February 2012
11 posts
Grammy night wrap up.
The Good: Gaga winning nothing, Jagjaguwar getting a shoutout, Tinariwen winning.
The Bad: Violent a-hole Chris Brown performing twice while Tinariwen doesn’t get even get their award televised. Poly Styrene left out of the memorial montage.
The Ugly: All the awful target commercials. Remember, if you shop at target, you’re funding anti-gay politics.
Confidential to the people I know who do cocaine:
daveholmes:
You’re not looking too hot these days either. Cut the shit, right the fuck now.
Shoutout especially to young queer dudes who think cocaine is no big deal. Cut it out, guys.
I wonder how many people who rail against...
maura:
I mean feminism is about making choices, right?
YES!
supergalaxy quest: forever defending →
desnoise:
judyxberman:
desnoise:
also, what wouldn’t be considered behaving in response to the male gaze? would she have to don turtlenecks, tattoos, unwashed hair? this isn’t meant to polarize, i really am sincerely asking.
I really like Kasia Galazka’s entire response to my Liz Phair-Lana Del Rey SPIN post from this morning, because there’s obviously a whole lot I don’t understand about...
Watchtheesatisfaction:
New song “QueenS” from our album awE naturalE, respect.
juanfranco asked: I just want to say thank you for your informed and critical points of view. I am a Fine Arts student, and it really bothers me when people claim LG as an artist. Her "work" utilizes stereotypes and generalizations to produce marketable goods, definitely not Art. I value art when it comes from a place of true experience, critical thought, and research, not work that exploits minorities...
QUEER OCCUPY WALL STREET TO PROTEST HRC’S NYC GALA...
Someone submitted this on behalf of OWS’ queer caucus.
We agree with Points #1 and #3. #2 we are not feeling because we don’t think an omnibus bill is feasible or necessarily desirable, we don’t like GetEqual the stupid organization pushing it, and we don’t like “equality” as an overarching rhetorical framework.
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New York, NY,...
“Love rock is here and now and when we see it everyone else will too. We are now...”
– From “Love Rock and Why I Am,” an essay written by Some Velvet Sidewalk lead singer Al Larsen and printed in issue 6 of the monthly Portland, Oregon, zine Snipehunt. (via loverockrevolution)
January 2012
19 posts
to clarify.....
regulateddischord:
murrypurryfreshandfurry:
Wow, did gaysagainstgaga really just defend Dan Savage
Fuckers
RAGE
LINK ME.
Aaaactually, we don’t think that what we wrote really qualifies as a defense. Dan’s said some stuff that is indefensible. Some of which he’s apologized for, quite eloquently, some of which he hasn’t and really fucking should, but won’t...
andeventhis asked: I've never heard anyone say that "It Gets Better" is problematic. What makes it so?
Housing Department introduces new LGBT protections... →
nebula929:
inspire-conspire:
nebula929:
Um nobody will shoot me if I say that this is possibly more important than achieving marriage equality, right?
I’d say that all LGBT rights and protections are on the same level of importance in my eyes…(especially since in Tennessee we have nooooone at all) BUT THIS IS SO GREAT
It doesn’t really matter if you can get married if you can’t find a...
“The issue with Lana Del Rey is not whether she is some corporate test-tubed...”
– Jessica Hopper asks a good question. Of course the answer can be/is more than just whether we’re able to believe her own beliefs. For me, it’s “are those beliefs artful and/or well-done?” The “well-done” I don’t think is up for debate. It’s a very well-made album.
For me, it’s that Lana’s core...
“Why is pop music the only art form that still inspires such arrantly stupid...”
– Lana Del Rey’s Image on “Born to Die” : The New Yorker
(via judyxberman)
SFJ is on the money, per usj. Andthe other question to ask: why are female artists the only ones who inspire such “discussion”, or “authenticity” “discussions” where sexism is masked as discernment? I am literally...
“It is far easier to talk about the tragedy of LGBTQ youth suicide than it is to...”
– Tey Meadow, J.D., Ph.D.
