By: Taren Vaughan
The Miley Cyrus VMA performance is continuing to be the topic of conversation for those who found the show the singer put on to be highly offensive. Miley Cyrus has clearly ditched her “Hannah Montana” roots as the singer has taken on a new look and style that is far from Disney-friendly. Miley has made her interest in the Hip-Hop genre well known and has gone as far as to compare herself to Lil Kim. Miley Cyrus’ new found love for Hip-Hop has many people skeptical. And after a video of her kicking it with rapper French Montana hit the web, she got dragged like crazy on Twitter as Miley was repeatedly reminded of the color of her skin. As many people aren’t really feeling Miley’s new image, her fascination with twerking and rather raunchy performance at the VMAs are what people have a major problem with.
During her VMA performance, Miley Cyrus did what she loves to do most and twerked it out on stage with Robin Thicke close behind her. Numerous people found Miley’s provocative performance to be very inappropriate and over the top. And some felt it was flooded with racism. An African American female writer gave her take on Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance and says it was by far one of the most racist things she’s ever witnessed.
On Miley Cyrus’ VMA peformance, she says:
“What Miley did last night was easily one of the most racist displays I’ve ever seen. From her insistence on twerking, to her use of all black women as literal props (they were teddy bears) to her smacking of her dancer’s a*s and the simulation of rimming, it is very clear to me, that Miley thinks that black women’s bodies are to be enjoyed, devalued and put on display for entertainment purposes.”
The writer also calls Miley Cyrus out for going straight for the “urban” music and only showing one side of black culture as if it represents all black people:
“It is reductive and racist to present one subset of black culture as indicative as the whole,especially when there is a purposeful choice to choose the specific subset of culture that plays into existing white supremacist narratives about the stereotype of what it means to be black. Notice for instance, that Miley did not say “I want a black sound” and then head for the Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong, or remake herself in the image of Janelle Monae and dabble inAfrofuturism. Nope. Instead she headed straight for the “urban” music, because that is, apparently, the entirety of black culture, and it represents all black people everywhere, regardless of individual experience.”
For those who didn’t catch Miley’s VMA performance, check out the clip of it below:
*standing ovation*
I think some of us already called Miley out for using a segment of black culture to get buzz and shed her good girl image weeks ago. But shout out to the sad souls who defended her and said it’s nothing wrong with what Miley is doing.
I have to say I completely agree with this writer. I watched Miley’s performance and I was offended to see her slapping and grabbing the behinds of the black women on the stage with her like they were just toys. There is nothing groundbreaking about what Miley is doing. She’s a fraud and a soulless puppet doing whatever she can to get attention.
Very well said. Miley looked pathetic might I add. I know her parents are embarrassed.
Miley is only doing this so she can pull a Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Watch, in a few years she will clean up her image and say she was just going through a “phase” and she’s such a better person now. She’s not doing anything new. These kid stars all do the same tired stunts.
Wow I was wondering if I was the only one who felt that performance reeked of racist undertones.
She is correct and don’t forget about all these black rappers exploiting her trying to attach their names to hers for exposure. Juicy J, and the producer Mike Will and now I hear she will be on Kanye’s remix black skin head she doesn’t understand she is nothing more then a prop.
Wow! I need to share this because way too many of us are praising this girl for mocking our race. Damn shame too!
So sis you decided to write Epic Content!!…I love this Blog Post!! I felt the exact same way…I could not believe that so many Black People didn’t get pissed about this….this Black Women Twerk thing is fully pissing me off! And not that I would want to take credit(as Black people) for inventing Twerking…but we have been Twerking on Youatube for years….she is doing nothing new and I think that people of color need to look at that performance….Excellent Blog Post Sis!!!!
Am I the only one who feels like she looked like she was possessed by the devil the whole time?
Props to UB for once again posting something that needed to be posted! I’m sharing this.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was waiting for someone to drop some knowledge!
I agree with everything she wrote. I am so sick and tired of Miley Cyrus. She made a fool of herself and threw black women under the bus in the process. Why aren’t more of us outraged?!
Miley Cyrus’ flabby booty disturbed me.
Read her for filth!
I love everyone on this site. LOL. Goodnight.
Miley is just loving the attention. She thinks it will help her become the new Madonna. She’s sadly mistaken.
I completely agree. The women who performed on stage with her should be embarassed too. I know everyone needs a paycheck but come on. Are you proud to say you were disrespected by a white 20 year old girl in front of millions of people while wearing a teddy bear?
cosign!!!!
Preach! I felt the same way.
I LOVE this.
One..thank you UB for doing me this favor and posting about Miley. I asked and you came through. You are appreciated.
Two..Miley Cyrus is a disgusting symbol of when whites take a piece of black culture to elevate themselves. Let’s not forget Miley is the same person who just said a few years ago she had never heard a Jay Z song in her life. Now all of a sudden she’s twerking and hanging with rappers? Why would she change so drastically? For selfish reasons like shed the Disney star image and become the next “rebellious” pop star.
And if that’s not annoying enough, she literally ripped off everything we’ve come to hate about Rihanna. I’m no Rihanna fan but it has to annoy the hell out of her that Miley is in her face rocking her steez. And it’s working! She’s all over the press and her songs will do well. But I will not help her succeed. Nope, I won’t. She won’t get my support while she mocks my race and my people for a headline.
Miley is a sad situation. She thinks she’s being cool acting the why she does. I applaud the writer for speaking the truth.
Where I am from, we r still trying to elevate our families from the hood so I dont get the whole hood glorification thing but to each their own. This display from little girl lost was vulgar & disgusting not to mention horrifying & extremely awkward to watch. I don’t know any self respecting black women who would embarrass themselves this way. It seems way more trailer trash than hood to me.
I hope the Twerk Team and ATL strippaz are happy now.
Miley Miley..She knew exactly what she was doing. I would not call —
what she did racist. I think her performance could have been a big deal if was done with taste. I also blame MTV and Thicke for being a party to such a shocking acts of sexuality. Mind MTV is not for kids. My question would be why isn’t anyone blamen MTV or Thicke.
Also shaken your a*$$ is not part of black culture twerking
just a silly dance and if done Miley performance way not classy.
Oh please…. racist???? smh… people are offended by everything now. Was her performance a little bit much? Yes. Was it racist? Heck no. Maybe it’s just me, as a black person myself, I was more bothered by her outfit and her oddly shaped rear versus the performance.
Damn yall still writing comments on here? LOL. Yall are too funny. Happy Almost Friday people!
Why did this get like 80 comments? lol I agree with the writer though. #shrugs