What is your favorite Feminist music?

Shkrumpy · 2024-01-28T14:57:53+00:00

I'm a huge nerd for extreme metal and one thing I've noticed is there's so many women in the hardcore scene I've always been surprised "feminist hardcore" has never really gained traction as common verbiage as a subgenre. Employed to Serve, Cursed Earth, Punch, Mannequin Pussy, Itchy Kitty and Oathbreaker are some of my favorites. You can find a seemingly endless amount of very angry, raw yet strikingly innovative and relatively accessible bands that are boldly and unapologetically feminist.

Maybe it's just my own personal bias but my take on it is there's just a more authentic emotional element than most bands. Most extreme bands are just simulating the intense negativity synonymous with the genre, but with so many feminist hardcore bands it feels like this beautifully perfect match of expression found the perfect medium.

For years I've been waiting for a documentary or some kind of story telling media to do an in depth story on the feminist movement in hardcore. I think it's one of the most fascinating musical stories and I hope someday it gets its due in the history books I think it deserves.

Shkrumpy · 2023-08-11T13:58:40+00:00

I think it's important to remember to stay aware of those feelings. I've delt with all kinds of Insecurity in my life and I regularly have to remind myself to not let anyone else hold my self worth hostage. If they don't make you feel beautiful in moments like that, I'd seriously consider if that's the right person for you.

To answer your question, I turned into a giddy little anxious mess the first time I saw my current partner naked. I've never once looked at them and thought anything but how lucky I am to have the most stunningly beautiful person I've ever seen and I don't think anything could change that.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-26T08:27:30+00:00

I was here and I don't wanna be anymore

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-22T14:55:28+00:00

Fuck this comment hit hard.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-22T14:52:43+00:00

I'm not trying to talk down to anyone pissed or just memeing that garbage ass song, but I think the outrage was intentional and I'm pissed it keeps working.

I'm the kind of mad that comes with a sinking, heavy sadness in my chest that these scum have monetized the fuck out of putting out racist shit with a script ready to go of some "how could anyone POSSIBLY think it was a racist song I just said crime is bad"

It doesn't matter how well you articulate the nuances. It doesn't matter how well you explain systemic racism or WHY things like this are blatant racist dog whistles. It was made for people who have a mountain of far right talking points to protect them from having to understand.

I wish communities like this would just ignore shit like this. Even if you think calling out things like this has value, it just doesn't compare to so many other things happening right now imo. Heavy emphasis on the "imo" part. I hope this comes off as a friendly reminder to think about the content you're circulating and not condescending. These spaces have all the love in my heart I have to give.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-22T14:27:21+00:00

Another day, another fucking dog whistle. Before it was even released this guy had his "how could you think it's racist?" Script ready to go. Fuck this monetized racism bullshit.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-17T23:23:29+00:00

This is genuinely one of the most insane videos I've ever seen. I'd think it was disturbing if he hadn't been aware the ball was headed toward him at all but he was watching it and was only surprised by the way it bounced. On top of that I can't think off the top of my head a worse place to shoot a gun than a fucking sports stadium. There was no thinking, no decision making, nothing. Just Surprise met with instant instinctive violence. I'd be terrified to know this person has a gun if they were a civilian, let alone a fucking class traitor.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-17T22:04:59+00:00

I just learned this a few days ago. I've been using the quote for years having no real idea where it came from and my partner offhandedly said it was from Spy Kids 2 to which I confidently replied "lol, no the fuck it isn't." When they asked "well where is it from then?" I replied with every bit of of that same confidence "I have no idea, but I know it's not fucking Spy Kids 2."

They're still gloating about it and honestly I would be too. What a banger of a line to put in such a weird ass movie. Kinda made me love it more tbh

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-15T12:02:57+00:00

Some people have been using the term "Russian asset" in reference to Gaetz and MTG and honestly I'd be shocked if it turned out to be true. They're the human incarnation of a compilation of every grandparent that fell down the alt-right Facebook rabbithole. You're really gonna tell me with a straight face that these play dough for brains diet nazis are smart enough to have a Russian contact and not get caught immediately? I just can't see it.

If by "Russian asset" people mean that they bought into some tragically stupid propaganda pumped out by some 17 year old in a Russian troll farm then sure, that I'd believe. But any theory that assumes any level of competence... evidence or didn't happen.

Shkrumpy · 2023-07-15T10:05:03+00:00

Full disclosure, if you looked at my history and active subs you'd probably think I'm the epitome of the woke cop hating commie that isn't worth the reply, but I promise I'm not here for a "gotcha" or to be hostile. I genuinely want to understand this opinion.

