celeb news UPROXX: No one would call Harry Styles subversive if he looked like Ed Sheeran

[Sweet Sexy Savage]

1 hour ago, ZIVERT said:

Falling is about him cheating on a previous lover, shattering this illusion that Harry has never copped up to being a bad boyfriend

If he was cheating, then that does make him a bad boyfriend?

[Wonderland]

I think there is something to be said about the Ed Sheeran side of things.

[Bimbo]

Spilled

[Haus]

Well…

[GentleDance]

They were ruthless 

[TheCheshireCat]

1 hour ago, Cleanromantic said:

He was practically manufactured on live TV as the typical boy band heartthrob, and now even his attempts at authenticity come of as disingenuous and carefully curated to appeal to girls who like the edgy, flamboyant, rockstar straight male who's in touch with his feminine side. Every move he makes on stage and outft he wears look carefully copied from Bowie/ Mercury. He's basically a tribute act. 

There is no reason this new album is getting all that acclaim when Solar Power, an album that went for the same vibe but actually managed to pull it off, was criticized to shreds. If he looked like Ed, this album would be sitting at a 50 score. 

 

Tea.

[ZIVERT]

57 minutes ago, Sweet Sexy Savage said:

If he was cheating, then that does make him a bad boyfriend?

Yes? What’s not clicking  

[Park Jinyoung]

there’s a point in there or two

let me go listen to born and raised 

 

[Mr.Link]

And not a single lie was told.

His whole schtick goes around his “sexually ambiguous” aesthetic (only when the camera is on) and the pre teen girls rabbidly consuming his crap. 

[Achilles.]

They are correct about Harry polishing up his self-presentation in his music, which I think is starting to become a bit detrimental to his musical output. 

[Johnny Jacobs]

Omg that's evil as hell 

 

[UnusualBoy]

Not Harold having y’all riled up

[Johnny Jacobs]

1 hour ago, Sweet Sexy Savage said:

If he was cheating, then that does make him a bad boyfriend?

What is happening? 

We all want a cheating boyfriend. That's goals 

[Wicked]

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What I am saying is that his persona, which informs how his songs are heard and discussed, is very much about presenting a facade that is divorced from reality. Yes, he is handsome and charismatic. But he is not some transgressive paradigm-shifter. He is the paradigm. If he looked like Ed Sheeran, he would have the credibility of Ed Sheeran. Because his actual music occupies the same middle-of-the-road pop lane as Ed Sheeran’s.

This is true and goes beyond him. A lot of admiration for a lot of Pop artists has to do with their physical appearance and image. 2 artists can release the same exact album and it'll be received differently between them based off how they look. I think the author could've said this in a way that doesn't seemingly attack Sheeran's appearance though. 

 

This very same **** happens on ATRL all the time, and yet people will still deny this. I also don't understand this infatuation with his androgynous styling because he be putting any ol' **** on The fit on the Harry's House cover is awful. 

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

Tea. 

[Folklore89sm]

This is the first Harry Styles related article that has the balls to tell the truth. His music just isn’t good enough for his fans and music critics to behave like he’s the second coming of Jesus Christ. His lyrics are poor. His melodies are weak. But because he uses average instrumentals that imitate music of an older time, people treat him like a prodigy. It’s like one big inside joke.

[Folklore89sm]

5 hours ago, ZIVERT said:

This review is worthless when you listen to realize that Falling is about him cheating on a previous lover, shattering this illusion that Harry has never copped up to being a bad boyfriend  the writer is pressed

 

Getting real tired of this “hate on famous people because they’re attractive” trope that’s making its rounds on social media, stop projecting your own insecurities onto famous people uglies  

Ok so he’s a bad boyfriend? Falling still sounds like a Lewis Capaldi bonus track.

[chhalamars]

Incredible how critics contort these word salads instead of saying they hate pop music. Because, yes, they hate pop music. It is obvious. 

[SweetTalker]

4 hours ago, Paranoid Android said:

A lot of critics have been oddly backhanded in their supposedly stellar reviews this time around. It will be absolutely brutal if he has an actual commercial misfire.

We’ll see if HH has the same or similar amazing longevity as Fine Line

[Dolce Vita]

critics are so annoying

[Last Boy on Earth]

Not a single lie was told lol 

[IamCY]

Mostly accurate. 

[Young In Love]

[vuelve88]

Beautiful gowns 

[Rose]

I read the article 2 days ago and I thought it was good. And the writer wasn't even being mean. 

 

The genius of Styles’ one-time girlfriend Taylor Swift (or Joni Mitchell, for the matter) is that even when they write about their pettiest and most vindictive sides — see the entirety of Reputation — it makes people like them even more. Because listeners recognize those unattractive (but universal!) personality traits in themselves. Nobody, as they say, is perfect. And imperfections are infinitely more fascinating and relatable than airbrushed delusion. But Harry Styles still won’t show us those jagged, authentic edges.

Here’s the truth: Harry Styles is rich. He is famous. He is powerful. He is currently dating Ted Lasso’s estranged wife. Based on that information alone, we can conclude that he is probably a lot darker and more complicated (and therefore more interesting!) than he lets on in his songs. And being a little more honest about that would go a long way to making his music more exciting. At the very least, he would finally be something more than illusory.