The whole point of these Shit People Say memes is to highlight the minor ways in which we’re all different. A guy would say this to indicate hunger whereas a girl says this. The truly funny iterations of the meme make a good effort at being insightful about these differences. The more ignominious ones merely make fun of difference; they’re simply misogynistic.
It seems like Glover’s automatic response to the (perceived) defect of being a nerd is to brag about how much he gets laid. This tactic seems like a miscalculation. Half the time, Childish Gambino sounds like an un-self-aware parody of Bigger Thomas — or a pale imitation of Kanye West.
Childish Gambino, Donald Glover, Racism, Sexism | on November 22, 2011 St. Vincent’s project, as it were, is to document one person’s world, and she does so to amazing success. Her self is projected upon the listener in four dimensions, concretely. It cuts through the bullshit idealization of the feminine that’s so long hounded musicians throughout the ostensibly more progressive world of indie music.
Meta-Criticism, Music Reviews, Sexism, St. Vincent, Strange Mercy | on September 20, 2011 Joanna Newsom has one of those timeless stories. Literally: The press about her just doesn’t change that much.
Joanna Newsom, Meta-Criticism, Sexism | on April 2, 2010