It's Not Miley Cyrus' Fault

On a weekday morning my iPhone 4S alarm wakes me at 5:40 with a repetitive doorbell ding dong, ding dong.  For some reason, today, I got up and out of bed without a longing to go back to sleep.  And that's quite odd considering it's Monday.  I pushed back the covers, snuck around my wife, being careful not to put any body weight on her legs, and tiptoed downstairs to continue my morning routine.  I am a cereal person and currently I am rotating between Wheat Chex, Shredded Wheat, and Wheaties.  Okay, it just dawned on me that I have some sort of unconscious obsession with gluten.  I chose Wheaties, poured a bowl, and topped it with a healthy amount of 2% milk.  2% is the only way to go - non-fat is tasteless, 1% isn't enough, whole milk is too much, and I just can't get used to soy.  Over the weekend I put together new bar stools that allow us to sit beneath our kitchen bar without bruising our legs.  I plopped down on one with my large bowl of grain and flicked my iPhone to life.

On the blazing retina display appeared articles and status messages condemning Miley Cyrus.  I don't watch MTV and haven't since I was a teenager.  In fact, the heyday of my MTV viewing occurred about the time Kirk Cobain unplugged himself.  For some reason I was drawn to this Miley Cyrus VMA embarrassment story like my son is drawn to new Pokemon cards.  I googled the video clip of Cyrus gyrating around Alan Thicke, scratch that, Robin Thicke while they both belted out Blurred lines.  If you want to watch it click below and I will wait for you (fast forward to the 3:00 mark):

Miley and Robin

All done?  Good.  Apparently, the entire teenage-ish world is up in arms over Cyrus' performance, labeling it as "disgusting", "shocking", and "embarrassing".  Cyrus, as part of her rendition of Blurred Lines with Robin Thicke, playful explores her body (and Thicke's too) with a foam finger, and then gyrates her lady parts around Thicke's "bathing suit" area.  Sure, as you can see, it was provocative and out-of-the-ordinary, but why is everyone judging Miley?  Robin Thicke should receive just as much blame as Cyrus, however, no one is pointing any fingers at him.  He confidently strides up behind her, piercing her personal bubble, shakes his legs and raises his arms while she does her thing.  Thicke doesn't move away, he willingly participates.  But Cyrus gets the blame.  Sad.  Men brag and get patted on the back in recognition of their escapades while women get shunned.  Mr. Thicke, you are a disgrace to the entire Seaver family.  I feel bad for Mike, Carol, and Ben.  They deserve better from their father.

I finished my cereal, put the phone on the charger, showered and brushed my teeth.  My son awoke as I was leaving.  I kissed his head and wished him a wonderful day.  The wife laid snoozing in bed while the baby slumbered in her crib.  Quietly, I walked out of the house, into the Prius, and on the road to work.

Peace Out,

Nathan J.