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So where was the steampunk in that? Two bits of clockwork do not "steampunk" make.
"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious—makes you so sick at heart—that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all" Mario Savio
The good news someone finally somebody put the punk into steampunk.
The bad news is the type of punk he put into steampunk is prison punk.
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but refuse. They cling to the realm, or love, or the gods…illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is, but they’ll never know this. Not until it’s too late.
Honestly, I HATE Justin Beiber, however I love steampunk, I do feel that this will help steampunk gain mass-appeal, also T-Pain is doing the same thing, he is even using props built by Capt. Robert from Abney Park, and dressing like him (with consent) I'd love to see mainstream-steam!
So apparently the people who like Steampunk are so vain and pathetic that they toss their taste in style aside because of a boy band. That's almost as vapid as the ones who pick that taste because of boy bands.
Actually check that, that's MORE vapid.
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Melissia wrote:So apparently the people who like Steampunk are so vain and pathetic that they toss their taste in style aside because of a boy band. That's almost as vapid as the ones who pick that taste because of boy bands.
Actually check that, that's MORE vapid.
The "true" fans of steampunk will do one of three things:
1. Never actually see the video, nor hear of it's existance
2. Ignore it
3. Be happy that the trend has made its way into pop-culture and see that the trend is spreading. (If it wasn't meant to catch on, why start it at all?)
But in all seriousness, why? He entertains 12 year old girls and brings something INCREDIBLY different then what most of these delusional "Tweens"(i despise that word with an burning passion....), just why?
We can only hope his career will fail and he will fade, while i personally hope he's dragged to a whole new circle of hell where unspeakable things are done to him (when your cousins are girls aged 4 - 9 with SERIOUS authority and eating issues and all they listen to is Bieber, problems land on you doorstep).
Y'know thinking about how mercilessly I teased my little sister during her NKOTB phase it seems the other constant is that men reflexively hate these teen idols.
Commisar Von Humps wrote:
We can only hope his career will fail and he will fade, while i personally hope he's dragged to a whole new circle of hell where unspeakable things are done to him (when your cousins are girls aged 4 - 9 with SERIOUS authority and eating issues and all they listen to is Bieber, problems land on you doorstep).
Really?
I hope that he grows up a little, gets some freedom with what he's allowed to do, and hopefully branches out into something outside the spectrum of mainstream pop. As exaggerated as he may be, he's certainly not talentless. and if given the chance to put that to good use, you never know what he might put out.
Commisar Von Humps wrote:
We can only hope his career will fail and he will fade, while i personally hope he's dragged to a whole new circle of hell where unspeakable things are done to him (when your cousins are girls aged 4 - 9 with SERIOUS authority and eating issues and all they listen to is Bieber, problems land on you doorstep).
Really?
I hope that he grows up a little, gets some freedom with what he's allowed to do, and hopefully branches out into something outside the spectrum of mainstream pop. As exaggerated as he may be, he's certainly not talentless. and if given the chance to put that to good use, you never know what he might put out.
Agreed.
I hope he gets a bit of a clue (Working with about 17 highschool girls gives me more insight than I would like), but I wish him no ill will. I just hope he doesn't become like Screech.....
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Melissia wrote:So apparently the people who like Steampunk are so vain and pathetic that they toss their taste in style aside because of a boy band. That's almost as vapid as the ones who pick that taste because of boy bands.
Actually check that, that's MORE vapid.
The "true" fans of steampunk will do one of three things:
1. Never actually see the video, nor hear of it's existance
2. Ignore it
3. Be happy that the trend has made its way into pop-culture and see that the trend is spreading. (If it wasn't meant to catch on, why start it at all?)
4. Be reminded that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has greater claim to "SteamPunk" than this nonsense.
"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious—makes you so sick at heart—that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all" Mario Savio
Or be reminded that this is nothing more than stupid, nonsensical internet hatedom?
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
ArbeitsSchu wrote:So where was the steampunk in that? Two bits of clockwork do not "steampunk" make.
Um, all the cogs, the mechanical glove and the Victorian esq. clothing he's wearing perhaps?
Melissia wrote:Or be reminded that this is nothing more than stupid, nonsensical internet hatedom?
Would you look at that, we're bandwagoners for hatin' ol Justice Beaver so now the only way to not be on the bandwagon is to not hate her...
You're making one hell of a leap between a smattering of cogs in a factory setting to the demise of the genre.
"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious—makes you so sick at heart—that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all" Mario Savio
While I don't think bieber really added anything of value to pop christmas songs in general, I gotta say that wow, that lead girl dancer can pull off one hell of a robot.
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
I have nothing against Bieber per se. Maybe just to credit his managers with attempting to make him more likeable with a larger group of people?
It really dosnt matter too me because I can say that within the next 10 years Bieber will either:
A: Come out at a sold out comeback gig.
B: Admit too being a heavy and frequent user of Speedballs
C: Admit too being a very youthful looking 35 years old
Or D: All of the above
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