Gag reflex hits young fans over Miley Cyrus new pathYou might think that it would be worried, overprotective mothers who would rebel against the overt sexualization of the teenage star Miley Cyrus, who became a pop phenomenon as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel hit show. But no. It’s the young girls who think Ms. Cyrus has gone too far. And many of them are moving on.
Perry Hamm, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, has adored Hannah Montana since the age of 8. At 10 she bought a ticket to “Hannah Montana: the Movie,” along with one of the three million soundtracks sold after the film’s debut. Last September she scored one of the most coveted tickets among teenagers in 2009: Hannah Montana in concert.
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For some mothers of Ms. Cyrus’s fans, her wrenching transition from teen idol to sexual icon has become a teachable moment.
“I’m just impressed with kids picking up on the change and saying it’s not that interesting and they don’t relate,” said Megan Calhoun of Ross, Calif., the founder of TwitterMoms, a blog for mothers that has 26,000 members. Some have expressed dismay at the shift in Ms. Cyrus’s persona. “It’s almost as if these young stars don’t realize it is a turnoff,” Ms. Calhoun said.