Selena Gomez covers the March issue of Seventeen magazine with three different covers. These alternative covers promote girl power with t-shirts that read, “brave,” “loyal,” and “respect.” In other words, this shoot articulates everything that Selena’s on-off boyfriend, Justin Bieber, is not. I’ll freely admit that I adore Selena and wish for only good things to come her way. Selena must not feel the same way if she’s still banging the Biebs and taking Molly after cancelling her tour.
The Seventeen shoot is cute enough because it’s all wind machines and pastel t-shirts with silly slogans. In the interview, Selena discusses her ongoing feud with Lorde. Remember how Selena said Lorde wasn’t feminist because she didn’t unwaveringly support all females no matter what? I don’t know if anyone has spoken with Selena about the meaning of feminism, but Selena is backing off from the argument. Selena also says she gets romantic advice from Katy Perry. Here are some excerpts:
On the Lorde feud: “I’m going to support her whether she likes me or not because I think she’s doing great things. Someday I will see her and we’ll be cool.”
She loves Katy Perry: “I actually talked to [her] about guys who are intimidated by strong girls. I haven’t found someone yet who could understand my lifestyle, support it, love me through it, and not be threatened by it.”
She always feels “defeated” compared to Miley & Demi “Even though my show was picked up, it seemed like I was putting in so much work and seeing no results. I questioned the way I looked, acted, sang, and wrote.”
[From Seventeen]
I wish Selena believed her own PR. She’s spouting lines about how she’s so independent that no man can handle her, yet she continues to date the Bieber. Even though he’s clearly headed into the gutter and she is a good girl. Meanwhile People has an exclusive scoop about how Selena is partying with a “mystery man” at Sundance. Hmm … that sounds promising. Don’t look back, Selena!
Photos courtesy of Seventeen magazine
Somehow I don’t feel like she’s really the good girl that she had made the media believe..
Yeah, I feel like if we give it a year or two, something will come to light to show that she’s more naughty than nice
You know, one of these days we are going to stop pressuring women to fit into these boxes of “good” or “bad” and recognize that all women are complex. The reality is that our definitions of good and bad girl are rooted in tons of sexism and when we, as women, play into it we just continue the cycle. It’s just so predictable and stupid.
There’s your rant for the day. 🙂
@Kate +100!!!!!
If she had any talent, I wouldn’t care if she was bad or good.
@Kate – Well said. We are complex, as humans are, and creating this false dichotomy of “good” vs. “bad” reduces us to one-dimensional tropes.
@Lolo, it’s right up there with declaring that some women ” aren’t sexy” or are “sexless” when they choose to not fit in with the prescribed male gaze definition of what culture tells us sex appeal is. As if any of us have the right to deny another woman her right to be sexual bc set doesn’t play into the stupid games set by dudes in media about what “sexy” is. It’s all connected. And I’ve reached the tipping point of annoyance when I see women doing it to other women.
+10000 good job ladies feminism at its best
Everything @Kate said!!!
@Kate: Everything you said is perfect! The whole good girl/virgin vs. bad girl/whore thing is frustrating for many reasons. Not only is it sexist and repressive, but it’s not even an honest representation of women, and it’s incredibly reductive. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of pressure on young women and teenage girls in the entertainment industry to play into that, instead of being true to themselves.
Love this conversation — it’s exchanges like this that got me addicted to Celebitchy 🙂
Completely agree, I think the good girl image is just that, an image. It isn’t real.
I also don’t get why she is a big deal. The girl had a cute show on Disney, but that is it. She can’t sing, she can’t act, and I truly believe the only reason she got so much press and attention is because she dated Justin Bieber.
Nice enough girl, but just another celebrity that is famous for being famous.
They photo they used for the cover is TERRIBLE. She looks stoned, or like she wasn’t ready for the picture to be taken.
