Absurd. Bangerz was a standard pop-rock album with one song that was mildly hip-hoppish. What some are failing to grasp or, more likely, blithely ignoring, is the inconvenient truth that what she denounced is not the entire genre, which she continues to admire, but misogyny and objectification, which have been rife in hip hop and , indeed, in popular music more generally. She did not denty her own participation, but now understands its untoward ramifications. That is called maturity. As for "appropriation," that is often conflated with "mis"-appropriation, disrespect, or abuse. The fact is ALL modern musical forms borrow liberally from other cultures, and hip hop and rap are no exceptions, as any serious musicologist or anthropologist will attest. And it must be said, some trends or attributes within a culture, all cultures, ought to be denounced. And misogyny in music is certainly a case in point. Her critics are sidestepping this more important point by both glib distraction and non-sequitur.

Cyrus is an experimenter. Following Bangerz she put out a psychedelic album, which she gave to her fans for free. This while she was establishing her foundation for dispossesed youth, Happy Hippie Foundation. Cyrus has done more for disenfranchised and disadvantaged people than most pop stars, having donated milllions and countless hours since she was a young teen to various worthy causes. At only 25, she remains one of the most generous celebrities, much of it behind the scenes, with little public recognition of her efforts. Time she gets some, and time to stop with the culture vulture nonsense.