Miley Cyrus Future Prediction
If one to were to take a look at an image of Miley Cyrus ten years ago, one in the present, and one in the future they would not believe she is the same person. On March 26th, 2006, the live-action comedy show, Hannah Montana was launched on Disney Channel with Miley Cyrus playing her first major role as the show’s protagonist, conveniently named Hannah Montana. The television show showcased a 13 year old teenager’s everyday misadventures as living a double life as Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana. The show instantly became a fan favorite, permanently staining Miley Cyrus’ public image as Hannah Montana. At this point, Miley was young, she was innocent, had meaning, and was living the life of an interesting
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teenager. As a new amateur to the entertainment business, she, like most other new actors, naturally found a purpose in life. However nothing in life lasts forever, and eventually Miley Cyrus’ fame will diminish to nothing. Using K. Bryant and William D. Smalley’s journal of popular article known as “The Loss of Fame:Psychological Implications”, we can infer three possible paths she would react when losing her fame. It is foreseeable in the future that Miley will follow the worst path that Smalley and McIntosh has defined as “Downward Spiraling”. Smalley and McIntosh define downwards spiraling as In celebrities falling into this category, the goal of regaining fame is essential to their self worth; therefore, they continue to pursue the goal despite the fact that the public no longer desires them. According to Huffington post they used a DBI categorized as, “an independent index that quantifies and qualifies consumer perceptions of 3,082 celebrities (actors, musicians, models, athletes and politicians),” to measure Miley’s impact when it comes to seven attributes: appeal, aspiration, breakthrough, endorsement, influence, trend-setter and trust. Their results were staggering they found that in “December 2010, she was in the top 3 percent in influence and trend-setter and top 23 percent for endorsement. As of August 2013, Miley ranks in the bottom 1 percent for appeal, aspiration, breakthrough, endorsement and trust. She is also in the bottom 20 percent for influence and trend-setter.”(Huffington Post). Being that her popularity has declined and her “industry is always looking for the next new thing, always thinking towards the future” (Smalley and McIntosh, 393), it had motivated her. This had given the reason to wage war to her core self, and became a negative role model. Later that year in August 25th, 2016 she had released Wrecking Ball, the most controversial song in her entire career, possibly in any one’s career, in her Bangerz album. In her music video she had adopted a new questionable haircut, and had rode on a wrecking ball entirely nude during her video with cameras strategically positioned to hide this nudity. This had been the first time consumers of music have ever seen such a thing on a music video. Miley had broken traditional barriers, and set a new record on her Youtube account commending over 106 million views, more than any other song that she sung. However when the barricade is breached, it is broken and is no longer a surprise for a celebrity to display naked on their music videos. Therefore, Miley cannot match the same controversy as wrecking ball, and therefore cannot receive the same amount of views. To Miley Cyrus, attention and views are everything to her. Therefore Smalley and McIntosh mention that “if a goal is intimately associated with an individual’s self-worth, and that goal is impossible to reach, the continued blocking of the goal can cause reactive depression”(Smalley and McIntosh, 392). Therefore it is conceivable that when Miley Cyrus loses her fame, she will resort to substance abuse, or eventual suicide. In fact Miley has openly stated that 'Coke is gross but 'Molly' and weed are happy drugs!' (USMagazine) She is currently on the path of downward spiraling as we live and breath. Miley is known to have no interest with her former fame, therefore it can be conceived that Miley will not be sent into the clinging category. Smalley and Bryant defines clinging as “after the loss of fame the celebrity finds it difficult or impossible to gain recognition apart that role. Thus the celebrity clings to the role, incorporating it into his/her life.”(Smalley and McIntosh, 388). Miley Cyrus wanted to revert back to her old roles, she wanted to progressively move forward. She had actually revealed to the public that she hated her public image that Disney had conveyed her as while playing Hannah Montana. After Hannah Montana had stopped airing, Miley Cyrus was only seen as the innocent sweet-hearted young immature girl, but Miley didn’t want to be seen as this. She mentions while casting her last season, “"I am not a doll, and people want to treat me that way," she tells Parade a character in the show, "I'm older now. I have an opinion. I have my own taste.”” (NYDailyNews).Therefore, Miley had completely abandoned her former acting role to focus on her singing role and become the famous singer that we know today. If she does happen to lose her fame however, she will certainly not cling on to her role. After learning her distaste of her former public self, she would develop a distaste of her current character, probably doubting some immature acts that she may have made. Being that Miley most likely will not cling to her former fame, but may downward spiral, she may also follow the last path.
