Media Double Standards: Justin Bieber Edition

When we first started Half and Half, writing posts about Justin Bieber was never exactly high on our list of priorities. (Case in point: while writing this post Mocha consistently spelled his name wrong. Maybe that grammatical rule can be revised to say "I before E, even after B". Or... something).

But, Katie Heaney at Buzzfeed has a thought-provoking article up about His Royal Bieberness and media double standards:

"Would Bieber's “Rough Week” Be Called A Meltdown If He Was A Girl?"

We think it probably would, unfortunately. And now that Katie Heaney mentions it, it does seem like Bieber has been treated relatively well by the media. But why does he get the chances that so many young women in similar spotlights are denied?

Half and Half: using pop culture to bum you out since March 2013.