Line #43 Music/SelenaGomez


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3	[floatboxright: Associated acts:
4	+ Music/JustinBieber, Music/{{Zedd}}, Music/MileyCyrus, Music/DemiLovato, Music/TheWeeknd, Music/TheJonasBrothers, Music/NickJonas, Music/AsapRocky, Music/CharliXCX, Music/TaylorSwift
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6	[floatboxright: Influences:
7	+ Music/BrunoMars, Music/BritneySpears, Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/{{Rihanna}}, Music/ChristinaAguilera, Music/JanetJackson, Music/CherylCole, Music/HilaryDuff, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/{{Skrillex}}
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10	->''Hit the lights\
11	Let the music move you\
12	Lose yourself tonight\
13	Come alive\
14	Let the moment take you\
15	Lose control tonight''
16	-->-- '''"Hit the Lights"'''
17
18	Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas) is an American singer, actress, and producer.
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20	After starring in the main cast of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' for two years, Gomez later came to prominence as a {{teen idol}} associated with Creator/{{Disney}} projects, most notably the {{kidcom}} ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''. Gomez portrayed series lead Alex Russo over a span of four seasons, two television movies and a {{crossover}} with ''[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody The Suite Life on Deck]]''. She previously recurred on ''Series/HannahMontana'' as Mikayla, the titular character's rival.
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22	Towards the end of her tenure with Disney, Gomez began transitioning into more adult projects, like the 2012 Creator/HarmonyKorine film ''Film/SpringBreakers'' and the 2013 thriller ''Film/{{Getaway}}'' opposite Creator/EthanHawke. She also continued working on kid-oriented works during this time, lending her voice to the ''Franchise/HotelTransylvania'' films as well as co-starring in the Creator/BeverlyCleary adaptation ''Film/RamonaAndBeezus''.
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24	Though she doesn't actually appear in the series, Gomez additionally served as the executive producer of Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'', based on [[Literature/ThirteenReasonsWhy the novel of the same name]] by Jay Asher. Though [[BrokenBase contentious among many]] in its approach, ''13 Reasons Why'' became a streaming sensation and eventually ran for four seasons.
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26	In addition to her acting career, Gomez is also well-known for her music. While at Disney, she became the frontwoman of pop band Selena Gomez & The Scene, releasing three albums with them: 2009's ''Kiss & Tell'', 2010's ''A Year Without Rain'', and 2011's ''When the Sun Goes Down''. Following the band's hiatus (and eventual split) in 2012, Gomez released her solo debut, ''Stars Dance'', in 2013. She has currently released three albums, a GreatestHitsAlbum, and two [=EPs=].
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28	Because of her extensive work with the company, Gomez is commonly associated with fellow Disney alumni Creator/MileyCyrus and Music/DemiLovato, the latter of whom she grew up with while on ''Barney & Friends''. Gomez and Lovato also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Film/PrincessProtectionProgram'' together.
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30	Gomez' personal life has also been subject to widespread attention, with her having publicly dated Music/NickJonas, Creator/TaylorLautner, Music/JustinBieber, Music/{{Zedd}}, and Music/TheWeeknd while also have a long-standing, high-profile friendship with Music/TaylorSwift. Gomez also became a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador in 2008; then 17 years old, she gained the distinction of being the youngest ambassador in the world at the time[[note]]a record later surpassed by Creator/MillieBobbyBrown, who was appointed at 14[[/note]].
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32	Gomez has been open about her struggles with physical and mental health, including a lupus diagnosis, a kidney transplant, and bipolar disorder, the lattermost being revealed publicly in April 2020.
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34	In February 2020, she founded Rare Beauty, a cosmetic company inspired by her third album ''Rare''. The company aims to "break down unrealistic standards of perfection by promoting inclusivity and addressing mental health initiatives and education". True to their words, the company has launched and hosted many initiatives and fund raising that directly targeted mental health. For the business side, the company has received extremely high critical and commercial success, winning numerous awards and raked in record-high profits and engagements in social medias.
