Miley Cyrus and Beyonce are defying the gender stereotypes of women and saying no to emphasized femininity. Emphasized femininity exaggerates gender differences as a strategy of adaptation to men’s power and stresses submission and accommodation to men’s desires.
Both Miley Cyrus and Beyonce are blatantly showing that this is not something they stand for. They believe that as women they should have the same rights as men do, which means that if they want to dance around half naked they can, and if they want to sing raunchy song lyrics, they can do that too. They are saying that it is okay to be who you want to be regardless of if you are male or female.
Beyonce and Miley: Classy vs. Trashy 