Miley Cyrus’s hot pants & bindi: cute or offensive?

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Y’all know I tend to give Miley Cyrus the benefit of the doubt on some stuff. She’s 17 years old and she’s still figuring it out, in every possible way. She’s figuring out that she really needs to wear a bra, she’s figuring out that she shouldn’t flash her vadge to children while performing, and she’s learning how to put an outfit together. But do we really need this? This is being called Miley’s “Bindi Cowgirl” look. Cutoff shorts (that are WAY too short), cowboy boots and lots of jewelry. And a bindi – that thing on her forehead. It’s an Indian thing (other countries do it too, but I associate it mostly with India).

Now, is it offensive for Miley to “adopt” the decorative bindi? At this point, in India, it’s about fashion anyway, the bindi having lost its larger, symbolic meaning (about marriage and virginity, etc) a while back. But it’s Miley – the girl who was photographed making “slant eyes” last year. Is this the new Asian-flavored Miley? What’s next? Is she going to cover herself in curry? Will she don a sari hiked up to her cooter?

Honestly, though, it doesn’t offend me on a “That’s Indian, you shouldn’t do that” sort of way. It does kind of offend me style-wise though. Cowboy boots with a bindi? For real? Also: Miley should really try standing up straight. She slouches so much, I now think she’s just pushing out her curry cooch.

P.S. Speaking of stuff from India, Rogue Siren correctly guessed my name!

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  1. elina says:

    she looks smelly

  2. Marjalane says:

    Oh good. The peace sign pose.

  3. hellen says:

    Are those Britney’s old cooter shorts?!

    My vote: hot mess.

  4. Diane says:

    Please make her go away.

  5. mojoman says:

    is that a hole on the side of her t-shirt? bet you she paid over $100 for that, sucker..

  6. Ron says:

    Even Wal-mart passed on that look. YEEESH.

  7. jeane says:

    Um hello..? Am I the only one here who remembers the 90’s? Gwen Stefani did the bindi thing about 15 years ago. And so did I because back then Gwen was totally my style icon :).

  8. Laura says:

    I like it. It seems like Miley might be starting to learn about some eastern philosophies and is attempting to encorporate it in her wardrobe?

    I don’t think it’s the best fashion choice, but I totally woulda done the same thing at her age.

    And to her credit, she seems fairly mature and grounded for 17 years old, especially if you see her dealing with the paps.

  9. dread pirate cuervo says:

    Her posture is what’s offensive. Better start taking that calcium girl, or you’ll look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame before you’re old enough to drink!

  10. a says:

    very brittney.

  11. Kaiser says:

    LMAO@ Hellen.

  12. Diane says:

    Chandra?

  13. aang says:

    meh, my daughter started wearing a fashion bindy when she was 4 and still does sometimes. her bff is indian.

  14. mln says:

    I don’t mind the outfit it’s the kind of thing you can only wear at her age but I still find her annoying as hell.

    Ananda?

  15. kelBear says:

    What the hell is that?!?

  16. Persistent Cat says:

    The posture and dirty cowboy boots offend me more. She’s also wearing too many necklaces. I count about four or five and they all have pendants. Just one pendant at a time. Layer that up with pendant-less necklaces. But she’s 17 and I dressed like an idiot at 17 so….

    @Jeane, I was thinking that too but Gwen can pull off anything.

  17. Kaiser says:

    Diane – Yep.

  18. Diane says:

    Chandra Kaiser: That’s my cousin’s name too, I was so jealous that I had the boring name. LOl

  19. Bronson says:

    pshhh i remember when gwen stefani first rocked the bindi in the mid 90’s when she became the lead singer for no doubt.

  20. spinner says:

    I just don’t see the appeal of this girl. She’s got a face like a hubcap…the worst posture & a voice like she swallowed an entire pack of cigarettes…whole. UGH!!

  21. a says:

    @ kaiser: Chandra,Ananda,Indra, Deva, Gita??

    Ananda? Chandra?

    you have got to tell us now!! pls!!!

  22. Vicki says:

    It looks like she’s mixing Indian with Native American and Western US.

    Looks like the UN threw up.

  23. Kaiser says:

    Diane – Are you my cousin?!? No, probably not, right? There are lots of Chandras in the world, but I didn’t meet another one until I was in college.

  24. texasmom says:

    Can we duct tape her shoulder blades together to find out what she would like like standing up straight? I am such a mom now, all I want from this girl is a little posture. The bindi’s cute, BTW.

  25. orion70 says:

    She’s got about 5 different cultures there around her neck… only thing she’s missing is a set of rosary beads.

    And dreamcatchers are supposed to be hung on the wall… not around your neck.

  26. Roxanne75 says:

    stupid

  27. Ferguson. says:

    Nothing wrong with it, really.

  28. MissyA says:

    Premeditated fug is the worst offense.

    I just don’t like her. So I’m not going to like anything she does.

  29. jover says:

    Excellent spinner there isn’t any appeal to this bozo even among tweens: remember, she came out with a cd but isn’t even touring and giving live concerts (an oxymoron for an autotuned pop tart) to promote it because who wants to pay to see her “sing.” This is the only attention she can get; when she turns 18 she’s history the college crowd has no interest in this pan face Disney bozo.

  30. this little girl just doesn’t get it at all. To answer the question, YES, it is offensive.

  31. Krista says:

    Girl needs to learn how to stand up straight, she’s always hunched over.

  32. Allison says:

    bindi= cute.

    plus hotpants?= offensive

  33. Novaraen says:

    She looks stupid.

