatever the hell she was doing in those recent pictures. She’s ratcheting up the lunacy because Miley is stealing her shine.

    • Erinn says:

      Yeah, it must be hard being an underdog like Miley. I mean, having connections from a famous parent, having a hit tweener show for years, having a huge following. Such an underdog.

      I think she’s confusing getting criticism with being an underdog.

    • Elle Kaye says:

      Yes, it is curious as to how you can be an underdog AND be on top. If you are on top, Miley, you are no longer the underdog.

      She is young. She has stupid parents. You cannot expect her to make the right decisions coming out of the gate when she had such poor supervision and guidance growing up. Hopefully she will mature and do some learning on her own.

  3. Sam says:

    You could only consider Miley punk rock if you are under the age of 20 and the closest thing you ever got to punk was Good Charlotte. It’s times like these I wish Sid Vicious or Stiv Bators could come back from the grave and whup her skinny ass. Which would truly be real punk.

    • InvaderTak says:

      And she is getting more press than Lou Reed passing. Ugh. Wonder if she even knows who he is, what he did. What it was really like to be a punk in the 60s, early 70s. Step down Miley.

      • Sam says:

        She did tweet about Lou Reed – but I have to wonder how much she actually knows about him, or his actual influence. She comes off as speaking without knowing.

        I was born in the 80s, around when punk was breaking off into different genres like new wave, post-punk, gothic music, etc. But people can still get into punk if they understand what it’s about. I just take offense to her talking like she can know punk (not just the music, the lifestyle). Punk was about going outside of mainstream society, it was created for people who were disenfranchised, or put upon, or just considered too weird for their own good. Miley demeans the word when she uses it without understanding it. Miley represents everything punk opposed for so long! It just really pisses me off.

      • Ennie says:

        Lou Reed was old, so she probably does not appreciate his music, remember hs eis all about being young and hip and cool. Oldies are nothing and sexless.

    • paranormalgirl says:

      She is nowhere near punk. Patti Smith she is not. THAT is a true punk goddess.

    • lavinia says:

      How about Nina Hagen? Siouxsie Sioux? Poly Styrene?

      Miley sings pop music. Not even CLOSE to punk.

    • Dommy Dearest says:

      YES.

      +100!!!

  4. Eve says:

    I’m just glad that, for once, her tongue is inside her mouth. And she looks sooooo much better like that.

    Re: Gonzalez mocking her — that’s not the first time I’ve seen her doing that. I believe she’s mocked Cyrus before (back when she was still with Hemsworth).

    • Tiffany27 says:

      MTE. I almost didn’t recognize her.

    • Dommy Dearest says:

      I think Gonzalez has in her head that they are rivals considering the Disney shows and then Derp Boy. As much as I dislike Cyrus, Gonzalez is tacky and just as much an attention whore with her constantly having something to say or do in direction of Miley.

  5. Spooks says:

    What is a learner permit and how do you get a driver’s licence in the US. Here you have to listen to 30 hours of theory, pass a test, 10 hours of first aid, pass a test and then 35 hours of driving with the instructor and pass a test? IS it harder to get one in the US?

    • duchessofhazard says:

      Wow, which country is this? I think in the US driving is a part of the school curriculum (a reason why by eighteen, most American teenagers have their driver’s license). I think they do get lessons as well as watch a series of videos, take the theory and then the test. I honestly can’t remember.

      • Spooks says:

        Croatia. You also have to be 18 to take the test.

      • Evelyn says:

        In Maryland, which requires the most instruction, we had to have 30 hours of classroom time, you had to have your learners for a year and a half and have I want to say 50 hours of time behind the wheel, at least 6 with a driving instructor. I also had to pay for drivers ed, the school didn’t offer it

      • Maria says:

        In Germany you have to go to a driving school which costs about 1000€ + (depends on how many lessons you have to take before you pass the “practical” driving test). I had to get an eye examination, first aid training and sit 14 lessons in the driving school to learn about traffic laws. Then you learn for your theoretical test and if you pass this one you can go on to take at least 14 driving lessons. All you have to do is pass your driving test, and voila you got your driver’s licence.

