History YMMV / AaronCarter

** His song 'The Kid In You' is this in full, with references to lots of popular kids' shows or franchises, networks, and trends from the late 90s or early 2000s.

** "America A O" is firmly a part of post-9/11 jingoism.

* [[HilariousinHindsight Hilariously]] [[HarsherinHindsight Harsh,]] but [[HeartwarminginHindsight Heartwarming in Hindsight]]:
** Aaron wanting to become the most popular child in the neighbourhood from "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" is mostly funny 20 years later as everyone in the neighbourhood he lived in for his final years knew Aaron. Some have liked him, making it HeartwarmingInHindsight. However, because of his recent behaviour that lead up to his death in 2022, most of Carter's neighbours despised him because he was too arrogant for them and bragged about the luxury assets he had before selling his house in California, one week before his untimely passing.

* NarmCharm: Some argue that his old songs, as corny as they are, have a cheesy charm to them that the early songs of other famous artists like Music/JustinBieber are lacking.

* TheWoobie: His struggles in the 2010s with drugs, family issues, and anxiety at the hands of online harassment may make you wanna just give him a hug. And his sudden death in November 2022 caps off the chain of tragedy.

* TheWoobie: His struggles in the 2010s with drugs, family issues, and anxiety at the hands of online harassment may make you wanna just give him a hug.

** All the lighthearted banter he has with his brother Nick on "Oh, Aaron" is significantly more uncomfortable once you watch ''House Of Carters'' and see just how volatile their actual relationship is.

* FleetingDemographic: Carter wasn't without commercial success--his second album ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'' went triple platinum--but his fanbase was limited to the tween demographic. It wasn't long before his young fans became teenagers and sought out out more mature music, at which point Carter's career never recovered.

* FleetingDemographic: Carter wasn't without commercial success--his second album ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'' went triple platinum--but his fanbase was limited to the tween demographic. Once his fans started to outgrow his brand of kids' pop and seek out more mature music as teenagers and young adults, Carter's career never recovered.

** Like most everything that fell into the "kid empowerment" trend of the 90s and early 2000s, his faux bad-boy persona and songs about overbearing parents were considered cheesy fun at best and annoying at worst. Either way, he wasn't taken seriously as an artist. Songs like "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" also drew attention to his age, making them harder to enjoy as an adult.

** Like most everything that fell into the "kid empowerment" trend of the 90s and early 2000s, his faux bad-boy persona and songs about overbearing parents were considered cheesy fun at best and annoying at worst. Either way, he wasn't taken seriously as a musician. Songs like "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" also drew attention to his age, making them harder to enjoy as an adult.

** Like most everything that fell into the "kid empowerment" trend of the 90s and early 2000s, his faux bad-boy persona and songs about overbearing parents were considered at best laughably uncool and at worst annoying. Songs like "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" also drew attention to his age, making them harder to enjoy as an adult.

* NarmCharm: Some argue that his old songs as corny as they are have a cheesy charm to them that the early songs of other famous artists like Creator/JustinBieber are lacking.
* OvershadowedByControversy: In his final years, he was more well-known for feuding with his siblings (to the point both had restraining orders against him) and his erratic behavior online.

** In March 2020, Carter set up an [=OnlyFans=] account, charging $50 to $100 per nude photo, or $26 a month. However, the reviews were not good, and the content has been described as "bizarre".

* SoBadItsGood: Some consider "That's How I Beat Shaq" to be this for it's crazy storyline.
* StuckInTheirShadow: Unlike Music/JanetJackson who successfully made a name for herself independent of her [[Music/MichaelJackson older brother]], Aaron was never quite so fortunate. Commercials for his music and articles about him always took time to remind the public that he is the younger brother of [[Music/BackstreetBoys Nick Carter]], reinforcing Nick's FaceOfTheBand status in his group.

* TearJerker: His interviews for Lance Bass's documentary ''The Boy Band Scheme'' are by far the most difficult to watch. He's the only one interviewed who completely defends his former manager Lou Pearlman, whom Carter describes as being a better father figure than his actual father (who, mind you, fired a gun next to his ear forcing him to sign a recording contract, resulting in Aaron becoming partially deaf). Despite this, his attitude and eventual tearful breakdown, combined with allegations that Pearlman sexually harassed many of his clients, both male and female, makes it clear that, whatever their relationship was, it was very complicated and Carter is a deeply traumatized man.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Nowadays, he's more well-known for feuding with his siblings (to the point both had restraining orders against him) and his erratic behavior online.

* SoBadItsGood: The only reason anyone still has affection for "That's How I Beat Shaq" is just how pathetic its attempt at sounding cool is.

* StuckInTheirShadow: Commercials for his music and articles about him always took time to remind the public that he is the younger brother of [[Music/BackstreetBoys Nick Carter]], reinforcing his FaceOfTheBand status in his group.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "Aaron's Party" includes the line, "I'm gonna get picked off my family tree." His personal trauma actually resulted in him becoming estranged from his family.
* HarsherInHindsight: All the lighthearted banter he has with his brother Nick on "Oh, Aaron" is significantly more uncomfortable once you watch ''House Of Carters'' and see just how volatile their actual relationship is.

