Celeb News: 'It was one of the most degrading things I've ever done'

Lover

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Los Angeles-based performer Hollis Jane, who refers to herself as a little person, revealed on her blog: 'I was a bear in Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance and. . . for the first time I felt truly ashamed of being a little person.

'I will be the first one to tell you that standing on that stage, in that costume was one of the most degrading things I felt like I could ever do,' she said, singling out another offense to add to Miss Cyrus' recent controversies -- one based on size.

'The money was great and I would have gotten a free trip to Las Vegas,' she admitted. 'My computer had recently broken and my car needed (and still needs) multiple repairs. I could have fixed a lot of that with the Miley money. So, I sent in my audition tape.'

But it was only after she was accepted for the job that she realized she was going to be put into a bear costume.

http://holliseum.wordpress.com/2013/...little-person/

another day another controversy.

ethan

It's a struggle, between money and integrity.

I hope people don't drag her, she's allowed to have feelings and an opinion. She didn't know what she was getting into but she needed the money.

snowo

dddddddddd

simon

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To begin, let me say the following opinions are mine and mine alone. I am not trying to convert anyone to my way of thinking, nor am I using this post to condone anyone’s lifestyle or choices. I am also going to refrain from calling out individual people by name. It’s tacky, unnecessary and as the great Destiny’s Child put it, “You know I’m not gonna diss you on the internet…cause my momma taught me better than that.”

Beyonce's impact!

Rogue

Timber

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Originally posted by simon

Beyonce's impact!

Yassss!!!

Goombario

But no one know she was in the f-ing bear , this is only publicity for ha

Evans

now everybody's gonna know she was one of those bears

A Little Unruly

Be thankful, ungrateful bitch.

mikeyace16

That picture though

TurntUp

idk if im missing it but how is a bear costime degrading?

Save-Me-Oprah

I've always wondered why Miley's objectification of little people hasn't been made more of an issue in the media.

I mean... having a band made up exclusively of little people fake playing instruments, having them twerk, dress up in stupid costumes, etc. as if they're her play thing.

Also the fact that they were listed on the performance roster as "12 dancers, 15 little people, 6 band members, etc."

It's pretty gross.

Sanjja

All she had to do was go inside the bear, like no one can see you

Publicity act.

Lorde

I mean it's not like they can see who she is.... so this is most likely for publicity.

But I can't blame her for being upset about not really knowing what she was getting into. Miley's whole objectification of little people is irksome

ks_dollar

so did she actually do it?

xkate

Ugh Miley is so gross for this

Rainbow

Did y'all READ the article. She backed out.. She only went to the first rehearsal and didn't do the performance cause she felt laughed at

Sorbet

Well, if she's a midget she could have known that they were going to exploit her for being a midget

xkate

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Originally posted by Sorbet

Well, if she's a midget she could have known that they were going to exploit her for being a midget

Stop blaming the victim. How about you blame Miley and her team for doing this in the first place?

Pluto

It never ends

Good for her for speaking out