I hate to be yet another voice in the sea
of Internet opinions about Miley Cyrus and how she’s grown from that sweet
southern Disney star to the edgy, punk pop singer she is today. However, when
her new music video, “We Can’t Stop” got over 10 million views in one day, I
had to check it out.
In the first 30 seconds, Miley snarls at
the camera and pops in gold grills with more attitude than I thought humanly
possible. Even in this first glimpse, before the song had really started, I
knew that Miley was trying to make a statement.
The comments below, while very
entertaining, were a combination between witty insults and seemingly heartfelt
rebuttals. Angry Internet trolls make comments like “she can’t stop making
songs that suck” or “she just kicked me right in the childhood.” And when the
number of dislikes is creeping closer and closer to the number of likes, you
know a YouTube video is not getting the optimal response.
Although it might not be a popular
opinion, I’ve decided that I’m pro-Miley’s new song. On the surface, I
understand how a lot of people dislike watching a girl they once saw as
Disney-innocent proudly proclaim that she intends to party 24/7. Maybe I’m
reading too much into it, but I saw it as more than just another “girl gone
wild” video. Her video really made me think about what it means to be in
control, and what you can say or do to get the response that you want. By
portraying her self in this way, with her middle finger up to the world, she
makes it loud and clear that she doesn’t care what anyone thinks or says about
her. This automatically puts her in control because it eliminates all the
negative comments that could be found right beneath the video. Because she
makes it so evidently clear that she won’t let other people influence her
image, she makes the people commenting look silly for trying.
My favorite line in the entire song
is, “Can’t you see it’s we who own the night.” This idea of “owning the night”
gave me a few really good ideas for my next novel venture. So while many people
claim that Miley’s new song is a turn for the worst, I would have to argue the opposite.
If her song made me think this much, then there has to be something to it. Maybe the "out of control" are actually the ones in control? Food for thought! Anyways, for
those of you who haven’t seen it, I recommend you watch the video and see how
you feel about it!
