Published: April 30, 2008
Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) Half Nude Pose
Hannah Montana, who caused a stir with her 2007 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Concert Tour, has now created a different kind of stir.
Over the weekend, an "artistic" photo of the apparently topless 15-year-old appeared on the Internet. It's what the photo suggests rather than shows - the idea that she might be nude, perhaps in bed - that bothered some parents who poured their feelings onto blogs. She wasn't in bed during the photo shoot for the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine; and all we see is her bare back; but she does have a subtle "come-hither" expression.
Now parents are scratching their heads, WHY? When young girls have so few positive role models to follow, why would Vanity Fair want to transform a child who has steered clear of controversy into a young sex pot? Why would her parents allow this to happen?
Does this suggest that the way for an attractive starlet to "grow up" is to take off some or all of her clothes in front of a camera, so that "erotic" or even pornographic photographs of her can appear in a popular magazine or TV program aimed at adults? Does claimed "artistic quality" now trump all moral concerns, even when children are concerned?
The professional photos emerged just days after some attention-getting amateur shots of Cyrus hit the Web. In one amateur photo, she tugs down a tank top to reveal a bright green bra. In another, she lies languidly on her back across a male friend, shirt raised to bare her midriff. Miley Cyrus is 15, with a fan base that begins in preschool.
Vanity Fair said "Miley's parents and/or minders were on the set all day ... everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait." Some news sources say the parents were not present when the controversial photo was taken. As for Disney, it accused editors of creating a situation "to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old."
Just how big is this young lady, whose 70-date concert tour in 2007 sold out within minutes, who had desperate parents filing lawsuits and entering wacky endurance contests (like hanging onto a pole for six days) to get tickets, who herself took home $1 million a week and something close to $20 million from the tour?
Conducting Talk Shows on this topic is Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media, based in New York.
ABOUT ROBERT PETERS...
Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
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