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36	!! Selected filmography:
37	!!! '''As actor:'''
38	* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' (2002–04) as Gianna
39	* ''Series/HannahMontana'' (2007–08) as Mikayla
40	* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' (2008–12) as Alex Russo
41	** ''Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie'' (2009)
42	** ''The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex'' (2013)
43	* ''Film/AnotherCinderellaStory'' (2008) as Mary Santiago
44	* ''[[WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho2008 Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008) as Helga (voice)
45	* ''Film/PrincessProtectionProgram'' (2009) as Carter Mason
46	* ''Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles'' (2009) as Princess Selenia (voice)
47	** ''Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds'' (2013)
48	* ''Film/RamonaAndBeezus'' (2010) as Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby
49	* ''Film/MonteCarlo2011'' as Grace Ann Bennett & Cordelia Winthrop Scott
50	* The ''Franchise/HotelTransylvania'' films as Mavis (voice)
51	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' (2012)
52	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' (2015)
53	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation'' (2018)
54	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'' (2022)
55	* ''Film/SpringBreakers'' (2012) as Faith
56	* ''Film/{{Getaway}}'' (2013) as The Kid
57	* ''Film/TheBigShort'' (2015) {{as herself}}
58	* ''Film/InDubiousBattle'' (2016) as Lisa London
59	* ''Film/{{Neighbors\|2014}} 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016) as Madison
60	* ''Film/TheDeadDontDie'' (2019) as Zoe
61	* ''Film/ARainyDayInNewYork'' (2019) as Chan Tyrell
62	* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' (2021–present) as Mabel Mora
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64	!!! '''As producer:'''
65	* ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' (2017–20)
66	* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' (2021-present)
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69	[[AC: Discography]]
70	!!! '''with Selena Gomez & The Scene:'''
71	* ''Kiss & Tell'' (2009)
72	* ''A Year Without Rain'' (2010)
73	* ''When The Sun Goes Down'' (2011)
74	!!! '''as Selena Gomez:'''
75	* ''Stars Dance'' (2013)
76	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum For You]]'' (2014)
77	* ''Revival'' (2015)
78	* ''Rare'' (2020)
79	* ''Revelación'' (EP) (2021)
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81	[[AC: Hit Singles]]
82	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_YR4dKArgo "Naturally"]]
83	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-D1EB74Ckg "Come & Get It"]]
84	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij_0p_6qTss "The Heart Wants What It Wants"]]
85	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TsVjvEkc4s "Good for You"]]
86	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h30Bx4Klxg "Same Old Love"]]
87	* [[https://youtu.be/FMlcn-_jpWY "Hands to Myself"]]
88	* [[https://youtu.be/3AtDnEC4zak "We Don't Talk Anymore"]] (with Charlie Puth)
89	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3VTKvdAuIY "It Ain't Me"]] (with Kygo)
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91	!! Selected videography:
92	* "Music/GoodForYou"
93	* "Music/SameOldLove"
94	* "Music/BadLiar"
95	* "Music/{{Wolves}}"
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97	!!Trope 'em with kindness:
98	* AdvertisedExtra: Music/PixieLott is featured in "We Own the Night", but she mainly serves as a backup vocalist for Gomez.
99	* AlbumTitleDrop: Her third album [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was originally meant to fit this trope]]. Up until just a few weeks before it was released, it was scheduled to be titled "The Otherside", after a line in the Music/BritneySpears written song, "Whiplash".
100	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: "Nobody Does It Like You" is explicitly about her "bad boy fairytale."
101	* AppropriatedAppellation: In a Twitter post, she revealed the name of her band to be called "The Scene". This was supposed to be an "ironic jab" at people who had called her a "wannabe" scene.
102	* AntiHero: This status is famous in her roles.
103	* ArtistAndTheBand: In her early career, she was part of the group Selena Gomez & the Scene.
104	* AutoTune: ''A Year Without Rain'' and ''Stars Dance'' have a lot of it, primarily for vocal effects.
105	* AwardBaitSong: "Live Like There's No Tomorrow"; "Fly To Your Heart"
106	* BadassAdorable: As Alex Russo.
107	* Bittersweet17: The Music/{{Kygo}} feat. Selena Gomez track "It Ain't Me" is about someone getting drunk and their friend not looking after them because they're not kids anymore:
108	-->''I had a dream, we were back to seventeen,''\
109	''Summer nights and The Libertines, never growing up.''
110	* BlindDate: The music video for "Boyfriend" shows Gomez going on a few blind dates.
111	* BreakupSong: Quite a few of them.
