Hannah Montana to the “Queen of Twerk”

After cutting her hair to feel more like herself, reporters, blogs such as Global Grind and fans related Miley Cyrus to Britney Spears. Why is society looking up to celebrities as idols when they are just regular individuals with a known talent?

Miley Cyrus is not Hannah Montana anymore. She hasn’t been for the last three years. She drifted from Disney Channel to be who she wants to be.

“Miley is trying to find herself and she is doing a great job of acquiring a more mature fan base. She’s still perfect,” senior Merk Wilkerson said.

Cyrus doesn’t live to impress anyone; she does things for her own comfort.

“The biggest thing people say to me is ‘I love that you don’t care what people think,’” Cyrus said on an interview with MTV.

For Cyrus, anything she does becomes such a big deal.

“I’m just having fun. Whatever people label it as doesn’t really matter. I always want to switch it up,” Cyrus said on MTV.

Even average people make mistakes.Some do it for attention, others because that’s what they want to be, but no one looks up to these people unless they admire how carefree that person may be.

Why are people looking up to people they’ve never even met? Is society seeing the real them or the act they put on in front of fans?

The world’s most recent discussion on Cyrus is about her newest hit, “Wrecking Ball.” This emotional song is about her official breakup with actor Liam Hemsworth.

An inappropriate performance at the VMAs was one of Cyrus’ many messages to Hemsworth before her “Wrecking Ball” video. In her music videos, “We Can’t Stop” and “Wrecking Ball,” both on America’s top hits on Billboard, Cyrus’s behavior was criticized by millions of people as appalling.

The problem isn’t Cyrus, it’s the fact that society is so obsessed with the lives of celebrities. It’s not uncommon for celebrities to act out, so Cyrus’s actions shouldn’t muster up any more discussion than the rest.

“From magazines to shirts, anyone can see that society obsesses over celebrities’ lives,” Wilkerson said.

According to The Hospital for Sick Children, teens who strongly idolize celebrities tend to become overly materialistic and may develop an eating disorder trying to achieve an unrealistic body image which can consume a child’s life.

What the world doesn’t see is the symbolism behind Cyrus’s actions; her nakedness is a metaphor for her vulnerability and licking a sledgehammer resembles how she still loves the pain. Filming the video was an emotional moment for Cyrus; she even cried real tears.

According to U.S. Showbiz, Cyrus admitted that she was really nervous about exposing herself, and she can understand how the viewers were mislead.

Cyrus holds the record for most views on YouTube with a soaring 14 million views in one day and 10 million views per hour.

Cyrus’ dad supports her through times of mass criticism with pride.

“It wouldn’t have mattered if Miley would have worn jeans and a flannel shirt, a Tux or a nun’s habit [in her “Wrecking Ball” video]. The song’s a smash and her performance vocally reflects sheer God-given talent,” Billy Ray Cyrus said on an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Whether it’s an athlete, actor/actress, model or singer, most of them were once average people and don’t deserve the mass criticism just because the whole world can now see their actions and mistakes.