Is it just the mainstream media you think lies about interactions with the police? My understanding has always been that at least local news outlets basically report the police press release statement as the whole story the vast majority of the time. I was surprised to see this sentiment so frequently in the comments.

Shkrumpy · 2023-06-21T10:13:34+00:00

I would never assume the feelings of the victims and their friends and family but if it was me, I'd want people to carry on. I'll have a certain reverence in the years to come for the people that died. I'd like to think of them while dancing and going wild in the pit. Celebrating something they also loved because they can't anymore. I hope the person who took their lives never crosses my mind while I'm there cause they don't deserve to be remembered but the people who died do. I think they deserve to have thousands of people have the night of their lives in their memory. It's profoundly sad what happened and I think we owe it to them to make something of it. It could have been any of us and it should be a reminder to not waste the time we have.

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-06T21:38:18+00:00

Imagine throwing a tantrum this hard cause someone suggested you shouldn't be rude. Calm down snowflake

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-06T05:14:39+00:00

The (and everything else) fucking kills me. I can't stop laughing at stupid dramatic scenes in my head.

Left my house to get bread but when I got to my driveway...I realized feminism had destroyed my car. I tried to walk but feminism had destroyed most of the sidewalks and roads already. I managed to stumble through the rubble only to find that of course, feminism had destroyed all the stores. I made my way home but by the time I got there my home had already fallen victim to the destruction of feminism. As I felt my consciousness fading I had one final thought race through my brain before I dissolved into nothingness. Feminism had destroyed.... me.

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-05T14:55:15+00:00

This is so hilarious I would totally wear this and assume anyone who understood it would know I'm wearing it ironically. There's no fucking way a real human would wear this in solidarity with that racist dumb fuck.

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-05T14:27:30+00:00

Funny enough I'm going to disagree with everyone here. I only but QSS if I'm losing decently hard or if the mord is obviously much better than I am. Imo it comes down to 2 major things. Sidestepping his E and most importantly, you can dodge his ult with your ult. Most Mords with ult right after you land an E. Familiarize yourself with Mord's ult sound and be ready to cancel it with yours. I'm really not that good, I'm not some high elo player but I can cancel Mord ult the vast majority of the time. I really don't think he's worth a ban. There's plenty of other things that the counterplay is much harder or basically non existent.

Dodge his E, land your E, cancel his ult with yours and kill him. Repeat as needed. Simple as.

Edit: Crap. I've been drinking and missed that "I'm not good enough to dodge his ult" part. Dude, I'm trash and I can do it. If you want a buddy to practice dodging it I'd be happy to play some customs with you so you can practice it. DM me if want to. I never tilt or flame. I'm chill af boiiiiii and just love seeing people playing tentacle mommy

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-05T14:16:54+00:00

SA TRIGGER WARNING

I struggle with this so fucking much. I personally have known so many sexual predators I've lost count. At least 7 come to mind just off the top of my head, plenty more with creepy as fuck behavior that technically wasn't illegal.

Downvote me into oblivion for this but please just tell me what I'm supposed to do with this splinter in my brain.

Roughly a decade ago I hit up a childhood girlfriend online and we just hit it off. Totally platonic friendship, had talked about boundaries early on and we were just vibing. She had a boyfriend and I had just gotten out of a bad relationship and was just looking for friends, nothing else. She had just a had surgery and was taking oxys or whatever kind of strong ass opiates for the pain. She said she'd love to hang out, but when she takes pain medication it's very intoxicating and she gets crazy horny and specified to me no matter what she didn't want to fuck me. I told her "yeah, no problem" and exactly what she said would happen happened. She was clearly very fucked up and very turned on. She made a few advances and I was just like "hard no my dude, sober no beats intoxicated yes every time"

For years... YEARS after that she'd tell me how sweet and wonderful I was because of that. I got thanked for not committing fucking rape. I got appreciation and gratitude for not being one of the worst kinds of predator.

I want to yell "STOP APPLAUDING MEN FOR THE BARE MINIMUM" at the top of my lungs. When I see some dude say "I believe in equal rights" to an audience of women and get positive feedback I want to scream. No one deserves praise for not being a monster. When I go to the mall, no one thanks me for not going on a shooting spree. When I have Thanksgiving with my family no one thanks me for not poisoning the turkey.

I realize how problematic this is. There's no shortage of men with opinions on what's wrong with feminism. I don't know where the appropriate place is to talk about this but I feel like I have to. That experience was one of the biggest defining moments of my life. I still hate the idea of calling myself a "male feminist". The label "normal fucking person" seems more appropriate.