112	** With The Scene: "I Won't Apologize", "Crush", "The Way I Loved You", "I Don't Miss You At All", "Ghost of You", "Sick of You", "Bang Bang Bang", and "Middle of Nowhere"
113	** As a solo artist: "Forget Forever", "Love Will Remember", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Same Old Love", "Camouflage", "It Ain't Me", "Rare", "Look At Her Now", "Lose You To Love Me", "Kinda Crazy", and "Cut You Off".
114	* ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt: "Outta My Hands (Loco)" is about being unable to resist someone crazy:
115	-->''They say you shouldn't sleep with someone crazier than you, cr-cr-crazier than you''\
116	''No one's crazier than you''\
117	''But you're so irresistible, I had to break the rules.''
118	* TheCasanova: The song "Outlaw" is about men like this.
119	* CelebrityCameo: She does a very InJoke-y one in ''Film/TheMuppets2011'', since Selena was the one of the stars of the second [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_DC:_Almost_Live Studio DC: Almost Live]] special, and [[NegativeContinuity she doesn't even know them in the movie, only showing up because her agent said to.]]
120	* ChangedForTheVideo: "A Year Without Rain" was snipped in the video.
121	* ChangingChorus: "Lose You to Love Me" changes the line "I needed to lose you to love me, yeah" to "I needed to ''hate'' you to love me, yeah" in the final repetition of the chorus.
122	* ComingOfAgeStory: "Look At Her Now" is about her growth as a woman after experiencing heartbreak for several years.
123	* CoolestClubEver: Her videos for "Hit The Lights" and ''especially'' "I Want You to Know" (her collaboration with Music/{{Zedd}}) show her dancing in one.
124	* CoverVersion: "As A Blonde", an unreleased song written by Fefe Dobson.
125	** Her "We Own The Night" tour featured a Music/BritneySpears medley.
126	** She covers "Magic" by [[TheSeventies 1970s]] OneHitWonder Pilot on the ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' soundtrack.
127	** Also recently covered "Work" by Music/IggyAzalea at a concert.
128	** "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Music/{{Selena}}, the woman she was named after. [[note]]She was chosen by her family to record a cover of this song as well.[[/note]]
129	** “Only You”, from the ''13 Reasons Why'' soundtrack is a Music/{{Yazoo}} cover.
130	* DarkerAndEdgier:
131	** ''Stars Dance'' and the two new songs from ''For You''.
132	** Many of her movie roles since leaving Disney have gone in this direction, ''Film/SpringBreakers'', ''Film/Neighbors2SororityRising'' and ''Film/{{Getaway}}'' being prime examples.
133	** From ''Revival'', "Good for You" features explicit language from A$AP Rocky and sexual innuendos, and she curses in "Same Old Love" and "Camouflage".
134	* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every character she plays is this. She also seems to be this in real life.
135	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In her song "Rock God", she's in a club, and a preacher asks her why she can't walk straight and live her life right. She tells him it's because of the rock music taking over her soul.
136	* DoubleEntendre: "Birthday" is filled to the brim with double entendres with lyrics like "Blow your dreams away with me" and "Crashing into you, crashing into me (so yummy!)"
137	* DressHitsFloor: "Good For You": "Leave this dress a mess on the floor".
138	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Kiss & Tell'' is typical girly pop rock like Music/AshleeSimpson and Music/HilaryDuff's earlier material. Due to "Naturally"'s success, she took a slightly more electronic and pop focused approach to her following albums.
139	* EgocentricTeamNaming: Selena Gomez and The Scene.
140	** Which has more to do with Executive Meddling than anything. Originally, Selena Gomez wanted to be in a band, as be the lead singer, but [[ThePowersThatBe Hollywood]] [[Creator/HollywoodRecords Records]] wanted to capitalize on her popularity and reduced "The Scene" to little more than a backup band. In fact, the "Scene" part stayed simply because she insisted on it. The band is no longer performing with her and she's just a solo artist now.
141	* FakeBrit: In ''Film/MonteCarlo2011'', in-universe and also, bizarrely, in the song "Whiplash" off of her 3rd album. However, her ancestry is from The Black Country in the Midlands, so not quite a FakeBrit. Her Texan accent hides the fact she is of English ancestry though.
142	* FanCommunityNickname: Selenators.
143	* TheFashionista: Not only in her clothing choice, but as she is deeply involved with the design of her fashion lines, Dream Out Loud and the charity-based Selena Gomez NEO.
144	* FollowYourHeart: "Intuition", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "Spotlight", "Hit The Lights" and "Who Says".
