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Old 05-27-2011, 04:18 AM   #401 (permalink)
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Old 05-29-2011, 04:55 PM   #403 (permalink)
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That was in Detroit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDEyBBiqJ58

Hipster Runoff (although not the authority) classifies them as a buzz band, which is not far from the mark IMO.
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All | HIPSTER RUNOFF
Runoff proposed that this "on stage meltdown" signified a part of the end of their good "buzz."
Who knows?
Tyler's new album dropped a few weeks ago and I think it did 50,000 in the first week, which isn't terrible.

Personally, I like and dislike their music.
I like the raps and beats, but the lyrics are not spectacular.
Tyler is steadfast in his opposition of the word "horrorcore" but I think that's a dangerous thing to do when he has so many hundreds of thousands of 14 year old impressionable hot topic shoppers following his music.
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Old 05-30-2011, 10:08 AM   #404 (permalink)
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Brilliant marketing move.

I did not know who in the **** Tegan and Sara were before this letter. I actually listened to their music on their website to see what it was about. Too bad it was complete and utter crap.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:31 PM   #405 (permalink)
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They were actually pretty well-known beforehand.
I don't believe at all that it was a publicity stunt.
Fear of increased levels of homophobia, rape and domestic violence are very valid concerns when teenagers are pushed music featuring such crass and horrific lyrics.
Tegan and Sara, being lesbians, had legitimate concerns about the level of publicity achieved by OFWGKTA.
Although I like the group, it is nonetheless a strong concern how other people besides OFWGKTA, specifically young teens, are interpreting the music.
I'm sure not everyone takes it as a joke.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:40 PM   #406 (permalink)
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They were actually pretty well-known beforehand.
I don't believe at all that it was a publicity stunt.
Fear of increased levels of homophobia, rape and domestic violence are very valid concerns when teenagers are pushed music featuring such crass and horrific lyrics.
Tegan and Sara, being lesbians, had legitimate concerns about the level of publicity achieved by OFWGKTA.
Although I like the group, it is nonetheless a strong concern how other people besides OFWGKTA, specifically young teens, are interpreting the music.
I'm sure not everyone takes it as a joke.
Musicians shouldn't have to walk on eggshells because there's a few crazies out there. People who actually take OFWGKTA seriously are probably ticking time bombs who would find another form of media to feed the void in their personalities if Odd Future didn't exist anyways.

I'd think MB members would understand expression of art and not come to Tegan & Sara's defense.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:48 PM   #407 (permalink)
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You walk a fine line with the argument of artistic expression when your core demographic is synonymous with that of Hot Topic.
That being said, I don't think what OFWGKTA or Tyler, the Creator are doing is honestly that new or fresh, it's just the new thing in the spotlight.
I like the music, but all of Tegan and Sara's arguments were legitimate IMHO.
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Musicians shouldn't have to walk on eggshells because there's a few crazies out there. People who actually take OFWGKTA seriously are probably ticking time bombs who would find another form of media to feed the void in their personalities if Odd Future didn't exist anyways.

I'd think MB members would understand expression of art and not come to Tegan & Sara's defense.
It amazes me that people like you still don't get it. I'm not even saying I agree with everything Teagan and Sara (and others) have to say, but to call them ticking time bobms or crazy or whatever is just retarded.

Like is it really that tough for you to understand? Why WOULDN'T a gay female be at least slightly offended by a up-and-coming rapper, whose audience is largely impressionable teens, rapping primarily about killings ***gots and raping women? I don't understand how people like you consider THEM crazy because they... put out a letter on their website stating their disapproval. Oh man! How insane of them!! They are gay women and they oppose anti-gay and rape lyrics!?!?! TIME BOMBS!!!

And do you actually think anyone takes it super serious, as in thinking Tyler actually rapes or kills anyone? Surely they don't, and I feel like almost everyone realizes it's a character rapping... I wish I could think of a lifestyle equivalent that would be equally offensive to a white male, but I'm not sure there is one. But Like I said before, even as a character and obviously false, the black community would be OUTRAGED if someone as popular as Tyler (but white) was making half his songs about "killing niggers".

-Sorry for coming off as harsh, I don't hate you dude but this has been building up in this thread awhile cause it makes no damn sense to me how teagan and Sara are looked at as idiots because they oppose anti-gay and pro-rape lyrics.
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You walk a fine line with the argument of artistic expression when your core demographic is synonymous with that of Hot Topic.
Stop with the hot topic connection. Plenty of stupid artists with stupider messages have crap at hot topic, it really doesn't matter.
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That being said? This sentence has nothing to do with anything...
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I like the music, but all of Tegan and Sara's arguments were legitimate IMHO.
It's not legitimate because it's targeted at odd future, even though plenty of "mainstream" hip hop artists have gotten away with real homophobia for decades and made plenty of money off it.
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It amazes me that people like you still don't get it. I'm not even saying I agree with everything Teagan and Sara (and others) have to say, but to call them ticking time bobms or crazy or whatever is just retarded.

Like is it really that tough for you to understand? Why WOULDN'T a gay female be at least slightly offended by a up-and-coming rapper, whose audience is largely impressionable teens, rapping primarily about killings ***gots and raping women? I don't understand how people like you consider THEM crazy because they... put out a letter on their website stating their disapproval. Oh man! How insane of them!! They are gay women and they oppose anti-gay and rape lyrics!?!?! TIME BOMBS!!!

And do you actually think anyone takes it super serious, as in thinking Tyler actually rapes or kills anyone? Surely they don't, and I feel like almost everyone realizes it's a character rapping... I wish I could think of a lifestyle equivalent that would be equally offensive to a white male, but I'm not sure there is one. But Like I said before, even as a character and obviously false, the black community would be OUTRAGED if someone as popular as Tyler (but white) was making half his songs about "killing niggers".

-Sorry for coming off as harsh, I don't hate you dude but this has been building up in this thread awhile cause it makes no damn sense to me how teagan and Sara are looked at as idiots because they oppose anti-gay and pro-rape lyrics.
Wow lots of "you" statements in that post. You trying to guilt me into your viewpoint or something?

Also you obviously didnt get what I meant by ticking time bombs. I meant impressionable idiots who would listen to what Tyler was rapping about, believe in it, and act on it (i.e., killing ***gots and raping women). Had nothing to do with T&S

I dont agree with the double standard about how it's ok to rap about killing gays but not black people either.

Personally I wouldnt be offended if a rapper rapped about killing crackers. Maybe its because I don't consider my race a huge part of my identity? I mean, my whiteness doesn't dictate any part of my personality.

I don't know but I feel I could take the heat without getting offended, fully knowledgable that its a work of fiction. Obviously not everyone feels the same.
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