Submitted 3 weeks ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to [deleted]
Metal and rock bands have always been trying to say and do provocative things because it’s part of their act. The only reason this caught on is because Trump is such a powerful media presence that anything mentioning him automatically gets attention.
The Beatles: “we’re bigger than Jesus” RATM: “fuck the establishment and state tyranny” Twisted Sister: dress in drag and criticize the status quo GWAR: mock executions of state leaders Ozzie: bites head off a bat
Jables: RIGA-GOOGOO RIGA-GOOGOO
Tenacious D also wrote “the Government Totally Sucks” (you motherfuckers). Maybe they feared legal repercussions or public backlash for endorsing violent solutions to violent problems.
But we didn’t start the violence. Are we supposed to do nothing while we’re all systematically enslaved and slaughtered? Luigi acted in self and public defense, and he is not the only one.
My favorite part of the whole thing is that after KG posted an “apology”, he deleted the post and didn’t waste effort lying to try and save face with people offended by his statement. Fuck Trump, KG was right.
Jack Black has had a resurgence after that in movies so jot really sure he was canceled. But while filming Tenacious D hardly ever goes on tour. I get why Jack Black was afraid after Kyle said that publicly. But fuck ‘em you should have kept playing.
I would’ve said the same thing. I mean, Trump has been spending every single day, rallying his voterbase for years, to commit violence among those he and they themselves, do not like. ICE has been treated like his personal modern day gestapo. I too wish that that the shooter didn’t miss, would’ve saved millions in America so much hassle, trouble, stress and division.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Probably wasn’t the cleverest thing to say publicly, whether he meant it or not.
Having said that it was a complete overreaction - almost like he was cancelled. Kyle is just a dude who plays the guitar. Forget about it.