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snorkie wrote: Why Is Everybody Hating Justin Bieber
It's merely a continuation of what has gone on for generations, my parents hated the music I listened to, my grand-parents hated the music by parents listened to...etc. This person is the face of current pop music and therefore a fun and convenient target. Far be it from me to question human nature, let us old people have our fun.
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Dad, is that really you?  !
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I have great respect for anyone who can make a living in the entertainment industry, let alone carry home large truckloads of cash. I've never heard any of his music, so I can't speak to the quality of it. The general consensus seems to be that it's shallow tripe with no value. If that's true (and I know it must be because I read it on the Internet), I would think the greater concern would be not his art but rather the fact that millions of people like shallow tripe with no value. He's simply following the oldest rule in show biz: give the people what they want.
Of course, it's probably just the backlash from overexposure coupled with the mindset of "in order for what I like to be good, everything else must suck." Every generation goes through that, and most never get over it. When I played rock and roll in the 70s, I had a Disco Sucks t-shirt because I was young, arrogant, narrow minded, and hey, everyone else had one! These days I'm happy to like what I like and allow others to do the same. If I had it to do over again, the t-shirt I'd wear would be Mean People Suck. And no, I still can't dance. 
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because he codes in VB!
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Everybody loves him. Especially since he said he quits.
I have never heard his voice nor I want to. Although it's always fun to pick on him. I don't know why, it just is.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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This is why I would be so happy if he'd retire from the business:
I wouldn't have the read every day about his latest "mistakes" he did, like doing drugs or visiting a certain establishment. I don't care about him at all.
In fact: I would be more than happy if everyone just stopped talking about him.
This involves people like Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Michael Schuhmacher (nothing against him and I wish him all the best), etc. They are still just some random humans (true, maybe rich and famous) but they did nothing that really is of any importance to mankind (Yeah, I'm not really of any importance to mankind either, but you don't have to read about me in every newspaper around the world too). Sure, you can skip those article if you're not interested (which I do), but you'll still have read at least the headline and will already now "uuh... (s)he did that... well... that's great... now... why's that important again?"
In fact, in my opinion, news about those so called celebrities should be removed from all general newspapers and they should let those magazines dedicated to unimportant gossip cover the stories about them.
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Nicholas Marty wrote: news about those so called celebrities should be removed from all general newspapers
Then you will need to learn to be satisfied with one page newspaper where half the page is covered with name of the newspaper. May be less. I don't know how much is printed about other stories.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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You got my point then... 
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Because he indents like a pig when he codes.
while (!working) {
Reboot();
}
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I completely agree with you.
Kids should not be given the platform to earn a fortune based on a dubious talent.
If we banned kids from being infamous then they would risk less from being ridiculed by a large population of the sane world.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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It's not Bieber I hate, it's the mindless entertainment garbage that is being marketed by an industry driven by greed and consumed by a soulless society that his hellbent on an ever escalating need for over-stimulation. Our world is insane because the people who make up the world are insane.
And besides from sounding like some foofoo new-age anti-post-modern culture fanatic myself, I'm actually quite serious. 
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Our world is insane because the people who make up the world are insane.
That's what I tell people who complain about politicians and how screwed up the country is. People are screwed up by nature. If you have a government of the people, by the people and for the people, by definition you've pretty much guaranteed that you'll have a screwed up government. 
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Christopher Duncan wrote: If you have a government of the people, by the people and for the people, by definition you've pretty much guaranteed that you'll have a screwed up government.
Exactly. It's the people that don't run for office that I would actually vote for.
So, on a side note, when do we start the take-over? Oh wait... 
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: So, on a side note, when do we start the take-over?
The only thing worse than herding cats is herding people. With cats, at least you can make a viral video.
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Quote: There are some large threads on the forum recently hating on Justin Bieber.
Did I miss something? I consider myself well read in this forum and don't think I've seen any Bieber-bashing...
People who put themselves in the public spotlight need to develop a thick skin, somebody is going to hate even the most loved public figures. If it hurts you that people pick on him there are therapists who can help with that.
The reason I wouldn't invite him to Thanksgiving dinner is his disrespect for other countries[^], and a feeling of entitlement[^] that he is above what people find socially acceptable[^].
I guess he's just another victim of affluenza[^], poor kid[^], he's going to have a tough life when his acting career fails...
modified 15-Jan-14 11:05am.
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My wife has said worse to me than whats in that thread, and she still spends the night in the same bed 
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I pick on Justin Bieber because he is rich and famous and that is what us normals do. Make fun of celebrities. To be honest, and this is why there is a judicial distinction, making fun of a celebrity is not the same thing as making fun of a person. It gives us a safe vent. Besides, I secretly like the biebs; if I were ever to invade a small country and needed physiological warfare I would just play his songs on repeat.
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Never listened to his stuff but the media headlines about his "troubles" combined with the photos that make him look... ummmm... less than intelligent certainly give me a negative perception.
All that being said... I agree with other posters: I don't care a bit about celebrities (Lohan, Kardashian, etc...) therefore there can be no "hate".
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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snorkie wrote: * If you don't like his music, don't listen to it.
Crappy advice.
"If you can't stand the threads on biba, don't read them."
Are we only entitled to comment positively? Or are we actually still allowed an opinion?
snorkie wrote: * Just because he looks different than you doesn't mean you have to call him a girl.
The thing that makes him look different is the fact that he looks like one. If there is a similarity, people will point it out.
snorkie wrote: Remember, if you're reading this, you're in IT and you're probably weird, and probably awkward.
Sure - did you see my red stapler by the way? I can't find it since they moved my office into the basement.
snorkie wrote: * (For Parents) Remember what its like when somebody picks on your kid...
..is part of biology. You can't eliminate nature, only nurture it.
"But then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didnt bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and its not okay because if they take my stapler then Ill, Ill, Ill set the building on fire..."
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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It is not particularly him, or his music making me upset.
It is the fact that he (and whole bunch of todays "musicians", "artist" or whatever they should be called) think that they can do everything they want just because they got a lot of money. I can forgive teenagers throwing eggs at someones house, but this is definately something a 20 year old isn't supposed to do. The same goes for spraying a wall because the nearby restaurant didn't give him "any crayons while waiting for dinner". And if someone like that (Goes for all the pricks, not only Bieber) becomes someone teenagers look up to I am not wondering why todays teenagers became what they are today.
Bruce Springsteen came from a working ghetto, made it to the top but was never involved in a scandal (apart from the divorce from his 1st wife). The same goes for The Gaslight Anthem, Bryan Adams and many more. Don't tell me that it is hard to live a reasonable lifestyle.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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Who is Justin Bieber?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Well, he's not the Ramones that's for sure...
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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He was the model for those silhouette targets you like so much. 
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