Too sexy? Too young? Too much media attention?

Miley Photos and Vanity Fair article

One picture, one back exposed on television and music star, 15-year-old, Miley Cyrus has become huge news. National news coverage includes the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Newsweek, the story has also been featured in other newspapers throughout the world, including The Times and The Guardian of London, The Globe and Mail of Toronto and the Herald Sun in Melbourne, Australia. The photos, taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, include an image of the 15-year-old Hannah Montana star clutching a sheet with her bare shoulders and upper back expo

sed. Cyrus, who has apologized to her fans for the photo, said in a statement she "took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic.'" Leibovitz says she and Cyrus discussed plans for the photo before she shot it, adding she is sorry the portrait "has been misinterpreted."  The amount exposed in the picture is no more than would be shown in the average bikini, which is not a "shocking" thing for a 15-year-old to wear.  When there are so many more important things to discuss in current media, why has this gained so much attention. Why should anyone else except Miss Cyrus and her parents have a say on what she should or should not do?