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The "you gon' jump if A. G. made it" part reminds me so much of another song but I can't place it. Anyway, obsessed.

8 hours ago, lanabanana11 said:

not reading an entire think piece on why to hate camila cabello. anyways so excited for the song tonight! the positive In The Zone comparison has me hyyyype

 

Lol, that’s fair but I’m actually defending her. People can think she’s annoying or not fuck with her music but there’s blatant hypocrisy when it comes to who is granted the grace to learn and grow from their teenage mistakes.

I have no idea how recent it is but I just saw on Twitter that Anne Hathaway was stanning Get Free (aka the greatest song of all time) during a press interview. Taste! I need Anne to star as a disillusioned drifter trying to find solace in the great open country road for one of Lasso's music videos.

Ooh, na-na-na

Tell me whatcha doin' to me

Ooh, na-na-na

Tell me whatcha doin' to me

Ooh, na-na-na

If control is my religion

Then I'm headin' for collision
Lost my 20-20 vision, please

(Tell me whatcha doin' to me)

Not me writing an essay  I promise I have a life!

No one’s intelligence should be insulted by pretending the negativity surrounding Camila is merely that her new lead single and sound isn’t being received well. It’s everything she does and it’s reaching look at that bitch eating those crackers like she owns the place territory.

It's true that a lot of it is the belief that her revamped sound and look is inauthentic, a perfectly fair criticism if that’s how you perceive it. I’ve never been a fan of her music and really dislike the way she blatantly ripped off the excellent art design for Caroline Polachek’s Pang. Given her notable plagiarism and lack of artistic identity, the collective eye rolling from Charli’s fanbase is understandable.

But the crux of the overwhelming negativity is the claim that she’s a racist due to her past use of the n word and the racist edgelord memes she reblogged as a teenager. Apparently she publicly apologised for this and completed a “racial healing course.”

What I find interesting is the hypocrisy I’ve observed among pop music fans. Let’s take Slayyyter as an example, a similar case where it was discovered her teenage self had used racial slurs on Twitter. She apologised, donated to black trans charities, and acknowledged that she’s matured a great deal in the years since her edgelord behaviour. Camila has shared similar sentiments. One is afforded the grace to learn and grow, while the other is forever defined by her teenage self. In Twitter, Reddit, and forum posts about Slayyyter’s new projects, you’d be hard pressed to find any mention of her past racism. Whereas Camila’s are bursting at the seams with reminders. A more extreme example is Azealia Banks. She's made (and continues to make) so many racist, homophobic, transphobic comments. Some truly heinous things, but a good number of these same people hand wave it away and continue to support her anyway.

I see a lot of Slayyyter fans ruthlessly going after Camila for her past behaviour — the brass balls on them to be so confident is incredible. The reality is we have no way of knowing if either of them are truly sorry for their past racism or if they’re just sorry because they were caught. Slayyyter’s fanbase believes her apology was sincere because they need to believe it was sincere if they want to continue enjoying her projects and supporting her publicly. You could argue that Slayyyter’s apology is presumed sincere because she donated to black charities, but do you actually believe that would make a difference if Camila did the same? I honestly don’t think it would. Past racism aside, Camila is seen as generally unlikable while Slayyyter is seen as pretty charming. It’s a lot easier to write someone off if you never liked them to begin with.

But you can't have it both ways -- either change and growth are possible or they're not. The idea that your character should be forever defined by the behaviour of your teenage self is a frightening notion, but if you genuinely believe that it should be if the context of that behaviour is racism, then it should apply to everyone, including the people you’re a fan of.

Is this the part where I'm supposed to pretend the album cover is horrible because she's become a pop punching bag as of late?

"French Exit" is beginning to click in all the right places

I'm crossing my fingers and toes for a Kacey duet. Their "I'll Be Home for Christmas" performance is already a classic in this household rental flat.

I like this album a lot more than I thought I would (and it seems many who expected to love it really don't). Listened on the way to work and it genuinely put me in a great mood. I’m a sentimental sap so of course my favourite is “Happy for You.” I really like “These Walls” too.

“Anything for Love” would’ve been a standout had they not halted it after 2 minutes. Absolutely baffling decision. It switches gears, ready to take you on a glorious odyssey, only for it to just abruptly end. I'm so frustrated with this trend. No trial, straight to the electric chair for that one!

“Houdini” only gets more excellent with time and it deserved a massive video. The ~ lethargically rehearsing with my dancers ~ treatment is such an insult to its potential.

EDIT: "Falling Forever" has me by the neck.

How loooooooooooooooooooooooooong

The Seth Meyers interview was cute 

The Alchemy is so good. I can't get enough of that chorus.

Clara Bow is another favourite and I love that she closed the album with this:

1 hour ago, Aeryx said:

Fantano didn’t even give it a number. Red flannel review 

I will never understand the obsession with that bald tosser. Us dinosaur Lana fans remember the rampant misogyny he was piling on her in the early days. He's also just a shit reviewer. You've watched one video, you've watched them all.

