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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: Once More, with Teeth

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:23:26 +0000

Shane’s in Vegas for the Amaz!ng Meeting this weekend, so last night I took advantage of my night alone to watch Teeth. Which is just as well; the many scenes of gratuitous male genital mutilation probably would have sent him fleeing from the living room in hysterics. Yes, a damn shiny movie, ’tis.

In honor of a film about misogyny and the oppression of female sexuality, a few videos that celebrate female sexuality.

Empowerful!

(In order: Consolidated – You Suck; Salt-n-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex; and the Divinyls – I Touch Myself)

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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: It’s Friday! The 13th!

Kelly Garbato — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:31:46 +0000

Psychobilly it is! Horrorpops, anyone?

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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: the things that they stood for

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:14:05 +0000

I so love this song, and it’s quite fitting for today.

The above versions are by Dion, Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye, in the order. A few more videos featuring Dion’s version are after the jump.

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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: Unity of Oppression

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:21:09 +0000

By Consolidated.

This pretty much speaks to how I’ve been feeling this week, especially in light of the pending Democratic party implosion. Can’t we all just get along?

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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: DOG loves “appeasers”

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:32:01 +0000

Since Memorial Day is this weekend, for this week’s lineup, I’m posting a few classic anti-war songs: I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag by Country Joe McDonald; War by Edwin Starr; and Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols (Is this the m.p.l.a / Or is this the u.d.a / Or is this the i.r.a / I thought it was the u.k or just / Another country).

While you’re out there soaking up the sun and Boca Burgers, remember:

On Memorial Day we’ll hear about men who gave their lives for their country, but many lives were not given, they were taken, and taken stupidly and carelessly. And there has been great public piety about those men and their “sacrifice” on the part of politicians who blithely sacrificed them.

Enjoy your three-day weekend.

Wur n Piece lolz after teh jump:

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Not-So-Random Friday Activist Music: Meat & Murder

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:48:54 +0000

I have two not-so-random songs for your listening pleasure tonight: Morrissey’s Meat is Murder and Me and a Gun by Tori Amos. The first video has some fairly graphic images of animal abuse, and the comments thread for the second is riddled with misogynist trolls. So watch and/or browse with caution.

And since these are both somewhat depressing choices, some loldogz after the jump. Smile, it be Friday, yo!

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Friday Activist Musak: Cursing the two-party system

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:59:03 +0000

This week, I’ve only got one video for y’all, since it’s my birthday and I really shouldn’t be wasting it on the internets. My lone offering is Spoon’s The Underdog, which has always reminded me of Dennis Kucinich. Whenever it’s on the xm, I just close my eyes and imagine it’s his theme song, blaring in the background while he’s sworn into office on a copy of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. Then I snap out of it and curse the two-party system.

Oh, and if you’re feeling generous and looking to shower me with birthday gifts, why don’t you send some cash BETA’s way? BETA = Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and they could sure use it more than moi:

Hezbollah fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles with pro-government foes pushed Lebanon dangerously close to all-out civil war.

Convoys of triumphant Shiite opposition gunmen firing into the air and flashing victory signs took to the streets after routing Sunni militants loyal to the Western-backed government of the divided nation.

As the fighting eased, the army and police moved across areas now in the hands of Iranian- and Syrian-backed opposition forces which have been locked in an 18-month power struggle with the ruling coalition.

Previous editions:
Friday Activist Vlogging: Teh wimmins of cuntry (and clams, too!)
Friday Activist Vlogging: Stuff Honkies Heart
Friday Veggie Vlogging: What’s Your Cut?
Friday Veggie Vlogging (Zoop!)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”3fer” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”My Retro Boyfriend” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”You are what you eat” ed.)

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Friday Activist Vlogging: Teh wimmins of cuntry (and clams, too!)

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:36:48 +0000

Great feminist-minded country dominated my mp3 player yesterday, so I’m in a hardy candy kind of mood today. Here are three of my favorite country songs (mostly oldies, the newer stuff generally doesn’t do it for me): Loretta Lynn’s “The Pill”, Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley PTA”, and The Dixie Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl”. You’ll have to excuse the awful misogynistic video for “The Pill” – ’twas the only listen-able video I could find. Well, not so much “excuse” as “ignore” or “don’t watch, just listen”.

And to round out to selection, NOFX’s “Clams Have Feelings Too”. I think this is one of the songs NOFX initially wrote to mock the concept of animal rights, but the band’s singer did go veg in the late ’80s, and the track is included on PETA’s compilation album, Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA. And really, I think it’s a relatively animal-friendly song either way.

Previous editions:
Friday Activist Vlogging: Stuff Honkies Heart
Friday Veggie Vlogging: What’s Your Cut?
Friday Veggie Vlogging (Zoop!)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”3fer” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”My Retro Boyfriend” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”You are what you eat” ed.)

