i mean it almost goes without saying that if this girl posted on ILM she'd be regarded by a lot of people itt as having really cool taste.
if this girl posted to ilx she'd be laughing at everyone itt pro, con, or otherwise.
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
if she posted to ILX she'd post her youtube raps and ppl would prob say how good they were
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
damn i wish kitty pryde was an ilxor
the manner of speech: tones, inflections, cadences, giggling, uptalk. that's thing one, the throw down, the challenge to adult sensibilities
i hate to keep bringing this up over and over again but i deal with teenage girls every freaking day (it's my job) and i've even studied them in graduate school and this shit is not as particularly challenging as you make it sound. sometimes they say smart things and sometimes they don't, sometimes they say cool things and sometimes they don't and it's not too hard to look past the "uptalk" to figure it out - especially since as a san diegan i speak in uptalk too even though i'm old, male and serious (NOW WHAT?!?)
personally i think jessica sanchez is more interesting than kitty pryde
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
if she was really cutting edge she'd substitute vocal fry for the uptalk
― Mordy, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
Jshep tweeted about how white male crits crap on female artists but this was in the wake if andy hutchins tweeting the phone number to kp's retail gig, and she said shes not rlly into the song either
I dont question that this ish could end up w a big middlebrow fanbase but so could lots of things given that kind of exposure where everyone feels obliged to have an opinion cf the lana del rey thing
― man down (D-40), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:07 (eleven years ago) link
andy hutchins tweeting the phone number to kp's retail gig
the fuck
― goole, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
who are these ghouls
who are these gooles
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
one and only, bucko
― goole, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
Has anyone complained about those things ITT though?
[tim F asking about my description of her vocal manner] no, but no one has really broken down what it is they dislike her. the criticism has been mostly of the "lol she sucks" variety, intermixed with the suggestion that she's getting attention for the wrong reasons, that others deserve it more, etc. i'm only suggesting that her very typically US-teen-girl-style vocal approach might be part of what causes people to dismiss her.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:25 (eleven years ago) link
uh, "...what it is they dislike about her."
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:26 (eleven years ago) link
ery typically US-teen-girl-style vocal approach
i'm going to regret posting this but i have no idea what you mean here
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
well, i'm not talking about you, for one thing. i assume every individual has his or her reasons.
if there were a bunch of female rappers working this particular vocal style and exploring these themes, and if there were a high level of acceptance for this approach among older male rap heads, then i would probably be less inclined to wonder how big a role these things played in the rejection of KP.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:32 (eleven years ago) link
\O_o/
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:36 (eleven years ago) link
went into it in a little more detail a few posts back: "the manner of speech: tones, inflections, cadences, giggling, uptalk." add breathiness, a particular and deliberate sort of flatness, the cartoonishly childlike tone she momentarily affects on the "i'm thirteen, what is lean? what is dream pop" line, etc.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:37 (eleven years ago) link
i don't know what makes that typical of us teen girls
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:39 (eleven years ago) link
also just the straight-up sound of her voice. we can tell a lot about people just by listening to their voices: age and gender are obvious, and perhaps culture and where they call home (of course, we can be wrong about these things too). the sound of KPs voice, her basic tone and manner of speech convey something about her and her place in the world. we know she's not an old dude from latvia, for instance.
for the most part, she doesn't seem to be trying to "sound like a rapper". she's trying, if anything, to sound like an ordinary teenage white girl. that's not a common style in rap.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:45 (eleven years ago) link
well, the "voice" KP raps in is common among (and a specific signifier of) a particular segment of US teen girls. we know she's a young woman from the basic tone & timbre of her voice. we might reasonably suppose that she's an american teenager from her accent and vocal manners. we could probably deduce all that without even being able to understand english.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:49 (eleven years ago) link
elementary, my dear watson
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:51 (eleven years ago) link
it's a reasonable answer to the question. you don't have to snark at everything i say just on principle.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
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― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:51 (eleven years ago) link
that mysterious "good" thing again...
