The Parents Television Council is not happy with MTV's Video Music Awards or Miley Cyrus. It's been three days since the award show aired, and people are talking more about the uncensored and unexpected tactics than the actual awards that were given out- but nothing has been more entertaining than Kanye West's presidency announcement or Cyrus' wild and inappropriate outfits and comments.
PTC President Tim Winter released a statement blasting the network for promoting "blatant sexualization" and glorifying illegal drugs. He also criticized MTV's agenda to "stir up controversy without regard to its impact on an entertainment environment that is increasingly toxic for children."
Winters believed that show was a chance for the network to display positive and uplifting reinforcements for their young audience. However, the network failed in many aspects, especially in hiring Cyrus as a host, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 22-year-old former Disney darling gave viewers a little more than they bargained for during Sunday's award show. According to several media outlets, the backstage cameras did not pan away fast enough, and millions of viewers got a glimpse of Cyrus' nipple.
The Parents Television Council, which slammed the singe's 2013 VMAs performance with Robin Thicke, said that Cyrus exposed herself to millions of viewers and failed to "demonstrate her considerable talent as a performer, rather than rely on her own sexuality to entertain the audience."
Read the full statement below:
"MTV had an opportunity to use its powerful VMA platform to stir a young audience to aspire to something positive and uplifting. Instead, they chose to perpetuate blatant sexualization - much of it self-inflicted by the artists - and to celebrate the use of illegal drugs. MTV rated the content of the program as appropriate for a child as young as 14, though most parents of teens that age would find such a content rating preposterous. In the end, the network succeeded in what it wanted to do: stir up controversy without regard to its impact on an entertainment environment that is increasingly toxic for children.
"Are we surprised that Miley Cyrus exposed herself to millions of viewers, and to more people who will inevitably see the news in the mainstream media? About as surprised as we'll be if the sun rises in the east tomorrow morning. We had hoped she would have proven us wrong and demonstrate her considerable talent as a performer, rather than rely on her own sexuality to entertain the audience.
"It's also unfortunate that the VMAs were underwritten by the vast majority of Americans who were forced to pay for MTV on their cable bills, but who don't give a damn about the VMAs.
"MTV and Cyrus could both be forces for something positive, but tonight's VMA partners relied on exposing millions of children to graphic, inappropriate and far-too-frequently offensive content."
