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Spike89

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40. I kinda think it is the reverse...

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 03:46 PM

Nov 2012

He's the entertainment industry's version of teen/preteen crack. They put out a talented, "pretty boy" way before he has developed his talents (not mention the ability to handle the fame/money) and the fans and media feast on him until there is nothing but a husk of a performer left by the time he reaches 25.

It isn't just teen heart throbs of course...Britney Spears is the poster child for "pop tarts"--there are always a few in the wings and a handful on stage in every era and it is rare for them to have a real career into their mid 20s. Most either go into acting/celebrity appearances or disappear until a nostalgia tour is viable.

They don't feed on the fans, they are the fodder. It the record companies/media that get fat off the hype.

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Why do people hate Justin Bieber? [View all] graywarrior Nov 2012 OP

Did you just answer your own question? Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #1

I don't know. I grew up with Shaun Cassidy and Donnie Osmond TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #2

Hmmmm, my teenage hearththrob was Dylan...lol graywarrior Nov 2012 #3

What? Did Johnny Crawford not tickle your fancy? NYC_SKP Nov 2012 #4

I never had a fancy to tickle. graywarrior Nov 2012 #9

As would I, have rathered, that is! NYC_SKP Nov 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author eugene jones Nov 2012 #5

I guess it's considered cool to hate him, but frogmarch Nov 2012 #6

Exactly! God, I hated it when my parents HATED Bob Dylan. graywarrior Nov 2012 #10

Justin Bieber was just a young kid when the frogmarch Nov 2012 #16

No, he was 21-ish. graywarrior Nov 2012 #17

You really have to ask? ohiosmith Nov 2012 #7

. graywarrior Nov 2012 #11

That post wins this thread! NYC_SKP Nov 2012 #14

Here ends the lesson. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #15

He looks like he is getting ready to be taped himself. texanwitch Nov 2012 #21

OMG! Wind Dancer Nov 2012 #38

If there were a DU hall of fame, hifiguy Nov 2012 #59

This is quite anger-inducing but... slutticus Nov 2012 #61

His music sucks sakabatou Nov 2012 #8

I don't think I've ever heard him sing! graywarrior Nov 2012 #12

Don't. Your ears will bleed. sakabatou Nov 2012 #18

Or maybe I did hear him but just didn't listen graywarrior Nov 2012 #20

I did! On the car radio... eShirl Nov 2012 #19

I made the same mistake. Incitatus Nov 2012 #29

I kinda think it is the reverse... Spike89 Nov 2012 #40

Of course they're fodder sakabatou Nov 2012 #41

I don't know how much talent even factors into this. LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #47

His music must suck big time. I've kept an ear open to his songs applegrove Nov 2012 #22

They play his videos on the big screens at my gym. Denninmi Nov 2012 #23

Two things: LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #24

I don't think he's a fundie graywarrior Nov 2012 #25

Well, he has a jesus with a crown of thorns tatoo, and a praying hands tatoo. Avalux Nov 2012 #26

Wow, I'm so clueless when it comes to Justin Bieber. graywarrior Nov 2012 #27

I don't hate him. I just think that he is a no talent hack. TrueBlueinCO Nov 2012 #28

That's a pretty hateful statement.... graywarrior Nov 2012 #31

No. Saying that I don't see a talent in a person is not equivalent to hate TrueBlueinCO Nov 2012 #34

You DO know you're in the lounge, right? graywarrior Nov 2012 #36

Ahem. LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #43

I know more than I want to. Avalux Nov 2012 #30

Leif Garrett! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! graywarrior Nov 2012 #32

yeah I know. Avalux Nov 2012 #33

Yeah, well I sorta kinda got into this for a while graywarrior Nov 2012 #35

That's a good question, because obviously TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #37

I think it may actually be LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #45

Well, he's Canadian LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #42

Beats me. That stuff was squaresville when I was a kid. graywarrior Nov 2012 #44

I know, right? LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #46

Yeah, our generation was drawn to the freaks graywarrior Nov 2012 #48

her music is pure shit datasuspect Nov 2012 #39

For the same reason I hate all hyper-commercialized pre-chewed corporate pop music; Codeine Nov 2012 #49

He's Canadian! Also think Dorian Gray. Need I say more. whistler162 Nov 2012 #50

Hell if I know - and yes, he does Taverner Nov 2012 #51

Doesn't every high school in America have about 30 guys who could do the exact same thing? Throd Nov 2012 #52

I can't name... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #70

Cause hes a sellout :0 Ahpook Nov 2012 #53

LOL @ "remain 11 years old"! Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #54

Who knew that Justin Bieber would create such a lukewarm frenzy at DU? graywarrior Nov 2012 #56

I hate him because he's a vapid moron. JoeyT Nov 2012 #55

New show: When Pop Stars Pontificate graywarrior Nov 2012 #57

I can't hate him. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #58

Age isn't an excuse. hifiguy Nov 2012 #60

And then there was Mozart graywarrior Nov 2012 #63

True, that. hifiguy Nov 2012 #64

The cat appreciates your like graywarrior Nov 2012 #65

You have incredibly high expectations. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #71

Listen to it w/o reading hifiguy Dec 2012 #82

I don't hate justin bieber, but he represents slutticus Nov 2012 #62

Why in god's name is this thread still hot? graywarrior Nov 2012 #66

Jealousy mostly. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #67

Well, aren't you Mr. Rational graywarrior Nov 2012 #72

Don't get used to it. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #76

Good graywarrior Nov 2012 #80

May I kindly point out... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #74

Obviously, I live in a dark and sheltered world graywarrior Nov 2012 #77

That's fine. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #79

Now there's a flash from the past graywarrior Nov 2012 #81

Personally... thefool_wa Nov 2012 #68

Another rational response graywarrior Nov 2012 #73

I have no problem with him... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #69

Because he looks like a wus Ter Nov 2012 #75

. graywarrior Nov 2012 #78

because he stares back at me from the bathroom mirror fizzgig Dec 2012 #83

LOL, brilliant! graywarrior Dec 2012 #84