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Discussion: Let's talk about Katy Perry, though
Member Since: 6/2/2011
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Originally posted by stereo.love
You keep telling yourself that.
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Adele, Gaga, Justin, Rihanna (with Loud), Taylor Swift, Eminem beat her in album sales, pretty much everyone beats her in touring, her film only opened to 7m compared to Justin and Miley's 30m......how exactly is she the most successful again?
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Member Since: 8/7/2010
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Katy was always quirky and bubbly and a little bit odd.
I could tell that from the Hot N Cold and Thinking of You videos.
She's always been likeable and fun... What the hell?
Did Katy just magically appear on you guy's radar in 2010?
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Member Since: 9/3/2011
Posts: 22,014
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Originally posted by Ahmed.
I'm done trying with you, if you really did hate Katy you wouldn't be perched up in here.
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That logic doesn't even make sense I hate Katy, so I expressed my opinion. I have the satisfaction of dragging her, you have the satisfaction of me getting a wp, and that's that
And as a member on GGB just said:
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Euthanize her and her katycats.
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Member Since: 9/7/2010
Posts: 28,471
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Katy has pretty much same flaws as 90% of pop stars out there, and even while I can't and won't support her act/her as person anymore (for the same reason I don't support 90% of other pop stars), I will always check some of her music, if it's good and fun.So yeah, I do think Katy gets a bit of underserved hate.
It will take some time but sooner or later y'all will realize how empty Pop music world is... all participants in it and all that it goes with it.Just like I did. And then you will ask yourself...are those people really worth of my worship,my time?And trust me,you will get disappointed.
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Member Since: 11/6/2010
Posts: 27,791
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Ugh. Everyone gets hate on here, you people really need to get over it already.
And i swear Gaga, Britney and Ke$ha get more hate on here than she does or around the same amount. And LMFAO @ those saying we're pressed at her success when pretty much all of our faves have scored more success in their careers than she ever will.
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Member Since: 11/6/2010
Posts: 27,791
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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
Adele, Gaga, Justin, Rihanna (with Loud), Taylor Swift, Eminem beat her in album sales, pretty much everyone beats her in touring, her film only opened to 7m compared to Justin and Miley's 30m......how exactly is she the most successful again?
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Katy stans seem to think that scoring #1 singles in the US is all there is to being successful nowadays.
It's sad really.
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Member Since: 11/15/2009
Posts: 2,121
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Originally posted by CaptainMusic
Ugh. Everyone gets hate on here, you people really need to get over it already.
And i swear Gaga, Britney and Ke$ha get more hate on here than she does or around the same amount. And LMFAO @ those saying we're pressed at her success when pretty much all of our faves have scored more success in their careers than she ever will.
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It's a coping mechanism. That happens when defenses fail. Straw man argument. That and the "you're just a hater, you're obsessed."
I'm curious to know what the logic is with those mechanisms to people like myself who don't really stan for anyone? Why would I be pressed at the success? I don't have a favorite up against her. Hell, I've listened to KP music too.
The thing is, people outside ATRL dislike her as well. A lot of people. It's not just here.
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
Posts: 23,385
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Originally posted by Scuba_Dive
Why is she so hated on ATRL? Like y'all seem to really hate her.
Is it because you think she's untalented? Because she tied Michael Jackson's record? She "stole" Gaga's spotlight? Her overexposure?
Do you think her music is trash?
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says who? you?
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Member Since: 2/25/2012
Posts: 3,102
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Its Katy Perry, do we need to say anymore?
She has her catchy hits but no one really truly cares about her.
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Member Since: 6/30/2011
Posts: 11,666
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Originally posted by Haus
then TD came and she suddenly became 'weird' (right as GaGa was dominating too )
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Stay ignorant and reaching.
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Member Since: 5/24/2012
Posts: 6,501
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I don't hate her.. A lot of the fact that I'm always "shading" her etc.. is to do with the fact that I've never researched her or spent much time on her. I wouldn't stan for her just because I do believe her label controls a lot of what she does but I'm not mad.
