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and Welcome to Medi8tor,
Medi8tor
is an entertainment blog that is meant to be a resource for entertainers and
entertainment professionals. Medi8tor also stresses the importance of balance
for entertainers, and entertainment professionals while seeking to foster
understanding between entertainment professionals and entertainment consumers.
Today we will be discussing a topic that has been feverishly trending on the
Internet this week, and why Medi8tor disagrees with the hype.
On August
25th 2013 the masses watched as MTV’s annual Video Music Awards show
took place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn New York. The show was a mix of
highs and lows, and the next morning everyone was a buzz about this moment at
the VMA’s:
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Miley Cyrus’
raunchy, sexually charged performance of ‘We Can’t Stop’ soon became a duet
with Robin Thicke of “Blurred Lines” and Robin’s new single “Give It 2 U.” The
performance blew up the Twittersphere and had the media buzzing all week about
Miley’s “shocking” further deviation from her previous Disney Channel persona
as Hannah Montana.
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Naturally, we here at Medi8tor watched the
performance via DVR once we awoke to social media timelines full of Miley Cyrus
chatter, to see what the hype was all about. In our summation, the performance
was not that shocking, particularly if you’ve watched Miley’s outlandish antics
since releasing her twerking video on YouTube, and latest video for the single ‘We Can’t Stop.’
Instead, the Medi8tor staff found it ABSOULTELY
shocking that there was little to no chatter in the media about this
performance:
WOW! We still can’t believe that this was a
15-minute Justin Timberlake concert in the middle of an award show… that quite
frankly WAS the award show. This performance was thoroughly rehearsed,
demonstrated artistic prowess, modeled professionalism, and showed dedication,
passion, and love for the craft of making music. It was also a perfect
demonstration of why Justin Timberlake was being honored with the prestigious Michael
Jackson Vanguard Award. Obviously, he deserves it and has been working hard for
a number of years to achieve such a feat.
The Vanguard Award signifies Justin’s
commitment and love of making music, while maintaining longevity in the
industry through artistic integrity, and shows that he has the respect of the
industry for all his years of hard work. But unfortunately, the public seems to
feel differently. Instead of rewarding Justin’s career defining accomplishment
and catalog of hits, we would rather esteem Miley’s foolishness and raunchy
antics instead of giving credit where credit is due. Justin’s set was
incredible, and his hard work should have been the top story after the VMA’s
the next day.
But instead, people were more enthralled
with Miley’s unrehearsed, sloppy performance. For people who were thoroughly
outraged by Miley’s set, the solution to express that disgust was simple… ignore
her. If we all stop rewarding Miley’s behavior by giving her attention, she’ll
more than likely stop what she is doing. In addition, rather than throwing
stones at Miley, which has been a theme this week, let’s show some compassion. It’s obvious that she’s going through
something in life, and is choosing to express that through her recent actions.
Medi8tor hopes that Miley gets whatever help she needs, and is able to work
through these issues and get back to what’s important- her talent and advancing
her career, not flaunting her body.
In addition as a society, we should take
the opportunities to celebrate artist and entertainers who are actually taking
their craft, longevity, and service in their chosen fields seriously. If young
people see that immature, silly behavior is not acknowledged, while work ethic
is praised then they will not esteem inappropriate behaviors in public arenas. Instead
they will be forced to understand that great work ethic reaps great rewards and
accolades that only come through hard work, delayed gratification, self-respect
and dignity.
Therefore we say, forget about Miley… this
post is dedicated to Justin Timberlake. Medi8tor salutes you sir. Thank you for
all your years of tireless work in the entertainment industry, the wonderful
example of artistry that you have set through your work and personhood, as well
as the catalog of great hits that you have put out throughout the years.
Congratulations on your Vanguard Award, and we wish you continued success in
the future.
We’ll that’s all for now Medi8tors. Until
next time, keep bringing SEXY back!
