@skylarker
Thank you for sharing more of your complex and challenging worldview. So, you watched / listened to 35 seconds of a young artists interpretation of a song and that was enough to justify abusive sexism which you now repeat and amplify. It would appear you think this language pathology is socially acceptable, but I doubt your mother or sister(s) would tolerate such language at Thanksgiving. If you're heterosexual I hope you find a therapist to help you work through your issues. If you're not, I hope you come to terms with your sexuality and stop projecting your repression and anger onto women.
I enjoyed 'American Slang' by The Gaslight Anthem, a new beat combo for me to explore. I like the testosterone and tattoos ambience. The singer is quite sexy. The lyrics reveal hidden emotinal complexity. I may listen to more of their music.
I note your ad hominems. Another damaging character flaw like gratuitous sexist insults. I hope you don't carry on like this on Facebook! Future employers will not approve. Some of your clarifications are interesting but THERE'S NO NEED TO SHOUT! Or to use curse words. Would you talk like that in Wal-Mart? Where do you work as you 'suck it up' and cope unlike wuzzes like Jemma? Do you curse your colleagues?
Kurt Cobain is relevant to the discussion. As is 'Laughing Lenny'.
'He’d spoken sensitively and movingly about suicide many times over the years, memorably after the passing of Kurt Cobain in 1994:
“I felt sad and I felt envious. I admire people who self-destruct. They’re refusing to continue with unhappiness which shows tremendous self-will. It must be very frightening to sit down and look at your watch and think, in thirty minutes I would not be here.”
“I think suicide intrigues everybody,” he’d said, “and yet it’s one of those things that nobody can ever really talk about in an interesting way. You always have the usual, ‘oh it’s so negative’, it’s so the wrong attitude…So many of the people I admire took their lives…Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Rachel Roberts…
“You could say it was negative leaving the world but if people’s lives are so enriched in the first place then ideas of suicide would never occur. Most people, as we know, lead desperate and hollow lives.”
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/meetings-with-morrissey/
Morrissey concerts amuse me and I enjoy the manufactured hysteria and the sweaty catharsis of repression temporarily released. However, I note that Morrissey also now plays staid, seated venues such as the Birmingham Symphony Hall. I surmise that this is his reponse to the problem of sexual assault which sadly sometimes occurs in unseated mosh-pit free for alls.
Have you been to a Leonard Cohen concert? Try it. There's an indescribable build up of tension over 3 hours. It's an incredible emotional catharsis but it does require the audience control any emotional dysregulation, which you may find challenging. Leonard's concerts are as good as tantric sex. It's not for the faint-hearted and I doubt most of Morrissey's audience could cope with such nuance and complexity, but maybe Morrissey will surprise me yet. He certainly has the songs to do a slow-burn show. I note Morrissey is extremely circumspect about Leonard, which is .... interesting. As far as i know, he's been very wary of commenting on L.C's oeuvre. I think this comes from a profound respect for him, but I may be wrong.
I'm sorry you had a troubled relationship with your father and hope you find a way to resolve this.
I'm a great admire of Ms Dickinson and it's certainly useful to speculate how she would navigate the hyper-reality of modern internet culture. I wonder how she would respond to the sexualisation of female public imagery. Dickinson. Austen. Kristeen Young. Lady Ga-Ga: this is a fascinating topic. I now understand why you linked Emily to Jemma.
http://voices.yahoo.com/emily-dickinson-her-perspective-beyond-the-188236.html
Jemma didn't 'seek fame'. Some bizarre viral buzz in China delivered millions to watch her in her bedroom. You might take the time to watch the extraordinary performance that triggered this. But maybe you share Morrissey's blind-spot about lyrical rap genius like Eminem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB520BHXkhA
I've been following this site and the debate about its' future. Kristeen Young's observation of '3 mental patients' was an hilarious summary. But DavidT is right to highlight Morrissey's incorrigible and morbid obsession with Madonna. He couldn't even enjoy being honoured in Tel Aviv without stroking his pet peeve. His Art co-creates his Audience. His abusive comments about Madonna's adopted child render his protests about this site redundant. He can dish it out but he can't take it.
You've listened to 35 seconds of Jemma and dismissed her as a 'phony'. You may have some ADHD issues.
Don't box yourself in! I'm assuming you're a young man and are navigating the insecurites and complexities of relationships, seeking refuge from frail masculinity in abusive sexism, whilst covertly embracing Morrissey's ambiguous stance. But you can change. Your abusive sexism need not ruin your life. Enjoy Morrissey's shows. Don't assume that the beautiful women who ignore you are 'coozes'. Maybe one day you'll bump into Jemma, finally freed from her Emily Dickinson-esque seclusion. Maybe she'll ask you out on a date.
This site is an 'asylum' of sorts. A refuge for troubled souls like yourself who are struggling to navigate life's complexities. I hope your journey on this site brings you to healing and genuine masculine power rather than terrified sexist inadequacy. Morrissey is a therapist. Eminem is a therapist. And Jemma Pixie Hixon explores both as she observes the quagmire of human relationships from her troubled seclusion.
best wishes
Thank you again'
