User blog comment:Cartoonprincess/Because Our Opinions Totally Count For Something ;3/@comment-1976613-20140820183135

So, I know I tend to have a radically different opinion than all of you guys here, but I'll put my thoughts here and yeah.

Jennette: I used to be a big Jennette supporter, but lately I think she's been trying too hard. I was on her side completely with her I'm not a role model post, because I think she was right, I was on her side about her "scandalous" photos, I was on her side against Nickelodeon, but now I feel like she's gone over the top bitter and mean spirited. To me she tries so hard to come off as down-to-earth and "real" and "cynical" that it makes her seem first, self-absorbed, second, already way too jaded for her own good, and third, phony. I thought I would never say that about Jennette before, which is what, for me, makes it so surprising and sad.

Ariana: I am going to preface this by saying I don't like her music. It's not my style in the slightest and I think dance pop/pop r&b whatever is boring and shallow and a complete waste of her talent. That said, I think she's immensely talented and, for the most part, very respectful. She has one of the worst fanbases, but she seems like she genuinely loves them and although I wish she would try to police them more, I understand how hard veering on impossible it is to do. Sure I bet she's self-absorbed and self-involved, because what popstar isn't? But I also think she has the right to be self-absorbed. She's gone through a lot of stuff that's just coming to light, and she's handled it with grace. I mean, she's estranged from her father, her grandfather literally just died, and she deals with press and media scrutinizing her constantly. Not to mention she took Jennette's unnecessary shade in stride. Now I understand Jennette went through a lot too, I'm just arguing that Ariana is handling it better. Yes her PR team is great, but I believe her tweets are 100% her and her decision. I know that's unpopular here.

Nathan: He's doing his thing post-Dan, good for him, I'm glad he's happy doing press for Into the Storm and becoming a part of the very important Do Something campaign to help kids. I think he's doing just fine.

Madisen: She's doing her thing and that's just fine by me. She and Jennette seem to be close and I think that's also pretty nice. I'm sorry she and Nathan broke up, but it's a part of life and she seems to be moving on in a healthy way.

Dan: He's running out of ideas and just forcing things now. He should try to move on from kids programming and do something new and fresh. I don't believe any of the rumors about him until there's proof, I just think he's running on fumes and needs a new direction.

Nick: On the decline, it's just how it is. It's moving away from tweens/teens and back to the 3-11 demographic because it's better for business. It's sad because it was such a big part of all of this, but sometimes that's just how things are. Cartoon Network went through a similar phase and now it's back, I don't think it's the end, I just think it's a lull.