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Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan
I always saw Ayu the way you discribed her here. I don't like her diva image she got around 2006/2007.
And I also agree about what you said about twitter.
I'm a big Britney fan for example and I so love how she posts all this weird stuff on twitter and facebook. From short videos in which she's imitating a woodpecker to articles she likes you can find everything on her facebook.
But what Ayu does doesn't seem to me like she's sharing random moments of her life. For me it feels as if she is sharing this stuff just because she wants the attention, like an attention seeking teenage girl who's already the queen of her high school but who wants everyone to know how "hard" her life in reality is. For me those tweets have nothing to do with being honest about her feelings, they jut add to her diva image. And I hate that.
It's totally fine to post something like "Had a bad day and somehow can't stand myself today." or something like "My love and I had a great day but due to work we won't be able to see us in a while =(". THAT would be honest. I think it has nothing to do with being honest sharing vague tweets and stuff like "I hate you..." with a pic of yourself. Not even her lyrics have ever been that vague.
If this would have been the first time she would have tweeted something like this I wouldn't care. But she has done this countless times in the past. Sometimes those tweets were followed by nothing, and other times she announced her divorce or breakup a little later. So it's no wonder people are going crazy when she tweets stuff like that.
And in all honesty, being an adult also means to learn how to handle criticism. Always take criticism seriously but never personally. If there is some truth in the criticism - learn from it. If it's just mean stuff who is supposed to hurt you - ignore it. It won't take you anywhere to blame everyone around you for not loving you unconditionally like a child and in addition being passive aggressive. This teenager/child like behaviour is exactly what being a diva is all about.
And her diva style pisses me off and destroys everything I so loved about her when I discovered her in back in 2003. I just can't stand in anymore. Since 2012 I'm hoping it's just a phase but sadly it isn't. And I'm at a point where I'm not able to defend her anymore just because I love her so much. I'm actually beginning to understand why fans are leaving. For me there is no relateable woman anymore out there. There's just a diva who is pissed about people who don't like any single dumb tweet she makes left for me.
That makes me sad, but I can't change how I feel about that.
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I agree with so much of this Chibi-Chan. My understanding is that Ayu decided to leave twitter after making a cryptic comment and then being unhappy with the response it received. People only replied that way because 1) they were worried or b) Ayu has in the past announced relationship news via social media.
Both a and b were justified. Just like she is a person who apparently did not appreciate the replies, her fans are also people. She cant be angry with them for their response. She should take responsibility for instigating it and therefore I personally commend her decision to have twitter be handled by her staff because obviously its doing her and her brand more harm than good (if that was even possible).
And you're also right about how unrelatable she is nowadays. I feel she is so focused on looking good and beautiful and seems less focused on the emotion unlike before. Sometimes it looks like shes trying so hard to be cool but failing miserably. Where is the Ayu from before who was just naturally cool? I wish she would have more confidence in herself and just be natural. sigh*