Miley Cyrus isn't looking to be a "conventional" role model, but that doesn't mean she's afraid to call out those who may be. The "Wrecking Ball" singer is on the September cover of Marie Claire magazine, and she's calling out the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift for promoting violence, when she's condemned for promoting sexuality.
Cyrus spoke out about Swift's "Bad Blood" music video, which features the pop star exacting revenge against a woman (played by Selena Gomez) using physical violence and guns. Recalling the classic argument of "which is worse: sex or violence," Cyrus asks why Swift is upheld as a role model when she's touting guns and karate moves in her new single.
"I don't get the violence revenge thing. That's supposed to be a good example? And I'm a bad role model because I'm running around with my titties out? I'm not sure how titties are worse than guns," she said.
Despite calling out her contemporaries who may be considered role models such as Swift, Cyrus insists that she has no desire to hold herself to that standard or be a traditional person to look up to. After speaking out about being gender fluid earlier this year, the 23-year-old singer still things she could be a good example but doesn't see herself as being "conventional."
A lot of us are born into some shit, you know what I mean? Lately, I've been talking a lot about my being gender-fluid and gender-neutral. And some people snarl at that. They want to judge me. People need more conventional role models, I guess. But I just don't care to be that person," she said.
