Rican@
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Post by Rican@ on Jan 22, 2015 12:18:11 GMT -5
What is irritating to me about the discussions surrounding Meghan is that she isn't even a big girl damn it. She is average. For the scope of celebrity, maybe she is a bit plumper, but by any realistic/sane standard she is normal. Just effing dead at people uttering "the big girl who sings All About The Bass". Smh. Right. I don't get that either because when I first heard of her, it was that comment and then I saw her. I was like, "she isn't fat". But it is whatever, it seen to work in her favor. I guess with her not being the standard beauty for a "Pop" girl then she will get more harsh comment or description said about her.
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kanimal
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Post by kanimal on Jan 22, 2015 12:50:30 GMT -5
It was pretty clear she was going to sell much more than Carly Rae did first week, so I don't think the strong total was unfathomable to most people.
That said, when Hits Daily Double came out with the 150K estimate, I don't recall too many people going "Yikes - I thought it would be MUCH HIGHER." So I don't know that it's fair to say people were precisely expecting 200K either.
Point is - she felt like she was on track or a big debut, and she had a big debut. It's pretty simple.
And regarding her weight, the fact that she's average (sized and looking) is exactly why her song and shtick work. If she looks too much like a hot pop star, people write her off as insincere and pandering**. If she's too heavy, they write her off as bitter and purely self-serving. Her message is supposed to speak to the everyday girl (or everyday person in general), so it helps that she looks like one of them.
**That didn't hurt Christina's beautiful, but that was one song. It's not like she built a career on that gimmick.
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Anticonformity
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Post by Anticonformity on Jan 23, 2015 2:35:44 GMT -5
What is irritating to me about the discussions surrounding Meghan is that she isn't even a big girl damn it. She is average. For the scope of celebrity, maybe she is a bit plumper, but by any realistic/sane standard she is normal. Just effing dead at people uttering "the big girl who sings All About The Bass". Smh. 100000% agree with everything u just said Society can take every damn seat...
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theflying
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Post by theflying on Jan 23, 2015 13:30:09 GMT -5
Precisely! It's why she "works".
And really, it boils down to her doing nothing more than writing a song true to who she is.
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