Popular '90s singer, Sinead O'Connor who sang the evergreen song
'Nothing Compares To You' and Miley Cyrus have been hitting out at each
other on
social media since Sinead warned Miley not to allow the music industry
to ‘prostitute’ her. Sinead wrote an open letter to Miley on her
Facebook page which the
former Disney star didn't appreciate and replied Sinead by posting a
series of tweets that Sinead posted on her Twitter page in 2011 when she
was battling with mental illness.
Sinead was enraged by Miley's tweet and wrote her another open letter, this time threatening to sue her. Sinead
wrote: 'I
have no interest in or desire to cause you trouble but if you do not
apologise for having deliberately tried to cause me hurt and trouble
personally and professionally I will have to bring pressure upon you.
When you end up in the psych ward or rehab I'll be happy to visit you..
and would not lower myself to mock you.' Continue to see her full letter
to Miley...
The first open letter from Sinead that started the war
Dear Miley,
I
wasn’t going to write this letter, but today I’ve been dodging phone
calls from various newspapers who wished me to remark upon your having
said in Rolling Stone your Wrecking Ball video was designed to be
similar to the one for Nothing Compares… So this is what I need to say…
And it is said in the spirit of motherliness and with love.
I
am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to
believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way
'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos. It is in
fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to
be pimped, whether it’s the music business or yourself doing the
pimping.
Nothing but harm
will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited, and
it is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other
young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be
valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious
talent.
I am happy to hear I
am somewhat of a role model for you and I hope that because of that you
will pay close attention to what I am telling you.
The
music business doesn’t give a s*** about you, or any of us. They will
prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it's
what YOU wanted... and when you end up in rehab as a result of being
prostituted, 'they' will be sunning themselves on their yachts in
Antigua, which they bought by selling your body and you will find
yourself very alone.
None of
the men oggling you give a s*** about you either, do not be fooled.
Many’s the woman mistook lust for love. If they want you sexually that
doesn’t mean they give a f*** about you. All the more true when you
unwittingly give the impression you don’t give much of a f*** about
yourself, and when you employ people who give the impression they don’t
give much of a f*** about you either. No one who cares about you could
support your being pimped... and that includes you yourself.
Yes,
I’m suggesting you don’t care for yourself. That has to change. You
ought be protected as a precious young lady by anyone in your employ and
anyone around you, including you. This is a dangerous world. We don’t
encourage our daughters to walk around naked in it because it makes them
prey for animals and less than animals, a distressing majority of whom
work in the music industry and its associated media.
You
are worth more than your body or your sexual appeal. The world of
showbiz doesn’t see things that way, they like things to be seen the
other way, whether they are magazines who want you on their cover, or
whatever... Don’t be under any illusions.. ALL of them want you because
they’re making money off your youth and your beauty... which they could
not do except for the fact your youth makes you blind to the evils of
show business. If you have an innocent heart you can’t recognise those
who do not.
I repeat, you
have enough talent that you don’t need to let the music business make a
prostitute of you. You shouldn’t let them make a fool of you either.
Don’t think for a moment that any of them give a flying f*** about you.
They’re there for the money... we’re there for the music. It has always
been that way and it will always be that way. The sooner a young lady
gets to know that, the sooner she can be REALLY in control.
You
also said in Rolling Stone that your look is based on mine. The look I
chose, I chose on purpose at a time when my record company were
encouraging me to do what you have done. I felt I would rather be judged
on my talent and not my looks. I am happy that I made that choice, not
least because I do not find myself on the proverbial rag heap now that I
am almost 47 years of age... which unfortunately many female artists,
who have based their image around their sexuality, end up on when they
reach middle age.
Real
empowerment of yourself as a woman would be to in future refuse to
exploit your body or your sexuality in order for men to make money from
you. I needn’t even ask the question... I’ve been in the business long
enough to know that men are making more money than you are from you
getting naked. It’s really not at all cool. And it’s sending dangerous
signals to other young women. Please in future say no when you are asked
to prostitute yourself. Your body is for you and your boyfriend. It
isn’t for every spunk-spewing dirtbag on the net, or every greedy record
company executive to buy his mistresses diamonds with.
As
for the shedding of the Hannah Montana image.. whoever is telling you
getting naked is the way to do that does absolutely NOT respect your
talent, or you as a young lady. Your records are good enough for you not
to need any shedding of Hannah Montana. She’s waaaaaaay gone by now...
Not because you got naked but because you make great records.
Whether
we like it or not, us females in the industry are role models and as
such we have to be extremely careful what messages we send to other
women. The message you keep sending is that it’s somehow cool to be
prostituted... it’s so not cool Miley... it’s dangerous. Women are to be
valued for so much more than their sexuality. we aren’t merely objects
of desire. I would be encouraging you to send healthier messages to your
peers... that they and you are worth more than what is currently going
on in your career. Kindly fire any motherf***er who hasn’t expressed
alarm, because they don’t care about you.
This is the series of Tweets Miley Cyrus posted mocking Sinead
Sinead replied Miley on her Facebook...
'You have posted today tweets of
mine which are two years old,
which were posted by me when I was unwell and seeking help so as to make
them look like they are recent. In doing so you mock myself and Amanda
Bynes for having suffered with mental health issues and for having
sought help. I mean really really…
who advises you? have you any idea how stupid and dangerous it is to
mock people for suffering illness? You will yourself one day suffer such
illness, that is without doubt. The course you have set yourself upon
can only end in that, trust me.’
'I am staggered that any 20 yr old woman of the
21st century could behave in such a dangerous and irresponsible manner
as to not only send the signal to young women that its ok to act like
prostitutes but also to the signal that those who have suffered or do
suffer mental health problems are to be mocked and have their opinions
invalidated.
‘Have you no
sense of danger at all? or responsibility? Remove your tweets
immediately or you will hear from my lawyers. I am certain you will be
hearing from all manner of mental health advocacy groups also. It is not
acceptable to mock any person for having suffered.
It is most unbecoming of you to
respond in such a fashion to someone who expressed care for you. And
worse that you are such an anti-female tool of the anti-female music
industry. I hope that you will apologise to Amanda Bynes and to any
person who has been wounded by your mockery of those who have suffered.
And I hope that you will wake up and understand that you in fact are a
danger to women.’
Miley Cyrus didn't seem concerned about Sinead's open letter, tweeting in response,
To which Sinead replied...
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