sadmanbarty
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the meeting of my worlds; androgynous, soulless k pop and post-future swag infantile rap. the thing to notice is…
lol, barty quoting the mask just to get my attention. role play is traditionally a feminine pursuit, often an outlet for gay and trans culture. this is stark contrast to the way i was drawn to rap as a surrogate masculinity, so this topic is interesting to me in the following ways…
the 2010’s in some ways picked up where the 90’s left off. the 2000’s was a fearful mass-cultural withdrawal from the accelerationism of the previous decade which resulted stasis and retromania. the 2010’s is about us internalising the humanising what the machines offered us in the 90’s. those alkaline/tommy lee bratty autotune vocals are like hardcore’s chipmunk vocals reintegrated into the human body. migos’ fragmented flows are like todd edwards. as barty says techno anonymity has evolved into a fluid, arbitrary identity…
trump is a form of this. incredibly camp and flamboyant in his mannerisms and accent. obsessed with his own image. always wearing fake tan. he even looks like a podgy goblin. and, as with all these artists you’re posting, his personality and ‘values’ are entirely malleable and fluctuating. swinging from being hawkish to dovish. from man of the people to golden chaired billionaire. strong man and a baby crying about not being treated fairly.
this phenomenon you’re speaking of is the anthropomorphisation of liberalism. post-gender, post-race (very literally with the skin bleaching), post-sexuality. and tellingly unable to maintain an identity. now imagine that in the context of a nation state; what becomes of a country in the absence of a cohesive identity?
gods gift’s ‘mc tribute’ and hendrix' ‘1983 a merman i’ll be” both preempt this. also think about how effeminate migos are in ‘motorsport’ and how dominant cardi b is with her big delicious knockers and nicki with her big bulbous bum are. i’ll often watch that video alone late at night and just feel depleted watching those two girls. like i’ve spent everything. like something’s been exorcised. it manifests itself physically. heavy breathing. red face and all that. all because of their sheer force of personality.
good start everyone. love it.