Harsh2256 Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Thank goodness they're atleast not talking about Roar vs Applause i swear to god no one irl gave a **** about that except old gays. 2
glitch Posted April 15 Posted April 15 35 minutes ago, By the Water said: People used it to compare the 2000s/2010s pop girls and exclude the solidified legends because they weren't current. But now they use it to include 2000s/2010s has beens into conversations they don't belong in Essentially this. By clinging onto that title with its outdated specific requirements they can say "She's not a MPG!?+(#(#" to newer artists whilst stanning people who haven't been relevant since the Bush administration
glitch Posted April 15 Posted April 15 When I started seeing tiktokers actually saying "Main pop girlies" out loud, I realised just how cringe it sounds 1
toxicgenie Posted April 15 Posted April 15 19 minutes ago, Harsh2256 said: Thank goodness they're atleast not talking about Roar vs Applause i swear to god no one irl gave a **** about that except old gays. and both songs were bad tbh. 1 1
getBusy Posted April 15 Posted April 15 1 hour ago, The Pop Hub said: lmfaoo Well this term is even older, more childish and dumb…
The Pop Hub Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 2 minutes ago, getBusy said: Well this term is even older, more childish and dumb… lmfaoo
duybeeGAshantiGA Posted April 15 Posted April 15 1 hour ago, The Pop Hub said: Well Xtina IS bigger than Beyonce... just not when it comes to music
OnikaSlays Posted April 15 Posted April 15 (edited) I don't have an issue with it, other than the fact that it's used way too loosely nowadays. Y'all will sit on here and call Tate and Sabrina main pop girls because they got a couple lil streaming/radio hits Edited April 15 by OnikaSlays
swissman Posted April 15 Posted April 15 instead of asking why people still use it, why don't you explain why people shouldn't. "so childish" and "sounding dumb" doesn't exactly get to the bottom of why it is a problem beyond a personal dislike. and if you personally dislike it, is that reason enough for people to not still use the term "MPG"? It's just a categorical term. It's the same as saying "a-lister" or by extension "a-list popstar". I'm not sure why it's "childish" or "dumb" though, unless you think hierarchies and/or scopes of careers that absolutely exist should not be named or referred to. 1
swissman Posted April 15 Posted April 15 adding to the conversation about it being used for people who haven't been popular in a while, I don't think that matters. I don't think MPG needs to relate to current success or status in the industry, but is a line of achievement. Someone like Christina Aguilera will always be a main pop girl because of what she has achieved and the fact that she very much was a main pop girl. imo, generally a-listers don't stop being a-listers. Julia Roberts is still an a-list actress despite not really having any major movies or moments since the mid-2000s. 1
Tudors Posted April 15 Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, swissman said: Julia Roberts is still an a-list actress despite not really having any major movies or moments since the mid-2000s. An absolutely ridiculous lie 🤥
ericcartman Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Why create tiers and use "main". And why does it have to be pop. There are many genres that are equally bas good. And girl? In 2024? Gender is just social construct meant to trap us into boxes. The term should be abolished. We should just call it "people".
swissman Posted April 15 Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, Tudors said: An absolutely ridiculous lie 🤥 what's the lie? that she's considered an a-list actress or that she hasn't had a major moment since the mid-2000s?
Tudors Posted April 15 Posted April 15 (edited) 1 minute ago, swissman said: she hasn't had a major moment since the mid-2000s? Right there 👆🏻 Edited April 15 by Tudors
swissman Posted April 15 Posted April 15 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Tudors said: Right there 👆🏻 The point I'm making is that since about the mid-2000s she has neither had nor needed big "a-list" moments to sustain her "a-list" status, but that having achieved that status, it still belongs to her regardless of her output and its success. I'm arguing that this is a similar thing with becoming an MPG and continuing to have that title. I'm not arguing Julia is a flop or has had no moments of note whatsoever since the mid-2000s but it is delusional to think that her filmography from 2006-present is in any way comparable to what she did from the late-1980s to the early-2000s in terms of quality, impact, success, etc. or that it would have still earned her a-list status if this era of her career was the totality of her career. If you think she has moments as big as Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, Notting Hill, or Erin Brochavich since 2006, please name them. (And please note that I have omitted many other big films/career moments in the first half of her career that could be named). Edited April 15 by swissman
Bends Posted April 16 Posted April 16 MPG is very early-2010s type of slang. The market and the landscape have changed so drastically.
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