    • Relli says:

      A learner’s permit is like a temp license that they give out with different restrictions for kids who need it to legitimately get to work or school and usually have drive time restrictions too, like not after 9PM. Every state is different, I am from the middle of the Midwest and the youngest age you can get a learners is 14. Which, made sense because back in the day when they made that law a lot of people had farms and most kids grew up driving tractors, or at least golf carts. Now I think even my state has raised the age and sometimes they even look slightly different, like the are vertical instead of horizontal. So they are like really, really restricted licenses.

      In American though we do have to take drivers education classes in order to get a license, in most public schools they offer this class but in private they do not so yeah that is why most Americans get their license in their teens. BUT it is no where near as thorough as what you are describing, that sounds kind of awesome actually we just watched a bunch of old safety videos made in 70’s, not incredibly helpful in an accident or emergency.

      • Dommy Dearest says:

        I grew up in Georgia and our requirements (before they changed them) was to get your learners at 15 then your actual license at 16. All you had to do was take a test on one of the monitors and if you passed that you went on to drive the car in the area the instructor wanted. No other class was required. I think by the time I reached 20 though they had changed the ages up a year for 16 to get the learners and 17 for the license. I live in Washington now and I know that it’s different from down south, I just can’t remember it.

    • Bree bree says:

      Wow, so much work. In CA, once you are 18 all you need to do is take super-easy quiz for permit, practice how long you need and then take driving test. I have no idea what the protocol for under 18 drivers is. But I think it’s just the same thing. Definitely no drivers ed!

      • Annie2 says:

        You can drive in Dallas without a license! All the illegals do and the rest of the idiot drivers have never seen a Rules of the Road book. Worst city ever for driving.

    • Spooks says:

      Letting people on the street with so little knowledge seems dangerous. Can you pass a test on an automatic? Because, here you can’t. You have to know how to drive with a stick in order to pass.

      • Relli says:

        @ Spooks yeah it is, thats why so many States have upped the age limit and most are no 16/17 now, which is still pretty young. But driving a stick here is anomaly, I have never learned how and I have had my license for at least 16 years.

        @ Dommy so interesting I thought sitting through 70’s safety films (where they actually warn you about the dangers of driving in bell bottoms and platform shoes, so it did all become relevant again) and driving a simulated car in a trailer on the parking lot of school that smells like mothballs was standard. I just got my drivers license in my new state after like 6 years because I wanted to buy a car. In my old state it was all electronic and on computers. In my new state 20 questions on mimeographed worksheet that you could take up to 3 times in 1 day.

      • Spooks says:

        A lot of people have automatics, but they still don’t let you take a test in one.

    • Beregorl says:

      (Offtopic:

      Spooks, I’ve been reading your comments for a while: I always liked them, and I’ve had very similar experiences about education and society and stuff. So I was wondering which European country you were from. Slovakia…? Czech Republic…? Maybe Poland? So you are Croatian. I lovelovelovelove Croatia!
      *A 30 years old Hungarian.*

      As for driving: we have to pass similar tests in my country in order to get a permit. I’m good at theory, but after 60+ hours of practicing I still feel like I suck hard at driving, and I don’t dare to sign up for the final test.
      Here you can take the final test in an automatic car, but then the permit will be restricted to automatics. So 99% of drivers had to get used to the stick.)

      • Spooks says:

        Heeey! I love Hungary. I’ve been to Budapest and Pesc, and it was great. In my opinion, your cousine is one of the best in Europe 🙂

        Don’t be discouraged. I did great at my theory and first aid exam, but had to take the driver’s test 3 times. Hang in there 🙂

  6. Dani2 says:

    Lol she’s punk rock? Thought she was “urban”.

  7. LB says:

    The fall will be that much harder.

    And that’s not meant as a slam against her specifically. Popularity comes in waves. Artistry and craft and talent ensure longevity. Pop celebrity activity, instead, is very of the moment. I believe Miley is into being a celebrity, not an artist itself, right now (she needs to work on her craft and talent much more and less on her efforts to be scandalous and talked about for the wrong reasons, to be otherwise). As such, something else will come along and replace her.