90minuteblonde asked: I believe that you have an interesting and fresh point of view. But it seems that you post a lot of material about how she is a copy cat. Which is a very common, vapid, and, by now, boring way of throwing shade in her direction. I personally have a tremendous amount of respect for Gaga, but can also appreciate other points of view. If one is to criticize her based on wealth, mimicry, etc. then it...
bernardreed asked: As if I didn't have enough reasons to loathe Lady Gaga, I just found your blog and have spent the last couple of hours reading it. The other day I was called "self-loathing" by a Little Monster who couldn't understand how his musical tastes, and even his identity as a homosexual, have been hijacked by pop's latest pastiche nightmare. Is it bad that I don't even want...
alone-in-silence asked: Hey, what are some examples of Gaga using transphobic language?
“Put me in the heart-shaped bathtub with Lady Gaga. I just want to get on the...”
– Gen. Stanley McChrystal, as quoted by Michael Hastings in his new book The Operators, or, things you should never say to a Rolling Stone reporter. (via cheatsheet)
As you will remember, McChrystal was quickly asked to resign by Obama after that unflattering Rolling Stone article came out.
December 2011
5 posts
buhbuhbilly asked: are you against what she does in her efforts to support the gay community or do you just dislike her as a person? just wondering what your thoughts are
If you ever feel like you're alone...
…in disliking Lady Gaga, you’re not. 1600 people follow this tumblr!
Chase Whiteside: Talking About AIDS (Or Not) →
chasewhiteside:
Being that it is World AIDS Day, I thought I’d repost my column from last year now that it doesn’t have a home. It strikes me as true as ever: over the summer I attended a screening of We Were Here, about the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco (and shortlisted for the Best Doc Oscar), that was followed by a community discussion about preventing the spread of HIV. At some point...
November 2011
8 posts
marathonpacks: Hegemony →
marathonpacks:
.., a good introductory primer:
By hegemony, Gramsci meant the permeation throughout society of an entire system of values, attitudes, beliefs and morality that has the effect of supporting the status quo in power relations. Hegemony in this sense might be defined as an ‘organising principle’ that is diffused by the process of socialisation into every area of daily life. To the...
cosmicdifferentiation asked: Hello, I just want to see where you're coming from. I'm not sure why you have dislike for Gaga. It's not like she holds guns to gays' heads for support. I've gone through this blog and I'm still unsure. If you only look for the bad in someone and ignore the good, you'd be able to criticize even a saint. Lady Gaga speaks about love and acceptance. She's saved...
Interviewer: What would you say is the gayest thing about you?
Stephen Fry: Um, my preference for men and having sex with them rather than women in the end must be it.
“The one thing that I learned on the campaign trail was that 80 percent of...”
– Interview: How Questlove Stays Occupied | Mother Jones (via desnoise)
“It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we...”
– bell hooks (via thetendergravityofkindness)
“You can call the genre “trollgaze,” although its appeal transcends any sort of...”
– TROLLGAZE, ya’ll. (via likeapairofbottlerockets)
October 2011
2 posts
A note from another reader...
Please answer this, I’m not asking this to be rude, I promise. Don’t you think you are over-thinking this a bit much? I mean, yes, it could be true that Lady Gaga under-thought some of the interpretations her songs could have, and yes, sometimes she may contradict herself, but I think it’s a bit much to go from Born This Way to Fundamental Consumerism. My point is, most of the...
September 2011
2 posts
Watchpurple—green:
PURPLE & GREEN - “SUNSHINE” (by judesays)
NEW VIDEO!
GOODBYE SUMMER!
best band in the business.
August 2011
9 posts
Why you can't rejoice your truth.
“Rejoice” is an intransitive verb. Intransitive verbs (like “sleep” or “die”) don’t have objects. It’s the same reason you can’t sleep your cat or die your mom.
Sorry, subway kid!
Can we start a new slang phrase? Can we call it...
homotronic:
“She totally gaga’d my fascinator from the derby party last year!”
“He totally gaga’d my rhyme scheme!”
“They totally gaga’d my halloween costume from last year!”
Lets make this happen.
via homotronic
I don’t understand why people don’t see the need to be critical of things around them. Criticism isn’t negative, necessarily. You shouldn’t just let the things around you - news, music, television shows, movies, politicians, your idols - pass you by without leveling a critical eye at them. Your ability to look at things critically makes you a participant in popular culture...