tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post77542433447186814..comments2023-04-16T05:32:30.653-04:00Comments on Salons at Stowe: Implicit racism in Miley Cyrus' VMA performance?Harriet Beecher Stowe Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14080204075554140965noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-67503810233793335162013-10-04T14:12:40.836-04:002013-10-04T14:12:40.836-04:00Singer Sinéad O’Connor recently wrote an open lett...Singer Sinéad O’Connor recently wrote an open letter to Miley Cyrus about her performance...very interesting: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/03/sinead-o-connor-open-letter-miley-cyrusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-26023398923167559892013-09-23T12:40:47.960-04:002013-09-23T12:40:47.960-04:00Although I thought that her performance was a bit ...Although I thought that her performance was a bit too flaunty and offensive, I do not think that it was her attention for it to be racially offensive. I think that Miley Cyrus wasn't even aware of what a minstrel show is. Although she is the only white woman on stage and is surrounded by black people there's no way that she intended for it to become racially offensive. I can see why some James B Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-21543674254440305312013-09-23T11:30:32.126-04:002013-09-23T11:30:32.126-04:00in the world of black danceing twerking is one of ...in the world of black danceing twerking is one of them and since miley is trying to act black, dont think she's trying to cause problems. on the other hand many people are trying to accuse miley of being racist under the accouts of uncle tom, shes trying to get to the top of the music charts with her song. "We Can't Stop" the artist doesn't even though shes making alot of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280914752659294914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-81326236956535340042013-09-23T11:17:14.056-04:002013-09-23T11:17:14.056-04:00I think Miley does not have the intelligence in ev...I think Miley does not have the intelligence in even knowing what a minstrel show is. Miley was just performing on stage with her friends or dancers. Apparently it just so happened that they were black, and people analyzed it as racist.Kevin Sebestyen (2)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-21141546040898543232013-09-23T09:54:48.792-04:002013-09-23T09:54:48.792-04:00Miley Cyrus' performance took me back at first...Miley Cyrus' performance took me back at first watch as I thought it was vulgar, and a little too much so for television. Whether Miley Cyrus intended to be racist and pose as Eva from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" using the Minstrel Shows as the model for her performance is something we cannot say for certain. However, we can be certain that when viewing her performance under a differentJacob B D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-73294893126391561312013-09-23T08:40:26.509-04:002013-09-23T08:40:26.509-04:00I do not believe that Miley, herself, intended for...I do not believe that Miley, herself, intended for this to come off as racist. I think that miley had told who ever was to coreograph her performance to make it something that goes along with her image and will give people something to talk about. There is a chance that this is just coincidental. However, I think the coreographer did this to simply grab the audiences attention, and possibly Elysia Klezosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-88800984457420978442013-09-23T08:22:09.255-04:002013-09-23T08:22:09.255-04:00pablo w.
I dont think she did it intentionally bu...pablo w. <br />I dont think she did it intentionally but it is weird how close they are in apperence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-49337082314449093532013-09-23T08:12:22.587-04:002013-09-23T08:12:22.587-04:00I think this is another one of these situations wh...I think this is another one of these situations where people are over analyzing. I personally don't think she was trying to portray a minstrel show in her "we can't stop" performance at the VMA's. Miley Cyrus was just putting on her show to sell her song like any artist does. To be honest i don't even think she would know what that was. Yes, she was "twerking" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950797760186043403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-27190830169785983802013-09-23T08:00:54.679-04:002013-09-23T08:00:54.679-04:00i think that miley cyrus's performance at the ...i think that miley cyrus's performance at the vmas were inapropiate. i think that this performance shows rascim cause it had african american men dancing behind her.Tony Britonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-4024236662607700232013-09-23T07:57:45.681-04:002013-09-23T07:57:45.681-04:00I don't think it was racist but it was a bit o...I don't think it was racist but it was a bit over the top. I think she was not intentionally trying to be racist but to sell more music.Chris G.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-19251339332046672392013-09-23T07:56:08.182-04:002013-09-23T07:56:08.182-04:00Personally, I don't believe that she even beli...Personally, I don't believe that she even believes she was being racist at the time. I believe that only reason she performed in that manner was to increase her profits and gain attention. The perform is extremely over the top. It seemed like she was trying to outdo other musical performers (Lady Gaga).Dan G Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-79075138010182096472013-09-23T07:49:23.165-04:002013-09-23T07:49:23.165-04:00There is no way Miley Cyrus, a 21 year old pop sin...There is no way Miley Cyrus, a 21 year old pop singer, knows how her performance can be interpreted. I believe that the whole thing has been overanalyzed, as seen above people chose ONE moment that doesn't even resemble the scene in Uncle Tom's Cabin to any extent, you expect anyone to make a big deal out of that? She performed in her usual fashion, for any kind of attention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100918357715979410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-47767943813469771502013-09-23T06:57:38.136-04:002013-09-23T06:57:38.136-04:00I think that the intent of MIley Cyrus was to caus...I think that the intent of MIley Cyrus was to cause exactly this. A long lasting conversation about over a controversial event in hopes to give her some new spotlight on her slowly disintergrating15 minutes of fame. while i do not believe it was in her thought to have her performance styeld after a minsteral i do believe she wanted it to be as weird and controversial os possible in order to makeJonathan G.