Its funny how people interpret things in a different way then you would, one thing can be said but taken a million different ways or do a funny face but called racist?
Rising teen pop star Miley Cyrus is the girl many young girls look upto and now she’s being accused of “mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent.” Cyrus was simply making a silly face, I don’t think she meant anything by it, or even thought of offending anyone. Miley was just having a good time with her friends and after one photo she’s being looked at differently.
From others perspectives, it does look bad because people look upto her and expect her to be a good role model, but does society have too high of expectations? For young children to see this picture it makes them think its okay and just a silly face, would you want your child too think that this is amusing? This will also greatly offend the Asian culture because just looks like Cyrus is mocking them and their appearance. She might not have been purposely trying to offend the Asian culture, but the point is that she did. Cyrus doesn’t owe anyone an apology other than the Asian descent; her fans should stick with her through think and thin no matter what the tabloids say about her.
I do agree with Cyrus when she states “I was simply making a goofy face.” She’s only a teen, obviously this would be photographed and I’m sure she knows this picture would be noticed, so clearly she didn’t PURPOSELY do this to offend anyone. Though in some ways I look at this situation like, Cyrus could have made a bunch of different faces so why slanted eyes?
Even stars have their mess ups, they are people just like everyone else. So why is everyone focusing on just Miley Cyrus? Anyone else could make this face yet it’s all focused on a teenage girl. Cyrus should make a public apology just so it’s all over with. Everyone should just focus on more important things and leave the teen pop sensation to do what she does best; sing and just let her be a teen.
From others perspectives, it does look bad because people look upto her and expect her to be a good role model, but does society have too high of expectations? For young children to see this picture it makes them think its okay and just a silly face, would you want your child too think that this is amusing? This will also greatly offend the Asian culture because just looks like Cyrus is mocking them and their appearance. She might not have been purposely trying to offend the Asian culture, but the point is that she did. Cyrus doesn’t owe anyone an apology other than the Asian descent; her fans should stick with her through think and thin no matter what the tabloids say about her.
I do agree with Cyrus when she states “I was simply making a goofy face.” She’s only a teen, obviously this would be photographed and I’m sure she knows this picture would be noticed, so clearly she didn’t PURPOSELY do this to offend anyone. Though in some ways I look at this situation like, Cyrus could have made a bunch of different faces so why slanted eyes?
Even stars have their mess ups, they are people just like everyone else. So why is everyone focusing on just Miley Cyrus? Anyone else could make this face yet it’s all focused on a teenage girl. Cyrus should make a public apology just so it’s all over with. Everyone should just focus on more important things and leave the teen pop sensation to do what she does best; sing and just let her be a teen.
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