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      Same thing happened with Lady Gaga–not saying that she isn’t talented, but she’s too much into her whole personna. I get that she likes to dress quirky and weird, even on her off days, but there’s a difference between that and wearing the full gear. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in anything that was either comfortable and see through (I’ve actually seen a pic when she walked around in heels, see through tights and a shirt) or she was covered and looked like it was hard to walk/sit down comfortably.

      And those kinds of things don’t interest people for very long. I like her better when she’s singing acapella with her piano.

    • Leila in Wunderland says:

      I agree. I mean, I definitely see how it’s fun for a pop star to dress up in all kinds of costumes and images. If I were a pop star, I’d do that too. I also understand that talent isn’t always enough in Hollywood- you have to keep the public’s attention to keep up the career. But I wish Miley would focus more on improving her craft than being all about the image. I am entertained by celebrity attention-seeking, and I do think Miley is interesting, but it would be nice if she made better music and tried to improve as a singer. She’s not a great singer, but she’s not talentless either. She does have a little bit of talent, she should be more focused on how she can better herself and push herself musically. But it seems like right now she’s just having too much fun partying and playing with the press.

  8. Madriani's Girl says:

    Oh for the love of God, Miley, sit down and shut the hell up.

  9. blue marie says:

    She doesn’t throw shade at anyone? Really? I bet Amanda Bynes would beg to differ.

  10. carol says:

    so THATS what her handlers are telling her…..

  11. Jenna says:

    Girl, SHUT UP!

    That is all.

  12. lucy2 says:

    Everybody wanted to be her in that moment of the VMAs? Uh, no. Her performance was embarrassing. Being talked about does not equal good. She doesn’t seem to grasp that at all.

    • Amory says:

      To me, it wasn’t so much about the vulgar. It was just plain lousy. She has no stage presence, can’t dance, and seemed silly and spastic.

      • lucy2 says:

        Exactly – I don’t think any professional musician/dancer/performer was jealous of that performance.

    • Dommy Dearest says:

      I think only Lady Gaga wanted to be her at that moment. Maybe Rhianna but Gaga for sure.

  13. Nicolette says:

    No, society isn’t trying to shut you down, they are trying to shut you up.

  14. Garrett says:

    One more tidbit: people on twitter are saying she was spotted at a club called 1Oak in NY til 4am with Lindsay Lohan.

    On another note, society wants her to go away.

  15. Teeny says:

    She seems delusional in some ways, but I think she’s trying to find herself, and doing that under a microscope can’t be easy. I read her article in Rolling Stone and I found it to be enjoyable. It appears that she’s trying too hard, and too many people have been kissing her fanny /making money off of her/telling her she’s so special the majority of her life, and now she’s trying to break free and getting judged and criticized rather harshly because girlfriend doesn’t have a clue where to start reinventing herself. I think she’s harmless, but the more she talks and sticks out her tongue, the more people are going to criticize her, and she clearly doesn’t know when to sit back and be quiet.

  16. dcypher1 says:

    Stfu miley ur not punk rock at all u wish. If u were really punk u would tell ur handlers that ur not gonna stick out ur tongue or twerk cus its stupid. There nothing punk about the met gala. That’s the furthest thing from punk rock a rich people party is not punk. It’s like the total opposite of punk.

  17. teehee says:

    Correction: no civilized society wants or needs her. This is so the opposite of anything important or meaningful, or what makes a society functional, that she doesnt even deserve to use the term!
    Society says she can do what she wants, but she is highly mistaken to think that anybody has to find it favorable or interesting or sing her any praises unless they truly want to.

  18. Theresa says:

    Miley, don’t fool yourself, kid. Anyone kissing up to you now is doing it because Hollywood is full of fair-weathered friends and users. Controversy and novelty is the name of the game these days, so a high five in a club, or a bottle dropped at your table courtesy of Kanye is par for the course. Wait a couple years, when you’re no longer chart topping, been replaced by some other talk-of-the-town, and you’ll see who your friends are. Name dropping to prove your legitimacy is pretty desperate, but then again you have proven that you really do care what people think, dangerous waters in this fickle business.

    Go ahead and live it up, these moments and memories from these sparse years of “success” are going to have to sustain you for a long long time. Burning brightly and quickly when you’re young will be seen as a worse decision in the long run than building a more meaningful and mature career over many years. But as they say, isn’t youth wasted on the young?

