Sadly, the "biebs" will be a short lived spiral up until the next creation of the publicity machine appears. In order for the next one to go up, the current one will have to go down and that happening is absolutely assured. The average life of these teen idol types is at most usually 5 years on the top of the pile. After that he has to sustain it himself and sadly again he is too much of a "cookie cutter" creation to do that. Remember Shaun Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and David Cassidy. Yes, all three have great careers at this point in time, but it is not singing and getting little teenie bopper girls all excited. There have been numerous creations of the "publicity machine" and here are a few names from the past. Willie Aames, Scott Biao, Shaun Cassidy, MacCauley Culkin, are only a few of those who have faded and had some very tough times. Others have included Dana Plato, Todd Bridges and Gary Colemanm, Leif Garrett, his real life Sister Dawn Lyn, Danny Bonaduce, Jeremy Gelbwacks, are but a few to be used and then cast aside. Back in the 1950's and 1960's the ones that were on the covers of everything were Tony Dow (Leave it to Beaver) and Don Grady (My Three Sons) and even Rusty Hamer (Make Room for Daddy). The only advocate out there for these people in a sense is the group "A Minor Consideration" which was founded by Paul Peterson of Donna Reed Show fame. What bothers me about the "Biebs" and others like him is that they end up used up and when cast aside mentally are very much damaged by the crash and burn. Some make it, but the percentage that sustain a long career in the spotlight is very small.
Now with regards to the "Biebs" he has the same appeal to me as Marcus Bachmann. He has the androgynous look that is popular right now and is one that probably will look like he's 18 when he is 25. That in and of itself is not a good thing, as it stereotypes him beyond repair. As far as seeing anything of him "au naturel" the thought turns my stomach in reality. Looking at him would in my mind be like looking at something illegal and illicit. He may be cute to some, but not to me.