Ok. I get it. I understand that Miley Cyrus is the new Britney Spears. I get the fact that she's a role model to millions of little girls (and in some cases boys) all over the world. I mean, duh…who doesn't want to be a rock/tv/movie star with a washed up country singer dad, and millions of little girls and boys screaming your name and buying the merchandise that you put your name on but had nothing to do with the actual design, marketing, or consumer process? I would. That bitch is stinking rich.
My problem is, that the little girls and boys of the worlds' obsession is not with Miley Cyrus. It's with Hannah Montana, her fictional persona. A girl who doesn't exist and has to wear a (let's be honest) hideous wig that everyone can totally tell is fake, to hide her true identity because she wants to live a "normal" life as a teenage girl. Alright. I get it. Props to that girl for working so hard.
But she DOESN'T EXIST!
Britney's been trying to do that for years and all she ever gets is a picture of her accidentally letting her who-ha show while she was getting out of the car (I mean come on! Who doesn't not wear panties once in a while? Especially in a skirt…come on ladies…let's be honest) and a shotty wanna-be white boy rapper husband who didn't amount to any more fame than he got on his Burger King commercial actually making fun of himself. Britney has 5 DUI's and more lawsuits than Hollywood has money to support. Not to mention that crazy (we dont really know if it's a guy or a girl) screaming Britney's name all over Youtube, while hiding under a sheet. What kind of fan hides? Is this person ashamed of their support of the once idolic Britney? Seriously, that person needs help. Really? You want to be like Britney? I think not.
Now, let's talk about Miley Cyrus.
The 5'5" daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus, has 5 brothers (whom I've never seen), and whose real name is Destiny Hope. She originally auditioned for Hannah Montana when she was eleven, and get this, was auditioning for the role of Lilly. The goofy awkward best friend. It is a slight trick of fate that has turned "Miley" Cyrus into a fictional pop teen idol, instead of her co-star Emily Osment (little sister of popular childhood star Haley Joel Osment.)
Ok, she's not the smartest tack in the box. She's a little silly, has a funky mouth, and a few racey pictures. Frankly I wouldn't want to be her OR her counterpart.
BUT!
At least Miley Cyrus is a real person. A girl who lucked out and became a pre-teen (and in some cases teen…and even early 20's) sensation overnight. Congrats girl. You got the dream.
But please! I urge the youth of America to throw out this obsession with Hannah Montana. Who wants to be a fake rockstar who can't even be rock star in real life? What's the point of working so hard and not getting to be recognized for it? I've never seen footage of Hannah Montana out and about at In n Out…or partying it up on the red-carpet. She only exists in the hearts of millions of children, on stage at her concerts, and on just another Disney television show.
Look what happened to Hilary Duff? Does anybody know what she's doing these days? Last time I saw or heard about her was Cheaper By the Dozen 2…despite the fact that she was Rolling Stone's teenager of the year in 2003, has raised over $23,000 for Breast Cancer Research, was ranked 28 in Maxim's hot 100 list in 2008, donated $200,000 to the American Red Cross and $50,000 to USA Harvest to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, dated Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, her mom is a music producer, and not to mention her undying fame for tv show Lizzie Macguire, and her millions she made from her albums. She became pop-star the right way, and already, after 10 years, she's washed up. Sorry Hilary.
Hannah Montana, rock star pretending to be a normal girl, lying to all her friends constantly, and having awkward relationships with boys because of her secret-identity?
Or normal girl living a secret undercover rock star life, with good friends, and cute famous boys falling all over her?
Which would you rather be?