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Originally Posted by Mirrorcle
I am actually considering for the first time about whether or not I want to even listen to any of Ayu's music anymore because I just watched the "Feel the love" PV and am extremely hurt at the implication that fat girls don't deserve love (I am overweight myself). But the video on her official YouTube channel says it's the short version (it seems like the full one though, am I wrong?), so I keep thinking that maybe I just missed something... But then I heard that Ayu made a tweet saying she hates fat people (is this true?). I am so shocked and appalled, not to mention heartbroken since I've been a fan for about a decade.  |
In the end of the PV the girl turns back into herself and hugs the confused guy. The message most likely was that the girl embodied the confidence of her idol (Ayu IS the girl's idol, she was watching Ayu on TV and she was singing Feel The Love on the scenes she was using headsets) and that confidence made her beautiful, and by feeling confident, not by losing weight, she got the guy.
But people should keep in mind Ayumi is from a different culture than her western fandom and that her aproach to several topics won't be the same a western popstar would have. They don't really have that "you are beautiful no matter what" mindset over there and their narratives have a strong focus on effort and discipline (think Superman x Dragon Ball... Clark was born the most powerful being on earth, while Goku has the potential of being powerful, but he only get there with sacrifice, discipline and tons of training).