As Girlicious, the product of the reality show
Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, recently headed to Canada for the MuchMusic Video Awards, an article on Canada’s largest daily newspaper criticized the group for, among others, not knowing Canada’s current prime minister.
“She knows next to nothing about Canada. Asked to name our current prime minister, and given three choices – Pierre Trudeau, Tim Horton and Stephen Harper – she chooses Tim Horton. Told that is the name of a doughnut store, she shouts, ‘Are you serious?’” reads a Toronto Star article by Bill Brioux.
Your Take
GregSmart3 said:
I have noticed when they talk about Girlicious here at BuddyTV, sometimes they talk about the PCD's instead...
Zaidee said:
As a canadian myself, I can't say I like Girlicious. But I can't say that the entire nation doesn't like th...
padackels said:
I refuse to make excuses for them because they are young girls...give me a break....being a teacher I know ...
Moreover, the article disapproved of the way such “manufactured products” have been “perfectly packaged for pre-teens” who are “barely old enough to bug their moms and dads to buy them their first album or CD.”
The article was visibly alarmed and irked at the way some of the songs carried lewd connotations and the members of Girlicious’ proclivity to show some skin and dress in provocative outfits. For her part, Girlicious member Tiffany did not deny being packaged for a very young audience. "We do what we're told and go with the flow as new artists," she said.
"I've never been to Canada in my life and I'm so excited because it looks so pretty on TV. Canadians like us more than the American people, which is crazy 'cause we live here," she added. According to the ratings,
Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious was indeed a bigger hit in Canada than it was in the U.S. The other Girlicious girls include Nichole Gardova, 18, Chrystina Sayers, 20, and Natalie Nicole Mejia, 20.
The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honor the year's best music videos, much like the MTV Video Music Awards.
-Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source:
The Star
(Image Courtesy of Rap-up.com)