From Bryan Bickel Sent Mon, Dec 8th 1997, 14:37
From Bryan Bickel Sent Mon, Dec 8th 1997, 14:37
i'm sure its just another one of those stupid alternative marketing plans
to yet bring more attention to themselves via the media. ( kind of like
nirvana " rape me " )
Bryan
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Bryan Bickel
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On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, wells wrote:
> i just want to get some opinions on the new prodigy video for 'smack my
> bitch up'. in case anyone hasn't seen it, it's basically shot from a
> first person perspective and is a series of shots of women being fondled
> and generally harrassed, with lots of clever vomiting footage. i'm just
> wondering what meaning, if any, people find behind this video/song. is it
> in fact mysogonist? i was a little unsettled by it, but i don't think
> there's much meaning (sexist or otherwise) in any prodigy track.
> i'm not really asking for prodigy bashing, or really even opinions on the
> song's merit as a track at all. i realize politics are not a popular topic
> on this list either, but i think this video requires a little discussion.
> any opinions/insight appreciated.
>
> - wells oliver : xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
> "all these things we'll one day swallow whole
> and fade out again and fade out again"
>