The last path is to reinvent themselves. According to Smalley and McIntosh, reinventing is when the celebrity “doesn’t attempt to capitalize on their former fame by becoming their public self”, and also requires a “strong core self that remains relatively intact through their fame”(Smalley and McIntosh, 391). Conveniently Miley possesses both qualities. All Miley’s life she wanted to be a role model to her audience, whether it be a positive/negative role model for young preteens or young women. Also she exclaims no further interest in the identity given to her by Disney, but rather wanted to reveal his true self. While interviewed by the Daily Star Sunday Cyrus has discusses her true feelings about her public-given ego given by her role given by Disney stating “they try to make someone not grow up, but you can’t do that to real, normal people.”(Celebuzz). Miley wanted to no longer be seen as an immature teenager, but redefine herself as a mature women to be taken seriously after her prominent role in Hannah Montanna. Therefore, Miley Cyrus has completely pivoted from being a Disney star and did a 180 degree turn toward becoming an infamous “Wild Child”. “I went from people just thinking I was, like, a baby to people thinking I’m this, like, sex freak that really just pops molly and does lines all day. It’s like, ‘Has anyone ever heard of rock ’n’ roll?’ (Huffington Post). However, she doesn’t do these controversial things for her personal benefit, she does it for her publicity. Perhaps later in her career when she actually becomes mature, and loses her fame, she will attempt to regain it back by becoming a role model for adult females who have the ability to demonstrate female equality. With the ever increasing support of feminism currently happening in the United States she could become a women’s advocate once her singing career is over.
Then as she has done with her Hannah Montana career, she could look down on the days when she had twerked on MTV with her tongue out, smoking cannabis, and riding a wrecking ball with “robes of the finest silk”. As she wished before to become more mature, perhaps Miley will actually become a mature adult and advocate for women’s rights, therefore reaching the same demographic of her age once again. We can calculate what path Miley Cyrus may go done, what about her feelings? After reading There’s More to Life than Being Happy by Esfahani Smith publisher under the Atlantic, it could determine Miley’s emotional path. It can be inferred when reading Esfahani Smith’s article that Miley will most likely be very happy in the future and also lead a meaningful life. Smith distinguishes happy people as people that “tend to think that life is easy, they are in good physical health, and they are able to buy the things they need and want” In Miley’s case she is a millionaire that can afford all the molley and cannabis she wants, as well as mansions and luxurious cars. Smith also defines finding meaning as people leading meaningful lives get a lot of joy from others” To Miley even if she lost her fame tomorrow, she will find a way to bring joy to others even without entertaining them. For instance, she has found a foundation to donate to LGBTQ rights, education, women’s rights, social justice, homeless youth, mental health, the environment, and animal welfare. If Miley were to lose her fan tomorrow she has enough to support herself for the rest of her life as well as support others. Sources Cited Marcus, Stephanie. "Miley Cyrus Says She's Just Playing A Character, Doesn't Want To Glamorize Drug Use." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 27 Dec. 2013. Web. 22 Mar. 2017. Roberts, Soraya. "Miley Cyrus Will 'rejoice' When 'Hannah Montana' Is over." NY Daily News. N.p., 19 Mar. 2010. Web. 22 Mar. 2017. Gabrielle Chung | August 12, 2013 - 3:00 Pm. "Miley Cyrus Slams Disney: ‘They Try To Make Someone Not Grow Up’." Celebuzz. N.p., 13 Feb. 2015. Web. 22 Mar. 2017. Kane, Jessica. "Statistics Prove People Don't Find Miley Cyrus Appealing, Aspirational Or Trustworthy." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 10 Sept. 2013. Web. 22 Mar. 2017. Takeda, Allison. "Miley Cyrus: Cocaine Is "Gross," "Weed Is the Best Drug on Earth"." Us Weekly. Us Weekly, 27 Sept. 2013. Web. 22 Mar. 2017. SMALLEY, K. BRYANT, and WILLIAM D. MCINTOSH. “The Loss of Fame: Psychological Implications.” The Journal of Popular Culture, Blackwell Publishing Inc, 28 Mar. 2011, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00838.x/abstract. Accessed 22 Mar. 2017 Smith, Emily Esfahani. “There's More to Life Than Being Happy.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 9 Jan. 2013, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy/266805/. Accessed 22 Mar. 2017.
