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Mar. 26th, 2010 10:29 pm"ironic product placement is only ok if you take no money & beyond that give all the income to something ironic. like the Klan" - Amanda Palmer
Well.
I've been getting through the Evelyn Evelyn thing by listening to Dolls stuff and WKAP and reminding myself that it was before the shit hit the fan. And if I tried really hard, I could probably think of a reason that justify, or at least brush aside, that she said this. But. What makes her think this is ok? What makes anyone who claims that they are progressive and believe in equality and all that shite think its ok to even bring the KKK into a supposed intellectual discussion (be it about Lady Gaga or otherwise). It was uncalled for, it was hurtful and now Amanda Palmer is in that uberfun categorey with John Mayer where I can listen to about a minute of a song before I cringe and remember that the people who makes songs I'm fond of are actually utter arseholes. Ms. Palmer, all I request is that you stop being a jackass quite so loudly, so I don't have to struggle to separate you from your art.
In case you still aren't quite sure what's so bad about what she said, have a picture or two. (This is a journal entry containing pictures of Klan violence. That's your warning): http://sparkymonster.livejournal.com/389485.html.
Curiously, that's the only entry I've seen about it, even though it happened last night. Don't let Amanda Palmer off the hook now, guys.
Well.
I've been getting through the Evelyn Evelyn thing by listening to Dolls stuff and WKAP and reminding myself that it was before the shit hit the fan. And if I tried really hard, I could probably think of a reason that justify, or at least brush aside, that she said this. But. What makes her think this is ok? What makes anyone who claims that they are progressive and believe in equality and all that shite think its ok to even bring the KKK into a supposed intellectual discussion (be it about Lady Gaga or otherwise). It was uncalled for, it was hurtful and now Amanda Palmer is in that uberfun categorey with John Mayer where I can listen to about a minute of a song before I cringe and remember that the people who makes songs I'm fond of are actually utter arseholes. Ms. Palmer, all I request is that you stop being a jackass quite so loudly, so I don't have to struggle to separate you from your art.
In case you still aren't quite sure what's so bad about what she said, have a picture or two. (This is a journal entry containing pictures of Klan violence. That's your warning): http://sparkymonster.livejournal.com/389485.html.
Curiously, that's the only entry I've seen about it, even though it happened last night. Don't let Amanda Palmer off the hook now, guys.
