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Newspapers are good for conjecture not for the foundations of a theory. Make sense?

Afterall, I'm sure you imbibed those critical debates as you did breast milk at such a tender age. I mean, how could you not have, given that they 'dominated music criticism' so?
Too bad you can't signpost me to one of these seminal debates, which shouldn't be eminently difficult due to their obvious cultural import.
Let's be honest, that vile excuse for a theory means exactly what I assumed it to mean: it’s a view purporting that rock music (or values associated with rock music: certain recording techniques, involvement in the creative processes, etc.) is the nucleus through which an appreciation/understanding of all other music is filtered. It doesn’t take a pseudo-scholar to work that out. My point is that people (like you, marckee) use it as an insult to anyone that happens to criticise pop artists; even fairly. Moreover, in using it as such you’ve managed to skew the concept (easily done, because of its vague limits) and misapprehend the term yourself.
I shall demonstrate by reiterating – Alcarez enjoyed the music taken on its own terms – this is not an inherently rockist view as you so claimed, indeed it doesn’t really abide by the tenets of rockism at all, given that Alcarez was already aware that Lady Gaga makes ‘manufactured’ pop, uses (relatively) new recording techniques, is a ‘single artist’ as opposed to an ‘album artist’ etc. (traits that a rockist would take exception to). You’ve simply taken a clichéd phrase associated with rock music (illustrated in the elongated ‘maaaaan’ that is borne out of hippie argot) and attached it to the concept, because the concept itself is not clearly defined. It should require no further evidence than to quote a name such as David Bowie to refute your assertion that context is not in keeping with rockist principles; an artist beloved by many you would surely consider rockists, who is similarly renowned for outlining his musical works with a non-essential framework and strong artistic identity.
My argument is thus: the term ‘rockism’ is used as if to exhibit comprehension of a grand academic tradition of competing musical discourses, when in actual fact you’re just drawing on an ill-defined concept that you have mistakenly manipulated to suit your own argument in the hope that the poor sucker you feel the need to act so defensively snobbish towards feels intimidated enough to take your word for it and concede to your obviously superior knowledge.

well done.

She appreciates her adoring fans. She should be put down.

I don't care much for Lady Gaga, but still think you're trying too hard to hate her.

then they deserve fooling

in anything but image? If I was alice cooper I'd write that down, save it up somewhere and then read it in my coffin and start turning wildly.

nooooooooo