it’s kinda crazy how socially we just allow men to do things that are objectively disgusting. even minor things like that.
men are just… never made to Live In A Society the same way women are.
i always thought the carousel horse symbolism was interesting bcos it mirrors a lot of what the members have to go thru. a horse is meant to run freely, yet on a carousel it’s put on display, constantly watched, admired, and confined to the same path — very ironic bc like fame, you may be loved by millions while losing the freedom to simply exist on your own terms.
bey won #they introduced contemporary country category, bad bunny won #they introduced latin category, tyla won #they introduced afrobeats category, and now bts released the biggest album of this year #they introduced asian category. u see the fucking pattern.
engraçado como ninguém cria categoria “british song” ou “australian song”.
artistas de países anglófonos competem normalmente nas categorias principais.
mas artistas latinos e asiáticos continuam sendo separados em categorias próprias né? podreeee
el miedo que le tienen a bts y a bad bunny que ya se aseguran de no darle las categorias principales, aunque se las merezcan, para dárselos a sus artistas yankes
Tyler the Creator: “Half of me feels like the rap nomination was a backhanded compliment. Like, oh, my little cousin wants to play the game, let’s give him the unplugged controller so he can shut up and feel good about it.”
Timely as fuck. Full speech below.
the timing of a new “asian pop” category while a major asian act is having one of the most successful albums globally really exposes the problem: it’s segregation and not inclusion.
when non western artists are still underrepresented in major categories, it doesn’t feel like recognition for the asian music market, but containment. they deserve to win, but they cannot, so let’s give them a candy that excludes them a bit further. at least it looks pretty, right?
it’s unfortunate how the “how are you so shameless” line from aliens always hits.