It seems these days, there has to be some musician that is just hated no matter where you go. Several years ago it was Hilary Duff (I think). Then it was Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. For awhile it seemed like you couldn't watch a music video on Youtube without seeing one of the top comments saying "Better than Justin Bieber". And Britney ( Read more... )

So, I go on youtube to watch videos, and what do I see in the comments? A lot of Justin Bieber comments, mostly those that bash him. I mean, what is it about him that makes him more of a target than other pop singers? People call him stuff like "fag" or "girl". I mean, when he started out, yeah, he did sound rather girlish, but he was young. I ( Read more... )

I know occasionally we discuss real people here, so I thought I'd link to this excellent essay on Yoko Ono, after her inclusion in a chart of fictional female archetypes (here). There's nothing more I can really say, as the writer nailed it so beautifully, and even though I'm not a fan of Yoko's music, I teared up a little. I never realised what an ( Read more... )

But sometimes they're not. Sometimes they're real people who actually DO have feelings, feelings that might be hurt if they saw all the vitrol being slung at them by butthurt shippers and entitled fans ( Read more... )

( a short post that has some random spoilers for seasons 1-3 but nothing too deep )

Okay, I've seen the occasional defending of real-life people against bashers, and right now, I really have to talk on this...

Tonight, I'm defending...

Cillian Murphy

Yes, the actor who played Dr. Crane in Batman Begins, Jackson Rippner in Red Eye, and Jim from 28 Days Later. And I absolutely love him. From his quirky looks, down-to-earth persoanlity ( Read more... )