Quote:
Originally posted by Dark Matter
|
You're choosing specific websites where hate comments on artists are a norm. Of course anyone willing to sign up for a website just to voice their opinion is going to post something very plainly for or against her situation. It's a lot like ATRL - no way indicative of actual public opinion.
What matters in the public sphere. Over 3 Million people tweeted "#FreeKesha" and many more tweeted about the case, rarely with any negative connotation. Every reply to Lukes tweets today are full of vitriol.
News outlets are required to report both sides. No publication ever claimed he raped her - see the word "allegedly." The public made up their minds and most people in the music buying, celebrity obsessed generation are behind her statements.
Plus, statistically, people who are older in age (25-35+) are normally the ones present on online article message boards. Their opinion on this case is probably much more conservative than our generation, comprised of the (15-24's.)
All I know is that in the public sphere, people who are more liberal minded will believe Kesha and people with more conservative viewpoints will claim she's crying wolf.