29th Apr 2008
Leibovitz Strikes Back
By now the news of 15 year old Miley Cyrus going topless in Vanity Fair has reached a fever pitch. Noticeably silent has been publisher Graydon Carter and Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz responded yesterday by saying “sheeeeiiiitt… this teen is crazy damn insane and the conservatives in America need to have a warm cup of shut the eff up.” We kid. Leibovitz released a statement saying
“I’m sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted, Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful”
While rationalizing a 15 year old wearing nothing more than a sheet in the Conservative States of America is next to impossible (can’t wait for President McCain to be sworn in), Cyrus and her handlers are not blameless. At a photoshoot the subject is more than aware of the photos being taken, because… they. are. posing. for. photos. Ignorance as to what the final work will look like is disingenuous at best and stupidity at worse. At anytime during the shoot when she was in the midst of taking her bra off, did anyone say…”hey, this is being released in George W. Bush’s America, it might not go over well, let’s put these clothes back on and find some Hannah Montana pajamas.”
No? Oh Ok.
Posted by Eva @ 10:00 am
April 30th, 2008 at 10:21 am
It’s crazy how young superstars are starting to take their clothes off at earlier and earlier ages. It’s like they can’t wait to reach that level of publicity. What exactly were they thinking when they came up with this “brilliant” idea? Personally I think the portrait of her (disregarding the fact that she is naked) is quite ugly, it looks depressing and she looks sick. Where is the sweet little girl in the photo? Talk about doing everything to try to make a 15 year old CHILD look like a 25 year old used and abused woman. Sickening.