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Monday, May 14, 2012 3:12 PM Bookmark
dude stop fucking acting like people who don't like her are trying to make objective statements from on high and not just stating their subjective opinions
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:58 (eleven years ago) link
i'm trying to prod people into explaining where they're coming from and what it is about her approach, specifically, that they think sucks so incredibly bad
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:01 (eleven years ago) link
inert music plus a voice with zero charisma or range sleepwalking through a recitation of inanities
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:03 (eleven years ago) link
see, and that wasnt even a real sentence let alone a graf
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:04 (eleven years ago) link
we know she's not an old dude from latvia, for instance. x1000
you disagree? i wouldn't have said it if ppl hadn't challenged me on the specifically teen-girlish qualities of KP's voice & style.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:05 (eleven years ago) link
http://sergiod.tripod.com/Socates.JPG
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:06 (eleven years ago) link
god i love tripod image hosting
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:06 (eleven years ago) link
lol, i posted a similarly brief list of praiseworthy qualities about 3 miles back. the late great suggested that it might not be sufficient.
http://www.philipcoppens.com/socrates_1.jpg
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:07 (eleven years ago) link
not sufficient ... for somebody who's accusing everyone else of not being specific enough
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:08 (eleven years ago) link
also i hope you understand "sleepwalking through recitation of inanities" might carry more weight than "presenting a novel point of view", after all you like the beastie boys better than ICP
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:10 (eleven years ago) link
Don't agree with 'sleepwalking', though - whether you consider it a pro or con the way she accentuates lines like "but like, i'm open minded and it's fine" she's obviously inhabiting a deliberate personality (her own, probably). There's thought behind the delivery even it just amounts to 'this is how I would say it IRL conversation'.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:14 (eleven years ago) link
whenever i find myself posting on one of these threads multiple times i have a vision of my grandfather in a muddy ditch, with water in his boots, being shot at by nazis, defending western civilization, and then wondering why he bothered.
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:16 (eleven years ago) link
think we all agree she's working with scraps music-wise. i'm overlooking that for the moment, cuz i don't think she's a producer, and her resources are probably limited. just a guess...
"zero charisma": i don't know, but fair complaint. she's not setting my world on fire, either.
the "limited range" i see as a strength. she's in character, and the low-intensity style is part of it.
"recitation of inanities", is both otm and missing the way she uses these "inanities" to describe character, culture, time and place - a detailed and authentic portrait of a life largely composed of such things. nothing wrong with that, imo. it's as appropriate and potentially interesting as any other subject matter. again, i don't think it's great, but i'm surprised that so many find it so notably awful.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:20 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, strongo slammed me for going on. i defended myself by saying you'd found my sketch of her strengths a little thin. that's just the facts.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
contenderizer have you heard of uffie
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:30 (eleven years ago) link
she's obviously inhabiting a deliberate personality (her own, probably). There's thought behind the delivery even it just amounts to 'this is how I would say it IRL conversation'
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:31 (eleven years ago) link
trying to figure out how a musician could fail these two criteria
http://www.nndb.com/people/490/000022424/charo-color-70.jpg
she's obviously inhabiting a deliberate personality (her own, probably). There's thought behind the delivery even it just amounts to 'this is how I would say it IRL conversation
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:35 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/30214_Tiny-Tim.jpg
he's obviously inhabiting a deliberate personality (his own, probably). There's thought behind the delivery
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
lol, someone was playing her on outloud the other night. hadn't thought of her in forever. there's a curtis vodka remix i liked for a second, mostly because of the way it just goes "curtis curtis vodka vodka" for like two minutes at the end.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
you know every time i make fun of uffie or use her as a punch line i feel a little guilty because her husband fell through a skylight and died
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:45 (eleven years ago) link
guilty lol
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:47 (eleven years ago) link
actually i think he was her boyfriend
or maybe just her friend i don't know
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:48 (eleven years ago) link
i did not know that
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:49 (eleven years ago) link
Not sure Mehdi and Uffie were dating.
― Just like you, except hot (ShariVari), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 07:40 (eleven years ago) link
If for example you compare two artists and say "this artist is getting more hype because she's conventionally pretty but that artist is better", it doesn't mean you think that being conventionally pretty is a bad thing, it means you think that it's relevant to the creation and maintenance of uneven playing fields.
All that said I'm not really concerned about kitty pryde creating uneven playing fields - at least not while even the positive reception seems limited to "lol watch this".
― Tim F, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:18 (eleven years ago) link
"Okay Cupid" <3<3
― UnderControl, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:03 (eleven years ago) link