Miley Cyrus has slammed accusations that her controversial MTV VMA performance was racist because she used black dancers as props.
"I don't keep my producers or dancers around 'cause it makes me look cool. Those aren't my 'accessories.' They're my homies," Cyrus told Rolling Stone in an interview.
The singer, who has popularised twerking, also disputed the notion that she pretends to be black.
"I'm from one of the wealthiest counties in America. I know what I am. But I also know what I like to listen to. Look at any 20-year-old white girl right now -- that's what they're listening to at the club. It's 2013. The gays are getting married, we're all collaborating. I would never think about the color of my dancers, like, 'Ooh, that might be controversial'," Cyrus said.
The singer, who appears topless on the magazine's cover, also hit back at critics for targetting her while completely ignoring collaborator Robin Thicke for their raunchy duet that raised so many eyebrows.
"It was a lot of 'Miley twerks on Robin Thicke,' but never, 'Robin Thicke grinds up on Miley.' They're only talking about the one that bent over. So obviously there's a double standard," she said.
