Imagine the comments section if someone at Stereogum had written about Chromatica as Lady Gaga's slutwave renaissance, the woke outrage would be palpable.
There are so many blurry borders between cloud rap and witch house, I hear strains of both in emo/soundcloud rap and adjacent artists. Like "NC-17" from HEALTH's Slaves of Fear which has strong witch house vibes and is criminally underrated.
There might be more nuance to his critique than that though. He goes on to give context that it isn't the message of being nice to immigrants he rejects but rather the swift and complete condemnation of people who aren't nice to immigrants..
I think he is more saying labelling someone a racist and discarding them is easy and makes for lazy art. Figuring out why someone is racist, to what degree, if they can be helped to move past it or have any redeemable qualities is the hard part less people want to engage with.
My grandparents were racist AF. They were also devout Mormons who did more for local charities than I may ever do in my lifetime. I hated some of the things they said but didn't cut them out of my life. Sometimes we have to sit with these contradictions.
Fair enough if Miley wants to wear a sheer peek-a-boo bodysuit but it seems like there is a lot to unpack there when the band get to dress like they are just going down to the shop to buy some groceries.
The sooner the Romantic idea of the artist as profound, almost mystical genius dies out the better. I work in the visual arts in an administrative capacity and have met many artists. They are all just people with the usual flaws.
The ones that buy into the myth that having some artistic ability makes them superior to everyone else are the most insufferable.
I assume they just get sent press releases and either post them reconfigured or not. Are there some payola vibes? I don't know but I'm cynical about everything so wouldn't be surprised.
I've wondered the same thing with people like Tekashi69 when the staff has talked smack about him (rightfully) but then help promote new singles afterwards.
Not sure why people are downvoting you for having a subjective opinion in response to an article about someone else's subjective opinion but ok.
I gave you an upvote. I'm puzzled by why this is newsworthy and your opinion isn't worth any less to me than Bruce Springsteen's.
I get your point, there are lots of shades of grey. It is out of line for someone to have put words in your mouth...it happens around here when people feel strongly about things, and the hive mind can be ridiculous.
Talking about personal responsibility is a minefield and people get very heated if you even suggest examining it. In regards to the age thing, I agree being under 25 hardly means someone automatically doesn't have any degree of sexual agency.
There are women who want to call men "Daddy", it is their choice. Age play is a thing. The amount of gay guys under 30 who see me as a father figure and want to refer to me as such on dating apps clearly would astonish you, probably repulse you.
The issue is consent. No need to kink shame. Consenting adults can call each other whatever they want. As a previous dog owner I find the idea of pup play a bit uncomfortable but I also know it isn't the same as bestiality.
It really isn't hey. I was looking at the whole Virgil Abloh thing when it happened, it wasn't "very white". Looking further at Twitter accounts of POC at the time there was outrage over one of the Real Housewives with accusations she had "hit the coon button" to curry favour with white supremacists.
It is just a symptom of how fallible all people are. There is this urge to "other" we all have to solidify our own identities. It is the same dumb shit that has seen people brawl at sports events over which team they support. It is in every community everywhere.
It isn't "Taylor Swift climbing into a glowing piano to reach a picture-book-perfect forest scene" on the whimsy scale but it may still contain traces.
Ever since hipster bullshit went mainstream I'm pretty numb, I can't really tell. There are no curled moustaches, maybe that counts for something.
It is a really complicated thing. There are undeniably bad cops getting away with inexcusable crimes. There are also statistics that show crime rates have been declining for years. I don't believe that is due to the actions of the worst police.
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
According to this website even the amount of black people murdered by police has very slowly but gradually declined. The system needs changing for sure, it can be so much better. But ACAB, while based on something real, is ultimately a blind prejudice. Saying not all police are villains isn't condoning the atrocities, it is trying to place some credit where it is due.
I'm standing with you, buddy. We both know up and down votes mean squat. You put forth a rational, level headed statement.
The only thing I can see that would trigger people is your antifa statement. I don't follow Amber Coffman on IG and her account is private so I can't judge for myself. I would say antifa is problematic so I'm hardly going to take issue with you saying it is bullshit. Being anti-fascist and being violently, militantly anti-fascist are two different things. Protecting people from Proud Boys is one thing, starting fights with them on purpose is another. Protesting peacefully is one thing, turning up to a protest to throw things and light cars on fire is another.
You are cynically thinking he only did it for the praise. Bottom line is he helped someone. I wonder if they are grateful or are going to release a statement saying "wtf bruh, you should be giving me at least twice that".
I'll reserve my judgement on the "very publicly" bit until someone can show me whether his publicist contacted TMZ, someone not connected to him did or they somehow found out on their own.
I'm the kind of person? So much stretch there. I'm hardly going to defend views I don't have that you are projecting.
People know going to a protest, getting rowdy and disrespecting police will end in retaliation. Whether it should or shouldn't, it will. So grow up and don't act so surprised when it happens.
I've been to protests too and never suffered violence as a result because I wasn't trying to act tough. I don't worship power, I understand who holds it and know better than to expect it to operate on my terms. As I've said before, it just smacks of entitlement to act like you aren't turning up somewhere to actively disrespect police, claim you are innocent and unarmed when people are throwing projectiles then claim it is the police's job to not retaliate, no matter how far you want to escalate it.
