I discussed your "Families Can Talk About" with J, 13-years-old, and A, 10-years-old. I got some interesting responses and would like to share. My conversation with 13-year-old J went like this. Me: "About Miley's performance of this song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. Was the dance number with accompanying stripper pole too risque for the tween and teen audience? Or, is the media making the performance too much of an issue?" 13YEAROLDJ: "I don't think that was a pole dance. There's a bit of choreography in that um, 43 seconds, and she couldn't have done that without support. Although I do think her clothing was inappropriate." Me: "This single will be included on Miley's next album, which will be exclusively sold at Wal-Mart stores, along with her line of clothing. Do you think the album will make tweens want to buy the clothes as well? What do you think about launching the album and clothing line at back-to-school time? Is it just a way to get kids to buy more Miley?" 13YEAROLDJ: "Yeah, and there's nothing wrong with that, really. She can, like, sell stuff. No biggie." Me: "What do you think of Miley name-dropping on this single, giving both Jay-Z and Britney Spears a shout? Does it make the song more appealing if you are a Jay-Z or Britney fan?" 13YEAROLDJ: "Sure it does. I couldn't really care less about Britney and Jay-Z being mentioned. I don't think many people are going to be inspired to listen to them just by those lyrics." My conversation with my ten-year-old daughter A went a little differently. She strongly dislikes Miley so I asked her to just speak logically, not as an opinion of Miley's songs or Miley's personality in general. Me: "Families can talk about Miley's performance of this song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. Was the dance number with accompanying stripper pole too risque for the tween and teen audience? Or, is the media making the performance too much of an issue?" 10YEAROLDA: "It's not that big a deal. It's not pole dancing to stand on an ice cream cart and hold on to a metal pole for support. *laughs*" Me: "This single will be included on Miley's next album, which will be exclusively sold at Wal-Mart stores, along with her line of clothing. Do you think the album will make tweens want to buy the clothes as well? What do you think about launching the album and clothing line at back-to-school time? Is it just a way to get kids to buy more Miley?" 10YEAROLDA: "It might make kids buy the clothes, it might not. Depends on the kid. Not that big a deal -- other celebs have clothing lines. *giggle*" Me: "What do you think of Miley name-dropping on this single, giving both Jay-Z and Britney Spears a shout? Does it make the song more appealing if you are a Jay-Z or Britney fan?" 10YEAROLDA: "Uh, sure. It doesn't really matter. It would be seriously a lot different if she said 'GO LISTEN TO SOME BRITNEY.' Like, yeah...uhhh..."