  19. randmanrandy says:

    Puhh-leaze sista! One of your little people handlers must be editing out all the criticism (some of it constructive) you’ve been getting. If that’s all you’re learning from the feedback, you’re either seriously misinformed or delusional.

  20. Diane says:

    Oh please Miley, you are no folk hero. Don’t make it a bigger deal than it is. You’re creating talk and its no more than that. Sadly it really overshadows your actual talents.

  21. Felice says:

    Shut up, Miley

  22. Elle says:

    Rich, white, privileged definitely equals being an underdog. Poor, poor Miley. I wonder if there’s a charity I can donate to that helps out such underdogs like her.

    • Cheryl says:

      Yes. This charity needs donations as it has a lot of work to do and many needy candidates.
      The search for the cure seems daunting.

  23. Nina says:

    Oh Christ, now she’s punk?

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      Uh, yeah (jeah)! She was deliberately awful and unprepared at the VMA’s! That’s giving The Man the finger in Cyrus language….

    • lavinia says:

      She must have walked up the Bowery for a few minutes and decided she was punk. Just like she spent a couple of days in Detroit and now she’s a homegirl too. *snerk*

  24. Adrien says:

    About as punk as Avril Lavigne.

  25. bettyrose says:

    Bwwaaaahahahaha. *pats Miley on head* adorable clueless little imp

  26. TheOneandOnlyOnly says:

    She’s a delusional narcissist; thanks carol, sam, dcypher1,etc. Yes she’s ready to put herself beside the Sex Pistols and the Clash; A rich white girl created by a multi-national entertainment corporation called Disney, and she’s punk. Right.
    Cosmo has gone so down market these last 10 years – they publish this idiocy with a straight face.

  27. marina says:

    “I don’t ever throw shade at anyone.” Um, really? She’s so petty and makes fun of people all the time. She’s all over the place.

  28. j.eyre says:

    You know what is really punk rock? Grammar lessons. How about taking a few of those and then you can really stick it to civilization (a course in anthropology might not hurt your raw image either.)

  29. mzizkrizten says:

    What’s so obnoxious about Eiza’s pap shots?

    • drea says:

      Based on those photos, I don’t see her as obnoxious or rude either. I clicked on the link expecting her to be bent over dry-humping the window, but she’s pretty much just standing there. Please. People have done far worse to show their distaste for Miley. But maybe you could say that the shots are a bit famewhorey and try-hard (as in, trying too hard to show that she’s sooo above that kind of behavior, lol), but generally, those photos and the girl seem harmless.

      Oh, but I do agree it’s unlikely that she’s in any kind of serious relationship with Liam.

    • Beregorl says:

      I don’t get it either. I agree she has famewhorey tendencies, oh God, I was so tired with the selfies she uploaded to her twitter account, and after all, she’s trying hard to stay relevant and break into the American market. (Though I doubt she’ll succeed.) But she didn’t do anything special, she was just looking at the costume and laughing at it.

      Eiza has a classic bitchface, and a year ago I also found her annoying and a little bit obnoxious. But then I saw her in a hit telenovela called Amores verdaderos (which I shamelessly loved, oh those hunky bodyguards…), and she grew on me. I liked her acting so much, it’s nothing special, but very cute, energetic and charismatic, and judging from her interviews she seems to be a level-headed, fun, sarcastic young girl.
      So yeah. Famewhorey, maybe immature but harmless. She should stay away from everything connected to Miley though. I hope the girl won’t disappoint me.

  30. poppy says:

    you know what’s really cool? talking about how cool you are, how everyone is talking about how cool you are, even kanye, how GOD said you are so cool, riding in your lane with the cool kids, and that’s where GOD wants you to be right now, with your tongue hanging out and butt checks flapping in the wind. so cool.

  31. Dommy Dearest says:

    This magazine is horrible for women. I use to read this magazine religiously from the age of 16-20 off and on. I picked up an issue a few months ago and I was disgusted. It’s the reason why so many women that read it have low self esteem and think less of themselves. I read a piece dealing with the advice area and the question had to do with thinking that the guy was cheating and asked if she was being too clingy. The reply was that ‘Yes, he probably is cheating and your clinging is what caused it. Relax and let him do what he wants, he still comes home to you’. I could NOT believe what I had read. They wrote something along the lines of ‘why the summer is a bad time for women to go to the movies’ due to it being a male dominated box office and with as many women that read this over half probably believe this. Anyone that argues this magazine is a feminist magazine is dead wrong (I’m not a feminist but I’ve seen it argued).