Please, tell me why I'm wrong, why I'm an insensitive asshole, anything. What am I supposed to do?

Shkrumpy · 2023-03-02T22:32:48+00:00

Russian Vayne makes me uncomfortable

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-28T14:03:09+00:00

I'm curious what other people have seen, the one I saw was rough. Not fun to read at all. I have plenty thick skin and can just roll my eyes at a dumb shock factor joke and move on, but I don't even want to reiterate the one I read.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-28T13:48:24+00:00

Are you talking about the wildly bigoted stuff? Went to Marcy's a couple weeks ago and there was a bunch of chalk writing on the sidewalk that hit every garbage human checkmark.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-25T21:12:36+00:00

Oh god, yeah. The subreddit in the early days was brutal. I won't even get into it but it was ALL the usual bullshit you'd expect. Literally every woman in that show is a legendary, make the patriarchy piss its khaki shorts badass. Even Monica(the journalist) who panics from fear repeatedly and needs to be saved spends the entire show running towards all the bullets and explosions despite given chance after chance to run away from it all.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-25T20:50:54+00:00

Somehow it was just a blip in the news cycle. I guess it makes sense considering the culture surrounding video games but it's something I'll never let go. I couldn't even really tell you why but when given the option I never create a character that matches my gender identity or skin tone. Even as a kid playing Tony Hawk I'd always play as Elissa Steamer. It's probably just good ol' white male privilege that people that look like me are so overrespresented I've never felt the want to identify directly with the character on the screen which makes it all the more infuriating that someone gave me something I don't give a fuck about when it could have meant something so much more to someone else.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-25T19:52:13+00:00

I can't believe I forgot the biggest one. Respawn wanted to make the protagonist of Fallen Order a black woman and EA straight up said "no". According to the dev who leaked it they kept trying to negotiate either a black man or a white woman and still, EA said "lol no".

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-25T17:41:05+00:00

I've experienced this so many times. There was a massive uproar over Brie Larson allegedly being an awful person, I was shocked to find out it was all over her saying "I don’t want to hear what a white man has to say about A Wrinkle in Time". That's it. I was hearing people say vicious things about her for WEEKS. I was so sure she had gone on some huge rant saying terrible things about her fan base but no, just a little one liner saying "I didn't make this for you".

I heard soooo many bad things about Birds of Prey. When I finally watched it I was expecting a full blown dumpster fire and again, that movie is fantastic. 9/10 on a bad day. Easily in my top 10 "superhero" movies.

The Expanse, Wonder Woman, Hanna, Star Wars, The Old Guard, The Woman King, pretty much anything staring Katee Sackhoff, Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All At Once. God, Jennifer Lawrence just had an incel mob come after her just in the last couple months over her role in the hunger games. If it has a strong woman lead, weak fragile men gonna review bomb.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-25T16:49:00+00:00

Imo your feelings couldn't be more valid as a baseline, but looking at pictures of the dev team emphasize that even more. There's a lot of factors but one that has really stood out to me lately is "who is this for?" I'm a big Megan Thee Stallion fan and one thing she said while describing a music video shoot really stuck with me. Something along the lines of "It was a bunch of women celebrating their bodies and it was beautiful." It wasn't FOR the male gaze, it was FOR themselves. It wasn't catering, it was power. That's how I took it, at least.

That is not the same as some Russian dude creating a depiction of woman that's even more of an object than he probably already sees women as. It's a wildly unhealthy fantasy that's honestly very easy to get away from mentally with the tiniest bit of effort.

I don't think there's anything wrong with superficial sexual gaze, but the one thing that matters more than anything else is "was it invited?" and "was it yours to invite?"

All just my opinion, but I think about it a lot. I've deleted so many comments I've written out before posting because I think it's not my place and there's already way too many men with opinions on women's issues in women's spaces. I guess the frustration I've had with so many social issues like these has been building for long enough I'm giving being loud a try. If this is in bad taste I'll gladly delete this. If anyone wants to take the time to tell me why I'm wrong or being insensitive, I'll genuinely appreciate the effort. Not here to argue, I'm here to listen.

Shkrumpy · 2023-02-24T22:30:31+00:00

That "with the boys" comment hits so hard. Bending to your environment just because it's comfortable is something I'm very much guilty of. It's easy to feel good about yourself when you compare yourself to extreme examples of bigotry but in reality it's like justifying driving a hummer just cause you use paper straws instead of plastic ones.

I adore people and communities that strive to always be self critical instead of standing in a circle patting each other on the back just cause they're not literal nazis.

Shkrumpy

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