Responding to the criticism about her reaction to the Texas shooting, the 'Younger Now' songstress says that she can't believe how defensive and in denial America is.
- Nov 7, 2017
AceShowbiz - Miley Cyrus has responded to criticism of her initial reaction to the mass church shooting on November 5 in Texas, which killed 28 people and injured more than 20 people. Following the news, Miley took to Instagram to express how she felt about the incident, saying that it broke her heart.
"This isn't fair, this isn't right, this isn't just human! This is a TERRORIST ACT by a WHITE AMERICAN MAN!" she wrote. "I am heartbroken and embarassed. Mortified by our country and its s***ty system, lack of control/laws! This does NOT HAVE or NEED to happen! It's devastatingly disgusting!"
She then continued by referring to her track, "Bad Mood", remarking that she wrote the song in order to bring awareness to people. "This exactly why the lyrics of Bad Mood were so important for me to share on a major platform," she added. "I wanted to bring awareness to the fact that everyday we are waking up to more terrifyingly painful information that makes it nearly impossible to feel optimistic that things are going to change!"
Concluding her post, she wished that people would realize that gun violence has to be stopped. "I continue to be hopeful that enough is enough and the eyes of the ignorant will open and realize that (gun) VIOLENCE has to stop!" she wrote.
While some fans commented on her post by saying that they agreed and admired her for sharing her feeling on Instagram, others argued that gun laws were not the issue and slammed her for saying that white American man was responsible for the attack.
Seeing the astounding criticism that she got, Miley then wrote another post in response to the critics, saying that she couldn't believe how defensive and in denial America is. "I am aghast by the reaction of my latest post," she wrote. "It is completely amazing to me how defensive and in denial this country really is! You are not focused on the horrific tragedy I addressed but more angered that I am putting a BIG bright spotlight on the fact that it was a 'WHITE AMERICAN MALE' terrorist that walked in and killed 26 people (including children) leaving 20 severely injured!"
The 24-year-old singer also slammed Donald Trump for saying that the focus should be on mental health. "I'd like to believe that EVERY person who takes the life of another being is 'mentally ill'... It's hard to conceptualize that a sane human could commit such a hideous crime. BUT I am sorry Donald Trump this absolutely is a 'GUNS SITUATION,' " she wrote.
In a following post, she mentioned her favorite white American males, who are her father Billy Ray Cyrus and her brothers. She added pictures of her together with the men and captioned it, "Just a few of my favorite WHITE AMERICAN MALES... I do NOT and refuse to generalize or stereotype! Facts are facts."
