re: #231 A Mom Anon

Nah, you’re not old, she’s just not that talented. If it weren’t for auto tune, a semi famous one hit wonder dad, or that she was a Disney (or Nickelodeon? I forget) creation via Hannah Montana, no one would have heard of her. I think when a kid gets robbed of any sort of childhood to be famous it fucks up their head. It doesn’t happen to every kid actor/singer/musician/model, but it seems to happen a lot. I think it goes back to not being allowed to be a kid and being seen as a money maker/meal ticket that’s the biggest issue. Not to mention the possibility of being abused and taken advantage of when lots of money is at stake.

Miley Cyrus is a manufactured and packaged product, following in the dubious footsteps of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. Disney used her up while she was still young enough to be Hannah Montana, but once she got “too old” Disney dropped her like a hot potato. Her acting, singing and dancing chops are not all that great, kinda like Britney’s and Lindsay’s. On the other hand, Xtina Aguilera, another Disney kid, actually seems to have verifiable talent and she not a total train wreck now.