We are just going in circles. I don't agree with your point, you don't agree with mine. It may take decades but we'll see who's methods change things for the better in the end. I'll be voting for people who offer constructive reform in ways that side-step pointless confrontations.
Look at the first two comments here. People are creating a false dichotomy that if you condemn property damage then you don't actually care about black rights. It is bullshit. These keyboard warriors are not on the front lines even taking this action they supposedly so strongly believe in yet want to get on their high horse and virtue signal that they are the ones that care the most.
And it was the 20-35 years after that of peaceful action before marriage equality was achieved. See my comment above, I said "looting", which you have tried defending in this thread and others. I appreciate the gay-splaining but feel free to address actual points I've made.
Thanks for gay-splaining , you cottage cheese breath having bitch. The only thing smashed the in the first Stonewall riot was the bar itself and the police were responsible for at least some of that smashing, no one can say for sure who was responsible for which damage. Tell me more on how important a component that was.
It took 45 years after the Stonewall Riots for gay marriage to become legal and that was the work of people lobbying and non-violent action. The amount of looting, see that word there, the one I used in my first post, looting, in the name of gay rights has been negligible and if you think it was a key component to the advancement of gay rights you are deluded.
When you have walked a day in their shoes and handled it differently I'll take your criticism on board. Out of curiosity what would you do when the "innocent" protesters are throwing things at you,verbally abusing you, spitting at you, swarming around you, obstructing your path?
I'm curious where the direct link is between smashing things and improving rights. Do I care less if I don't smash something? I think the actions of Derek Chauvin were abhorrent but I just don't have it in me damage random property. Have you smashed something today?
I'm a gay man who finally got the right to marry after it was put to a vote and I don't remember anyone looting on my behalf. Yet there have been riots after police brutality before and it hasn't changed much.
I feel like voting might be the better option, I'd rather encourage people to use their votes rather than pointless property damage.
Not a fascist. Someone who can see the parallel between people hating police because of the extreme actions of the bad minority and bigots who try to justify their hate because they can generalise by holding up worst case examples.
Fighting hate with hate gets no one anywhere. I'm not saying what I'm saying to try insult you and I'm not interested in insulting you. I spoke about the very specific example of the barricade and police car and I stand by my view. It was so unnecessary on both sides admittedly but people can't poke bears then complain when it mauls them.
I'm not dumb enough to stand in front of a police vehicle that is trying to go somewhere, I'll never know. Or do you mean I'm kissing their boots?
Where does personal responsibility come in to it? Those protesters endangered themselves, then were shocked when it bit them on the ass? The gesture was so pointless.
You think it is right for someone to defy police, put themselves in danger then demand they come to no harm because "mah taxes pay your wage"? That is entitlement.
Protecting is one thing. If people want to be dipshits and press a barricade against the front of a travelling police car then the social contract is off as far as I'm concerned, they can suffer the consequences. I'm fine with my taxes paying for them to get a dose of reality.
"Servants" is some I'd-like-to-speak-with-your-manager level of entitlement. There is nothing about servitude in the oath police take. It is a job.
I agree the aggressive police mentality needs to stop but that is because they are us, not above or below the law. They are from the community and live in it, not bred in a pound somewhere or manufactured. A large part of the problem is the them vs us mentality. The police are guilty of it and so is everyone else. People talk about police like there aren't POC cops who do a good job.
Unless this is the zombie apocalypse no one smashing shit up has died. It is a stretch to justify their actions as an eye for an eye.
Does anyone consider this reparation for George Floyd's death? If people damage or loot enough will that balance something out? It is just two wrongs not making a right.
That comes back to the way the system works though, and just the way every human on the planet is wired. Even if there are anonymous ways to report corrupt behaviour I'd bet in most situations it is easy for the corrupt cops to guess who reported them.
Reporting people is a fast track to being ostracised or bullied in any workplace culture. I've seen decent, honest people be unable to effect change in workplaces where the stakes aren't anywhere near as high. I agree with cokeparty, good cops don't stand a chance.
"....at her sniper hideout on the White House lawn Taylor wiped the sweat from her brow. She aimed carefully at Trump's head with her Danish assault rifle as he exited his limousine, then pulled the trigger.
As Trump's lifeless body slumped to the ground she whispered quietly under her breath "look what you made me do". Then repeated it and the rest of the lyrics, out of habit...."
The icing on the poop cake is having an album title in the works called "White Hot Forever" which I can now not read in my mind as "White, Hot Forever"
Australian reality television competitions loved using "Chandelier" for uplifting vibes. That whole sub genre of positive affirmation pop must make shitloads of money through licensing, I can't hear Katy Perry's "Roar" without thinking of kitchen renovations or people losing weight.
I don't know. On one hand it is kind of odd because she didn't wear obscuring wigs for the first 15+ years of her career.
I kind of understand it as a statement or act of frustration with being judged on looks though. Like is it that important to see her face clearly? I like maybe a handful of her songs casually so I'm not that invested either way tbh.
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