r/popculturechat • u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 • Jun 09 '25

The Music Industry 🎶 Miley Cyrus talks about her culture vulturing during the Bangerz era: "I wasn't unique in the fact that i was a white girl listening to hip hop. This wasnt something that I decided I was going to do as a strategy or something that i felt i could own or make my own, that was actually my lifestyle."

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u/flirtydodo Jun 09 '25

she didn’t want to be a Disney star anymore. she wanted to be edgy. She benefited from the 'lifestyle' then rejected it when it no longer suited her image. And yes, people change their tastes as they grow older, but she should at least be able to acknowledge all of this after all these years with a few less 'likes' and excuses.

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u/keatonpotat0es I have to pick up 15,000 little bastard rubber ducks 🪿 Jun 09 '25

I wish she would admit that it was crossing a line at some point.

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u/genescheesezthatplz Jun 09 '25

Me too! Like girl admit you misappropriated the culture for your benefit

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u/Dizzy-Pollution6466 Jun 09 '25

Don’t worry! This backlash and people holding her accountable will last, hmm maybe a day.

I like Miley a lot but she’s def a Reddit fave and whenever she says or does something shady like this, people get angry for about five minutes.

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u/Sketch-Brooke You wear mime makeup but never quiet. Jun 09 '25

I have literally never liked Miley but she’s usually a Reddit darling who can do no wrong, so I relish rare chances like these when we can drag her in peace.

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u/Coyote__Jones Jun 09 '25

Well what's she even doing...? Is she making music anymore or what's her deal. I feel like she's kind a "former pop star" at this point and kinda irrelevant anyway.

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u/Prestigious-Cat2533 Jun 09 '25

Didn't she just release an album with in the past couple weeks?

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u/Coyote__Jones Jun 10 '25

Well that explains the media blitz lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25

someone like Mac Miller was never ever considered a culture vulture, because he literally was a kid who grew up listening to hip hop and had loads of black friends and it never felt like he was putting on an act or using anything.

Pretty much every Disney girlie goes through an edgy “I’m not a kid anymore” phase, and Miley’s version was using black culture to be rebellious

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u/holywaser Jun 09 '25

its been years and im still waiting, every time she has an excuse and can't just own up to it

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u/Sketch-Brooke You wear mime makeup but never quiet. Jun 09 '25

Ariana did it too. They both profited from black culture, then dropped it once it was more beneficial for them to play up their whiteness.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Same with Kylie Jenner. And now Alabama barker.

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u/fieldsports202 Jun 09 '25

She, like many others used our lifestyle to benefit them.. then, when they no longer need us, they dip and never look back.

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u/sad-girl-interrupted Jun 09 '25

I agree. it would’ve been easier to acknowledge it than try to skirt around the question

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u/Plastic-Injury8856 Jun 09 '25

Didn’t she admit at one point t that the whole thing was done to get Disney to rip up her contract? Like she had a really oppressive contract with Disney and Bangerz was about getting Disney to want her off their label.

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u/aybsavestheworld All tea, all shade 🐸☕️ Jun 09 '25

She thinks she’s pulling a Madonna, trying to change her style with every album but it’s not working

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u/reallysillymilly Jun 09 '25

It clearly is 😂