As far as seemingly innocent comments, that's something we all have to realize about dealing in a medium as vast as the Internet - even the slight distaste you may have for spinach can come back and bite you in the ass when the Leafy Green Enthusiasts' Society comes knocking on your door with a printed copy of your newgroup entry that was otherwise entirely about a different topic and demand just who you think you are, being too good for spinach, when that's not even the point of your statement that *does* have anything to do with their cause. It's pretty bizarre and a little scary how fast and dramatically things can spiral.
With that said, I had no intention to create an undertow here. I think I counterbalanced my comments decently, citing my own (itself much-bemoaned and belabored) genre of choice as demonstrative examples along with Avril.
Something we both hit on which is key is perception and marketing. Is Eminem really sorta deranged or is that a marketing ploy?
It's marketing so far as he can face the world that knows so much about his private life. A lot of it may actually be self-defense, which people have come to like and therefore became a part of the way he presents himself in the market arena.
Is Britney Spears really a virgin or really a ho or neither?
The facts as I know 'em - the whole virgin thing was cute when she and Justin had just gotten together, but I'm sure that was at least partially image/marketing, as the average fan of both acts is about five years younger than they themselves are. Whether that fan base is in itself a result of marketing (as Michelle Branch has a lot more twentysomething fans despite being nearly the same age as Britney) is another matter entirely, because we are where we are. But somewhere along the way she cheated on him and he broke up with her because of that. Most people don't know this and impose the 'ho' image on her because of the things she wears, not because of anything she's actually done that they know of. Personally, the girl worked her ass off for the body she has; she's young, she's popular, she is a sexual creature like every other twenty-year-old and has the assets to show off, so why not? Doesn't mean she hooks up with random strangers, just that she has every chance of being able to do so, should she choose, which by all accounts she does not (and you're just going to have to go with me on that, the network dedicated to keeping tabs on these kids is further-reaching than most media and so scary I want to crawl into a dark corner of my room with the covers pulled tight over my head). And I can't entirely believe that I'm defending Britney Spears, but here we are and for some reason, she's come to deserve a fair shake in the public eye. *shrug* That's my $0.02 and change on the matter.
And is Avril really a "white Goth"?
Uhm, that wasn't what I meant by 'vanilla' at all. Vanilla the way I use it as an adjective is very much like the ice cream flavor - plain, nonthreatening, earnest to a flaw. Just wanted to clear that up.
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As far as seemingly innocent comments, that's something we all have to realize about dealing in a medium as vast as the Internet - even the slight distaste you may have for spinach can come back and bite you in the ass when the Leafy Green Enthusiasts' Society comes knocking on your door with a printed copy of your newgroup entry that was otherwise entirely about a different topic and demand just who you think you are, being too good for spinach, when that's not even the point of your statement that *does* have anything to do with their cause. It's pretty bizarre and a little scary how fast and dramatically things can spiral.
With that said, I had no intention to create an undertow here. I think I counterbalanced my comments decently, citing my own (itself much-bemoaned and belabored) genre of choice as demonstrative examples along with Avril.
Something we both hit on which is key is perception and marketing. Is Eminem really sorta deranged or is that a marketing ploy?
It's marketing so far as he can face the world that knows so much about his private life. A lot of it may actually be self-defense, which people have come to like and therefore became a part of the way he presents himself in the market arena.
Is Britney Spears really a virgin or really a ho or neither?
The facts as I know 'em - the whole virgin thing was cute when she and Justin had just gotten together, but I'm sure that was at least partially image/marketing, as the average fan of both acts is about five years younger than they themselves are. Whether that fan base is in itself a result of marketing (as Michelle Branch has a lot more twentysomething fans despite being nearly the same age as Britney) is another matter entirely, because we are where we are. But somewhere along the way she cheated on him and he broke up with her because of that. Most people don't know this and impose the 'ho' image on her because of the things she wears, not because of anything she's actually done that they know of. Personally, the girl worked her ass off for the body she has; she's young, she's popular, she is a sexual creature like every other twenty-year-old and has the assets to show off, so why not? Doesn't mean she hooks up with random strangers, just that she has every chance of being able to do so, should she choose, which by all accounts she does not (and you're just going to have to go with me on that, the network dedicated to keeping tabs on these kids is further-reaching than most media and so scary I want to crawl into a dark corner of my room with the covers pulled tight over my head). And I can't entirely believe that I'm defending Britney Spears, but here we are and for some reason, she's come to deserve a fair shake in the public eye. *shrug* That's my $0.02 and change on the matter.
And is Avril really a "white Goth"?
Uhm, that wasn't what I meant by 'vanilla' at all. Vanilla the way I use it as an adjective is very much like the ice cream flavor - plain, nonthreatening, earnest to a flaw. Just wanted to clear that up.
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