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Originally posted by maddisonbutt
A conversation I had with my mum the other night went something like this:
Me: mum, you know Janet Jackson, what were some of her biggest hits back in the day, I don't know many.
Her: hmmmm, I honestly can't remember them - they weren't that memorable
Me: So she wasn't anywhere near as big as say Madonna, Mariah or Whitney
she literally gasped when I said this
her: oh GOD no! no where near as big as those girls
so heres proof that CANNOT be argued that Janet is irrelevant outside of the US
poor janet stans 
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Janet haters: I've talked to my mother and friends and they have never heard of janet or her music before ATRL/ Youtube. She is irrelevant in my country.
Black ATRL: I've never heard of Madonna/Kylie Minogue/ any other white legend or icon, before ATRL/ Youtube. She isn't relevant among black people.
Janet haters: OMG!!! How are you going to generalize an entire community of people?!?!?!
Black ATRL: ...