Dua : 'I've never seen being pretty or beautiful as some kind of power'

[AJRocketMan 2,684]

26 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said:

what able means? Sorry for my basic english.

People who aren’t disfigured/crippled. Think of paralyzed people, folks with cerebral palsy, amputees, those born with missing fingers, the deaf, the blind, epileptics, etc.

[thatfoxyfeeling 13,042]

Isn’t her family like really wealthy too? Like the gurl is talented, but money + looks helped her get signed to a label to begin with. 

[Chromatican 4,046]

Why do celebrities always say this kind of bull crap? Physical attractiveness is a key part of success in today’s entertainment world, and to pretend it isn’t just screams entitlement, especially from people who were also born to wealthy parents. It’s a fact that attractiveness is a huge privilege in society. 

[noahwamp 84]

I saw her at Bonnaroo when she had only put out her first album & (while I was the only one around me bopping) every comment from the straights around me were "who's is that, she's ****ing hot" "she's so damn sexy." Not saying Dua is wrong, its just funny...

[vyniildisk 12,689]

3 minutes ago, noahwamp said:

I saw her at Bonnaroo when she had only put out her first album & (while I was the only one around me bopping) every comment from the straights around me were "who's is that, she's ****ing hot" "she's so damn sexy." Not saying Dua is wrong, its just funny...

and was she? was she hot and sexy? 

[noahwamp 84]

Just now, Dulo Peep said:

and was she? was she hot and sexy? 

It was the only time I agreed with a het

[vyniildisk 12,689]

Just now, noahwamp said:

It was the only time I agreed with a het

i want to see her live so badly! It must b such experience

[noahwamp 84]

2 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said:

i want to see her live so badly! It must b such experience

She sounded like velvet! And it was just her on the stage, dunno if it was cause it was a festival or it was before her label wanted her to do "productions" w/ lil dances on stage. But she was basically strutting like a model and singing good too, looked like a star!

[RenegAde 19,724]

Whew , dua fans be working overtime having to defend her left and right lately , godspeed

[freebit 6,240]

It's funny she said this while posing in a provactive photoshoot where she's really exposed and sexed up.

She's like Rihanna in that I doubt she'd ever be given the chance and time to develop and improve her skills if she wasn't pretty. 

I think she (or stans echoing her) are being willfully blind because she doesn't want to admit there is something to her stardom besides hardwork. It reminds me of nepotism kids like Lily Rose Depp who act like they got to where they are by talent, lol. Though, it's a hard question to answer because, I mean, what else is there to say other than to agree. 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Girl...your looks are a HUGE part of trying to make it in the music industry! She is trying to sound woke, but she just ends up sounding naive and delusional. She is a white, pretty, and young woman in music...hardwork is a great personality trait, but everyone who hustles and has talent doesn't make it...looks are a factor when seeing what labels can SELL to the masses...image is everything! lol bye

[vyniildisk 12,689]

54 minutes ago, RenegAde said:

Whew , dua fans be working overtime having to defend her left and right lately , godspeed

54 minutes ago, freebit said:

It's funny she said this while posing in a provactive photoshoot where she's really exposed and sexed up.

She's like Rihanna in that I doubt she'd ever be given the chance and time to develop and improve her skills if she wasn't pretty. 

I think she (or stans echoing her) are being willfully blind because she doesn't want to admit there is something to her stardom besides hardwork. It reminds me of nepotism kids like Lily Rose Depp who act like they got to where they are by talent, lol. Though, it's a hard question to answer because, I mean, what else is there to say other than to agree. 

7 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said:

Girl...your looks are a HUGE part of trying to make it in the music industry! She is trying to sound woke, but she just ends up sounding naive and delusional. She is a white, pretty, and young woman in music...hardwork is a great personality trait, but everyone who hustles and has talent doesn't make it...looks are a factor when seeing what labels can SELL to the masses...image is everything! lol bye

[Mother of Puppies 36,467]

I think what happened with Dua is what Gaga always talked about... the record labels always wanted to give her (Gaga´s) songs to prettier girls (Dua) who couldn´t write their own songs and who couldn´t sing a well as Gaga...

Because people like people who are pretty - same happens to pop stars and actors/actresses... (not always, but a lot of times)

 

 

Dua is one of the other "prettier" girls. (or let´s say "prettier in a conventional way")

And yes, she is very pretty. But I still think Gaga is hotter, more interesting and has that "special" thing to her that I can´t explain... charisma? I dunno

 

(Don´t get me wrong; I like Dua and I like listening to most of her songs a lot, but she doesn´t have the talent that Gaga has... the diversity, the range etc. )

[Leoooo 2,284]

I LOVE dua, but if she wasnt beautiful I dont think her voice and drive alone would have made her big.

Like she dosent play an instrument beautifully or been gigging all her life (Like Gaga, Taylor and many others) She was scouted into modelling for her looks and (although shes always wanted to be in music) managed to be noticed through that, she has a lot of talent but to say it didnt put her ahead of the game is a bit blind. Gaga did that despite not being traditionally 'beautiful' and had to literally scrape her way to the top.

No shade though, but she must know that

[vyniildisk 12,689]

1 minute ago, Medusa said:

she has a lot of talent but to say it didnt put her ahead of the game is a bit blind.

so, in your own words, her talent put her ahead of the game?