If a teenager or pre-teen is focused on particular celebrities and their goal is too look like them, it is not difficult to slip into acting like them as well, or at least being influenced by their behavior and perceived attitudes. The media abounds with bad examples of celebrity behavior, from Justin Bibber driving recklessly to Miley Cyrus parading around scantily clothed, and although every celebrity is not a terrible role model, a disproportionate amount of them can be found to have shaky morals and seem to have let the attention that they receive affect their behavior. In addition, the perfect bodies that most of them display are not realistic and in some cases not even naturally attainable, thanks to the modern tools of plastic surgery, augmentations, liposuction, and other cosmetic surgeries. The media too contributes to the unreal portrayal of models and famous people by using airbrushing on pictures and other editing that lead regular people to compare their bodies to images that are not even humanly possible. The Barbie-like models that girls compare themselves to and the ripped and muscled men that boys compare their bodies to are often completely unnatural and the people who have somehow attained them are,
At first, Hannah was a pesty, teenage girl who didn’t care about her family or religion. After undergoing a harsh journey, Hannah soon began to change her attitude. She now understands her family and her heritage better. As Hannah’s mind shifts, the theme is developed. Hannah understands how the events in a person’s life can impact the person they are today. In addition, she learned that it is important to remember our history. Those who do not remember the past are destined to repeat
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Whitney Houston to most was a very amazing and talented person who allowed life and its mishaps break her down. As a young girl she grew up in the church where she felt like it was a sign from God that she should be singing. Freud believes that religion is an illusion, an attempt to gain control over the external world. In his eyes saying that anything is a sign from God depends on how you vision life. There were times in her life where she would produce more music just to get thru the thing that she would be going through. She would use her music as a defense mechanism to get away from all of the abuse, problems with her marriage, neglect, and drugs. Defense mechanisms are ways to distort reality to reduce anxiety: Rationalization is giving a positive reason to a stressor and regression is withdrawing from reality and going to pastime.
The attitudes and morals expressed in Hannah Montana often reflected those of her real life as Miley Cyrus. During several episodes of Hannah Montana, Montana was placed in situations that caused her to have to make a decision based on her the things her parents had taught her. After much thought, Montana typically made the decision to do what was morally and socially acceptable. This type of attitude and leadership made Hannah Montana a role model for many young girls around the country. After the ending of the long-lived Hannah Montana series, the suppressed identity of Miley Cyrus emerged.
She was unable to portray her true identity then, so it is logical for her to attempt to become herself now. Throughout her youth, Cyrus was able to grasp the idea of public image. She “loves being naked” and has been able to show that throughout her performances and TV screenings (“Miley Cyrus: Her Plans”). Cyrus has talked about her nudity with many television hosts including Jimmy Kimmel. She described her experience at a nudist beach, especially how she was able to see the different types of confident people (“Miley Cyrus: Her Plans”). Cyrus believes in self-expression and the ability to be who you are. This claim has allowed Miley to sell by exploiting her body. She loves being an exhibitionist, often seen in her public appearances. These acts have allowed Miley to move from one end of the spectrum to the other, from traditional to non-traditional values. She is able to rid herself of her childhood filters and now portrays herself in a more personal and scandalous light. She uses her new image as a technique to sell herself and stay relevant in pop culture. Her rebellious attitude, most probably from her life experiences as a child actress, provides her the ability to be profitable by being
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...many little girls dream of being, she is now famous for much different choices. Miley has gone from teenage pop sensation to shocking her audiences by flaunting herself around the world. She states in US magazine, “I want to see people sing along and participate in my show.” She does not want to see phones in front of her fans faces. She wants to see people having a great time and enjoying her show (Nome, 49). Miley Cyrus has done many shocking and remembering things in her life but still has big plans for her future.
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During September of 2007, rumors started to circulate that Miley was pregnant. This was a falsehood that arouse when an image of Miley on the page of J-14 magazine had the caption of “Miley’s Meltdown”. On October 18th, 2008, the “Best of Both Worlds” tour began. There were 69 show dates, 14 more than were originally planned. Miley added 14 because the first shows sold out immediately, and she wanted to give more fans a chance to see the tour. The following February, a 3D movie of the concert tour was premiered in theaters all over america. On February 13th, 2009, the song: “Hoedown Throwdown” was released. The following week another song was released, this one is called “The Climb”. In June of 2009, she switched from United Talent Agency to Creative Artists Agency, based out of Los Angeles. During July of this year, Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack was released. In 2010, she released her third studio album called, Can’t Be Tamed. This album was produced with the help of Hollywood Records.