this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I got no Spotify, and I buy a lot off bandcamp.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I had never heard of Girlyman until this morning, and now I've seen two references in one day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You saw another reference to girlyman? There was a period a decade ago when I played their music constantly and went to every show I could.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There's an Instagram account called sexchange.tbt that posts trans ephemera from the past ~40 years - website screenshots, articles, old zines. Anyway, they posted the music video for "Young James Dean" by Girlyman.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh man. All the real boys / in their black jeans / called me crazy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Ya that one !

I'd never heard the song before, and it kind of reminded me of a really fascinating essay about James Dean and butch identity.