Being ‘Too Pretty’ is not a thing.

Hey everyone! Thanks for watching today’s video😊 What do you think about pretty privilege “hurts” an artist?

I remember seeing discourse on Twitter saying that Madison beer isn’t more popular bc women are jealous of her…girl what? The girl has brought nothing new to the table, barely anyone in the industry right now are bringing anything new to the table.

I much rather experience the downs sides of being pretty than the downsides of being ugly 😂

So true, its not about pretty privilege. Its her management team. they are not good at marketing and curating her brand. if she was being managed by Taylor Swift's management team, she would go far. there's a lot of boring artists that are very popular

Madison’s personality comes across as bland. There is a disconnect in her marketing. She should fire her marketing team and hire a fresh one to focus more on developing a curated brand specifically for her

I need some people to realize that not every artist can be a superstar, because y'all forget that a true superstar is like that 1% from the rest , not everyone can be the 1% and that's fine

i love madison and her music down, but i never felt like pretty privilege was her downfall. i think people still think of her as madison beer… she was discovered by justin bieber, but she’s more known for being a social media star. she really needs to get deeper into her artistry because it’s good and she can sing.

She needs to go for the 'Diva' archetype. She's too down to earth, she needs to use her looks to intimidate others. The problem is that she's not giving people want they actually want. They want her to be the diva, the real 'It girl' like 90s glamour supermodel vibes. She's playing the wrong character as she's too pretty to be relatable which in her interviews you can tell she trying to be relatable to her audience like the way Taylor swifts is. She needs to make people aspire to be her not befriend her. She needs to change her image. I also feel like she'll be more successful if she went for acting.

That bit on “Idk what yall want her to do, be ugly?” LIKE it’s so real 😭… I’m so sorry like what do people want? Do people want her to get Plastic Surgery to become more conventially unattractive or something so she’s relatable like… I just don’t get it. If anything, I think she’s finally learning how to use it with Make You Mine, which is good. She could do something really cool with this horror, sexy, untouchable thing she did in that music video.

I personally like her music, but she should really lean into the 'make you mine' sound for more success or make a sexy, dark and electric album

i feel like Sabrina had a similar problem for a while but she did three things: 1. she leveraged the momentum she got after SOUR and came out with emails i cant send which had BANGERS on it (and capitalised on the virality of the nonsense outros) 2. she defined her aesthetic as you said in the video 3. and now she really leans in to the fact that she is beautiful and doesn't try to "play it down" like Madison does, which I think makes Sabrina seem more honest, if that makes sense

I think her being taken as an influencer is a big part of the problem since she does hang out and associate with alot of them. I definitely thought she was one at first then was surprised when I found out she made music.

Personally I think she is fine where she at. She don’t need to be any bigger. I’m sure she is living well. I’m sure she well fed and trained. And has decent resources to make music. Which is a thousand times better than what you can say for more talented artist.

She feels more like a influencer than a actual singer.

I don’t get why people are saying pretty privilege isn’t working for Madison when Pretty privilege IS obviously working for her. There are plenty of less pretty artists with mediocre talent whose names are not in our mouths. But pretty privilege can only get you so far. Pretty privilege can definitely give you a boost, but it doesn’t automatically compensate for all of someone’s deficiencies in other areas. Pretty privilege is like an e-bike vs a push bike. You’ve still gotta do the work but you get a little boost and it’s a little easier to get far.

This may be unpopular, but I also find the concept of someone being "too pretty to be relatable" is only applicable in white spaces mostly? Her audience is mostly white, young women. Relatability and seeming like the girl next door is praised more often (ie, Taylor Swift and her "every girl goes through these things" type of music, Sabrina Carpenter known for being quirky), but in other spaces, people aren't threatened by that. In fact, most of the time, being the girl who COULD steal your man is praised and even talked about in songs, like a Meg The Stallion or a Beyonce. A woman like Tyla who is insanely beautiful can be in the spotlight and black people aren't saying "she's too pretty for me to like her"? I think the too pretty thing is just a cop out and she's just kind of.... boring.

I don't know anything about Madison's career, but being too pretty is a thing. In a criminal sociology course, we learned about how attractiveness can affect sentencing. If someone is pretty, ppl generally feel bad for them and don't want to believe that they're guilty. Or at least don't want to punish them too harshly. But it is possible to pass the threshold of attractiveness and be perceived as "too attractive." This villainizes the accused person. Especially if they're a woman. Ppl start to feel resentment towards their prettiness. It's the same reason why Megan Fox felt alienated from the Me Too movement because ppl didn't feel sorry for her when she would share her stories of abuse. Also, in the Angelina Jolie vs. Jennifer Aniston debate. Angelina is never pitied. Even when Brad Pitt was accused of terrible things, ppl still felt like Jolie was the villain. All that to say, maybe ppl do dislike Madison for that reason.

I feel like Madison’s biggest issue is she doesn’t have stable fan base, let alone solid demographic to fall back on & market to. Her appeal & promotion is totally directionless & isn’t aimed to a target audience. Her artist is too safe & it’s been an issue I’ve observed for years.

Yeah, it comes down to her marketing & brand. She's known as a social media star, not a pop star. If she had something to grab people's attention (sabrina carpenter with email i can't send coming after SOUR & the drama surrounding that), making good music that sounds specific to her, and a recognizable look. I don't see her performances being promoted. Or her interviews. Those would do a lot for her to show off her personality & artistry.

She needs to hire sabrina carpenter's team. She should be a main pop girl, she is a great singer! she is very beautiful but so are other artists so...