(CNN) -- Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's open letter to Miley Cyrus in which she urged the 20-year-old not to allow herself "to be pimped" by the music industry certainly got our attention. It seems to have gotten Cyrus' attention, as well, because the former Disney star, who has dominated the headlines recently following her controversial awards show twerking and nude performance in a music video, took to Twitter to respond. In a tweet, she compared O'Connor to troubled star Amanda Bynes, and she included a Twitter feed of O'Connor's from the past when she wrote about struggling with and seeking help for mental health issues.
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Women had strong reactions to Sinead O'Connor's open letter to Miley Cyrus
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Many women applaud O'Connor and hope Cyrus follows her advice
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Some women think O'Connor missed the mark
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More needs to be done to stop sexualization of young girls, women say
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"I think 'Good for @placeholder,' really in the end," she said.
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I think that's kind of what @placeholder was saying, in that, if you prostitute yourself to the music industry, they're just going to eat you up and spit you up and get the next new girl off the train who is five years younger than you and willing to go farther than you," she said.
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On the other hand, some thought @placeholder was out of line.
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She says it helps when celebrities like @placeholder lend their voices to the discussion about how girls and women are portrayed.