When Miley Cyrus hit the stage at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards I was disgusted to see that she was wearing extremely short shorts, a tank top with leather boots and dancing around provocatively. Not only that but then she busts out with a stripper pole! All this in front of an audience filled with kids 13 and under. After seeing her awful performance (vocally and visually), I decided to check to see what other people on the Internet where saying about it. Most people saw it the same way i did. A few days later, I saw an article stating that Disney was not taking any responsibility for the performance. "Disney Channel won't be commenting on that performance, although parents can rest assured that all content presented on the Disney Channel is age-appropriate for our audience — kids 6-14 — and consistent with what our brand values are." (MTV.com) I feel that Disney tries to ignore what Miley does outside of the Disney Channel show, Hanna Montana because they know her behavior is just another way to get people talking about her. They allow her to behave this way on stage because it gets them their money, however at the expense of the kids that look up to her. Is it right to allow Disney to condone her behavior and just turn the other cheek when approach about their opinion? I think not.
