Miley, what’s good?
Miley Cyrus has stepped in shit once again. She recently made a rapid transition to dating Australian singer, Cody Simpson, after ending her fling with Kaitlynn Carter. After receiving some criticism for moving on too quickly, Cyrus shared a message calling out a double standard that would praise men as players for doing the same, while women are expected to sulk. She also explained that her romantic relationships will often unfold in the public eye due to the vulnerability of dating at home. Since this statement, Cyrus and Simpson have been broadcasting their burgeoning love on social media.
The latest showcasing of their mutual admiration occurred on a joint IG Live on Sunday. In what was probably intended as an expression of gratitude for having found a partner like Simpson resulted in Cyrus making some offensive comments. The “Slide Away” singer has been very open about her pansexuality in the past, but in the IG Live, she seemed to describe her queerness as merely a result of circumstance. “I was just being a little too… I don’t know… hardcore feminist vibes and not allowing anyone in, but now I am,” she said. “There are good men out there guys. Don’t give up. You don’t have to be gay. There are good people with dicks out there. You just got to find them. You gotta find a dick that’s not a dick. I always thought I had to gay because all guys are evil, but that’s not true. There are good people out there that just happen to have dicks. I’ve only ever met one, and he’s on this live.”
“Don’t give up, you don’t have to be gay, there are good dicks out there, you just have to find them”
“I always thought I had to be gay because all guys are evil but that’s not true”
– @MileyCyrus what's good? pic.twitter.com/y3yjUGpCSN
— • (@bljcmie) October 21, 2019
Some people accused Cyrus for “making queerness seem like a choice” and consequently insulting gay and bisexual women. Others argued that she was simply poking fun at herself. Cyrus did however take to Twitter to attempt to clarify her comments. “I was talking about (guys), but let me be clear, YOU don’t CHOOSE your sexuality. You are born as you are. It has always been my priority to protect the LGBTQ community I am a part of,” she wrote, adding a rainbow emoji. Check out reactions along with the original video and clarification below. Was this really offensive?
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 21, 2019
Is @MileyCyrus actually stupid?
Cause this is a stupid message, from a stupid person, to idiots who think they "have to" become gay because a gender disappoints them. That's a stupid narrative encouraging the illusion that it's a choice and a flimsy button. Are you mad? https://t.co/FID5CAAJHw— KodySage (@KodySage) October 21, 2019
from all the people in the world who could say this, miley is one of the last ones I could've thought of to try and invalidate queer women
— alex ✨ (@bloomdariana) October 21, 2019
did miley cyrus just say with her whole chest “you don’t have to be gay there are good guys out there” like being gay is a choice i-
— nico (@webofthewidow) October 21, 2019
Miley, this is so not it. Women don’t “have to be gay” because they “can’t find a good person with a d*ck”.
Don’t use the queer community as a stop-gap because you couldn’t find a boyfriend.
People aren’t queer because they “gave up” on men.
This is so insulting. pic.twitter.com/lAzcEjHRcB— Rosie Percy (@rosiepercy) October 21, 2019
So wait she is saying she was never really gay? Yikes. She needs to just chill and enjoy her new relationship without all these social media attention
— Uchay (@peakoko) October 21, 2019
miley mentions shes gay 38 times per interview they literally asked her about her marriage to liam and her reply was “its cool but im still gay” and u stupid bitches wanna talk about internalized biphobia and drag her for a JOKE about her own sexuality
— Sofi the gemini 🥦 (@drugsbalIads) October 21, 2019