charli xcx with christine and the queens - new shapes
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Yes this was my thought as I was Nodding along, dressed like my dad in a sea of glittering twinks. Camp as corpses says. A relatable. The artifice is the appeal, a celebration of the lack in authenticity
Sectionfive
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The latest LP/tour is self-consciously leaning into "I've never been a good dancer but still gonna have a crack at all this choreography/pop star stuff". Its her last album under contract with Warner and her career arc, ostensibly at least, has been all about battling for artistic independence so you could read it as doing on her own terms now the polished packaged performance head office wanted her to do a decade ago. Perhaps. It's always been some breed of performance one way or another.
I watch this concert once a week. You can see the difference in someone who clearly isn't drilled in working the stage and all that, compared to her trying it on presently.
She definitely does the relatable / para-social thing very very well, that and all the above is a product of being an Extremely Online, which in its own way is probably hard pull off if you aren't.
line b
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every single person I tattoo looks like this. Ive had to institute rules about what I tattoo to ward off the hoarde
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line b
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alot of this is the natural progression of japan and anime aesthetics into culture. you can get the same feeling now but you dont have to be an orientalist and/or pervert.
luka
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this was a good post. i dont think i'll watch that concert once a week cos im not mentally ill but i watched 2 minutes of it and i can see its an important document and im grateful youve brought it to our attention
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