I double featured yesterday with The First Omen/Abigail and they were both excellent. The First Omen really surprised me. I had little excitement for it but walked out in awe. A brilliant slow burn that is genuinely unsettling and excels in all areas. The homage to the subway scene in Possession (1981) was the cherry on the cake. Abigail was a blast from start to finish -- campy vampire flicks are finally back!

I find it hilariously sad that people who claim to hate her/her music sought out the album leak immediately. Like even a casual fan like myself can't be arsed with that nonsense, it can wait until tomorrow. They're all foaming at the mouth trying to come up with the wittiest tweet for likes but it's giving stan behaviour. They're obsessed with talking about her.

Courtney always sounds so goddamn bitter. I don't care how long she's been in the industry and how revered she is. A bitter loser is a bitter loser.

On 4/16/2024 at 2:06 AM, Lanaparadiserey said:

We kinda don’t talk about how Ethel talked “shit” about Lana and did the most to distance herself from her and then randomly added Fishtail to her monthly playlist…need to know what that was about given she said she never listens to Lana and didn’t listen past UV

CH: I love when artists make things that are gimmicky and earnest at the same time, and I think you do that really well. There’s an ironic remove but it still feels confessional. I’m also wondering what you think about Lana Del Rey, I’m sure I’m not the first to draw this comparison.
EC: I feel so… I just get these comparisons a lot, and I cannot deny them. I just tweeted today that Born To Die was the first CD that I ever bought. I love Lana, I love her older music. Her newer stuff doesn’t really resonate with me, but I’d be a liar to say I never loved Lana. Musically, I’m not super inspired by her, but I see where comparisons could be drawn. The music is deeper, sultrier, smokier. It’s lazy and sexy while still having viper-like femininity.

But here’s the line between Lana and me. Lana is all facade, she is glamour, she is old Hollywood, she is the peak opulence of the American Dream. And for me, I’m like, that’s just not what America is to me. I think America is the bottom line – it’s the poor people, the people who have been the most affected by the government, by the system. People who are constantly spat on. For me, the American Dream is not real – and if it is it’s built on the backs of all the people who never see any profit. America, when you peel away the Lana American Dream of Marilyn Monroe, the American flag, and all of that… Look, I have an American flag hanging up by my bed, and it’s tattered and torn. I found it in the dirt of an abandoned place, and that’s what America is to me, it’s scraps of a country.

There’s a lot of people in this country who are suffering and getting the short end of the stick, and no one ever talks about it. When I grew up there were a lot of poor people, it was a poor town, and there was a poverty cycle that no one ever addressed. People love to distract themselves with the glitz, the glamour, and the money. But you’re not doing anyone any favours by pretending this shit isn’t happening. And I want to write about it – the people I see who are suffering while no one pays them any mind because it hurts too much to think about. That’s what America is to me, the people who never get a break.

https://hero-magazine.com/article/189013/ethel-cains-music-is-an-unforgiving-portrait-of-southern-baptist-america

I've never seen someone so beautiful have the charisma of a half chewed Mars Bar.

Just read about the recent shitshow on Twitter. It's beyond stale watching the few fans she has left continuously try to excuse her unprofessionalism. It's always someone else's fault. Anyone but Sky's.

Protector is gorgeous and has me writing out the will to my nonexistent children.

I'm quite surprised by the lukewarm response to Club Classics in most places. Granted it's familiar territory for her but it's done well and a sweet nod to Product Sophie.

Pop is BACK. None of this no bridge, no second verse, 2 minute streaming pandering crap. Chappell said let me show you how it's done.

I dragged her a few weeks ago for her lack of artistic identity/plagiarising ways, and it's all still true, but the obnoxious dog piling she's been receiving is making me root for her. This girl farts and every annoying hyperpop gay on Twitter rushes for the mic. Rise up, Plagiariser! I believe in you.

5 minutes ago, ethelcain said:

You just said that you respect Charli for sticking to her "trashy" artistic vision and then went on to complain about it being trashy/rancid . And yes, it is rancid but if that's the point then I don't see the problem, and I find it makes it better because of the fact that it IS intentional, if she made that cover with the intention of it being beautiful then I would be trashing it just as much lmao

You're quoting me saying trashy when I never once uttered the word lol?

It's a problem when you put out a rancid cover and then act shocked that majority of your fanbase thinks it's rancid -- so rancid that they don't want to buy the physicals until an additional cover is revealed. She made it ugly on purpose, great -- and that's why it's repelling fans from purchasing the physical. 

The discourse around this cover is just hilarious to me.

- It’s ugly.

- Yeah, but it’s intentionally ugly.

- OK, but it’s still ugly.

Bravo to Charli for sticking to her artistic vision, truly. But if you’re expecting fans to cough up £40 for a physical, they’re gonna have something to say about it. I don't care that she isn't on the cover. I don't need her to be. I care that's it's rancid, and no amount of condescending essays explaining why it's rancid will make it any less rancid.