[Making Stars for All] Shameful to be shortlisted by a neutral image? How many of Dru's negative reviews are biased? ｜Mo

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In the first round of <National Star-making IV>, Dru with a neutral image was shortlisted, and was questioned by netizens and tutors. After watching Ah Dru's performance, I agree that her performance level is really not enough, and I also don't like her restrained appearance, and I agree that the most important factor for her being shortlisted is her neutral image.

But so what? Why can't a contestant be shortlisted because of her strong image or the community she represents? How many of Dru's negative reviews are biased against "TB"?

Who is the target audience of the girl group?

Men's groups attract female fans, and it's natural for women's groups to attract male fans, right? So we should choose the girl group from the male vision? Sorry, it turns out that the main fans of the girl group may also be women.

I don't know much about girl group culture, so I googled it with humility, and I was surprised to find that there have been many articles and statistics that pointed out that more than 85% of the fans of K-POP girl groups such as MAMAMOO and BLACKPINK are women. It turns out that there is a girl group style called "Girl Crush", which means "the admiration and appreciation of girls for girls". This type of girl group usually emphasizes the handsomeness and confidence of the members, not just pure, cute or sexy.

Besides, I don't seem to have a female friend who hates Haruka Tianwang, the originator of neutrality. Of course, Dru's charm is far less than that of Haruka Tianwang (although she has tall blonde hair and can fly helicopters), but that doesn't mean that girl groups don't need to be in the middle. sex members. And there have been many "suspected TBs" on the streets of Hong Kong, so why can't there be TBs in girl groups?

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There are also many types of neutrals. Star making is an experimental field for female images.

You may say that the image of neutrals has a twist. Shaomai and Ariel in the resurrection area can also be neutral. Why choose a "male woman"? Come on James, "Men's Wife" is the point. We know in our hearts that Dru's neutrality is different from Qiqiao's "can be neutral".

I'm glad to see that there are different types of feminine women in "Star Making IV", such as cute, stylish, sweet, pure, gentle, wild, MK, Wen Qing, ordinary, independent, etc. In fact, there are many kinds of neutral women. We will understand when we think back to Jack Dai, WaiWai and Judas of "Star Maker III". Show business is subjective, and aesthetics are constantly changing. <Star Making IV> As a reality show-style draft competition, in addition to selecting excellent and popular performers like a draft competition, it also has room to become a testing ground for girl groups or female idols, expanding the audience's imagination of female idols. Therefore, in addition to the existing strength of the contestants, the selection criteria for the finalists also include various unknown "possibilities". In this context, can we set aside a room in the laboratory and do an experiment for the Hong Kong version of the gender-neutral girl group members? After this experiment, can neutral girls have more positive adjectives besides "handsome", "handsome" and "style"?

Why do girl groups need gender/gender minority representatives?

I noticed that netizens would call Dru a TB, maybe because the staff said she was a daddy, and Azu said it was for the LGBT community? And it was Azu's sentence that led to the discussion of "there must be an LGBT representative", and these discussions are often not about performances, but living prejudice and discrimination against comrades (for example: "hanging the gap" Women", "Girl groups shouldn't have TB"). It must be emphasized that we cannot know Dru's sexual orientation in the program, and it is pointless to speculate on her sexual orientation, and it is also pointless to attack the sexual / other niche communities based on the unknown sexual orientation. However, even if Dru is really a TB, what if he is really shortlisted for his gender/gender minority status?

Maybe it's the last BL episode, maybe it's the previous gay contestants, maybe it's the gender fluidity of MIRROR, "Star Making" and MIRROR have no shortage of sex/no niche fans. In terms of market strategy, nurturing a gender/gender minority representative is never an exaggeration. And as far as media social responsibility is concerned, it's also a good thing that a reality show (or even a girl group) has a gender/gender minority representative.

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The sex/gender niche community has been stigmatized by the media for decades (Google it yourself), and it's hard to get rid of the labels of "psychopath", "dead type", "neither male nor female", and "murderer" Come on out, if I say that every time you see a positive gay image in the mainstream media, the society will have a little more support and the gender/gender minority community will have a little more strength; those 60 finalists are gender-neutral Is it really unacceptable for a niche representative to occupy a position? Especially when we find that there are more and more gender / gender minorities around us, it is not difficult to find that this group has been hidden in the media in the past; there is a gender / gender minority in the girl group, not a privilege, but the media is learning. True to reality. Blind political correctness is certainly not desirable; at the same time, blind anti-political correctness may actually be resisting social change and progress. Moreover, in addition to being a private sexual orientation and gender identity, the gender/gender minority is actually an attitude of forging ahead amid prejudice and repression. Isn't this kind of drama very inspirational and bloody? Of course, this gender/gender minority representative is not necessarily Ah Dru.

I also feel that Dru is unflattering, and at the same time I may be biased

Finally, back to Dru. I also think her acting is unflattering, and I haven't seen the talent and charisma of Jack Dai, WaiWai and Judas in her for a while, but is she really completely inflexible? It is undeniable that Ah Dru is also outstanding in terms of height and clothing, at least in the press conference and MV, it is easy to notice her. In terms of personality, I noticed that most of the participants were very supportive and willing to get close to her; after Sister Hua badly criticized her performance project during the rehearsal, Ah Dru was also willing to be taught to change the entire project. Furthermore, Dru's performance was smooth and stable compared to some of the contestants, at least it wasn't a tone deaf. Of course, in the one-on-one format, the opponent must also be considered. But in all fairness, is YoYo's performance really impeccable? Pitch and lack of air aside, if her opponent was another contestant, would we still remember this contestant? Rational analysis shows that YoYo is slightly better in terms of overall strength, but compared with other shortlisted contestants, YoYo's failure is not completely unreasonable; of course, Ah Dru's failure is also reasonable.

So why is Dru's evaluation so negative?

I think it's worth thinking about, is Dru really worthless, or do we subconsciously have very high demands on neutral women who are suspected of TB? (Isn’t that prejudice?) If we accept that female contestants can be shortlisted on the basis of appearance and body, and unflattering and tone-deaf can be shortlisted on the basis of personality or style, then why can’t Dru rely on its prominent and neutral image , character and steady performance finalists? Why do neutral women who are suspected to be TB have to look good and have other outstanding talents? Is the qualifying line really the same for feminine girls and neutral girls?

Of course, the field of acting is inherently subjective, but I just don't like it! Me too. At the same time, I will also reflect on how much of the irrational unpleasantness is because we are not used to it? Is there a lack of imagination because we haven't seen enough performers of this style? Another point worth noting is that although Dru appears confident in her neutral image, her gestures still show discomfort and restraint; it is not difficult to imagine that she has all kinds of troubles in the neutral spectrum positioning or gender exploration. In fact, there are not many neutral female stars for her reference in the Chinese entertainment circle, at least much less than female female stars. If 'Star Maker IV' is a testing ground for girl groups or female idols, Dru must challenge all kinds of difficult experiments in the competition. Of course, the experiment may fail, depending on Grandma's skill and Dru's fortune.