base talk Are music critics getting out of touch?

[glitch]

I think you'd be surprised to discover a lot of women listen to Charli too. There's a very strange homophobic energy coming through your statements tbh. So what if gay men like Billie and Charli's albums. Are straight people the only ones allowed to define what is good and what is bad?

[Virgos Groove]

Sounds like you are out of touch.

[JO1s]

8 minutes ago, glitch said:

I think you'd be surprised to discover a lot of women listen to Charli too. There's a very strange homophobic energy coming through your statements tbh. So what if gay men like Billie and Charli's albums. Are straight people the only ones allowed to define what is good and what is bad?

Yes straight white women are the only people allowed to define what is good and bad

 

[Atlantis]

What's even the point of this thread Gays have no taste and only albums that straight white girls like should be praised?

[Nico Robin]

just smile and nod yall

 

[Brooklyn Baby]

Maybe don't lead with TTPD when making this argument...

[Wonderland]

Queer music is having an unprecedented number of commercial and critical breakthroughs and you're pressed about it because you don't think it helps Taylor Swift?

 

Okay.

[GentleEarthquake]

This thread is so embarrasing, just close it sis, and maybe work in your internalized homophobia (and taste)

[My Tears Ricochet]

Why do you hate yourself this much?

[Trent W]

OP really attacked and called the entire gay community lame and out of touch just to defend and lift TTPD  

 

This is cult ****

 

Even tho I don't dislike TTPD completely we can collectively (gay or straight) admit that it was the worst album by a major popstar in 2024.

 

And these threads just further prove that main point.

Edited June 22 by Trent W

[Funnyfatty]

"Critics are out of touch" 1991 album is #18 on the apple music best of list  

 

YEAH I AGREE. How is that disgusting album above any Bjork album? Or any Mariah album? They are out of touch.

 

and you deserve to be banned from this website because of all the homophobia you just shtted out. Swifties are really the most homophobic people i have ever seen its shocking  

[Sazare]

Poptimism has definitely poisoned the well in the critical community, yeah.
 

I also think critics now are much more reluctant to give negative reviews to anyone except the most easy targets (eg Ed Sheeran) for a few reasons: critics are afraid of getting doxxed by rabid stans, publications are scared of getting accused of racism/sexism/etc, and I think there's also a greater conscientiousness on the part of critics that their reviews (mostly at bigger-name publications like Pitchfork) hold a considerable amount of sway and can at times affect an actual artist's livelihood.

[feelslikeadream]

2 hours ago, Meev said:

with TTPD being panned by music critics everywhere

The way y'all are gonna be GAGGED when I start warning posts that call TTPD "panned" for spreading misinformation 

[Cleanromantic]

charli xcx pots and pans ontz ontz music getting critically acclaimed is proof that critics have completely lost relevance. I played her album to my gp friends and they literally laughed in my face . 

Edited June 22 by Cleanromantic

[Green]

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Brat, it is literally the type of music targeting the lowest denominator gays.

 

The self hate

[Bussea]

critics and atrlers too

[fememeist]

3 minutes ago, Cleanromantic said:

charli xcx pots and pans ontz ontz music getting critically acclaimed is proof that critics have completely lost relevance. I played her album to my gp friends and they literally laughed in my face . 

The friends in question:

[Green]

43 minutes ago, Funnyfatty said:

and you deserve to be banned from this website because of all the homophobia you just shtted out. Swifties are really the most homophobic people i have ever seen its shocking  

 

This!!!

 

They have been spreading so much homophobia with their posts lately

[fever2288]

TTPD deserves 50 at max, so you have a point of critics being out of touch

[Cleanromantic]

Just now, fememeist said:

The friends in question:

This weak ass drag. I actually don't have a single white friend. They're from India, turkey, Nigeria, Cyprus, Iran, and Latin America, and they all collectively called her music trash . 

I don't know why you people are shocked that music popular on Twitter and internet forums is very niche.

[Wicked]

Y'all never read reviews to get a sense of why something is praised.

 

Learn to think about music outside of yourself and your own personal taste (or lack of taste).

 

I recommend The Quietus' review of BRAT.

 

Also,again,being this personally bothered by critics is always going to be crazy. Be secure in what you like. 2 of my favorite albums of the year have pissy reviews, and I couldn't care less.

 

 

Edited June 22 by Wicked

[Contessa]

I KNEW it would be a swiftie making this thread before I entered. Pathetic! Seethe! 

[Contessa]

11 minutes ago, Cleanromantic said:

This weak ass drag. I actually don't have a single white friend. They're from India, turkey, Nigeria, Cyprus, Iran, and Latin America, and they all collectively called her music trash . 

I don't know why you people are shocked that music popular on Twitter and internet forums is very niche.

Internalized homophobia and internalized racism are a thing luv so idk what this is trying to prove at all 

 

but to stay on-topic, this is not an issue of race tbh so idk why we bringing it up in the first place

[Raphy23]

No they like The Secret of Us, Brat, HMHAS, and were meh on TTPD. Sounds about right to me

[Kylie Jenner]

I think you're placing way too much weight on the scores and reviews these critics give. Does it really matter? It's all completely subjective so who really cares if Joe Bloggs gave something 1 star? Your point didn't warrant being homophobic...