Miley Cyrus: From bubbly tween star to video vamp?

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on May 29, 2010M at 8:17 am

Writing about Disney star Miley Cyrus (pictured at right)  is a bit surreal for me.

My daughter grew up watching Cyrus as “Hannah Montana” and she still hasn’t quite forgiven me for never taking her to see the singer when she appeared in concert several times here in Oklahoma.

So when I got an e-mail news release about Dannah Gresh (pictured below) and her concern about Cyrus’ latest music video, I was immediately intrigued. I had written a story about Gresh and her “Secret Keeper Girl” ministry tour for young girls and their moms when the tour stopped in Tulsa last fall.   

Here’s the thing: Gresh said she has tried to stay positive about Cyrus for many years and even wrote that she was a good role model in her new book that is set for a September release. But in our recent interview, Gresh told me that she stopped the presses in order to include her updated opinion of the megastar after watching the “Can’t Be Tamed” video.

Gresh said she’s concerned about the “violently sexual” nature of the music video. It shows a provacatively dressed Cyrus dancing and interacting suggestively with male and female dancers. 

 
Gresh said many moms have indicated that they are in a wait-and-see mode regarding Cyrus.  
 
“We are all hopeful. We are all waiting. We like the Cyrus family,” she said. “We don’t like this evolution and we want to see them make a different choice.”
 
What about you, reader? What do you think of Cyrus’ “Can’t Be Tamed” video? Do you think this is much ado about nothing or should parents pull the plug, to use a phrase from Gresh, on the Miley  Cyrus fan wagon? Let me know via the comment section here or send me an e-mail at chinton@opubco.com.
Speaking of parents, on her website at www.secretkeepergirl.com Gresh has included some tips on how to talk to your daughters about Cyrus’ new video. Her “Bod Squad” blog that also can be found on the website includes Gresh’s open letter to Cyrus’ parents, Billy Ray and Tish.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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Comments
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