Oh, Justin Bieber

[WowLookAtThat]

What a tool.

 

[Poohforyou]

Justin Bieber went to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. In a truly stunning display of what it's like to live in Justin Bieber's head, he wrote in the guest book, "Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber." I am both pained and deeply amused.

Next will be the inevitable rallying of his fan base in his defense. This got me thinking: do any you have children--or know any--who are Beliebers? And if so, have his European antics made any difference? Between the shirtlessness and the concert tardiness and the nightclub bans and the monkey, I'm starting to wonder if he's about to face a backlash.

(For the record, I'm not judging. Well, actually, I am judging him, but not his young fans--I own far too many albums by Ace of Base to make any comment on adolescent music tastes.)

No, thank goodness my 13yo DD has never been into any teenybopper. As far as I know her friends thinks Justin is an idiot and a bad singer.

 

[nym4588]

There is something wrong with this kid's head.

 

[Jennasis]

True.

But the problem is that he's 19. (I just checked.) He's an adult, not a middle schooler.

At some point, doesn't ignorance become embarassing??

I think Brittany Spears and Lindsey Lohan have proven otherwise. At least it doesn't seem to embarrass THEM.

And to Justin...

 

[momto2inKC]

My 14 year old can't stand him, thank goodness! It seems like the fans he does have are mostly in the 6 to 8 age range.
And no, I'm not at all surprised by what he wrote.

 

[whatname]

My DDs, 7 and 9 years old, are fans, although they don't talk about him much anymore. I think he is trying to make the jump to an "adult" fan base. I think it is going to be hard. Right now, I don't think his songs are necessarily always appropriate for my dds' ages. But, I doubt the 20-somethings look at him as an adult. He seems to be becoming a train wreck.

 

[Sabeking]

Yea, that's the worst play I've seen all day. It could have only been more horrible if he brought that monkey with him! Knucklehead!

 

[disneydee6]

I think Brittany Spears and Lindsey Lohan have proven otherwise. At least it doesn't seem to embarrass THEM.

And to Justin...

LOL!!

Fact is that as a teenager, it's safe to say we all say things we shouldn't at that age. But he IS in the limelight and needs to learn some diplomacy, and with all his 'antics' he comes off as a selfish jerk. He managed to make a visit to a historic landmark about HIMSELF. Instead of saying what a humbling experience it was, he ungratefully chose to self promote, showing his 'beliebers' his true egocentric self.

 

[horseshowmom]

LOL!!

Fact is that as a teenager, it's safe to say we all say things we shouldn't at that age. But he IS in the limelight and needs to learn some diplomacy, and with all his 'antics' he comes off as a selfish jerk. He managed to make a visit to a historic landmark about HIMSELF. Instead of saying what a humbling experience it was, he ungratefully chose to self promote, showing his 'beliebers' his true egocentric self.

This. ^

 

[CaliBear]

I think Brittany Spears and Lindsey Lohan have proven otherwise. At least it doesn't seem to embarrass THEM.

And to Justin...

King of the Hill is one of the best shows ever!

As for the Biebs, I used to defend him, not because I care one way or the other about his music, but because he's a kid- yes, even at 19, he is still an adolescent regardless of what the law says.

But I am growing tired of him. He needs to practice silence for awhile.

 

[PizzieDuster]

That is priceless

My dd has never been a fan.

Same here...she's 14. Doesn't like One Direction either.

 

[WowLookAtThat]

He may be young but he has been acting like a bratty twerp. Let this be a learning experience for him and bring down his arrogance a tad.

 

[HonnyDipp]

That dude is a total moron.

My DD18 was a fan of his during her teen years. But now, she's starting to pull away. When his European tour started, her exact words: "He's such a tool" So proud!

 

[EMom]

My first thought was, "Wow. Way to make it all about YOU, Biebs." Dunce. You don't visit the Anne Frank House and make it all about YOU.

Of course, this fool has made me laugh for quite some time. He hangs out with rappers, in some futile attempt to gain street cred. He looks like the spawn of Vanilla Ice......but he would be make even Vanilla Ice cringe.

Did you see the clip a few weeks ago (England, maybe) where he jumped out of his car at someone (photographer?) and threatened to kick his......butt? His bodyguards "held him back" so he could not carry out the otherwise terrifying threat. He was trying so hard to be bad. I swear, one of his bodyguards was trying in vain to stifle a grin while "holding him back."

DD13 came home and I told her about it. I said, "As if he could whip ANYONE'S butt. Geez, I could take him. He couldn't even handle a fight with me." She was At 13, she knows he is a joke. And at age 5, she behaved better at The Anne Frank House when we visited there.

 

[Stitchfans]

OK, I'll admit it: I'm judging.

To make a comment like that just shows such an appalling lack of common sense, of a sense of history, or an understanding of what the Holocaust was...

He should be embarassed, as should his parents, his teachers, his fans and his next door neighbor.

I don't care what anyone thinks of his musical or artistic ability. (And, no, none of my kids are fans. But his music isn't offensive; I wouldn't care if they chose to listen to it. )

But for anyone over the age of 8 to sprout such idiocy is abominable.

I hope someone has the good sense to spill some White Out over the comments. Not to protect his reputation, but to spare all the Holocaust survivors, and the families of all those who died, of the knowledge that any adult on this planet could take their suffering so lightly.

Well said. Couldn't have said it better. This kid needs to get some good common sense beaten into him and knocked down from that high pedestal he has been placed upon by him and his fans.

 

[VACamm]

As for the Biebs, I used to defend him, not because I care one way or the other about his music, but because he's a kid- yes, even at 19, he is still an adolescent regardless of what the law says.

But I am growing tired of him. He needs to practice silence for awhile.

Agree 100% !!!!!

 

[LittleMissMagic]

Justin Bieber is an idiot, for sure, but has anyone ever heard his mom speak? I don't think that woman has a brain. Seriously. I watched this interview she had on the Today Show while I was getting ready in the morning last fall, and she was talking about how she was saving herself for marriage. Woman, you already messed that one up....

I'm not a "Belieber," but I do like his song Beauty and the Beat.

The music industry has been full of idiots, alcoholics, druggies, and just plain crazies since at least the 1950s. He was pulled into this... by Usher... when he was 12 years old. He grew up in that crazy world with an airhead of a mother, and his key male role model is a rapper. Is his behavior really that surprising?

I do think Justin Bieber (or Usher) has made a name for himself, though. The Belieber thing... that does it. Who else has a cult of purple-wearing followers like that? Elvis, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Buffet... Bieber will be one of those guys.

 

[Mrs Eeyore]

I feel bad for the boy. He has no idea how messed up he is because, as a PP has said, he hasn't had the chance to grow up properly. He has no perspective. His view of his own place in the world is horribly skewed and I don't think it will end well. It's a shame there isn't some way to protect talented children so they don't end up like Bieber or Lohan or Michael Jackson.

My DDs, 17 and 14, have never liked him. I used to think he was a cute kid but it's hard to see anything remotely appealing in his recent behaviour.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Some of his music is catchy. That is where my fandom ends. My 12yo cousin is a huge fan. I have to restrain myself not to comment on her FB posts about him because she is just a kid.

I was a HUGE Ace of Base fan.

And I saw the sign - that the wheels are falling off the Bieber bus.