It seems like the wild and reckless moments Justin Bieber has been going through lately have not changed the view of him in some of his many peer’s perspectives.
Fellow pop stars Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik of One Direction tweeted words of support, with the former of the two calling Bieber’s actions, “[nothing] out of character in comparison to any other teenagers I know”.
Justin’s manager, Scooter Braun said the 19-year-old was “good, really good” following a week where things seemed anything but.
But the hugest kick seems to have come behind Jada Pinkett Smith, mother of Bieber collaborator and close friend, Jaden Smith, who threw Taylor Swift, Rihanna and young Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (who was called a very inappropriate word by satirical site, The Onion via their Twitter — they eventually apologized) in the mix by nearly implying that the media is bullying these young stars who “eventually transform a million times before our eyes”.
“Are we asking them to defy the laws of nature because of who they are”, she posed in a very long post via her Facebook page. “Why can’t we congratulate them for the capacity to work through their challenges on a world stage and still deliver products that keep them on top…Imagine yourself, at their age, with the spotlight, challenges, and responsibilities.”
Personal thoughts after the jump.
Had any of our moms and dads seen us doing half of the things these so-called “stars” have done in the public eye, from smoking weed to jumping from one dude to the next, we probably still wouldn’t be able to sit down from the ass kickings we eventually would’ve gotten.
Other than Quvenzhané, who at 9 years old, was the most innocent in what happened to her: really, people? Really?
At 19 years old, I was still deathly afraid of my parent — my mother, who to this day, takes no crap from me. Had I somehow lived my dream to become some kind of amazing singer (yes, as a child, it was what I most wanted to be), I’m more than sure that with even loads of money swimming into my bank account, she would’ve easily reached out to me and let me know just what I needed to be doing to better myself — and if I tried to pull any of this crap most of celebrities pulled, I return you to the image of me not being able to sit down.
I’ve posted quite a bit on Justin Bieber over the past couple of days and even though this little kid (I’ll be polite for the moment) is working my last nerve with the attitude he seems to possess when it comes to his antics, I know that there are loads of kids out there who look up to him — and I genuinely admit that the kid is talented.
His Believe album actually helped me to see him in a more mature light. But it’s everything he’s done outside of that album which shows me (and countless others, I’m sure) that fame is not always suited for the young.
It’s funny that Jada comes across as if we’re supposed to allow these people to act like damn fools simply because they’re on a different stage than most of us — which already dispels her point before she even begins it — but I’ll break it down a bit further.
She has said before that as a parent, she tends to take more of a backseat approach to raising her children — going as far as to let her 12-year-old daughter shave off her entire head, saying that she doesn’t “own” her.
That’s fine, she’s allowed to feel that way — but don’t be surprised when you try to play the “mother” elsewhere and find your viewpoints strongly questioned. And don’t even get me started on her attempting to defend Rihanna — because, no. A world of no.
As for Louis and Zayn of One Direction — who you all know I adore — they really can’t be seen as the beacons of wisdom, either. Louis pretty much had a Twitter meltdown over constant rumors of a gay relationship with Harry Styles that nearly turned downright homophobic and Zayn has been rumored to have cheated on his long-term girlfriend, Perrie Edwards– and it wasn’t the first time, either.
I’m not judging anyone, but their past actions don’t really help them in taking a moral high road.
And Justin’s manager loses his voice of reason after having a childish meltdown when Believe wasn’t nominated for a Grammy — which ended up to Justin’s “Weekend of Failure“.
As I always say — there’s a lot in the media that gets twisted and turned about before we ever get to see it, but it always starts somewhere from a place of truth — and at least when it comes to the Biebs, maybe he needs to take some damn blame himself. You want us to see you as a young man? Act like one.
Just sayin’.
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