Tattoos, Miley Cyrus, Disney, and Vanity Fair

I got the tattoo. I am proud of it. It hurt maybe a gazillionth of what it must feel like to have your city destroyed by bombs, and it hurt a gaillionth of what it must feel like to die too young because of a war that has nothing to do with you, other than your dumb luck of being born in a place, or living in a place, that is being pummeled by a stupid government which is in control of this place that i had the dumb luck to be born into. It hurt a gazillionth of what it must feel like for this woman's family every time they think of her and every time they wish she were still around.

OK I'll stop with the maudlin.

I will say that I will have a picture of it soon. Very soon if that jack-ass friend of mine finds the cord to his damn camera.

I swear to god. For my graduation I am asking for two things cameras and... well OK in the words of Grace when speaking to Karen (only changed to suit my specific needs of a digital camera/camcorder): I want the labels to read either SONY or MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS!

So I got the tattoo. It is great to be a part of this project. I have not yet had time to start a blog for her, but I will as soon as she says go.

And now I would like to take this moment to chime in on the whole Miley Cyrus controversy:





I don't see sex when I see this photo. I see a child. And it's an interesting photo as well, but it's not sexual in the least. And if you think it's sexual, then you are projecting sexuality onto it, and you ought to think about why you as an adult feel ok with putting sexuality onto a child.

This picture could say a lot about her being a child star, first of all. Look at the way her posture is, and how vulnerable she looks. The kid is attacked from all sides, and her AGENCY is taken away from her, which brings me to my next point:

Stop acting like poor little Miley didn't have any say in it. DAMN IT she DID. She chose those pictures as did everyone around her-including daddy cyrus, disney cyrus, and so on cyrus... they *all* saw those photos before they were released to the press.

photographic proof that daddy was in fact there at the shoot:





So I don't want to hear another damn ass-hole who just *has* to have her say in the matter-that poor miley and what is this world coming to and so on...

Perhaps the only interesting writing I've seen about this whole thing.

well, and this is also interesting.

and finally-Miley if you are going to apologize for anything it should be these:





and Disney can suck it-acting all outraged:



[not that this picture is sexual either because it isn't necesarily sexual at all... but still, they're outraged that Vanity Fair manipulated Miley to sell copy?]

PUHLEAZE- like Disney doesn't exploit children in anyway they can any time they can (the implied clause there is "get away with it"). So Disney: SUCK IT!