Opinions on Party Queen covers?

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

I think a big part of the controversy and uproar stems from the fact that Ayu had created her image without sexuality being a prominent feature. A lot of people value(d) that aspect of her, and this is such a sharp deriviation from her past image. There's no denying that people change and no one can deny her that right to evolve, but her manner of expression and desires have changed. That doesn't mean her fans' values have changed, though. And that's not immature, that's not selfish: that just means Ayu has evolved differently from some of her fans.

When Linkin Park first emerged I really respected them because they didn't cuss in their songs. They said that it didn't make the words any more powerful and were therefore unnecessary. I respected their values and even valued them myself. Then they started cussing in their third album and I felt distanced. Sure, it was their right to change their values and do something different that fit their current feelings, but I thought they had proved their original case that music didn't need swearing. It's just a differnce of opinions now - their feelings changed, mine didn't.

So what I'm trying to say is that while some people might be annoyed at others being upset over her new sexuality, I think they have to also understand that these people are probably just expressing their displeasure with the change in their favorite singer's values and/or methodology. That's an assumption and generalization, and someone's going to say, "well, then just move on, stop whining, and don't come back." And that's like saying, "hey, if you hate how your best friend has changed, just drop him and move the **** on. Never talk to him again."

That went off on a tangent...

I'm sorry, I just don't understand this perspective. She's taken pictures just as sexually suggestive in the past. Even before her singing career, she was modeling almost naked and there's even a picture of her eating creamy white yogurt and it's literally like slathered all over her mouth. She never directly sings about sexuality in her songs, ever. So... what exactly is the issue?

She's never pushed any kind of message in her songs saying "Don't be a trashy smut, you gotta be classy." In fact, quite the opposite I'd say... 1 LOVE, Bold & Delicious, identity, my name's WOMEN, Real me, Sparkle, Lady Dynamite... these are all empowerment songs. One of her values is not anti-sex. I'm sorry if people were mislead...