Deleted
Posts: 0
May 14, 2024 11:39:16 GMT -4
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2015 9:34:08 GMT -4
Miley is growing wiser as she gets older. Mom could also have told Disney to go fuck themselves since it sounds like they weren't following child labor laws. It's not like Tish was a nube who knew nothing about the entertainment industry and was desperate for money. And where was dad during all of this? There's a lot of nasty rumors about how Disney and Nick treat their child performers, from complaints like Miley's to accusations of sexual abuse, but nothing seems to ever be done about it because kid actors are a dime a dozen. If one parent complains, there's thousands of other parents willing to take their place and throw their kids into the fire.
|
|
|
Post by Ladybug on Aug 15, 2015 10:08:11 GMT -4
Wasn't her dad on the show? So he was right there while this was going on. They were comfortable before HM, money wise, but that show took the family to the next level. I can see her parents pushing her and turning a blind eye to the way she was treated.
|
|
|
Post by Ginger on Aug 15, 2015 10:09:42 GMT -4
I have a hard time getting incensed over a 15 year old needing to drink a little coffee to make it through her TV show job that yields her hundreds of millions of dollars. A lot of teenagers are asked to work pretty hard to set up their futures. I know a 14-year-old who wants to become a soccer player and the girl plays soccer 5 hours a day with a broken bones in her back and broken toes and that's all she does other than school. My grandfather had already dropped out of school at that age and become a farmer.
Motivated kids are capable of making choices at that age and also capable of working hard. Miley may complain about some of the more difficult parts of it, but I'm sure she doesn't want to give back the lifestyle and career she's built, so I'm not so interested in the complaining.
It kind of reminds me when Andre Agassi was complaining about his father pushing him into tennis. He was so busy griping about his father making him hit tennis balls that he had a hard time acknowledging that it turned out really well for him.
|
|
|
Post by petitesuite on Aug 15, 2015 11:00:13 GMT -4
I'd argue that playing soccer with broken bones is ALSO ridiculous, and certainly not so normal that it should be the standard for teen work ethic. But I also feel that regardless of how Miley's talking about it, the real problem in her case is that a fifteen year old was supporting her entire family. That's just absurd regardless of how much work it takes on the teenager's part.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 14, 2024 11:39:16 GMT -4
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2015 11:18:07 GMT -4
Some are and some aren't. That's why we have child labor and consent laws. It's better to protect all children and err on the side of caution. And anyone whose ever met a teenager knows they might think they're capable of a lot of things, but that doesn't mean that they are. If an adult looks back on their childhood and has gained a different perspective on it and complains about how the adults around them treated them, they have every right to do that, even if those same adults helped them become multimillionaires or successful athletes. Money and fame and trophies don't erase bad parenting, and it doesn't exonerate adults who take advantage of young people for their own selfish gain.
She implied that there was more to it than having to work long hours and expressed some of the other damaging effects being a child star had on her. Just because someone has a shit ton of money and success, that doesn't mean they aren't allowed to complain about anything ever. As long as someone is human, they can't be happy and emotionally pain-free every day of their life.
|
|
Ella
Sloane Ranger
Posts: 2,945
Dec 6, 2005 19:33:31 GMT -4
|
Post by Ella on Aug 15, 2015 12:06:41 GMT -4
If she didn't do HM she'd never been the pop star she is now. Take the bad with the good.
|
|
|
Post by Hamatron on Aug 15, 2015 12:20:54 GMT -4
I didn't read the interview as complaining. She's just straight-up talking about some of the issues that came up working as a child star on a hit show where she's the star. Of course there are going to be some negative.
Also, talking about not knowing who you are, compartmentalizing, etc. -- all of that is really normal with child celebs. Like any person her age, she's probably still processing what those years meant and how it impacts her as an adult. Fame paired with money are two things that can be amazing, but they also have an extremely dark side. It's great that she seems to be as well adjusted as she is. People can sometimes take really hard falls from that combo.
|
|
|
Post by scarletprincess on Aug 15, 2015 12:27:47 GMT -4
My brother worked on Hannah Montana for the full run of the show. I went out to visit him a few times and was on the set for some tapings. She was really professional and very nice. In addition to her family, she had an entire cast and crew reliant on her as well. That can't be easy on a teenager.
|
|
|
Post by Hamatron on Aug 15, 2015 12:51:54 GMT -4
Word. She was the face of a brand/empire. It netted her into the billions. She wasn't even 18. There aren't too many people who end up okay after something like that. Even kids who seem to have a good head on their shoulders, like Dan Radcliff or the Olsen twins or Kirsten Dunst, can and will struggle.
|
|
luminosa
Sloane Ranger
Posts: 2,431
Dec 16, 2008 12:12:11 GMT -4
|
Post by luminosa on Aug 15, 2015 13:08:44 GMT -4
Word. She was the face of a brand/empire. It netted her into the billions. She wasn't even 18. There aren't too many people who end up okay after something like that. Even kids who seem to have a good head on their shoulders, like Dan Radcliff or the Olsen twins or Kirsten Dunst, can and will struggle. I can only think of a few child stars who haven't gone off the rails that we know of...Natalie Portman, ScarJo and maybe Mandy Moore?
|
|