I didn't find the performance offensive either. Here's how I look at it...
When people are talking about you in the entertainment business....whether it be good or bad, they're talking about you. That is success because it IS the entertainment business. People take what they see all too serious and label the girl a slut for having the guts to have some fun while making a lot of cash. Did she have to do that? I don't think so because I think she's a pretty good singer/entertainer. BUT...she felt the need and it is what it is.
Next, the thing people forget when they mention all this stuff about "her fans...the kids" etc. Her fans....the kids....most of them were kids when they followed her as Hannah Montana. They are close to HER age now and trust me....young girls and boys at 13-14 know more than you think they do and are having sex on a daily basis. The world needs to worry about things that are more important than what star should be a role model for your child. Anyone with that mentality has already lost as a parent in my opinion. YOU be their role model. It's easy actually.
If you don't want your kids to see something, you put the brakes on and stop watching. And if you do put the brakes on....don't kid yourself, it's only temporary...they can find whatever they want whenever they want at another kids house using another means. You need to educate them to the best of your ability. It sucks they have to be told and taught things so early in the world today, but if you snooze, you not only lose, you could lose your child or really have a clueless kid out there wandering around. If you're an old fashioned parent...you lose. Teach teach teach and keep them informed of every little thing while being "hip" about it. Miley is the least of anyone's worries.
I'm a "big brother" to about 100 kids both around my neighborhood and on the net as a mentor for a video game club. The stuff they tell me would make your heads spin. What Miley did is nothing compared to some of the stuff these kids share with me. Some of it is so warped and twisted, I just shake my head. A little dirty dancing, twerking or some tongue being stuck out...is honestly a joke in the real world. Talked to any kids in their teens lately? They'll teach YOU stuff you've never heard before and you'll see how rediculous a Miley discussion really is. ;)
-Danny