[kagami]

Some of the posts in a thread in the news section got me thinking about Ayu's image and the kind of hate it generates from so many people. The abusive comments people say about her can be so strong, and contain so much venom, that I'm sometimes left speechless.

The question I want to ask is: why do you think Ayu gets so much hate?

From what I can see it seems to be because people believe her to be talentless so she doesn't deserve the kind of success she's had. I really hate the thought that only the most talented people should be allowed success and popularity. What about passion and hard work? Everyone should be able to what they love as long as it isn't hurting anyone.

As I said in a previous thread, I can understand people not liking her music but she does not say offensive things or shove her opinion in other peoples faces (or act like a cheap hooker *cough*), so the hate on her character completely baffles me.

I hope this post makes sense, I'm half asleep right now XD.