I don't know exactly how to define this as a work, but I suppose Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMA's tells a lot about our generation. Not the performance itself, but also our reaction to it.
The performance has some shock value. It has Miley in an unusual outfit and twerking on stage, shattering our perception of her as a wholesome Disney starlet. She can't keep her tongue in her mouth as she humps a man dressed like a referee and waves a freaky foam finger around.
The most interesting part of our reaction to it is that we really aren't shocked. We sort of groan because Miley is just sort of trying too hard to be different. It reminds us of our own blunders made in the name of trying to be different, before we realized everyone is trying to be different. We aren't shocked by Miley's actions because she's being slutty, but we are shocked because we are so embarrassed for her. Strange is in style for our generation. Lady Gaga, Nicky Minage, and now Miley are giving us a spectacle when they perform.
We embrace the weird. Mainstream television shows like The Big Bang Theory celebrate being nerdy. Comic books, once considered nerdy, now make the biggest money at the box office.
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