** Like most everything that fell into the "kid empowerment" trend of the 90s and early 2000s, his faux bad boy persona and songs about overbearing parents was considered at best laughably uncool and at worst annoying. Songs like "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" also drew attention to his age, making them harder to enjoy as an adult.
** As far as [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white rappers go]], he was no Music/{{Eminem}}. It's hard to imagine his brother Nick being able to say "I want you to rap!" on "Oh, Aaron" with a straight face. His breakdown on the theme song to ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids'' it's much better.

* StuckInTheirShadow: Commercials for his music and articles about him always took time to remind the public that he is the younger brother of [[Music/BackstreetBoys Nick Carter]], reenforcing his FaceOfTheBand status in his group.

** "Summertime" pairs him up with Baha Men, another act who's meteoric rise to popularity in the early 2000s cooled off very quickly.

* TheWoobie: His struggles in the 2010s with drugs, family issues, and anxiety at the hands of online harassment may make you wanna just give him a hug.

** In January 2020, Carter stole artwork from German artist Jonas Jödicke to promote his clothing brand and was asked about this on Twitter. In a now-deleted Tweet, Carter responded to Jödicke (as quoted): "you should've taken it as a compliment dick a fan of MINE sent this to me. oh here they go again, the answer is No this image has been made public and im using it to promote my clothing line aaroncarter.com guess I'll see you in small claims court FUCKERY". In June 2021, Jödicke tweeted that a settlement had been reached where Carter would pay him $12,500.
** In March 2020, Carter set up an [=OnlyFans=] account, charging $50 to $100 per nude photo, or $26 a month. However, the content has been described as "bizarre" and the reviews were not good.

** As far as [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white rappers go]], he was no Music/{{Eminem}}. It's hard to imagine his brother Nick being able to say "I want you to rap!" on "Oh, Aaron" with a straight face.

* SampledUp: His song 'Stride (Jump on the Fizzy)' is partly a sample of the song 'Break My Stride' by OneHitWonder Matthew Wilder from the 80s.

** Like most everything that fell into the "kid empowerment" trend of the 90s and early 2000s, his faux bad boy persona and songs about overbearing parents was considered at best laughably uncool and at worst annoying. Songs like "Not To Young, Not Too Old" also drew attention to his age, making them harder to enjoy as an adult.

* SoBadItsGood: The only reason anyone still has affection for "That's How I Beat Shaq" is just how pathetic it's attempt at sounding cool is.
* StuckInTheirShadow: Commercials for his music and articles about him always took time to remind the public that he is the younger brother of Nick Carter.

* TearJerker: His interviews for Lance Bass's documentary ''The Boy Band Scheme'' are by far the most difficult to watch. He's the only one interviewed who completely defends his former manager Lou Pearlman, whom Carter describes as being a better father figure than his actual father (who, mind you, fired a gun next to his ear forcing him to sign a recording contract, resulting in Aaron becoming partially deaf). Despite this, his attitude and eventual tearful breakdown, combined with allegations that Pearlman sexually harassed many of his clients, both male and female, makes it clear that, Whatever their relationship was, it was very complicated and Carter is a deeply traumatized man.

* TearJerker: His interviews for Lance Bass's documentary ''The Boy Band Scheme'' are by far the most difficult to watch. He's the only one interviewed who completely defends his former manager Lou Pearlman, whom Carter describes as being a better father figure than his actual father (who, mind you, fired a gun next to his ear forcing him to sign a recording contract, resulting in Aaron becoming partially deaf). Despite this, his attitude and eventual tearful breakdown, combined with allegations that Pearlman sexually harassed many of his clients, both male and female, makes it clear that, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment whatever their relationship was]], it was very complicated and Carter is a deeply traumatized man.

* ValuesDissonance: Any of the songs he recorded in his adolescence which depict him as a ladies man or macking on cute girls would not be made today, when any form of sexualization in children is treated with the utmost scrutiny.

* {{Critical Research Failure}}/{{Cowboy Bebop At His Computer}}: He's recently caught the ire of people online for using an artist's painting without permission to promote his merch brand, then refused to stop using it, or at least credit him, when requested by said artist. He lashed out at him, clearly not understanding how copyright law works, saying, "See you in small claims court," which is ''not'' the kind of court you get put in for copyright infringement.

* {{Critical Research Failure}}/{{Cowboy Bebop At His Computer}}: He's recently caught the ire of people online for using an artist's painting without permission to promote his merch brand, then refused to stop using it when requested by said artist. He lashed out at him, clearly not understanding how copyright law works, saying, "See you in small claims court," which is ''not'' the kind of court you get put in for copyright infringement.

* [CriticalResearchFailure]/[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer]: He's recently caught the ire of people online for using an artist's painting without permission to promote his merch brand, then refused to stop using it when requested by said artist. He lashed out at him, clearly not understanding how copyright law works, saying, "See you in small claims court," which is ''not'' the kind of court you get put in for copyright infringement.

* [Critical Research Failure]/[Cowboy Bebop At His Computer]: He's recently caught the ire of people online for using an artist's painting without permission to promote his merch brand, then refused to stop using it when requested by said artist. He lashed out at him, clearly not understanding how copyright law works, saying, "See you in small claims court," which is ''not'' the kind of court you get put in for copyright infringement.

* [[Critical Research Failure]]/[[Cowboy Bebop At His Computer]]: He's recently caught the ire of people online for using an artist's painting without permission to promote his merch brand, then refused to stop using it when requested by said artist. He lashed out at him, clearly not understanding how copyright law works, saying, "See you in small claims court," which is ''not'' the kind of court you get put in for copyright infringement.