    Cyrus needs to go away. The fact she has to keep appearing in random areas to tell her fans about her CD or tour further proves she doesn’t have what it takes to get them to buy it on their own without further incentive by this trash. Her and her family needs to go far away. Volcanoes are good resorts I hear.

    Also: It’s hilarious that the girl Liam was seen kissing is holding onto relevancy by having to poke fun at Miley. Booty call is what we should call her.

    • Runs with Scissors says:

      I stopped reading about how Cosmo is bad for women at “I’m not a feminist.” smh.

  32. Justme says:

    I think Miley (like Lady Gaga now) is now a joke, they don’t get respect, they get eye rolls. Any talent they may have is overshadowed by their egos and talk about being art or being “punk” or whatever these 2 silly gals with hardly any education seem to spout. They both don’t get that there is difference between people watching/talking about your talent and likeability to people watching/talking about your ridculousness and idiot comments and behavior. They are both losing any level of credibility they may have had and they are barely out of the gate career-wise, yet EVERYONE Is tired of them already!!! Not good for career longevity. But great for career mocking.

  33. Alexa says:

    Whatever Peeps . . . I’M LOVIN’ MILEY RIGHT NOW . . . so SUCK IT!

  34. Leila in Wunderland says:

    She does have a reputation as being nice rather than a Hollywood Bitch, but that comment about not throwing shade at anyone is false. A few months ago she made fun of Sinead. Sinead did start it with her slut-shaming rape apologist comments, and that can bring out anyone’s inner bitch, but that still didn’t make it right for her to stoop to the same (problematic) low by taking a jab at the woman’s mental illness in return.

    This interview was boring. I’m getting tired of her talking about Kanye and the VMAs all. the. time. I liked the pictures, though. And my dad started teaching us/letting us drive at 13. My brother is 14 and he’s being taught too.

    • Evelyn says:

      To be fair, Miley brought Amanda Bynes into it and made fun of her, which was really low. That girl has very real, serious mental issues. Sinead was a willingly involved party, but Amanda wasn’t involved and couldn’t even defend herself. And whether she thinks it’s belittling or not, she does disparage black people and little people in her performances. Maybe it’s not malicious but it’s still incredibly ignorant and insensitive of her.

  35. Jayna says:

    Miley has some great songs on her album and surprisingly very introspective above love with some country feel mixed in. At least she’s fun. Gaga is getting on my nerves with her pretentiousness again.

  36. JillyRo says:

    Funny how just a month ago everybody was all OMG about Miley and already everybody is meh.
    Anybody else feel that Miley is sinking to blah-who cares faster than she rose to Woah-WTF-is-Miley-doing status??!! It’s like BOOM, all Miley, all the time 24/7, only to come to a PLOP down hard with a thud, like she’s already faded to WTH cares-we-are-sick-of-you status in no more than 1 month!!!. I think the population is starting to be interested and then lose interest in a celeb in less and less time. IS this a new record??? Shelf-life for celebs is getting shorter and shorter!!! I think Miley mistook the public’s shock for actual career longevity.

    • Nina W says:

      Miley just didn’t deliver anything interesting, her attention-grabbing schtick was try-hard and sucky. If she could dance or sing or say something intelligent she would probably have a better shot at staying relevant. She’s boring, and not controversial so much as loud and tacky.

  37. Annie2 says:

    Dear Miley
    Please go fall into a manhole with the rest of the trolls. You have nothing to offer.

    Thanks, society

  38. PortlandJan says:

    MIley dear, society is NOT out to shut you down. Your antics that are an affront to anyone with an IQ above room temperature will do it for you.

  39. mkyar says:

    yeah, the punk movement has little to do with being nude and more to do with actual anarchy. I assume she thinks its her behavior that makes her punk… Miley’s only anarchy seems to be sexualizing childhood for all.