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Member Since: 6/30/2011
Posts: 11,666
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Originally posted by SAFEYEAA
I don't hate her.. A lot of the fact that I'm always "shading" her etc.. is to do with the fact that I've never researched her or spent much time on her. I wouldn't stan for her just because I do believe her label controls a lot of what she does but I'm not mad.
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That's because, like you admitted yourself, you're ignorant.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
Posts: 14,707
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She's been the it girl for 3 years running now, and the haters can't stand to see everyone outside of ATRL love her. Every year they claim that she's done, reached her peak, or will fade, and yet again she comes back even more popular than before. Of course they'll say that they "loved" her in the OOTB's era or before she "sold out with Dr. Luke". She was less successful and less known back then. But as soon as she started cranking out hits after hits effortlessly, and snatching chart records, she became a threat to their favs. Jealousy, is all that it is.
Sad really.
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Member Since: 4/5/2012
Posts: 7,853
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Originally posted by pika
She's been the it girl for 3 years running now, and the haters can't stand to see everyone outside of ATRL love her.
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I think the weekend box office numbers prove that is simply not true.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by Scuba_Dive
I think the weekend box office numbers prove that is simply not true.
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And yet iTunes, Amazon, the BB Hot 100, single sales and album sales say otherwise.
I'm not going to argue over a 3D concert movie box office score when you KNOW how those movies perform.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
Posts: 6,274
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Originally posted by Haus
She's trash. She's discounted and remixed half of her singles just to get another #1, and Teenage Dream is just Dr. Luke's *** dumpster her personality is fake ass hell too.
I really wish she would go back to OOTB Katy... sigh. That album was so much better than anything she's put out since.
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Sis for 2 singles she released a remix and a discount, out of her 12 singles she's released. So I know you're uneducated and all but, really, I don't understand which alternate universe makes 2 out of 12 equal half
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Member Since: 6/18/2012
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I just think she is extremely basic, also most of her music is too similar for my liking. I don't like how she now dresses outrageously like Gaga.
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Member Since: 4/5/2012
Posts: 7,853
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Originally posted by pika
And yet iTunes, Amazon, the BB Hot 100, single sales and album sales say otherwise.
I'm not going to argue over a 3D concert movie box office score when you KNOW how those movies perform.
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I was arguing with whoever said people outside of ATRl "love" Katy Perry. Hun, we know that isn't really true. Maybe they like her catchy singles, sure.
And doesn't she have the lowest performing concert doc (currently) of all the most recent releases?
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Member Since: 11/13/2011
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Because, in the GP, Katy Perry is what everyone "obsesses" over. Everyone likes her music (her singles sales back that up). There is no denying to attempting to deny that the general public are in love with her.
She's had the most successful last era out of all of our faves (albeit Adele). You have to remember that ATRL members only represent a small percentage (less than 0.0001%) of the general public. Saying "everyone on ATRL hates Katy so the public must hate her too!" is an utterly false statement. On ATRL, you're dealing with HUNDREDS of pressed stans that want revenge for that record THEIR fave didn't break, the singles sales number THEIR fave couldn't achieve. It's a game of jealousy, and unfortunately, Katy gets the short end of the stick in most of it due to the fact that she is one of the most successful pop girls around.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
Posts: 14,707
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Originally posted by Scuba_Dive
I was arguing with whoever said people outside of ATRl "love" Katy Perry. Hun, we know that isn't really true. Maybe they like her catchy singles, sure.
And doesn't she have the lowest performing concert doc (currently) of all the most recent releases?
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If they like her "catchy singles" that means they like her as well. Both points correlate with each other. She's an artist, it's her job to sale and get people to like her music. I don't think people would buy songs from people they hate. Ex: Adam Lambert, Chris Brown, etc. They make some pretty catchy songs, but the general public doesn't buy their music cause they don't like them on a personal ground.
And no, the lowest performing 3D concert would be Glee: The 3D Concert. Uneducated hater!!!
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