Posted by ( Jaime Weems ) on April 29, 2008 at 7:00 am

I think this is VERY inappropriate for a 15 year-old to be photographed in this manner.  Whether her parents were there or not, any 15 year-old knows better than to pose in such a manner. I have said for a couple of years now that I’m glad my 6 year-old daughter looks up to Miley Cyrus because she is one of the few that is a positive role model- until now.  I understand that she is a child and will learn from her mistakes but I hope that she doesn’t get off the right track.

Posted by ( Jessie ) on April 29, 2008 at 8:08 am

My 9 year old daughter adores “Hannah Montana” and I was glad that Mylie Cyrus seemed to maintain a positive image. I was disappointed this week when this story hit the news.  My husband said it was only a matter of time until she went the “Brittany Spears way”.
But I guess we’ll see how she handles this matter.  I agree with you Josh that I can say I would never let anyone photograph my daughter without her shirt on. Mega Star or not ylie Cyrus is still a 15 year old child and her parents failed to protect her in this.  And I don’t care how famous this photographer is, photographing a 15 year old without clothing on is still child pornography.

Posted by ( Trish Davis ) on April 29, 2008 at 2:36 pm

She is has been given the go ahead to do pretty much what she wants to do by her well meaning dad and mom.  But if she was my daughter, I’d never permit even a chance of something like this going on. The world is full of people who should are well meaning, but at this tender age no parent in thier right mind would permit this awful picture to be taken.  I can only say shame on all involved.  They need praying for and get back to bacic roots of family life and leave this type of trash in the trash cans where it belongs.  No one means well when it comes to our youth anymore.

Posted by ( Jamie Chapman ) on April 30, 2008 at 5:05 am

FOR GOD’S SAKE, all you can see is her back!  You see more skin when they film these little girls at the beach.  I hope her parents are socking away her money from Hannah Montana because when it is over, she won’t find much other work.  She is a very unattractive girl with very little real talent, just like her dad.  Has anyone read his or Miley’s mothers stories??? They are not ultra clean, it was only a matter of time before something happened with her, although this is not something to get excited about.

Posted by ( Erin ) on May 01, 2008 at 8:06 am

I read that her parents were not there.

While some 15 yr olds may have been able to know that this could have turned out looking bad, I know that when I was 15 I was innocent enough that I would have thought that this was being “artsy” or something, at that young age I never would’ve imagined that this would end up being seen as “sexy” through adult eyes.

Look at her expression, it hardly seems that she is trying to be provacative.  Annie Leibovitz is a very powerful photographer with a strong personality, she is the one who came up with this pose, among who knows how many other poses, and I am sure Miley was influenced into this pose by the person in charge of the shoot.

People who are parents, of all people, should be listening to this young girl, who has admitted she made a mistake, but perhaps was too innocent at the time to know so, instead of being all judgemental about the situation, perhaps the higher road would be to accept her apology and let it pass, instead of trying to judge what went on without knowing any of the details.

And speaking of details, the names of the people in the story this blog post is about aren’t even spelled right, and I don’t know how to word this so it doesn’t sound nasty, because I’m not trying to be, but if you can’t even get the names right, how can you pretend to have enough information to judge the situation?

Posted by ( david patton ) on May 01, 2008 at 12:11 pm

As a photojournalist, I see and hear too many times that such photos as Miley Cyrus are deemed “artistic” by the photographer, a way to explain an image away to elitists. WRONG. Such behavior as Liebovitz, pushing the envelope because she is held in high esteem by who knows who, gets away with this type of work. Sometimes I regret being a photographer because of the bad connotations by those in our field. Most of us are ehtical and have a sense of decency when it comes to underage clients.  I would NEVER photograph an underage girl in the manner of which Cyrus was photographed. I set my bounds. Yet in the end, who really cares? The one-hit wonder, Billy Ray probably needs his daughter to bolster his failed career. And Miley’s excuses are so infantile at best. However, people neeed to understand the mindset of entertainers as many of them have no morals to speak of and really don’t care about anything other than themselves. Can you say Spears, Hilton, Anna Niclole and the rest of the crowd?  But then these tragedies are over 18 years of age, right? David Hamilton allegedly also photographed undersaged girls, but he worked in Europe. In America we sort of live and work under a different creedo. Or at least I do. David in Abingdon

Posted by ( Ben Poole ) on May 05, 2008 at 9:13 pm

I dont think she needs to head in to much mature role such as these photos.She’s barely going to be 16 yrs old or already is. We dont need such a good role model for young girls her same age to be ruined. Good example Britney Spears. MYLIE CYRUS deserves better than becoming another child growing up under that Hollywood stpotlight and falling in the cracks because people want to use her tomake themselves a buck. I HOPE SHE ALWAYS RESPECTS HERSELF. HER DAD SHOULD ALWAYS BE THER FOR HER AND GUIDE HER BUT LET KNOW HE LOVES ALWAYS. THATS WHAT I WOULD DO. I HAVE A DAUHTER 12 FIXING TO BE 13 . SHE LOOKS UO TO HER ALOT. BILLY RAY IF YOU READ THIS I HOPE KNOW WHERE I’M COMING FROM.

Posted by ( Michael V ) on May 19, 2008 at 6:45 pm

We post sex offenders on a list to keep track of them and then post this for all to see. Can we say double values? How did she or her parents think it would turn out? It does’t project a good image to her young fans. The message of the picture is pretty clear.