  40. MourningTheDeathOfMusic says:

    Punk Rock? The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, the Clash, even Greenday, just to name a few – THEY are punk rock.

    Miley, you spoiled, delusional child. Don’t ever again attempt to even remotely put yourself in their league.

  41. St says:

    You know what? At this point I’m just tired and bored of Miley. I don’t even want to open articles or interviews about her. I don’t care what she will say or thinks. We all know what she thinks. There will be nothing new. And this is the corner that Miley put herself in. People will only care and be interested when she will do something scandalous. When she is not – she becomes boring. Kinda like Lindsay Lohan. No – exactly like Lohan. Did you notice how Lindsay suddenly disappeared from everything? Sometimes she shows up in paparazzi pictures or tries to create some semi-scandal on TMZ or Radar but no one cares. And she become irrelevant C-list. People even didn’t care that much about Dina’s DUI.

    Now Miley too has to constantly do something scandalous and shocking to have people interested. And it’ will be very hard to do it for months.

  42. Missykittens says:

    oh FFS. Girl, you are delusional. You are not cool, society is not trying to shut u down because you’re like totally punk rock. They are trying to shut you down because you are embarrassing yourself and everybody else in the second degree. Nobody wants to be you, because you’re pathetic and desperate, promise. I used to think you were okay, now I’m just embarrassed for you. You’re the Vanilla Ice of this decade. Oh and you never throw shade? Tell that to Sinead.

  43. Jane says:

    More verbal vomit from a delusional creature who has no morals, values or common sense. Oh yes, of course. She also lacks class.

    • Leila in Wunderland says:

      How would YOU know that she has no morals or values? Are you a Goddess Incarnate, here on earth to define morality and values for us mere mortals? A High Priestess? Or maybe not everyone’s morals and values conform to yours.

      • Nina W says:

        Seriously, you’re harshing on her over Miley’s disgusting and offensive behavior. Miley needs to get a damn grip. Sexualizing teddy bears is not okay. I don’t know what kind of creeped out muppet nonsense goes on in her pervy little world with Uncle Terry but she needs to stop promoting it publicly and I for one have no problem calling her out on it.

      • Leila in Wunderland says:

        @Nina W: Do you feel just as strongly about authors who sexualize childrens’ fairytales by turning them into eroticas? Do you read such eroticas? If so, you’re a hypocrite.

      • Runs with Scissors says:

        Leila, you try SO HARD to seem intellectual… fairy tales ARE meant to be sexual allegory… pick up a f*cking book once in a while and stop constantly shrieking about “slut shaming.”

      • Leila in Wunderland says:

        @Runs with Scissors: I don’t ‘try’ to sound anything. The way I talk here is the way I normally write. I do read books- but most of them are fictional, I admit it. And I didn’t even say ‘slut-shaming’. But I will call out bigotry and express my opinion about the old-fashioned and annoying “modesty= the moral high ground” argument. Do you have a problem with that? Aww.

  44. Ennie says:

    Saying “I’m cool” is the least cool thing gver.

  45. WendyNerd says:

    She’d probably worship Ayn Rand if she knew how to read.

  46. miasys says:

    I just can’t with Miley anymore. As a mother, I want to hug her and tell her it’s going to be okay. And then I want to send her to the corner to think about what she’s done. No one should receive this level of attention, it’s just the most insane mind-f*ckery.

  47. d b says:

    Miley comes from ignorance and speaks ignorantly. Garbaage in, garbage out.

  48. jaye says:

    Soooo…the thousands of people who read her tweet shading Amanda Bynes and Sinead O’Connor for having a mental illness was just a mass delusion. Riiiiight.

  49. dorothy says:

    Delusional much?

  50. Haystacks says:

    There have been global invasions less calculated than Cyrus’ career. Punk rock? I think not my mass produced little friend.

  51. sauvage says:

    Seriously, a sentence like “Society wants to shut me down.” should never, EVER start with a “like”.

    Y’all, it’s, like, when you eat cheese cake and, like, combine it with, like, a milkshake, ya know and it’s, like, society wants to shut me down.

    Kind of ruins the whole purpose.

  52. lolalee says:

    It could be just the haircut but her looks remind me of Justin Beiber!