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Friday Activist Vlogging: Stuff Honkies Heart

Kelly Garbato — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:12:43 +0000

Friday Activist Vlogging = Friday Veggie Vlogging, but with extra awesome inclusiveness. In addition to animal-friendly musak, I’ll be posting feminist, green, pro-GLBT, anti-racist, -sizeist and -ageist, and otherwise librul/progressive songs. Hopefully in multiples every Friday.

Fridays through Sundays are also awfully mofo busy for me, so this should be much easier than trying to cram in a substantial post or a link roundup. Again, we’ll see how long this lasts. And if you don’t hear from me again ’till Sunday, it’s because I’m busy doing first time homeowner stuff, like cleaning up the junk pile the old owners left in the back of the property. (There’s literally a kitchen sink back there, no lying.)

Suggestions? Send ‘em to me! Dog knows I could use ‘em.

This week’s entry is inspired by the site Stuff White People Like and, more specifically, Elaine’s series of posts on their posts on veganism, dog-love and other so-called white yuppie concerns. Because, like, only privileged white people can be bothered to exercise compassion through their food choices.

Like, um, this guy:

Who’s “kickin’ it” to a song by…dead prez, “a critically acclaimed underground hip-hop duo…they are largely known for their hard-hitting style combined with Socialist and pan-Africanist lyrics, focusing on revolution, institutional racism, critical pedagogy, police, capitalism, education in the United States, prison systems, religion, activism against governmental repression, and corporate control over the media, especially hip-hop record labels.” [Via Wiki]

Oh, and a vegetarian lifestyle, borne from the silly idea that “oppression is oppression.”

Previous editions:
Friday Veggie Vlogging: What’s Your Cut?
Friday Veggie Vlogging (Zoop!)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”3fer” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”My Retro Boyfriend” ed.)
Friday Veggie Vlogging (”You are what you eat” ed.)

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I stalk because I love.

Kelly Garbato — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:27:35 +0000

Bah, I get so sick of hearing about the misogyny and sexism in rap music. Not that rap and hip-hop are misogyny-free zones – far from it – but when honkies criticize rap lyrics and imagery, they usually do so at the expense of misogyny in rock, alternative, pop, R&B, country, bluegrass, you name it. The problem is, I don’t think most honkies – especially most honky dudes – even listen to the lyrics in their favorite music. Or, if they do, the misogyny is so “coded” (read: plausible deniability) that the menz are oblivious to it.

But this grumpy feminist can’t listen to 30 minutes of terrestrial radio without sniffing some sexist MRA/Nice Guy ™ bullshit in the music. (Ten if you factor in the douchebag DJ filler. Two if you have the unfortunate luck of listening during the weekday morning show.)

So, a new series (I’m all about new series lately! I guess we’ll see how long this one lasts. “Friday Veggie Vlogging”, anyone?) examining misogyny in music. Or, hells, anywhere I happen to find it. Everywheres, is what I’m saying.

Listen up, menz and dudez. If my husband’s any indication, y’all are useless in detecting casual sexism and misogyny in pop culture staples. Or anywhere, really. So consider this a gift from me to you.

Today’s song is Death cab for Cutie’s latest, I Will Possess Your Heart. Even the title reeks of creepy Nice Guy ™ snivelings.

How I wish you could see the potential,
the potential of you and me.
It’s like a book elegantly bound,
but in a language you can’t read just yet.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

Firstly, a heart isn’t an object to be possessed, like a flat screen tv or an old mattress. Secondly, the woman isn’t illiterate, emotionally or otherwise; she doesn’t doesn’t want to date your sorry ass, and no amount of whining will convince her otherwise. Stop trying to convince her – and yourself – that she’d get totally wet for you if you just had one night to show her what she’s missing. Chances are there’s a good mofo reason reason why she won’t go out with you. Probably because…

There are days when outside your window,
I see my reflection as I slowly pass.
And I long for this mirrored perspective
when we’ll be lovers, lovers at last.

…you spend your days peering through her window like a peeping Tom. You do realize that stalking and harassment are crimes, not romantic gestures of your love, right?

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

You reject my advances and desperate pleas.
I won’t let you let me down so easily.
So easily…

From stalking to thinly veiled threats. Lovely.

Judging from the chorus (“You gotta spend some time love. / You gotta spend some time with me.”), a good kidnapping is in order. Maybe some uber-romantic ~~forced sex~~ rape, just for good measure. I’m sure one taste of our Nice Guy’s ™ man meat is all it will take to change his would-be lover’s mind. (Feminists: just lonely sluts in need of a deep dicking! Lolz.)

And there by the powers of Stockholm syndrome will woman fall madly in love with our Nice Guy ™ turned stalker!

But only ’cause he had to – there was no other way, because bitchez like her don’t give Nice Guys ™ like him the time of day under normal circumstances. See, he was plumb outta options.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you’ll find love.
I will possess your heart.

I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

Shorter Death Cab:

‘Scuse me while I go yack. If this is what passes for a love song nowadays, methinks it’s time to give celibacy a whirl.

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