As far as "kids could be watching"... I kind of feel if you let your kids watch the VMAs, you should know what you're getting into. It's been the point to cause the biggest controversy you can on there since it premiered with Madonna's like a virgin performance. I honestly don't get why any parent would be surprised that it could be inappropriate. It's in no way new and that's not Miley Cyrus's responsibility. Her job is to make money, and making an outrageous performance does that. Honestly I think it's getting a bit old to see how controversial you can be. It's why I dislike pop culture; it's about shock rather than art. But I find it a stretch to say she's influencing young teens like it's her responsibility. She's not their parents; if they can't figure out what's age appropriate that's really not her problem. In her career doing that performance or not can mean millions, and I think it's kind of absurd to expect her to hurt her career over hypothetical kid viewers in a place known for its inappropriate and provocative performance when parents could just say, no you're too young to watch that. People need to exercise some judgment and stop relying on pop culture to make decisions for them. It's really not like she did this at the Super Bowl or anything. The VMAs are known for this.
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