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Seems that all those cutesy teeny bopper Justin Beiber fans are downright mad that the powers-that-be-that-bestow-Grammy-Awards don't have Bieber fever.
The debate has gotten, well, racial! *Gasp!* I'm shocked!
Damn, who knew Bieber fever could get so ugly? Seems that Justin Beiber stans went straight to Twitter, attacking Spalding, and even including racial comments.
I won't bother repeating too much of that nonsense here, but they hacked the Spalding's Wikipedia page and called her, Esperanza "Quesadilla" Spalding.
How not cute!
It's actually pretty depressing, considering that the average Justin fan is, what, all of 12 pre-pubescent years old! They're not even old enough to have a Facebook page, and probably had to get permission from their parents to even get on the Internet to post their racist rants.
So just who IS this Spalding, and how in the hell did she manage to capture the Best New Artist from the 17-year-old Usher wunderkind/protege, bubble pop rock teenage star who was all but a shoe-in to win? Well, for those of you who don't know, Esperanza is an accomplished 26-year-old Jazz bassist and singer.
And, despite all those, "who is Esperanza Spalding" posts on the Internet, she's no nobody. She's played for President Obama at the White House -- yes, the White House. Take that, Beiberettes! And the purple one, Prince, is a huge Spalding fan.
I do give Bieber a tiny bit credit. At the Grammys, he looked shocked when he didn't win, but was a gracious loser. So, I don't think that Bieber is behind all of this, but so far, not a peep out of the Biebered one condemning his fans' actions. Bieber fans get a serious side eye!
Music accomplishments aside, I'm loving Spalding right now. I've got serious fro envy, and she's unapologetic about "fitting in." That's the kind of energy that is so lacking in the music industry right now. Talent over star power any day.
Congratulations, Esperanza!
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