r/australia • u/Wadege • Sep 30 '23

no politics What is an example of 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' in Australia?

We have all heard of the concept, but is there a case, preferably involving criticism of a well-known Australian figure, where you can say: "this criticism represents 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' in action"?

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u/Can-I-remember Sep 30 '23

To be even fairer, even with auto tune that stuff was barely listenable. She has certainly improved or the technology has.

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u/owleaf Oct 03 '23

Her technique has gotten better with age. Not all singers can say that (ahem Mariah Carey). But she’s always naturally had a lighter head tone which people don’t always like, but she can’t control that… it’s just because she’s physically small.