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-31103993123831765472013-09-23T06:40:50.260-04:002013-09-23T06:40:50.260-04:00I believe Miley Cyrus was just trying to put on a ...I believe Miley Cyrus was just trying to put on a show and make some fame. Its obvious she doesn't care what people think of her after twerking all over the internet. So was this a "minstrel" performance? No, we also will never know if it was or not. Also maybe she had no control of what she was doing and was under the influence of some drugs. Tjamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-51391653864499043782013-09-23T02:33:58.044-04:002013-09-23T02:33:58.044-04:00Miley Cyrus's performance at the VMA's was...Miley Cyrus's performance at the VMA's was quite shocking to everyone. Despite being inappropriate and unexpected. I don't think that she intentionally tried to make a racist performance. This analysis of her performance was a different aspect of this event, and i was intrigued by this point of view. Personally i believe that this was unintentional.Justin S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-79268683578289916692013-09-23T00:27:56.396-04:002013-09-23T00:27:56.396-04:00I think that the entertainment world died a little...I think that the entertainment world died a little the day that Miley Cyrus thought she learned how to twerk. Miley Cyrus was not the only person to twerk or dance provocatively at the VMAs. She was not even the only artist to surround herself with gyrating black women, yet her performance has headed articles around the Internet for weeks. The main controversy surrounding the routine stems from Amanda B. F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-10918980806089804112013-09-23T00:02:00.659-04:002013-09-23T00:02:00.659-04:00I do not think Miley Cyrus intentionally made her ...I do not think Miley Cyrus intentionally made her performance come across as racist. As many viewers thought when they saw the performance, she obviously was not thinking, neither were the people who planned the entire performance out. Everything that Miley has done recently, especially in the VMA's when she knew most of the world would be watching, is for attention. Her plan certainly workedBrendon Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-59770660021257361322013-09-22T22:19:15.300-04:002013-09-22T22:19:15.300-04:00Even though Miley Cyrus's performance can be s...Even though Miley Cyrus's performance can be seen as racist I don't think what she did was intentional. She probably doesn't even know what a minstrel show is. The whole point of that performance was to gain more popularity from fans and get others to talk about it and bring attention to herself.Anya Patrushevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-32599845125781039332013-09-22T21:52:05.804-04:002013-09-22T21:52:05.804-04:00As stated before, I too agree that Miley Cyrus'...As stated before, I too agree that Miley Cyrus' performance at the Video Music Awards was racist. Miley's performance consisted of her in the center of stage, getting all of the attention, while black back-up dancers moved around her. This performance is very similar to blackface minstrel shows, in particular, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which depicts a young white girl in the center Trevor B. C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-6932552272357118382013-09-22T21:46:06.413-04:002013-09-22T21:46:06.413-04:00Miley most likely wasn't directly trying to be...Miley most likely wasn't directly trying to be racist in her show. It was probably a subconscious decision made by the producers based upon black stereotypes and their supposed 'exotic' culture. Miley was probably trying to associate herself with the 'black culture' that is popular in several genres of music today. However, given the presentation, it can certainly be Spencer R G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-42378382436491262032013-09-22T21:39:49.057-04:002013-09-22T21:39:49.057-04:00Mileys relation to the past in this producing, s v...Mileys relation to the past in this producing, s very similar to the action of uncle toms cabin, but not realizing she basically copied and did the same thing, although I believe this wasn't done un-intentionlly it still shows how this comes back into play in our society, and how the dance did exactly how uncle toms cabin was, a white in the middle and people of multiple races in the back Michael G. G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-7707543879642120152013-09-22T21:16:17.534-04:002013-09-22T21:16:17.534-04:00When I first watched Miley's performance, I di...When I first watched Miley's performance, I did notice her choice of all African Americal background dancers. I hadn't known about the minstrel shows, or any history about black theatre and I was still skeptical about that choice. Though it was a significant detail in her performance, I don't think she was trying to immitate minstrel shows. In this day and age, famous people like Lexi B. N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-75406611963152579212013-09-22T21:12:01.586-04:002013-09-22T21:12:01.586-04:00Miley Cyrus' performance during the 2013 VMA&#...Miley Cyrus' performance during the 2013 VMA's, did not mock African Americans and cannot be considered racist in any way. Some people contend that Miley Cyrus' performance resembled a Minstrel show, an entertainment consisting of exaggerated dancing ,music,and variety acts preformed with painted black faces. First, I don't think Miley Cyrus is clever or intelligent enough to comeAidan R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-21182926017505491682013-09-22T20:56:35.056-04:002013-09-22T20:56:35.056-04:00I do not believe that Miley Cyrus's act was a ...I do not believe that Miley Cyrus's act was a direct demonstration on a Minstrel Show, but it does demonstrate a form of racism. Miley Cyrus is most likey unaware at what a Mintrel show even is. Yes the performace that she did was in poor judgment and lacked in common sense, but the judgements people are making about the performance is only going to encourage her more and give her teh obviousMegan R Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758105670327702486.post-18813902014474275162013-09-22T20:29:36.151-04:002013-09-22T20:29:36.151-04:00Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMA's was ...Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMA's was purely for the sake of attention. Recently there hasn't been much talk about the childhood star much, this opportunity her chance arose to gather publicity of teen viewers and to spark talk of her performance. There are many other dancers and stars that have performed similar acts to Cyrus', therefore to assume that someone dancing half Jeremy B. Mnoreply@blogger.com