miley and the protestant ethic

my daughter grew up on hannah montana, and i have to say that i too found that miley cyrus performance disturbing. i did actually experience the sexual self-presentation as disgusting and wrong and sad and stupid. well, i have a streak of prudery, but on reflection i am endorsing that streak; i have watched various alternatives in action, having let's say dated or married some folks who lacked it entirely and so might pull a miley at any given party. but one thing that i don't think people are focusing on: it was completely incompetent. she just didn't seem adequately rehearsed even for miming butt love with robin thicke or whatever. actually, the crazy teddy bears might have been sort of amusing. only she didn't work out the dance steps at all apparently and there was nothing interesting or fun about the song. so, madonna, say, or even katy perry or gaga is a good model here: right they might show up in lingerie, offer you their butt in the time-honored tradition, pretend to jerk off etc. but they are not going to appear on stage without working out the performance carefully. i like a ho with a work ethic.