And I was like, âBieber, Bieber, Bieber, noâ
By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor
Five years ago, âBabyâ-faced Justin Bieber from London, Ontario was uploading videos of himself singing onto YouTubeâfirst red flag. These videos caught the attention of a talent manager by the name of Scooter Braunâsecond red flag. Braun passed the videos onto one Usher, who in no time signed this kid to his record labelâthree red flags and no going back. The result has been, to reiterate, five long years of everything from terms like âBeliebersâ to hits like âBabyâ to a 3-D concert/documentary called Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2010) to repeated Grammy nominations. As of March 1, 2013, Bieber is only 19-years-old.
Bieberâs recently had a lot of bad press. Along with his public breakup with Selena Gomez, Bieberâs willingly let the world know how âdifficultâ his life has been lately through social media posts and some lousy timing. From Tweets about his âworst birthday everâ to Instagram rants that included gems like:
ââŚif Anyone believes i need rehab thats their own stupidity lol Iâm 19 with 5 number one albums, 19 and Iâve seen the whole world,â and, âAnd to those comparing me to Lindsay Lohan, look at her 2012 tax statements ;)â
These may be Bieberâs own red flags in regards to his childhood stardom. Child stars have a bad rep for aging into broke, addiction-heavy, egomaniacal monsters whose sole purposes are to put food on the tables of TMZ and Entertainment Tonight hosts. However, as weâve seen from the likes of Emma Watson, Justin Timberlake, even (and it pains me to add) Kristen Stewart and Zac Efron, being a child star does not always spell disaster. Every childâs situation is different, but in the case of Bieberâs recent negative antics, it seems his situation might simply be that heâs the epitome of spoiledâor at least in the publicâs eyes.
Far too many child stars have gone off the rails, and, honestly, who gains anything from seeing another kid fall apart from being thrown into a world they didnât fully understand? Put your high school rages and judgments aside and remember that while youâre all here working to some extent, heâs getting ready for another press party or concert or some other meaningless endeavor. Iâm not saying to feel bad for him, but I am saying that it might be too early to wag a finger. What Iâm getting at is that there is still ample time for his life in the limelight to go in a very horrible direction, and convincing him that it really is âhim against the worldâ as the public isnât going to do any favours for his psyche. We the public have essentially taken on the role of parents to his rebellious âteen.â
With all of that in mindâas the creepy public we areâletâs wait and see what his next move is. Who knows? Tomorrow he could be donating a couple million to a kennel for orphan puppies⌠or he could take a shot at Hilary Duff next, the possibilities are endless. Now if youâll excuse me, all this Bieber talk has left me parched for some delicious Fitz and the Tantrums.
