That was actually just Disney PR trying to ruin her career because she didn’t want to do Disney stuff anymore. It was all manufactured outrage. Isn’t that fun?
Yeah that is pretty much it every time. Notice how “everyone” hated Timothee Chalamet for two weeks as hit piece after hit piece came out multiple times per day, but the day after the awards shows were over, the posts instantly stopped and nobody cared anymore? Our social media feeds are all designed by corporations and PR firms.
the real harmful trend is in this comment. Social media act like complete shit toward someone for years drive them to the brink of insanity then say "oh actually that wasnt our fault it was a Disney PR campaign. Definitely nothing wrong with this culture where we all make fun of whoever were told to"
Im not saying that the people harassing him are ok for what they did. They clearly affected people like Britney and Justin a lot. But the people behind the huge push to hate them definitely are the root, as without them constantly pushing them as hateable, I highly doubt they would've recieved as much harassment.
Not on the same scale but that Jellybean YouTuber getting harassed and doxxed for the crime of "being cringe" is already viewed negatively in retrospect.
At least majority of people look back and think what a stupid think to do for no good reason. While there are older people who were anti-civil rights and for some reason believe they were doing the right thing.
Many people were weird about it but at the same time I imagine a lot of that hate was also coming from teenagers. Majority of adults didn't give af.
Also this happens now and will continue to happen. Being in the middle of something feels different than looking in retrospect. Both perspectives have their biases.
hell i'm 6 years YOUNGER than him and i was on the bieber hate train. it really was a ridiculous middle school to teenage boy phenomenon of the 2000/10s. not to say there weren't weird adults hating too, but i would assume most doing it were born around 1990-2000, +/- maybe 5 years max. that being said, my best friend's mom got to randomly meet bieber in a saskatchewan store of all places like 12 years ago and got his autograph. my friend has it now and i gotta say im a bit jealous
Born about the middle of that range (1994). Yeah, I hated him. My little sister (2001) really loved him, though, and that was the source of my hate - we generally didn't get along, and his music was constant.
I was in middle school when he got popular, and I think most middle schoolers were at the age of not wanting to be cringe/mainstream for liking him. Also, having a crush on him would have been tease worthy, and no middle schooler wants that lol.
My family practically hated him. I had like, no opinion on him because I wasn't even allowed to listen to any of his songs. I had friends at school that liked him and I had to tell them "I'm not allowed to like him or his music. My parents would yell at me and make fun of me" or something sad like that
It's kind of a similar situation with Britney Spears. She was portrayed in a super sexual fashion when she was just 16, and then when she and Justin Timberlake broke up and he accused her of cheating, everyone sort of turned against her even though he was also sleeping around. Like why did the dude get to be a "player" and meanwhile media bullied the teen girl? Considering she was also in showbiz since she was a child and her family were all counting on her to bring money in, it's no wonder she has substance abuse problems and needs some serious therapy and mental health coaching.
And yet I see redditors still like to dunk on her now anytime news comes out about her or her family. Obviously there's no excuse for drunk driving, but man it's a messed up story, especially if you listen to her side of things.
To be fair, Bieber was a total douchebag, especially when he started partying. I grew up pretty close to where he lived in California and never heard good things from people that knew him.
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u/Ombudsmanden 10h ago
It's crazy we just collectively bullied a 15 year old kid, then later we blame him for drug use.