Every since her radical performance at the MTV Video Music Awards with Robin Thicke shocked and stunned audiences, Miley Cyrus has been a lightning rod for attention and discussion. Pushing boundaries left and right, the singer has become emblematic of the classic narrative of a children’s star gone wild. The media seem fascinated with former squeaky clean role models who become scandalous or controversial, particularly when it comes to former Disney stars. Perhaps it is because of Disney’s desire to be absolutely wholesome that this trend of their child stars gaining notoriety is so remarkable. Regardless, the former Hannah Montana is the latest example of Disney’s history of creating rebels.
Cyrus herself is a primary example of this. Having grown up playing the singer Hannah Montana, she wanted to transform herself and create a new image that would completely shatter the old one. The singer distinctly told her godmother, country music legend Dolly Parton, that she actually wanted to murder the old Montana character in order for people to see her as something new. So in a way, she did. By giving performances that were full of overt sexuality and drug paraphernalia, the singer definitely eliminated the public’s old conception of who she was creatively. Now, if the average person was asked what they think of when the name Miley Cyrus is dropped, it is not very likely that memories of the children’s program will be conjured up. More likely, instead, they will remember the former child star twerking on stage or swinging naked on a wrecking ball in her latest music video. The strategy worked, too–replays of that same music video earned it a number one spot on the Billboard charts.
Miley Cyrus would not be the only rebel created by Disney; Shia LaBeouf is another recent example. He achieved fame playing wacky Louis Stevens on the hit Disney Channel sitcom Even Stevens. Lately, however, he is known for much more controversial work. Recently, LaBeouf became embroiled in a large scandal when word came that the short film he had made, HowardCantour.com, had been entirely plagiarized from a graphic novel by artist Daniel Clowes. In lieu of an actual apology or admission of wrongdoing, the actor responded by releasing several apology statements that were all themselves copied from others. He then wore a paper bag on his head with the words “I’m Not Famous” to the premiere of the Lars Von Trier film Nymphomaniac – a film where LaBeouf appears nude and in highly sexualized situations, another form of Disney rebellion. His odd behavior continued with him storming out of a press conference for the film, then opening an exhibit in downtown Los Angeles wherein visitors could enter and find LaBeouf sitting in a chair with a bag over his head.
So while Shia LaBeouf may be alongside Miley Cyrus in the Disney history of creating rebels, he certainly was not the first nor will he be the last – Disney stars with public troubles range all the way from Britney Spears to Lindsay Lohan and Zac Efron. Whenever child stars want to find a way to shed their old persona, they will find a way to do it, be it through wild antics, trips to rehab, or overly sexualized stylings. If Miley Cyrus is any proof, the strategy seems to be working.
Opinion by Alex Warheit
Sources:
Daily Mail
Time
CNN
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Hey, how’s it going?
Did you hear that the powers that run this world want to put a RFID microchip in our body? It will contain not only our bank accounts but our personal information, making us total slaves to the elite. This will cause us to lose even more of our privacy.
Did you know that this RFID microchip matches perfectly with the Mark of the Beast in the Bible, more specifically Revelation 13:16-18?
“He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name…”
Referring to the last days, this could only be speaking of a cashless society, which we have yet to see, but are heading towards. Otherwise, we could still buy or sell without the mark amongst others if physical money was still currency. It’s amazing that the Bible foretold a cashless society!
Did you also hear that the Jewish people are in the process of bringing about the Third Temple prophesied in the Bible by the prophet Daniel, Jesus, and Apostle Paul? They deny Jesus as their Messiah and say their Messiah will be revealed to rule the whole world under a one world religion. They are not even hiding this information, but are actually promoting it. You can view videos about this on YouTube.
When Donald Trump made Jerusalem captial of Israel in late December 2017, the Jewish people said this was a big step for them to build this Third Temple. They even printed a Temple coin with president Trump’s face on the front with king Cyrus'(the man who built the Second Temple in the Bible) face behind him. On the back of the coin is an image of the Third Temple. They are selling these coins to raise money to build the Temple.
People have been saying for many years that the end is near, but we needed not only the Third Temple, but also the technology for there to be a cashless society for the Mark of the Beast to be a reality.
There is much more to know, please visit http://WWW.BIBLEFREEDOM.COM to see all the proof!
GOD BLESS, JESUS LOVES YOU!
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