Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

grammar and punctuation just don't have the cache they used to xp

yeah I dont know what ahppened

clicked on thread thinking 'this is ilx, not all 50 new posts will be high fiving over how badass that tumblr post was' but is it e'en so ilx is it e'en so

It was a badass tumblr post hoos.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cpq1vecn1rttrtuo1_400.gif

<3 tina, <3 grimes, <3 magic high 5

it's a good day to be alive

Can we go back to the bindi thing for a second?

Does no one else think it's semi-problematic that she is not allowed to wear something that has morphed into something of a fashion statement even though she grew up in a household with family members from the originating culture? Like, shouldn't the connections in her own family to the culture surrounding bindis trump anonymous people getting huffy on the Internet?

I mean, I am not criticizing her desire not to offend anyone but this seems like something where the people getting mad should maybe find out something about her first?

yeah that's kinda how I feel too but it's a very gray area to be sure

Our mutaween has extensive training in taking offence, and knowing which cultural appropriations, and which directions of cultural appropriation, are appropriate.

oh fuck off

Sort of seems like she's getting more and more famous, now she's a target for the .001% of people that would genuinely get upset at this, and the .001% of people that fake being upset at it for pageviews.

adam i'm glad you're tireless at ferretting out people's true intentions on the internet, we need more people like you, keep tumblr honest gj

"and from then on, 4/25 became celebrated as 'Dayo Go Ham Day'"

Pretty much in every cultural context: culinary, music, clothing, language, etc. cultural cross-fertilization is IMO a very good thing. Our lives are enriched by it. Part of post-colonialism is seeing memes (Dawkin sense) from former colonies return and conquer the former colonial powers.

The bindi isn't just a religious symbol, its also a philosophical one, and also just plain decorative, and has been appropriated through a span of territories from Persia through Tibet and onto Korea, in places divorced from original context in the subcontinent.

As far as I'm concerned, poor Grimes was beset by some trust-fund cultural studies majors. And in like fashion, bit by bit, our lives become less rich.

乒乓 is doing the people's work

also, Grimes is in MTL afaik and there is a lot of reasonable historical baggage about cultural repression and appropriation in the culture there by nature

Grimes could have helped heal those wounds.

wow i feel like i have my first ilx troll im so honored

DJP otm

If you want to fight the 'cultural appropriation' fight, I don't mind. However, I don't think Grimes is the most revelant target.

no one wants to fight that, literally no one

yeah that's kinda how I feel too but it's a very gray area to be sure

― 乒乓,

^ just can't see past colour imo

the only colour i see is green

how many shades

50, bad boy ;)

you guys are micrometers away from horrible Kermit/Ms Piggy S&M pr0n; tread lightly

everyone please apologize for your posts

the true villain btw is gwen stefani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjxtq6JhWHo

my refs are clear, as is my conscience

your browser cache, tho...

good call, just cleared it

I don't care if you're green, green, green, or...

gwem stefani has done a lot for this town

tumblr post now up on Salon

can't wait to read the comments. first one i see:

i am a narcissistic screwball

i am neither as hot nor as important as i think i am

while we're there:

A “Bones” star’s controversial vegan pregnancy

http://media.salon.com/2011/07/a-460x307.jpg

ah sweet salon

one particular user commenting on the article is clearly literally insane.

stop jonny stop

jesus christ

I Googled him and found his twitter. Then I stepped away.

http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=w-ApBFuwe5E&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3F%26v%3Dw-ApBFuwe5E

people should be talking about this too

http://actuallygrimes.tumblr.com/post/48892942928

i also just wanna say that I love adult cat finder

one particular user commenting on the article is clearly literally insane.

― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, April 26, 2013 1:03 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark

i thought this guy was that other person that sometimes posts here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ApBFuwe5E

Yeah, that's better.

good commercial, but a little weird that it's for Vampire Weekend and not Grimes

also, I think I like her tumblr better than her album