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    Stupid Olivia Rodrigo once thought only white girls could be pop stars

    By Jessica Bennett - Page Six




    Olivia Rodrigo knows the impact she has on fans of color, revealing in a new Q&A that she herself once believed only white girls could be recognized as true pop stars.

    When “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang asked the “Brutal” singer how her Filipino American background factors into how she approaches her career, she said it’s “something incredible to think about.”

    “I sometimes get DMs from little girls being like, ‘I’ve never seen someone who looked like me in your position.’ And I’m literally going to cry, like, just thinking about it,” Rodrigo, 18, said in the V Magazine feature.

    “I feel like I grew up never seeing that. Also, it was always like, ‘Pop star,’ that’s a white girl.”

    These days, however, Rodrigo is grateful that the music biz no longer forces artists to be confined by certain genres — at least not to the extent that she witnessed growing up.

    “I am so inspired by so many different genres of music. I love country music so much, and I love rock music so much. And obviously pop music is my favorite,” the Disney star said. “And another thing that I think is really special is that, in 2021, I feel like artists aren’t really boxed into a genre anymore. I look at someone like Billie Eilish, who I’m so obsessed with, and her music is like pop, but it’s kind of rock, too.”



    Rodrigo also discussed the “pressures” of being a pop star today and the ageism that comes along with it.

    “There’s this pressure for young women in pop music. And it’s like this thing where you’re only successful if you’re under 30. I’ve always resented that because I think I’m just going to get better with age,” the “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” actress asserted.

    “You know what I mean? I’m just going to become a better songwriter and know what I want to say more,” she added. “I think that’s actually a really fun, exciting part of being in the space that I’m really encouraged to sort of have different eras and reinvent yourself.”

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    One to keep an eye on!

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    Quote Originally Posted by lost in melb. View Post
    One to keep an eye on!
    To see if she can be de-programmed?

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    she has shitty parents then

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    To see if she can be de-programmed?
    I didn't actually read the article

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    reading is hard, i haven't gotten back into it even though fbd is gone

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    Quote Originally Posted by lost in melb. View Post
    I didn't actually read the article





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    Quote Originally Posted by deebakes View Post
    reading is hard, i haven't gotten back into it even though fbd is gone

    I have PTSD from the brain rape

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post




    I was trying to work out if she was over 18 or not

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    shes close enough






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    If only there had been ANY black or Hispanic pop singers in the last 20 years or more instead of only white ones...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    If only there had been ANY black or Hispanic pop singers in the last 20 years or more instead of only white ones...
    Yeah, we don't count Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Gloria Estefan.


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    Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.

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    Or Michael Jackson






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    Quote Originally Posted by PorkChopSandwiches View Post
    Or Michael Jackson
    Oh yeah, I forgot. "Men" can be pop stars too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Yeah, we don't count Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Gloria Estefan.
    Or Beyonce or Christina Aguilera or Rihanna or Nicki Minaj or Ariana Grande or Selena Gomez or.....

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