#(and the possible backlash from the gp for calling out their fanbase but that's another thing)

[ishikawayukis]

wonu telling a fan not to worry after they got mobbed in the airport and that it's not carats' fault but rather his condition fault has me fucking fuming like no my man!!! that is indeed their fault they fucking Know that crowded and loud places give him anxiety and what do they do? crowd them in the airport the most fucking stressful place possible. i love that this man is kind but these people need to back off and learn some manners for once

[bakagamieru]

Thanks for the analysis like I always had seen zayn haters said how "zayn only sings about sex" and that his album was "trash" smh someone even argue with me about how pillow talk was just about sex , tbh zayn deserve more I can't believe the media think his album is all about sex and doesn't care of see all the lyrics😕same happens with 1d when ppl say that their songs are meaningless when they are is annoying how they are looked down for being a boyband but other artistswith worse lyrics arent

Like most of ppl say that 1d "just sings about love!" But like EVERY artist do that ! Like I like the songs but why is Adele,Taylor ,Justin,Rihanna , Adam etc.. considered better than them? They all do mostly love songs , but they are more respected like Justin album is quite basic compared with zayn in lyrics but it's nominate for a Grammy! Meghan trainor has won a Grammy like?!why 1d can't ? Why boybands never won a Grammy?the wrost is that at least some were nominated but 1d isn't even that😕

Like if they can then WHY 1d can't 😒😕?even zayn solo was successful and wasn't nominate either( I know that the Grammys are for popularity but that is more because of all the A list singers 1d is the only one to don't even go to present someone or perform, maybe is because they aren't very popular with the GP?)but again I don't get what is wrong with boybands that Demi said she didn't wanted to work with 1d for that,5sos saying they don't want to be called a boyband, ppl saying 1d can't sing +

An are just faced what is untrue because they always sing live and without backtrack unlike most of the respected artists that use backtrack or lip sync(Mariah and Justin are examples but are WAY more that have been caught lip syncing )ppl thinking that all their fanbase is just kids females and make fun of that like they forget that the Beatles started like that but ok, why I don't get is all the disrespect for boybands and mostly for them,they are nice/talented they deserve better :/

Grammy’s

The Grammy’s like to pretend they’re about quality when they’re really a popularity contest and a political game just like any other awards show.

I know it’s frustrating to see the boys get snubbed.  I think part of the reason 1D and Zayn have never even been in the running for the Grammy’s is because your team has to submit you for consideration.  I doubt 1DHQ bothered, especially these last few years when they’ve been at full on war with the boys.  

When it comes to popularity, 1D has always been popular with their albums, but their singles haven’t broken the top 40 in the same way singles from other boybands in the past have. Occasionally 1D will get a single in the top 40, but it doesn’t necessarily stay up there for weeks in a row.  Part of the difference is just that the music industry is in a different place than it was when N*SYNC and Backstreet Boys were popular.

The other element is the idea of prestige that the Grammy’s holds dear.  There are several reasons why One Direction isn’t considered prestigious, all of which are pretty much BS.

Sexism

When it comes to the prestige part of it, you’re right that the Grammy’s and the general public look down on boybands for no solid reason.  The prevailing theory that has merit is that it’s a form of sexism.  People assume that only girls can like boybands because the reason to like them must be that the girls want to date the members of the band.  This is a load of BS since there can be any number of reasons to like a boyband, but people still believe that boybands are solely liked by young girls who want to date them.

Pretty much nothing young girls like is taken seriously.  Girls get called hysterical all the time while young boys can go crazy over video games or men can go crazy over sports and no one calls them hysterical.  Since boybands are seen as something young girls like, they’re automatically discredited by association.

It’s true that some boybands don’t have a very good quality of music, but that’s not true of all boybands by any means.  All genres of music have some popular bands that aren’t very good, so singling out the boyband genre and defining it by the bad bands isn’t fair if you’re not going to do that with other genres.

Elitism

People have a need to feel special, unique, and because of that, exclusive. Anytime something is massively popular, there’s a backlash because it’s no longer considered exclusive.  One Direction is victim to that backlash to some extent.

The other problem is that things that are light and fun are always considered superficial.  Things that are light and fun are not mutually exclusive to things that have depth and meaning, but people can’t seem to wrap their heads around that.  Bringing joy to people is a very important thing.  Hope, joy, and love can help people keep moving forward when they want to give up on their life, can inspire people to persevere against oppression, and can help people understand each other and stop the cycle of hate and violence.

Because One Direction’s genre started out as light pop and that’s when they had their massive hits that everyone has heard, people are more willing to dismiss their music.

Ageism

Ageism can go both ways.  There’s discrimination against older people and also against younger people.  Younger people are always seen as being naive and ignorant because they’ve lived fewer years.  It’s true that in many cases, older people have more experience and more wisdom, but that’s not true across the board.

One Direction are no longer teenagers, but 1DHQ never allowed their image to grow up.  Fans know that they curse, make sexual innuendos, and have political views, but non-fans don’t pay close enough attention to see those things.  All they see are the promo pictures and the merchandise that’s sold in stores and that stuff still makes it look like the boys are 16.

Manufactured Myth

Part of it is that boybands are considered manufactured.  People assume that it’s a money grab, which it is in many cases to be fair.  There’s an entire industry in South Korea and another one in Japan that’s targeted at creating new boybands to try to earn as much money as possible.  Even One Direction was created with that intention in mind, not that the boys themselves had any say over the goals of their careers.

People just don’t understand that the way you were created doesn’t define what you become.  It’s just like the difference between parents and children. Parents influence children, but children are not their parents.  You can have bigots with extremely open-minded children and you can have extremely decent parents with a child in prison for murder.

One Direction having the success that they’ve had isn’t a fluke.  It started on X-Factor when they had tons of fans lining up outside just to see them.  They already had an international following before they’d even released their first single.  The reason they’ve succeeded is because they’re talented, hardworking, have a rare chemistry between the members, and are genuinely good people.  

Believe me when I say I’ve seen quite a few boybands and One Direction is special.  Not every boyband has that chemistry and spark.  A band being formed without any input from the members themselves and yet working together so well is extremely lucky.  For the members to recognize what they have together and dedicate themselves to it is even rarer.  I only know of 2 bands like that- Arashi and One Direction.

Instruments and Writing

People also assume that if you’re manufactured, you must not write your own music or play your own instruments, and if you don’t do those things, you’re not authentic.  Both of those assumptions are wrong.  As the 1D fans know, pretty much all the boys are talented lyricists and all of them can play guitar. Niall even records for their albums and plays live on stage.  

However, even if they didn’t do this, there would be no shame in it.  Singing and performing are professions that require a lot of talent in themselves, so there’s no reason to demand that someone who sings and performs also has to be a talented instrumentalist, composer, and lyricist.  That would be like requiring someone who acts to also write scripts, produce, and direct.  Some actors eventually go down that route, but by no means are all actors expected to.

So Yeah

People who have that knee-jerk reaction of making fun of boybands have probably never thought about why they do it.  They’ve just absorbed the pervading sexism and elitism they’ve grown up with and they churn it back out thoughtlessly.

The best you can do is challenge anyone who says things like that to think about it more.  More than likely, they’ve never listened to any One Direction song that’s not a single.  In fact, they probably haven’t listened to anything from the last 2 albums at all.  They know nothing about the band and maybe if you point that out, it will plant a seed in their heads to start wondering what basis they actually have for their opinion.