From Chappell Roan’s infamous rant to Free Britney, this side of pop stardom has become more of a discourse topic in recent years. Charli adds her sobering perspective to the conversation: “Another thing about being a pop star is that you cannot avoid the fact that some people are simply determined to prove that you are stupid,” she writes. She takes on sociological tone at one point, trying to unpack why online trolls, and even some real life people, become so triggered by pop stars when these singers are simply a product or marketing, strategy, and packaging, and presentation. At the end of the day, she concludes, it’s just plain old misogyny. “We are still trained to hate women, to hate ourselves and to be angry at women if they step out of the neat little box that public perception has put them in,” she writes.
The last bone she has to pick with pop stardom is the moral responsibility the public has now placed on those who have the job, because: “All my favorite artists are absolutely not role models nor would I want them to be.” The point of being a pop star, she adds, is to not be ethical bastions of moral good.
“That’s the point, that’s the drama, that’s the fun, that’s the FANTASY.”
