I love your take on this! Celebrities’ personal lives and rumored drama shouldn’t be an excuse to be hateful towards them under the thin guise of “criticism” or “holding them accountable” especially because we are consuming the art that came out of these situations! It’s ridiculous to hold celebrities to this standard—do these people just not want good music then? Because that’s what’ll happen if we act like everyone needs to be perfect to be in the public eye. And you’re right, 99% of the time it’s always directed towards the women.
100%! It's a little ironic saying this from a cultural criticism background, but some people really do use sensationalized celebrity drama for "accountability" on a personal subject that (frankly) does not matter as much. Thank you for your thoughts!
This is so interesting!! I think in truth we’ve become far too accustomed to knowing everything about celebrities, in a way that means we don’t ever question their strategies when it comes to maintaining our attention. (Thank you sm for the mention btw)❤️
The parasocial relationships these days are getting crazy!! And of course 💗 I was going to talk about Madz, but honestly you took the words right out of my mouth! More than happy to share :)
I saw bits and pieces of this “drama” and I didn’t know it was this… juicy! Always, the fans/stans push it too far and artists should never have to deal with death threats and/or harassment. I really wonder what there is to be said about how we don’t collectively consume entertainment as just that, why things need to spiral intensely. Regardless, thank you for this text and for making us aware about the audience’s role in all of this!
Yes exactly that! Collectivism can be a scary thing, the less individual questioning, the bigger hate trains can get. Really glad you enjoyed and I appreciate your support so, so much <3
I love your take on this! Celebrities’ personal lives and rumored drama shouldn’t be an excuse to be hateful towards them under the thin guise of “criticism” or “holding them accountable” especially because we are consuming the art that came out of these situations! It’s ridiculous to hold celebrities to this standard—do these people just not want good music then? Because that’s what’ll happen if we act like everyone needs to be perfect to be in the public eye. And you’re right, 99% of the time it’s always directed towards the women.
100%! It's a little ironic saying this from a cultural criticism background, but some people really do use sensationalized celebrity drama for "accountability" on a personal subject that (frankly) does not matter as much. Thank you for your thoughts!
This is so interesting!! I think in truth we’ve become far too accustomed to knowing everything about celebrities, in a way that means we don’t ever question their strategies when it comes to maintaining our attention. (Thank you sm for the mention btw)❤️
The parasocial relationships these days are getting crazy!! And of course 💗 I was going to talk about Madz, but honestly you took the words right out of my mouth! More than happy to share :)
I saw bits and pieces of this “drama” and I didn’t know it was this… juicy! Always, the fans/stans push it too far and artists should never have to deal with death threats and/or harassment. I really wonder what there is to be said about how we don’t collectively consume entertainment as just that, why things need to spiral intensely. Regardless, thank you for this text and for making us aware about the audience’s role in all of this!
Yes exactly that! Collectivism can be a scary thing, the less individual questioning, the bigger hate trains can get. Really glad you enjoyed and I appreciate your support so, so much <3