It's hard to know exactly what to say about someone like Miley Cyrus. On one end, it seems nearly impossible not to like her bubbly personality, the good morals behind her music, and the fact that she is generally sweet and charming. On the other...
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It's hard to know exactly what to say about someone like Miley Cyrus. On one end, it seems nearly impossible not to like her bubbly personality, the good morals behind her music, and the fact that she is generally sweet and charming. On the other hand, she's a 15-year-old getting paid literally millions of dollars, and the "Hannah Montana" merchandise that bears her name and face is making billions as we speak. I have to say that I don't think any actor or actress in the world is worth quite that much, no matter how good or talented they are, but that's a completely different subject you can argue for days. For the moment, I'll try to stay on topic and stick to talking about Miley.
As an early childhood teacher, it's tough not to walk into a school and see a bunch of pint-sized "Hannah Montana" wannabes walking down the halls with their trendy Hannah Montana hairdos, T-shirts, notebooks, and more. To Miley's credit, she has built an absolutely phenomenal empire with her television show, concert tickets, and the merchandise being sold as a promoting device. She truly is a "one in a million" success story, but then again, with the world we live in, you can bet that in the future, they'll probably be taking hundreds of young girls like Miley and molding them into overnight superstars like never before. It's the kind of thing that little girls love to eat right up, and agents and producers know that if they start Miley out with a squeaky clean image and "girl power, be whatever you want to be if you keep trying" song lyrics, they can get away with it and maybe even start winning over many of the moms, too.
One thing is for sure: Miley is growing up in an extremely adult world, and as a result, she's going to have her work cut out for her if she wants to keep what she's got. We've seen former talents like Britney and Lindsay essentially throw it all away by making foolish mistakes, and I genuinely hope that doesn't happen to Miley. She's very young, and she has a fighting chance, but she's gonna have to work to maintain that chance. It's too bad that her father Billy Ray is turning out to be less than the "ultimate dad" that he was originally perceived as, but I guess you can't believe everything you hear. In either case, I hope he straightens out too and helps his daughter keep going strong. Sure, the "Hannah Montana" phenom will wear thin, and this current American obsession will come and go like many others in the past. Look at how Hilary Duff's "Lizzie McGuire" run burst onto the scene, ran its relatively short course, and came to be replaced by new teenager Miley Cyrus and her similarly plotted show. It's just the way it is. Fortunately, Hilary seems to have turned out fairly well (much better than most of her contemporaries), and if Miley continues working to keep her head screwed on tight, she too can be respected for years down the road, and a good example like that would REALLY be something that our world could use right now.