“They were men and they didn’t have a character”

Miley Cyrus has put the focus on its history with Disney and the Jonas Brothers. He has done it without filters, with a sincerity that has surprised all his followers. In a recent interview in The interview, podcast of the newspaper The New York Timesthe artist reflected on her career and released a forceful criticism: “They were men and they didn’t have a character from detach“

Inequality from the origin: the gender role in the Disney era

Cyrus remembered how, despite its worldwide popularity with Hannah MontanaHe did not receive the same recognition as his Candena companions. While they acted in the Grammy with Stevie Wonder or received nominations such as Best Revelation Artistshe felt “disconsolate” for being excluded from that prestigious circuit. “They were men and they didn’t have a character from detach“He said during the interview.

He apostilled after he never had “an opportunity like that when he was a young girl.” According to the singer, the character of teenage star with a wig that embodied required an effort and symbolic burden that was not always recognized as such. He felt that he worked at the same level – or even more – than his teammates without obtaining the same status in the interpretation industry. For her, overcoming that stage was key in her artistic maturity.

The impact of Hannah Montana compared to Jonas

From his premiere on March 24, 2006, Hannah Montana He broke audience records. The pilot episode attracted 5.4 million viewers In the United States, becoming the most watched premiere in the history of the channel until that moment. The most watched episode was “Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas”, issued on August 17, 2007, which reached 10.7 million viewers.

The series maintained an average of between 3.5 and 7 million viewers per episode in its intermediate seasons. His final episode, issued on January 16, 2011, was seen by 6.2 million people, marking a record for Disney Channel in his time slot. Internationally, In 2008 it was estimated that the global audience of the series reached 200 million people.

Regarding fiction Jonashe Pilot chapter issued on May 2, 2009 attracted 4 million viewers in the United States, with 73% audience among women. However, the second episode experienced a significant fall, registering only 2.2 million of followers. During its first season, the series averaged 3.4 million viewers per episode at its main schedule. In the second season, renamed as Jonas thethe most watched episode reached 4.2 million viewers.

Childhood, media judgment and therapy as a shield

Raised between cameras and expectations, Miley witnessed what fame costs long before appropriate. At 13 it was already a global icon with Hannah Montana. As always happens in this type of situation, mass recognition was accompanied by exhausting routines and a constant pressure to fulfill a public image.

One of the most controversial moments of his youth was his performance with Robin Thicke in the MTV VMAS of 2013. An intervention in the scenarios that generated reactions of all kinds, but that for Cyrus was also a point of personal break. In his words, Cyrus would never judge someone between 18 and 21 years old as an adult “because he is not yet.”

In that context, he turned to the Therapy since the age of 17. A step that, as he has told in the podcastit was decisive to learn to protect and establish emotional limits against public scrutiny and lived harassment even in its school stage.