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For art's sake?

Posted 2nd May 2008 by Laura Bannister

Yes, we've all inwardly cringed upon sighting 'artistic' photos of our friends' pre-pubescent younger sister dressed a little too scantily. So is it any different when the images are taken by renowned fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz and feature 15 year-old Disney sensation Miley Cyrus? The photos, leaked on the internet and now featured in the current issue of Vanity Fair, have been heavily criticized by the international media, leaving Disney questioning Miley's long term future as a role model to young girls. They do have a point. It's probably a little hard to push the I-love-flared-jeans-and-glitter-hair-clips stereotype if your teenage protege is simultaneously working the I'm-arty-in-
nothing-but-a-bed-sheet look.

So is it classic, natural beauty or inappropriate sexualisation? That's what we're all trying to figure out.

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Roshni, QLD - 3rd May 2008, 02:05 PM

I'm very really surprised to see a teen popstar in the shot. I mean someone whose toarget audience revolves around girls 7 - 12 should think twice before doing a couple of nude shots for alot of money. She's only 15, celebrities who do shots like this are

Gleen - 4th May 2008, 12:05 AM

laura rocks

a_lish - 6th May 2008, 01:05 PM

I think the photos are really nice. Maybe we shouldn't underestimate her fans. Sure, they are young, but audiences need to be taught to analyse what they see and hear from early on and not take everything at face value. Naked doesn't necessarily mean sex.

a_lish - 6th May 2008, 04:05 PM

Michael - 8th May 2008, 10:05 AM

Vanity Fair, is not directed at a teen audience. Who leaked the photos and why. She is not doing anything bad, what's the fuss about?

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