145	** A few of the ''Revival'' tracks touch on this trope as well, like "Rise", "Survivors", "Kill 'Em With Kindness" and the title track.
146	* FriendshipSong: She sings about friendship with Music/PixieLott in "We Own the Night".
147	* {{Gayngst}}: In "Bad Liar", Gomez plays a teenage high school girl who harbors a secret crush [[spoiler: on her female gym teacher]] and is an outcast because of it.
148	* GenreRoulette: "When The Sun Goes Down" plays with a lot of styles.
149	** ''Kiss & Tell'' is also diverse, going from the PowerPop of "Falling Down'' to the techno-dance of "Naturally" to the pop-punk of "I Don't Miss You At All" to something of a NewWaveMusic sound on "I Got U".
150	* GodIsLoveSongs: Selena [[WordOfGod claimed in a Twitter Q&A]] that "Nobody" from ''Revival'' is [[https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/652521471017771008 addressed to God]].
151	* HeavyMeta: "Love You Like A Love Song" is a catchy pop song describing a love interest as being stuck in her head like a catchy pop song.
152	* HotterAndSexier: Not to the level of Music/DemiLovato, but like many {{teen idol}}s, it's ''definitely'' there. ''Revival'' brings this trope into full force.
153	* IAmTheBand: Selena Gomez & The Scene was touted as a full band, but on closer inspection, the band itself has no credits, writing/production otherwise on ''any'' of their albums. Selena is the only member with production credits, leading to the speculation that the band is for touring/promotion purposes, most likely to make her distinct from Creator/DisneyChannel's other pop star, Music/MileyCyrus. For what it's worth, Selena and her fans do not count her time with The Scene as part of her solo discography and consider it a separate project.
154	* IdenticalStranger: Without lupus, she would look exactly like Creator/DebbyRyan.
155	** She has also been compared in looks with Creator/LucyHale.
156	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Her releases for Interscope Records, ''Revival'', ''Rare'' and the Spanish-language EP ''Revelación'' all begin with the letter "R".
157	* InDaClub: "Save The Day", "Stars Dance", "B.E.A.T.", "When The Sun Goes Down".
158	* IntercourseWithYou: "Whiplash", "Birthday", "Slow Down", "Come & Get It", "Undercover", "Nobody Does It Like You", "Do It", "Hands To Myself", "Good For You", "Body Heat", "Outta My Hands (Loco)", and "Fetish" all reference sex. "Birthday" is arguably the most explicit as it features ''moaning.''
159	* LampshadeHanging: "Love You Like a Love Song".
160	* LighterAndSofter:
161	** ''Kiss & Tell'' is mainly a pop-rock album full of angsty lyrics directed at bullies and exes. The next album, ''A Year Without Rain'', shifted Gomez's sound to synth-pop songs about love and self-empowerment.
162	** The first two singles of ''Rare'' is meant to portray this. "Lose You to Love Me" is an emotional piano ballad about saying goodbye to a hurtful lover. The music video was shot in black and white and showed Gomez evolving from anxious to confident. Following "Lose You to Love Me" was "Look At Her Now", an upbeat dance-pop song about her newfound confidence. The music video is full of color.
163	* LoveHurts: "The Heart Wants What It Wants".
164	* LoveIsADrug:
165	** "Come & Get It": "Forever you're mine/Baby, I'm addicted, no lie, no lie"
166	** "Fun": "You get me higher than my medication"
167	* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: "Cologne" has lyrics such as "Every time I think about you, I can feel my hand give in".
168	* {{Medley}}: Performed a Music/BritneySpears medley on her 2011 tour.
169	* MindScrew: The video for her song "Love You Like A Love Song". It's not up to Music/LadyGaga music video level, but if her videos get more mindscrewy, she'll be up there. Though FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you consider that karaoke backgrounds are often random.
170	* MockHeadroom: The music video for "Love You like a Love Song" shows Selena dressed in a suit and sunglasses inside a TV screen.
171	* MoodWhiplash: The uptempo, in-love techno-dance song "Naturally" is directly followed on ''Kiss & Tell'' by one of her biggest [[TearJerker tear jerkers]], the breakup piano ballad, "The Way I Loved You".
172	** "The Way I Loved You" is in turn followed by "More", an edgy pop-rock song about partying.
