In a perfect world XS by Rina Sawayama would have hit
#1
and would be currently spending its 17th week in the top 10 but we do not live in a perfect world sadly
What's a tweet that's so canonical in your mind you make shorthand reference to it, even if people might not know what you're talking about? (I sometimes just say "uh oh y'all it's gettin' kinda hazy" expecting people to get it)
I think a lot of people (particularly the more privileged members of society e. g. white people, cis men, etc.) don’t realize how much propaganda they been fed since they were kids because they don’t usually have to deal with negative propaganda about themselves. They’re in-
trans women played a huge part of building the fucking foundation of EVERY single branch of hyperpop and I’m gonna even toot my own horn here and say that I kinda had a bit of a role in that whole post-PC post-nxc underground SoundCloud scene back in the day. The dolls do most-
can y’all let trans girls live? ever? can we make and listen to experimental music in peace? trans girls hyped up HER music, not yt 🚬s, she’s not Ava Max. Just leave us alone!
@stubbornsticks
I love ones like that, The Night Is Still Young is another example. Like we talk about sad songs that sound happy a lot but I feel like happy songs that sound kinda melancholy are rare
i honestly do like that people keep rediscovering Jane Fonda just being an overall great person who risked her career for activism and advocating for marginalized people and has consistently and continuously used her platform to advocate for change
a bubble where they don’t need to question it because they’re largely unaffected. Whereas when you’ve been fed lies about yourself and your people from authority figures (particularly in politics), you question some of the shit they’ve told you about other people in the process-
Thinking about all the artists Björk has played in DJ sets these past few years… Kelela, Shygirl, Charli XCX & Chris, Ice Spice, Coucou Chloe, Sega Bodega, Junglepussy, Lunice, Kalifa, SOPHIE, Cupcakke, Arca, M.I.A., Rihanna, Tirzah, Lykke Li…
of unlearning the self-hatred that’s been internalized, and you empathize. So I’m often disappointed and frustrated by a lot of people’s views and actions but I’m rarely shocked. Anyway, I’m not like a social psychologist or anything; this was just something I was thinking about.
I mean ideally everyone would have empathy, but I believe a lot of people think they’re empathetic without actually making an effort to understand others.
this transphobic f4990t is dumb enough to have his name up on here (with pictures). sir I found your old YouTube channel and names of multiple relatives with two google searches, should I dig some more?
In 2015, MSMSMSM was premiered on the radio, and I asked my literature teacher (I was in high school) if I could go to the bathroom and I just took my phone with me and put it on low volume and held the phone speaker up to my ear just to listen
@Cozy_Solo
Dai Burger, Leikeli47, Cakes da Killa, Tkay Maidza, Lord Narf, Quay Dash, Cupcakke, Shygirl, Le1f, Junglepussy, TT the Artist, SHUG, and Rye Rye (just to name a few) could body this. It’s okay that you can’t or won’t flow on a house beat, but it’s certainly not impossible
I had suspected something was up when that lady kept they/them’ing Quay. I think we all need to be a bit more careful about who we believe is acting in good faith
Special shout-out to Sophie’s more ethereal music like Pretending, Laser, Pretend World, and the last 5 tracks from the OOEPUI Remix Album btw; those are some of my favorite tracks she’s ever done and INCREDIBLY underrated
Martha is one of my favorite comedic actors of all time and the fact that she ended up playing a dramatic role where she is one of the most terrifying tv villains ever is so iconic, I’m glad she’s finally getting her recognition but everyone needs to watch Baskets!!
no Bc for real
@clubpenquinn
is one of the true pioneers of the sound that all the major labels are chasing now for their white cis artists. Trans artists are the blueprint for so much but they want to take our art and present it with a cis face so it’s easier to market.
saw a lot of spotify playlists, I thought I’d make an Apple Music playlist of her entire production/writing discography in chronological order to celebrate her growth and influence
I remember reading an interview with Rami Yacoub (who actually co-wrote I Got It Bad) about how Max Martin and his crew - which Rami was a part of - loved to do these and they called them “B-choruses”
the way she sings an alternative melody on the last chorus but with the same lyrics, just like britney/nsync songs from 1999/2000 would… she gets it. this is a pop music trend i’ve wanted to come back for a while