Over the past year or so, teen pop star Miley Cyrus has shown her “wild” side over and over again. There was the lap dance in a club, there was the fake lesbian kiss on Britain’s Got Talent, and the tabloids are eating it all up.

Here’s one more publicity stunt to add on to Miley’s long list: her performance at the 2010 Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) in Toronto on Sunday, June 20.

The 17-year-old pop star led a tribal performance of “Can’t Be Tamed” that many are calling borderline racist. As Miley growled her way through the song (I can’t even type that she sings anymore—it seems just too comical to pretend that her form of squealing can be considered singing), dancers surrounded her outfitted in grass skirts and tribal markings.

They jumped around like stereotypical voodoo worshippers, thrusting spears in the air…and there were even “shrunken heads.” No, I’m not joking.

I’m not going to walk you through the performance—instead, I’ll embed the video below for you to enjoy watching yourself. If you make it to the end of the video, kudos to you. I had to struggle to make it through.

I, personally, don’t think the performance was racist—I think it was just stereotypical and cliché. Couldn’t you come up with a better metaphor for being “tamed” other than personifying a wild jungle beast, Miley? And while you’re brainstorming for more original performance themes, why don’t you get a few singing lessons under your belt?