173	* TheMuse: Her on-and-off exboyfriend Music/JustinBieber is a frequent inspiration for her songs, most notably on ''Rare''. She herself is speculated to be the inspiration for several song of Music/TheWeeknd ''My Dear Melancholy''.
174	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Tejano singer [[{{Music/Selena}} Selena Quintanilla-Perez]] (1971-1995).
175	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: As Alex on ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''. Averted in ''Film/MonteCarlo2011''.
176	* NewSoundAlbum: After the success of Naturally she decided to make ''A Year Without Rain'' pure dance pop!
177	* PosthumousCollaboration: Virtually duetted with her namesake Music/{{Selena}} on a cover of "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" for a Selena remix album in 2012.
178	* PrayerPose: Does one in the "Lose You to Love Me" video, which takes place in a confessional.
179	* ProductPlacement: The "Hands to Myself" video has a Dr. Dre Beats speaker in it.
180	* RefugeeFromTVLand: By the end of "Love You Like A Love Song", her fantasy boyfriends in the karaoke music video make appearance in the karaoke lounge, still dressed in the outfits they wear in said video.
181	* RearrangeTheSong: "A Year Without Rain" and "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" both were re-arranged for video and for album release. "Tell Me Something" was updated, while "A Year Without Rain" got a snip for the video.
182	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Similarly to Music/HilaryDuff (see SpiritualSuccessor), she left her label, amicably dismissed her mother as manager (they remain friendly) and her Dream Out Loud fashion line when things became too hectic and confining for her, opting for more creative/personal freedom. She has much more input and control over her life and career than she had with Disney.
183	* SecretRelationship: "Undercover" is all about wanting to be alone with her lover.
184	* SelfBackingVocalist: "Lose You to Love Me"
185	* SexyPackaging: The alternate cover for ''Revival''.
186	* ShoutOut: "Bad Liar" interpolates the bassline from [[Music/TalkingHeads77 "Psycho Killer"]] by Music/TalkingHeads; because of this, Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth, who composed the original riff, is given a writing credit on the song.
187	* ShowWithinAShow: Well, a video inside a video in her music video "Love you Like a Love Song". Granted, it's justified as she's singing it at a Karaoke Bar.
188	* SillyLoveSongs: "I Promise You", "Naturally", "A Year Without Rain", "Off The Chain", "Summer's Not Hot", "Love You Like a Love Song", "Whiplash", "Stars Dance", "Write Your Name", "Music Feels Better", "Lover In Me", "I Want You to Know", "Bad Liar", and "Crowded Room".
189	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: "Boyfriend" is about wanting someone who won't hurt her the way her exes have.
190	* StalkerWithACrush: "I Got U" is arguably about this from the view of the stalker.
191	** The "Hands to Myself" music video shows Selena as a stalker who breaks into her CelebCrush's house.
192	* SubduedSection: "I Won't Apologize", "People You Know"
193	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "I Don't Miss You At All".
194	* TakeThat:
195	** "Falling Down" is said to be one to Hollywood in general.
196	** She called her band "The Scene" as an ironic TakeThat against those who criticized her love of indie bands and boho chic fashion as taking part in a "wannabe scene".
197	** "Kiss & Tell" and "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" are about Hollywood culture too and/or her haters.
198	** "Stop & Erase" is one to bullies.
199	** "Kill 'Em With Kindness" describes her approach to dealing with her hatedom.
200	* TextlessAlbumCover:
201	** Both editions of ''Revival''.
202	** The single cover of "Falling Down".
203	* TitleTrack: Each of her three albums has one of these.
204	* {{Tsundere}}:
205	** "Round & Round" seems to be about a male variant of this trope.
206	** "I Like It That Way":
207	-->''You're so you (Ew, gross!)''\
208	''But there's something about you that's making me feel like I do with you''
209	* TurnTheOtherCheek: "Kill Em With Kindness" encourages this.
210	* VocalDissonance: Her voice is quite a bit deeper than you'd expect from her appearance.
211	* WhamShot: In "Bad Liar", the teenage high school daughter is shown fawning over a Polaroid of her secret crush [[spoiler: who is revealed to be her high school female gym teacher]].
212	* XtremeKoolLetterz: "I Got U" as one example.
213	* AWildRapperAppears: Tim Sendra in "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", Eric Bellinger in "Intuition", A$AP Rocky in "Good For You," and Gucci Mane in "Fetish."
214	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The overall message of "Who Says".
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