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‘Pole-arized’ discourse: An analysis of responses to Miley Cyrus’s Teen Choice Awards pole dance
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Sexualization of girlhood is a current issue in the US and around the world. Concerns that girls are asked to self-sexualize at younger and younger ages have led to an examination of the influence of media on girls. The current study attempts to explore public views on the ‘self-sexualization’ of a Disney pop star, Miley Cyrus, in what was called a ‘pole dance’ by the media. This performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards stirred considerable debate in the news and on public websites. The current analysis examines website responses of 13 websites through a qualitative, thematic analysis of over 500 individual responses. Analysis of internet comments revealed themes of agency and innocence in adolescent female sexuality as well as the function of these themes in US culture. The dominant themes are discussed in light of the largely absent gendered analysis of the performance and its significance.
Title: ‘Pole-arized’ discourse: An analysis of responses to Miley Cyrus’s Teen Choice Awards pole dance
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Sexualization of girlhood is a current issue in the US and around the world.
Concerns that girls are asked to self-sexualize at younger and younger ages have led to an examination of the influence of media on girls.
The current study attempts to explore public views on the ‘self-sexualization’ of a Disney pop star, Miley Cyrus, in what was called a ‘pole dance’ by the media.
This performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards stirred considerable debate in the news and on public websites.
The current analysis examines website responses of 13 websites through a qualitative, thematic analysis of over 500 individual responses.
Analysis of internet comments revealed themes of agency and innocence in adolescent female sexuality as well as the function of these themes in US culture.
The dominant themes are discussed in light of the largely absent gendered analysis of the performance and its significance.
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