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It's pretty funny that the expectation on any man who picks up a guitar these days is not that he has a decent voice to go with, it's that his political ideology is "correct" and cohesive and that he makes sure to convey the entire thing in a 4 minute song.
The people getting their knickers in twist over this song are lost.
No one would give a shit if he wasn't doing racist dogwhistles
Why is it always race? I understand the welfare queen myth, but nothing about that song made me reflect on skin color.
Maybe it's just you.
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Valid point. Hadn't considered that. Really stirred some self reflection in me and casual readers of this thread. Bravo.
How about replying to this: https://hexbear.net/comment/3787472
The "welfare queen" myth was always a racist dogwhistle from the jump. This is well documented. The "you're the real racist for noticing racism" bullshit isnt going to fly here.
it's the US, it's safe to assume a thing about it is racist without even checking, because the US rests on a foundation of racism and it has seeped into every aspect of it.
but this one's racist even if you do research it.
Number 1 on Apple Music US and Global top 100 charts, but yeah - your opinion is the correct one, it's everyone else that is wrong.
Exploitative gacha trash on phones are objectively the best made games in the world because they make the most money.
mcdonald's has the best food and coca cola is the best drink and NFL Sunday Night Football is the greatest TV show ever made.
I think racism is wrong. Don't you?
Sure. Exactly which part of "Rich men North of Richmond" did you find racist?
It's punching down on fat, lazy people, and I'm ok with that.
Oh so you're a chud!
Are you saying that only people of colour can be fat and lazy? That's fucked up.
"Are you saying only Hispanics can be immigrants who eat beans? Sounds like you're the real racist"
Unlike you, with dad's boat dealership and the hard work you've done minding your manners and doing chores so you get the boat dealership someday!
He's literally singing about being part of a downtrodden underclass, but you and your juvenile half-formed political ideology make it all seem so simple. White skin = oppressor, right?
He's literally stealing valor to pander to poor people, and a specific subset given the "welfare queen" rhetoric.
Hey chud, meet the other white meat
Is hexbear just a 4chan psyop to make the extreme left look insane?
Why are these people so extreme?! All i did was expose my rascism. Can't a white man just talk about hating people and be respected as superior to those he hates anymore!
You apparently believe anyone who disagrees with you is mentally ill which by your presented context means they are loathsome and deserving of hatred because you don't like them and like to call people you don't like insane.
In other words, you're an ableist hateful piece of shit. Get flushed.
Libs and wearing bigotry like a badge of honor, name a more iconic duo
So you admit that kpop is fantastic music then, since kpop is wildly internationally successful.
I will enjoy your removed by mod posts very much.
This isn't Reddit and saying "it's funny" doesn't hide your rage against people that weren't born as comfortable as you were.
I don't think that's what this is about. I don't have that kind of expectation of musicians. But if a musician chooses to sing about being a chud i think they should get dunked on
What is a chud?
Sorry, I'm used to people familiar with our lingo. But, a guy who's angry about "welfare queens" is a pretty good example. Fascists, conservatives, rascists, xenophobes, right-wingers, homophobes,
etc. are chuds. If any comrades have a better definition I'll defer to that, but this is how I'd describe it off the top of my head
Catch all term for proudly ignorant right wingers
Dude, no one is above getting mocked. Stop it with the butthurt lol
His political ideology is 100% the point of the song. It's the only thing he's singing about.
You're acting like he did an instrumental song and people ridiculed him for past behavior instead. No. He's complaining that poor fat people eating government fudge is ruining his life lol. He's a fucking moron.