tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post5202566619860114050..comments2024-03-26T01:51:50.492-06:00Comments on Pirate Aggro: Typical Girls by The SlitsPirate Aggrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860036647341281899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post-14578920262865867952014-12-08T19:33:42.768-07:002014-12-08T19:33:42.768-07:00Yes I agree that ultimately they are perpetuating ...Yes I agree that ultimately they are perpetuating the very thing that they claim to be criticizing. But there is some truth I their words. But immature truth. But most punk bands are not even this insightful. Also I want to taste their slitsAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532323549207564871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post-53933196667738380782014-12-07T13:14:20.371-07:002014-12-07T13:14:20.371-07:00I can imagine that any station that is willing to ...I can imagine that any station that is willing to play the punk crap from the slist wouldn't have aissue with the nameAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206575851514600422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post-25567397415669952232014-12-07T13:01:49.255-07:002014-12-07T13:01:49.255-07:00Excellent replies. Very insightful. And I also b...Excellent replies. Very insightful. And I also believe that this band plays with stereotypes while also questioning them. There is a band called "That's Racist" which is a rad name for a band of musicians of color. But in an interview I heard lots of stations wont play them because they wont say their name or refer to them only as T.R. With a name like The Slits I'm sure there were lots of Holier than thou types who inadvertently played their music having no idea that slit was a term for female genitalia. And if some Holier got suspicious and said "does slit refer to your vaginas?" They would say "WHAT!! YOU FRIGGIN PERVERT!!! WHERE IS YOUR MIND I THOUGHT YOU WERE A HOLIER? HERE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT VAGINAS." The he Holier would say "Oh my gosh I am so sorry! I don't know what came over me. I need to go talk to my pastor. Excuse me."Pirate Aggrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860036647341281899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post-18294743957166816562014-12-06T13:27:48.866-07:002014-12-06T13:27:48.866-07:00I'm somewhat divided on this. On the one hand...I'm somewhat divided on this. On the one hand I see Aarons point and agree there's a level of conformity that deserves criticism. On the other hand is it possible that these women are in their own way misogynistic by 1) latching on to overgeneralizations and stereotypes while applying them to individuals (which is the core component of all prejudices and "isms")<br />2) placing negative connotations on some "feminine" behaviors that are in and of themselves neutral (like being emotional) and therefore degrading their own gender and <br />3) suggesting that all women should be atypical which then "atypical" becomes the new "typical" and we're back at square one. The key to human harmony is tolerance and non judgment of differences and similarities... not to have everyone behave as you would like. The band name is rad but I feel it too is misogynistic by taking a pejorative term used to degrade a group of people. Then again, it would be a similar think to an all black band calling themselves the "n*****s", which can be empowering.<br /><br />I disagree with Aaron that a song is better when it's emotional ally bland. Why, you wouldn't know what to to with a genuine, warm emotion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206575851514600422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281071.post-57893359542535626622014-12-06T09:51:42.481-07:002014-12-06T09:51:42.481-07:00I am impressed. The slits is an awesome name for ...I am impressed. The slits is an awesome name for an all chick band and this song does not disappoint. What I like most about this song is its critical stance on how conditioning has effected women but it does so without being so out of control angry like most punk songs. I don't jive with punk music cuz usually their anger is too blinding and ugly. But these chicks seem to be able to criticize without overpowering rage. I wonder if their slits are ever washed though. Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532323549207564871noreply@blogger.com