I don’t mean to put anyone on the spot. I don’t want to call anyone out based on what they like, what they believe in, what their dreams are etc. etc. But I think there needs to be somewhat of an intervention with anyone who allows their “hobbies” to turn unhealthy and grab hold of life in a negative way. Don’t you remember mom saying “Too much of a good thing always blah blah blah blah”? No? I didn’t think you would.
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m a twenty-something year old hipster that listens to underground extreme forms of music, and I have that “if you hate it, I love it and if you love it, I hate it” kind of attitude on almost anything that someone can push the “like” button on. I do realize this about myself, and I know that sometimes it can produce a biased opinion. That being said, I’m going to share my opinion on Justin Bieber, his fans, the corporate face of the Recording Industry and last but not least, consumerism.
You remember the Boy-Band blow up of the early to mid-nineties? Those times are among us again but this time around, we have been blessed with not another group of athletic, perfect genetically structured dude-bro’s but with Justin Bieber , Americas favorite Canadian under the age of 19. The record companies are going nuts. He is selling. Someone is marketing this kid something fierce and I don’t see that being extinguished anytime soon. I don’t know much about his personal upbringing, nor do I care, and there isn’t enough Vodka, Tonic water, or Colanapins in the western hemisphere to get me doped up enough to go see his new movie. To skip out on all the long blah blahs that go into this part of the text to simulate an automated build up, let’s just take a look at some of the things that pop up when you search Google for our young beady-eyed savior.
Here’s the thing, well-endowed soccer mom. If you have to ask if your child’s Justin Bieber obsession is turning unhealthy, then you already know the answer to that question. I believe that there are a lot, not all fans, but a lot of obsessed fans that have developed unhealthy compulsive behavior that is triggered whenever they hear the words Justin or Bieber. When it gets to a point that there are children talking about committing suicide at the word that Justin’s relationship status has changed to “In a Relationship” then it is beyond a doubt a very huge problem. With an effect on consumers at this magnitude, if Justin Bieber wore black clothing, painted his face and sang about Satan the media would be ready to crucify him. He’s not singing about goat slaughter and Satanic ritual though.. He’s singing plastic manufactured love songs to our youth and getting the same result.
Consumerism is the biggest cause of mindlessness in America. While extremists are searching for another scapegoat, I place blame into the hands of capitalist brainwash marketing techniques that flood the airwaves and internet. They hit the nail right on the head with Justin Bieber, A record company finding a cute kid that can pull off singing their manufactured lullabies making it nearly impossible to go a day without hearing about it. And even smarter, they put Bieber with major players that everyone has been listening to for years. Anyone who is a supporter of corporate radio, anyone who is a consumer of all things in pop culture is instantly and utterly hooked like a big mouth bass being fooled by an attractant caked worm. Hook, line, sinker. Here’s the point-
Justin Bieber is cool. I got it. But do you really have to remind me every 5 fucking minutes? Honestly Bieber fans are force feeding their shit to anyone and everyone on every single social media platform. This world does not revolve around Justin Bieber and I think it’s completely disrespectful that more people care about the kind of product that he uses in his hair verses major life changing events that happen around the world and in this country. This is border line cult-like mentality, this is thinking as a group entity rather than an individual, this is mindless consumerism, this is millions of people falling for the traps set by business men who have dollar signs for eyes and manipulation for a soul.
