Miley Cyrus: should you be letting her be a role model for your kids?

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  Posted by Raynie8 Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:18pm PDT

  She's now a teen and behaving like one. She's not going t be that little girl forever. Disney should make her move on. They need to find a new young role model to replace her before that once cash cow turns into anymore of a train wreck.

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  Posted by AimeeM Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:23pm PDT

  absolutely Not! She is not a role model for little kids to emulate. If she wants to behave in an "undisney"like manner maybe she should get a job on Teen Nick. Otherwise BEHAVE! keep your clothes on! No stripper poles. I don't want my 3 1/2 year old grand daughter looking up to someone who behaves like a sl^t.

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  Posted by Mo B Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:12am PDT

  First off I'm not sure why anyone would want a singer or actor to a be a role model for their child. There are a lot of people out there that are great role models for kids, but unless your child aspires to be a singer, actor, or athlete they should not be the people your kids look up to. They are just people making money and most of them in no way have any qualities of a role model.

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  Posted by C Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:12am PDT

  When did Disney become a source for reasonable role models for girls? Even when Miley (Lindsay, Brittney, ect...) was in her "good girl" phase,she was all about image, fame, and money. Disney's goal is to make money not provide role models.

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  Posted by YvonneF Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:21am PDT

  No she is not any more a role model for younger girls, specially in her latest picture taken

  with that horrible black dress in the VHI Divas. Yvonne

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  Posted by Angels Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:49am PDT

  I have to agree, what she does is very inappropriate, but then again, look at all the other bad influences we have, like West taking the microphone from Swift and people calling others a liar in front of the press. Look at what are children are watching. Television is going to be the death of our children's lives. Babies are having babies, because s.e.x is all over tv, and they're excuse "well so and so did it, so, I can too".

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  Posted by allie Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:51am PDT

  leave her alone! its up to the parents to raise their kids not some teen celebrity.

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  Posted by Rebekah Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:20am PDT

  Straight up, amr1248. Kids might be able to relate to her, and that's fine, but they shouldn't look at her as a role-model; just another kid trying to figure it all out. Role models should be people they can look up to for their accomplishments, not the first celebrity that catches their attention.

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  Posted by sita Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:25am PDT

  totally agree amr1248... that may have been our first mistake, putting celebrities as role models. I remember when I was growing up, watching way TOO much tv (really more than I should have), but tv was just entertainment, something fun to do. Now I know everyone's different and maybe other kids didn't think the same, but I don't ever remember wanting to be like anyone I saw on tv. Maybe every once in awhile a super hero, but I knew all of that was just make believe and nothing rational to aspire too. My parents taught me better, they taught me too look at my friends or family members that showed true character and morals as people I could emulate and not what was on Saturday morning tv. ;)

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  Posted by aj Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:27am PDT

  I feel like she is just being a teeager it wasnt too long ago that most of us were teenagers and did some pretty stupid things ourselves. as far as her getting a nose ring i had several peircings when i was ateenager so i dont find anything wrong with it at least she came home with a peircing and not a baby. if you want to educate your kids on anything let it be the practice of abstinance. let the girl be a teenager. if you remember those were some of the best times!!:)

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