Justin Bieber Must Die

I'm just joking about the title.

I was never a fan of Justin Bieber. I just didn't think of him much. There is a joke on Facebook where first-time listeners of JB will think, ''Wow, that girl has a nice voice''. That actually happened to me. No kidding. Even my mom went, ''Who's this girl?'' when she first heard his mega-hit, ''Baby''.

''He's a boy? I think you're wrong la...''

No, really, Mom. It's a he.
 

I didn't think much about it as I resumed my life. Yes, I heard the occasional ''oh my god, he's so dreamy!'', ''his voice is so cuuuuute!'', ''I LOVE him!'' and so on... And then I discovered the haters. A very impressive haters database, JB has. His music video, "Baby" which was declared the most watched video in Youtube history (400 million views) had the unbalanced numbers of loving fans and sarcastic trashers (500 k likes, 900 k dislikes). And since most of my friends didn't like JB either (even the girls, astonishingly) I went along and started trashing the ''teen hearthrob'' as well.

'Justin Bieber's a BOY?'

JB: You sparkle. You sure you're a vampire, not a fairy?
Edward: You sound girly. You sure you're a guy?

'Shame on those people who posted RIP Justin Bieber on FB. It's not nice to bring up people's hopes that way...'

Yes, yes, I followed the trend of hating JB since it was the majority of the masses. In some small way, I didn't like him too. The way he swishes his hair, says pitifully that he just got lucky with his fame, and the oh-so-agonising repeats of his song, 'Baby, baby, oooo like baby, baby--' 

Then when I looked at the situation, a question hit me; ''Why do I hate Justin Bieber?" 

Which in turn revealed itself in a bigger spotlight. ''Why do people hate Justin Bieber?'' 

So since I had nothing better to do, I scourged the net for information. Fans, critics, haters and the in-betweens, the closet fans and so much. Of course, the answers I found were a bit one-sided, one way or the other. Here's an example of a comment from a, I think the term is, ''Belieber'';

OMG I love JB so much! He sings like an angel <3 <3 <3 I love you Justin! Please keep singing and don't worry about the haters, you still have us to always always always love you!!! <3 <3 Justin!!!!! xoxoxox FUCK YOU haters you're just jealous because he's famous and he is NOT GAY!

That's probably along the lines of one of these hardcore fans. Take a look at a bona fide hater's comment. Taken from the official FB page of The Justin Bieber Haters;

Justin Bieber Haters; gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay

Well, it might not seem much, but one word says it all. 

The Beliebers believe in Justin Bieber as a messiah in the teen world. Some sort of messiah, if I say so myself. Someone so young, so pure, singing about his heart's woes about some chick who's playing hard to get (Baby) and the pain of trying to be there for someone you love (You Smile, I Smile) or loving someone to the point where you tell them non-stop 'I love you' (One Time, ironically). That, with his hair-swish action, melts the hearts of a thousand lonely girls out there every day. Edward Cullen has some competition. 

The haters play a darker role in JB's fame, criticising his voice, his looks. Some say this is jealousy of his obviously inflated popularity. Well, at 15 and you have a Ferrari and chicks after your heels and you need a bodyguard? Against girls? That's something to envy about. The smaller, more sensible role of haters is to show the world how fake JB is. A comment I found on Yahoo! Answers cleared some of my confusion;

It's not him as a person, but he is the culmination of how far mass media has fallen and people are getting sick of it. His music is not good. At all. People only think he's good because the people around them say that he's good. And those people only say that he's good because they think the people around them like him. In other words, Justin Beiber is a bad trend. A fad. People should not be getting famous and making tons of money by being a fad. Pretty soon, Beiber will be completely forgotten. Hopefully, the record companies won't find another Beiber to take his place.

Now, this fellow's comment is actually very logical and I very much agree with it. Maybe it's the word of mouth and looks that made JB popular as a god as he is now, but it's always better to tone down your craziness over a 16-year-old pre-pubescent singer. Try listening to other music too. *cough*GREEN DAY*cough*

And the haters! Hating someone just because they made (f*cking shit-loads of) money is not right. Making fun of JB is alright, gives everyone a few laughs, but hating him with the sheer power of burning hell? Just because he's famous? Because he's rich? Because of the screaming chicks at his concert? That's called jealousy and hatred, two common sins.

Maybe he is defacing music, ruining the very image of it, and getting money out of it. But in my opinion, JB will not last. Yes, years from now, his songs will still be on the air, but that rock star fame won't be with him anymore. Just another passing shooting star. But I guess I won't hate Justin Bieber anymore. Nor will I like him. I'll just be indifferent. Being in between two factions is very awesome. Thanks for visiting!