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Originally posted by Ethereaaal
This. Lol @ people's belief that sales= respect. But this is ATRL, not a surprise. Gaga's recognized by the GP as a weird artist who does weird songs, weird videos, Weird performances etc. etc., but anyone with a normal non-biased thinking wouldn't deny her being multi-talented. Whereas Katy, she's acknowledged by the GP as what? A hit maker with big boobs.
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No. I could care less what she sells.
I have been busy working and out of the pop music loop for years. It is Katy that caught my attention after I heard hit after hit and I fell in love with her creative and funny videos. I had never seen anything quite like her in my life. It was refreshing, positive and even deep (TOTGA, for example).
As an artist, I respect Katy so much more because I see her as a professional - not airing all her dirty laundry to the public. I prefer this over Gaga fraternizing too much with fans and having twitter meltdowns (though sure, you can say Gaga is more raw in this aspect but in my book I respect this messiness less).
Maybe monsters don't value the things I love about Katy and instead appreciate Gaga for a different style. You're entitled to your opinions but they're not the universal truth. The numbers are the closest gauge to the general public perception. So a bunch of "critic" opinions don't trump the rest of the market.
Every person gets one vote if you truly believe in equality.