I'd been meaning to make this thread last week, but I'm glad I didn't. It's more appropriate this week.
Rihanna is now probably the most popular popstar in the world.
But it seems like the media is reluctant to give the title to a black girl. Maybe it's because the original Pop Queen was white and they're looking for someone in her mold. Maybe it's because they associate pop with white girl music and lump black popstars with the urban crowd. It almost seems like to even qualify for the title, you need to be a bleach blond white girl. The media thinks along
very narrow lines, especially when it comes to popstars.
Stans (nobody else cares
) can't use sales and numbers to determine who
they think is Queen. The title is a (silly) media construct, and it will always be determined by them.
Even Maria, with all her record #1s, was never really up for the title.
What are your thoughts on this?