Wardrobe Malfunction? Try Wardrobe No-Function.

Well, here it is November - we've passed by Halloween, and I've had this thought to write about for a while now, but it's a very touchy subject and I'm sure I'll get a lot of comments either way on it, but it is disturbing me more and more every time I see it.

In yesterday's NY Daily News, they posted a picture of Miley Cyrus at the MTV Europe Awards wearing a "dress" that when she turned sideways, which she did on purpose, exposed almost her entire left breast. Invariably, she did this to show off her new tattoo, but still...Miley Cyrus is 17 years old. The picture in question:

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/11/09/alg_miley_cyrus1.jpg

I don't think Miley Cyrus has a lick of talent at all, but that being said, there are a lot of little girls that do - and who want nothing more than to be like her. I just don't think that's appropriate at all.

I don't watch Gossip Girl, but I keep hearing the name Taylor Momsen. I remember the name because she played Cindy Lou Who in the Jim Carrey movie version of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." Taylor Momsen is now 17, and supposedly the "singer" in a band as well as an actress. She poses and performs with her bra and panties out, and reportedly flashed her breasts at the crowd during a "performance" recently.

I have a stepson about to turn 14. He is in 8th grade, and from time to time I am with him when he sees his friends. He likes to wear the baggy jeans that show off the top of his boxers. His friends do too. As Denis Leary so elegantly put it years ago, it's called under-****ing-wear for a reason - it's supposed to be UNDER your clothes.

That bothers me - but it doesn't frighten me. What frightens me is what the girls his age - and younger - are "wearing". Jeans hung so low on the waist that the butt crack is exposed. Tops that are cut down WAAAAYYY too low. It used to be a girl was embarrassed if a bra strap was showing - now they wear tank tops where the entire back of the bra is exposed, down to the clasp.

I have a daughter. She will be 7 in February, so thankfully, I don't have to worry about her....yet. The world is a different place - much more different from when I was growing up. You rarely ever read stories about kids being abducted, sexually assaulted, killed and found in garbage dumps when my generation was younger - but kids didn't dress like slutty adults back then.

Parents, I implore you....please look a little closer at how your kids are dressing. When Emily gets older, I don't care if she thinks I'm the worst Dad in the world...she will respect me, her mother and most importantly, HERSELF by dressing appropriately.

I never thought I'd see the day when Halloween costumes were LESS trampy than everyday clothes. Welcome to 2010.

Comments are always welcome - I really want some opinions on this. If you think I'm wrong, explain to me how I am.