Oh please. If it wasn’t for Bieber only little kids would know who she is. And what kind of a role model is she? Yes, girls, you don’t need any talent whatsoever, but if you’re pretty, you’ll have a career. Pathetic.
And what is girl power?
Looks are genetic, a singing voice is genetic – it almost seems more egalitarian to just use Autotune and let anyone have a pop career if they’re willing to work for it!
I’m almost serious…
Absolutely! She wouldn’t be getting half the press she is getting at present if it weren’t for Bieber, and I hate that! Admit she sings pretty badly (or make that horrible) and her acting is forgettable but since she’s already here, because of Disney and she was good on that show, you know – young, fun and sassy-and has maintained an air of dignity until Bieber happened, I really feel bad for her. She seemed proper enough until her 20’s unlike Demi/ Miley both of whom did so much self damage and then blamed everything on Disney and promoters/ handlers,etc. At least she took responsibility for herself….I hate to see all that crumbling. And that too for Beaver.
Hasn’t this poor girl suffered enough? One of those entertainment shows last night said he was texting penis pics to her in anger. Anyone who has had to look at that is scarred enough and shouldn’t be picked on, BH. :-p
ha, +1
LOL at Selena calling herself strong and independent. Running back to Justin eventhough he pulled all of those juvenile stunts is anything but. The Lorde comment doesn’t make much either. Lorde never said she hated Selena just her song. Selena is the one who stopped doing her music in concert. Doesn’t say much about always supporting women.
I sincerely hope Beiber is just a first love stupidity phase. While she may not be strong and independent now, she could learn a valuable lesson or two and become strong and independent. That is what becoming mature is about. I hope she surprises everyone, including herself probably, and learns to quit just talking the talk and walk the walk.
I like Selena in her TV interviews but, let’s keep it real. Selena canceled her concerts because she wasn’t selling tickets same for the Jonas Bros. recent cancellations. Did she/the promoters really expect to sell-out 10k-12k arenas in Australia? When Beyoncé can’t sell out arenas there.
Selena is a 3k-5k venue artist.
This. I don’t understand why her people don’t book the right venues for her. A 3k-5k arena is no failure.
If she can’t find someone who can deal, she should be on her own for a while! She must have some serious self esteem issues, she’s always putting herself down, plus Bieber, for which there is no other explanation.
I imagine it would be hard, if not impossible, to find a man her age who could deal with the fame and lifestyle. Maybe in about 10 years. I’m not sure what she’s supposed to do in the meantime, but I wish it wasn’t that moron JB.
Is anyone else annoyed at the grammar fail of using a group of words but not making them the same parts of speech? The shirts should read either bravery, loyalty, and respect (nouns) or brave, loyal, and respectful (adjectives). _Seventeen_ needs me! 🙂
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I kind of love you right now. Way to catch that!
That first picture is odd – her face and mouth.
I think she is a cute and smart girl (surely more than Miley and Demi) but as far as talent goes.. well, let’s just say I like her better as an actress.. yep, and Lorde’s right on that one (she seriously write her song? even the ‘come and get me’ one?)
Good Lord is she honestly this boring?
There is nothing threatening about a coddled celebrity lifestyle at all.
She gets a lot of hate, but I really like Selena. She isn’t a good singer but from watch her Disney channel show with the kids, she’s a pretty good actress and has great comedic timing. Better than miley that’s for sure.
She deserves so, so much better than Beiber. I hate seeing her go back to him. Hopefully she’s done with him for good. I get that he was her first real boyfriend and probably first love (back when he was just a dumb, shitty singer and not an actual horrible person) and it’s hard to forget that but girl, you gotta move on.
She’s starting to remind me of Taylor Swift–all twee pronouncements on how good and ideal she is and how she can’t find any man who can handle how strong a woman she is.
And, like Taylor, the truth is probably that she’s a demanding, self-centred diva and the guys flee out of pure self-preservation.
She looks like she could be the daughter of Khloe Kardashian.