Selena Gomez Responds to Lorde Diss: 'Tearing Down Another Artist Is Not Feminism,' Justin Bieber's Ex Deems 'Royals' Songstress Young, 'Super Talented'

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, 16-year-old New Zealand songstress Lorde basically dissed fellow pop starlet Selena Gomez. Lorde said:

"I love pop music on a sonic level. But I'm a feminist and the theme of her song ['Come & Get It'] is, 'When you're ready come and get it from me.' I'm sick of women being portrayed this way."

And 21-year-old Gomez's response on Hot 99.5 radio's "The Kane Show?"

"I appreciate everybody's opinion, especially because I've covered [Lorde's] music lots of times. I think she is super talented and I think it's awesome... But... in my opinion it's not feminism if you're tearing down another artist." Justin Bieber's ex continued with, “You know, she’s young, she’s got so much talent… so I don’t take it to heart.”

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After Lorde slammed both Gomez and Taylor Swift, the "Royals" star later went on to explain such "hater" status:

"I think there's a funny culture in music that's only happened over the last 15 years, that if you have an opinion about something in music that isn't 100 percent good, you're a 'hater,' even if you have perfectly reasonable grounds for that critique. People will say exactly what they think about a movie or TV show, and that's fine, but as soon as you say it about a record, you're like some little zombie in a funny dungeon. I have pretty strong morals and opinions being in pop music, and I can't help but express those, which I think people appreciate. I mean, I don't think I say anything that isn't backed up."

Which side are Mstars readers on?