To be fair, this kinda sorta makes perfect sense, in the case of the occasional Clay Aiken or Timmy Chalamet. Hell, J. Depp could've possibly saved a few bucks + A fair amount of heartache, had he(quite literally) cut right to the chase during HIS early adulthood
, rather than nibbling around at the edges the way he did
"But teens are starting to see it for what it is and reject it"
Is that what's going on, or is this a combination of the fad wearing off + Kids simply doing the opposite of what their elders endorse, as a means of individuation? Serious question, BE... All this talk in the press regarding a "conservative backlash" among the young sounds eerily reminiscent of a similar cultural shift that occurred during The Regan Years. A cultural shift that had sputtered out by time The early 90s were upon us