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Biebians = Lesbians who resemble Justin Bieber

Xeni Jardin at 9:24 am Wed, May 19, 2010

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A new word for you to learn: Biebians = lesbians who resemble Justin Bieber, he of the eternally trending Twitter hashtag. (via Dangerous Minds)

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  • cjp

    Bieber is a triumph of marketing. I’m a music teacher from his home town, where he finished second in the local talent competition the year before he got his big break. There are far more talented Canadian kids than this one. Violin prodigy Henry Lau is one of them:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNl33p9c2bg&feature=related

    Stratford is an odd little town, with a world class Shakespearean theatre and a whole lot of hockey playing pig farmers. Justin was lucky to avoid the trap of the NHL dream.

  • toolbag

    I confess that I didn’t know who he was until I came across a video of Australian tv show he was on where he didn’t understand a fairly simple question posed to him (google “bieber german”). And that’s pretty much the extent of my knowledge on him.

  • jockmac22

    In defense of lesbians, they’ve been rocking that look long before this little brat came along. Unfortunately a site called “Just Beiber looks like a lesbian” would yield only one post, with confirmation.

    Sorry about the bitter, but Justin is an over priveleged over hyped puke who will know all too soon what its like to have her fame ripped away from her.

    @cjp – Henry Lau is impressive. He’s got pop flare, but a base line set of talents to back it up. Do you have any less edited, more raw footage of him available?

    • Lilah

      I would add that Henry Lau is currently a pop star in China and South Korea. He made an appearance on Korean boy band Super Junior’s song Don’t Don and then was subsequently drafted into their China sub unit, Super Junior-M. So the lure of pop has touched him as well as the Bieb.

    • cjp

      Yes,here’s another Lau video. The kid speaks six languages, apparently. He’s a product of the Royal Conservatory music system, which is the gold standard in Canada. BB ran an article a while back about the need for kids to develop ‘skill’. This is what my mother was trying to tell me all of those years! I can play, but not like this…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2K7ZqLBYZw&feature=related

  • tsm_sf

    I’m assuming that this article exists because everyone’s forgotten Ralph Macchio, the link between femme and drywall hanger?

  • kpkpkp

    I somehow hold Donald Trump responsible for that hairdo….

  • Anonymous

    The joke on AfterEllen is actually that Bieber has a lesbian haircut, as that style preceded him by eons.

  • zootboing

    LOL! The first time I ever saw his face on a magazine, my first thought was “Who’s that middle-aged lesbian, and why is she on People’s cover?”
    Yes, he’s surely just another mediocre, over-produced flash in the prepubescent pan, who’s best hope is that he’ll have the sense to save his money and “retire” to University and a life of comfy obscurity instead of pulling a Lohan before he hits 25.
    Real talent will last, so no need to fret. :-)

  • Antinous / Moderator

    Have you heard Justin Bieber sing? I’ll listen to almost anything without cringing, but he’s horrrrrrrrible.

  • GraemeM

    Can somebody please teach him how to comb his parting properly. PLEASE!

  • arikol

    About half of those Biebians are actually more boyish/manly than the original..

  • pignoli

    Not clicking, this isn’t a meme I intend to pick up. I have no idea what a Justin Bieber is and I want it to stay that way.

    • IronEdithKidd

      You forgot to close your comment with “Get off my lawn!”

      All kidding aside, I rather wish I didn’t know who the kid is.

  • Anonymous

    @pignoli: Very wise. I clicked. He’s been around since… 2009. I was just curious if he was behind the goofy hair style that’s all over campus these days, but it must have preceded him.

  • Not a Doktor

    Bieber is basically the latest reincarnation of Aaron Carter.

  • patter

    Who is this Justin Bieber? Is he just a US z-lister ?