  34. Melissa says:

    You’re all just jealous! You try growing up in the public’s eye. She looks fine. Don’t hate.

    Way to go, Miley. Keep ’em talkin’. You know your special when people can’t quit talking about you. The fact that they say negative things to try to bring you down just proves that your on top!

  35. Natalie says:

    whats with the owl??

  36. happygirl says:

    @ Hellen! OMG Hahahahahahaha!!!!! That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day! Thanks for that. Kaiser…thank you for pointing out her posture. That was my first thought. OK, I lied. That was my second thought. The first thought was WTF? (in regards to the entire outfit combo)

  37. fizXgirl314 says:

    She’s also wearing a creamcatcher necklace… I think she got her Indian cultures confused… poor stupid hick…

  38. Crash2GO2 says:

    I’m just going to start referring to her as hunchy Cyrus. Really, a chimpanzee has better posture.

  39. Az says:

    The very existence of Miley Cyrus is an offense.

  40. Jen says:

    Camel toe shorts, terrible posture, a shirt with cut outs at the boobs, and WTF boots. Gross, Miley, just gross.

  41. Raven Sparrow says:

    Well that’s a very nice name , Kaiser. So are you a creature of the night then? 😉

  42. Kaiser says:

    Raven – Because my name means “moon”? I think my dad named it after one of his favorite (male) historical figures. It’s obscure, so I won’t get into it.

  43. dre says:

    I think she looks fine – gez, leave her alone, find someone else to pick on for awhile.

  44. Raven Sparrow says:

    Sorry Kaiser…didn’t mean to offend.

  45. Kaiser says:

    Raven – I wasn’t offended! I was just surprised you knew what it meant.

  46. LBees says:

    …just ugly. Blerg. She has two gazillion dollars, you’d thinks he could afford some decent clothes. Instead she wears the same pair of shorts for… two years straight.

  47. Luls says:

    um hello? Am I the only person here who thinks her parents shud have put some braces on those offensive teeth, wayy before she was even hanah montana??

    Ugghh, theres nothin that annoys me more than rich people with hideous teeth.
    If u can afford to fix that mess, then PLEASE do!! Teeth can have a complete 180 effect on ur whole look!

  48. jane16 says:

    I thought there was a speck on my screen when I first looked this pic, and tried to wipe it off! I think it looks dumb, but she’s young & young people wear goofy stuff.

  49. Cruisin Through says:

    Kaiser-
    You’re not offended by that? That’s very decent of you. I’m not Indian but thought it meant something more than just a fashion statement, so it would seem offensive to me.

    I think it’s just for attention and it’s working, lol.

  50. Confuzzle says:

    With all that money she never got that chipmunk overbite looked at?

  51. Kiska says:

    I mistook Miley’s bindi as a speck of dirt on my screen too. Boy, do I feel silly.
    Miley isn”t really fashion forward but a fashion f&^* up.

  52. Cali says:

    Taylor Momsen flashes her 17-year-old tatas and nobody bats an eyelash, but God forbid Miley Cyrus should wear some body jewelery. It’s unreal how it’s always Miley that’s singled out for every little thing.

  53. Kiska says:

    Miley is singled out for having bad taste. There was a lot of press regarding Taylor flashing her girls.

  54. Ruffian9 says:

    Melissa, that post made me laugh. Thanks for that.

    Also, are you 10?

  55. Sumodo1 says:

    Her bindi is placed improperly.

    Also, she needs to put on proper pants and brush her hair.

  56. lola lola says:

    That poor girl looks like one dumb hick. sad.

  57. Ms. Nguyen says:

    OMG! Girl needs to go to church. She is on the Britney Spears out of control train!

  58. Ms. Nguyen says:

    “All aboard!”
    No.
    I do not have a dot on my forehead.
    I do not dance on a stripper pole for my father.
    Word?

  59. Shay says:

    When is she formally expected to wear hot pants? When she is fifty, has spider veins and saggy knees?
    She is young. Let her enjoy her youth and she doesn’t look horrid.

  60. Stephanie says:

    Chandra is a beautiful name!

  61. daisyfly says:

    She could have a freaking cuckoo clock on her forehead and it wouldn’t look half as dumb as all of those necklaces she’s got strangling the melting pot of this world.

  62. lucy2 says:

    Classy as always.

  63. Lynda says:

    I think about the things (or lack of things) that I wore at 17 so I can’t really fault her. Now if she just go and hide so millions of young girls won’t recreate her. Didn’t someone here once say that she hass a voice like a kazoo? Just love it!

  64. truthzbetta says:

    And Joan Collins thinks style and glamour are dead.

    Thanks Miley, truck stop fashion is pure entertainment to me. Now take off your boots and go barefoot in a pee stained stall like your role model Brit Brit.

  65. sauvage says:

    I think at seventeen you have every right to have bad taste. 🙂

  66. becca says:

    ^^^ But when you’ve got national attention then you’ve got to think twice about what you put on your body.

    Bindi+ Hotpants = highly offensive. Girl needs to get educated. Culture and fetishised pieces of clothing do not mix. It equals trash.

    But what else is new? LOL.

  67. Rex says:

    Used to wear shorts like that in the ’70’s – no biggie. And we didn’t wear bras either – lots of crop tops, halter tops and tube tops…

  68. LaFashionista says:

    What has happened to the American culture that a public figure can actually walk out and allow themselves to be photographed in this monstrosity? Speaks volumes about the state of mind we are in.Just sad.