I look forward to hearing all about this in the inevitable “R U Smashing Smash Mouth In My Mouth?” podcast.

100%.
I don’t even listen to Nick Cave but this dude is clearly smarter than most people on the Internet, SG included.

Sufjan: *makes a song about not putting anybody on a pedestal, not prescribing what we want from them, instead recognizing every person’s fundamental humanity and individuality, them being the authors of their own lives and desires*

me: “ugh, I stan”

Older millennial dudes all huggin’ their Boomer dads with one arm and holding an IPA in the other, each trying to keep the other from seeing that they’re crying

Wow didn’t see that one coming! Jk very much saw that one coming.

I know there’s going to be a lot of “not surprised” but this is genuinely disappointing and troubling. Fuck this guy.

I think he meant the part about refusing to engage with uncomfortable ideas.

This is why so many women assume the worst out of guys who disrespect women verbally. A not-insignificant amount of the time, disrespect in public is danger in private.

This is the kind of thing he was talking about

The point he is making is that moral certainty with no nuance or compassion is akin to religious fervor, and he’s right. The framing of this article supports his point.

This guy has always sucked btw. As a dude, objectively and as a musician, subjectively. We all knew this and know this. To try an make a big article of it for clicks after saying people don’t actual get cancelled is both hilarious hypocritical and proof that there is a cancellation culture that exists . If it didn’t, this article wouldn’t cause the clicks you want and generate revenue.

I know I’m in my thirties now and old but I STILL don’t understand how this type of thing is part of the “indie” sphere. Ignore 90% of pop music except prostitutes rapping (badly) about getting fucked. What’s the criteria?

I thought cancel culture doesn’t exist?

As a white male in 2020, am I allowed to like this song? Or is it considered “cultural appropriation” ?

I usually love the Red Hand Files, but I think I’m just gonna go ahead and not read this one!

I thought we’re supposed to talk about the Essential Moments of Watermelon Sugar or whatever.