Ten years ago today, Miley Cyrus was exposed in a very big way, and it was the revelation that beneath the wholesome Hannah Montana vibes, there was a rebellious teenager about to be set free.
Miley Cyrus took to social media to poke fun at what was once a wildly catastrophic video leak. The video reveals her taking a hit from a bong, and was met with huge criticism at the time that it made its way to the top of the headlines. At the time, Cyrus had just finished filming Hannah Montana for Disney, and this was far from the wholesome image that Disney expected from their young starlet. She was only 18 years old at the time, and watching her hallucinate on video wasn't exactly what fans wanted to see, nor was it what parents wanted their children to exposed to. Shedding light on a raw, edgy, version of Miley Cyrus that fans had never seen before, the video foreshadowed the revelation of her true personality and served as the introduction to Cyrus' risky behavior.
The Video That Changed Everything
To millions of fans across the globe, Miley Cyrus was a role model and an influencer of younger children, so this video was not well received at the time it was leaked. Families encouraged their children to look up to her, and she was very much in the public eye. The bong video was not at all what people expected from Cyrus, and there were rumors about her career coming to an end because of it, which clearly did not happen. In fact, at the time of the media frenzy surrounding the video, Cyrus insisted she was "not a Disney mascot" and the attitude of being unapologetically true to herself began to form in a public way. This is now the very attitude and persona that her fans love and admire, defining her career and clearly not standing in her way.
Making Light Of It Today
There's no doubt about it; when this video came out, Miley Cyrus faced a whole lot of public scrutiny. She was under fire for her actions, and it took a while for fans to realize this wasn't a video depicting a risk-taking teenager... it was a video revealing the true personality that Miley Cyrus embraces.
She continues to publicly advocate for weed and shows no signs of slowing down with the nude and suggestive photos and videos that she posts of herself. If anything, this is now the Miley Cyrus that fans know and love. Poking fun at what was once the furthest thing from being a funny moment, Miley Cyrus reposted the bong video, and captioned it by saying; "Happy 10 year anniversary to the groundbreaking video of a teenager smoking a bong & saying dumb shit to their friends. (Not sure the director of this fine film should be considered a “friend” but...) 🎈💨🖤🎈💨🖤🎈💨🖤 Time really flew by. I remember this like it was yesterday..... J/K I don’t remember shit cause I was fucked the hell up. #YesItWasReallySalvia #IfYouFindWeedThatDoesThisToYouSHARE"