M: Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus, disney star gone pop star…

Hannah Montana – the role that got Miley out there. She got her break from the Disney channel show in which she played a dual-roled character (Miley by day, Hannah by concert). Recently Miley has shed the Hannah Montana name, appearance, and sound and has gone completely pop. Miley went from wearing bright, conservative clothes, to skanky shorts and shirts that allow her bra to show. This has created quite the controversy! Let me explain…

Miley started out as a Disney star and thus was a role model for young girls and tweens. Miley made a dramatic change to “adulthood”, but she is still a role model for many young girls. But, parents are upset because their daughters are now looking up to a girl who is dressing in clothing that barely fits. She has also taken some controversial photos and “pole danced” in a performance at an awards show. I can definitely understand why parents are in an uproar over, but at the same time, this would have never been in issue if Miley wasn’t a Disney star. But then again… would she have been famous?

Hannah Montana                                                                    Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana –

Miley Cyrus –

L: the Luge

The Luge is one of the many Winter Olympic events and has been since 1964. According to the official olympic website “Luge riders hurtle down a slippery ice track at great speed, relying on reflexes for steering. Unlike bobsleigh, however, they have no protection should they make an error”. And no protection indeed. Just days before the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili flew off the luge track and hit his head on a steel pole. He subsequently died from the injuries occurred during this accident. Talk about a somber way to start of the 2010 Winter Olympic games, which are currently being held in Vancouver, Canada.

The most controversial part of this entire situation is that the accident was caught with both video and photograph and have been circulated on the internet and in the news. People were able to watch the crash over and over and over again, even before the Olympics started.

Truly an unfortunate circumstance for a young athlete.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/nodar-kumaritashvili-cras_n_460474.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6202459n