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A few weeks ago at a pregaming party, a familiar tune suddenly emerged from a laptop and stopped me cold. “We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain, we jumped, never asking why…” My immediate reaction was: who the f**k was trying to make me cry at a pregame? I whipped my head over to the source, and to my surprise, I saw a handful of bros huddled around the screen watching Miley swing back and forth, naked, on a wrecking ball.
It was in this very moment I realized just how intoxicating Miley Cyrus really is. Miley has managed to get guys, girls, and even parents to know her name. Although she may have done this by dry humping Robin Thicke and making out with a hammer, the desired goal was accomplished nonetheless.
Miley has made a lot of waves with her new lifestyle as a “bad bitch”, and it is no secret she has a lot of haters. But hey, most of them consist of moms with young daughters, or that kid that’s dying to save whatever moral decency the music biz has left. Regardless of your moral view, I think us college kids can learn a lot from Miley.
The first lesson: Miley picked a style and stuck to it. In 2012, she cut off her beautiful locks; a literal symbolize of her transformation. Despite the negative response, there was no sign of self-doubt. She just kept rocking the #### out of it. Secondly, she owns up to everything she does (which many of us have a problem doing on the daily). She is even able to make fun of herself, which was made clear when she appeared on SNL on October 5th. Not to mention everything Miley does, she does with purpose and passion. In her documentary, the Miley Movement, she was quoted saying, “Any time I do something, I want to remember, this is what separates me from everybody else.”
I think it is extremely hard in college not get stressed about the real world that is slowly approaching us. But we have to remember we are young now, and shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. I think Miley reminds us to do just that. Her self-assurance and carefree attitude are characteristics to envy, despite the backlash she has received.
So go ahead, twerk all night at Cass Bar, and go home with a Pi Kapp, even though you may regret it in the morning, because as Miley taught us, “Only God can judge ya”. So “ forget the haters, cuz somebody loves ya.”