![]() ![]() This includes Mom Jeans and even The Front Bottoms. ![]() Although listening to indie music doesn’t automatically make someone a bad person, it is pretty shady to think about just how many of the frontmen of these bands have been accused of emotional and physical abuse. This male-dominated indie subgenre of people who listen to The Cure, Mac DeMarco, and Neutral Milk Hotel just a little too much might just get its reputation from the overwhelming amount of sexual harassment issues in the indie scene. The World”, also be the type of guy to gaslight any girl that shows any kind of interest in him. And unfortunately, it is pretty common to have the guy who identifies a little too much with Joseph Gordon Levitt’s character in “(500) Days of Summer”, or who wishes to find his very own Ramona Flowers from “Scott Pilgrim vs. These apparently unavoidable stereotypes are therefore the foundation of this joke. For example, Fiona Apple fans “all” have mommy issues, Hozier fans “all” have some kind of religious trauma and Mother Mother fans are “all” simultaneously questioning their gender. In fact, we make assumptions like these all the time. ![]() With this said, is it fair to judge the fanbase of any band or artist solely by our own personal experiences with a few members of that group? No, probably not. Our liked songs on Spotify are as much of an expression of ourselves as the clothes we wear or the way we style our hair. 10 by Reddit user capnrondo “the meme has power because the caricature of a man pretending to be soft and sensitive but actually being an emotional manipulator is one that most people recognise either in others or past versions of themselves.” The music we listen to is reflective of us as people. So what is “male/female manipulator music”? And why is it so popular? According to a post published on Dec. The meme was trending for a long time, and because of its popularity, the “female manipulator music” genre was subsequently introduced (implying, of course, that only those who don’t exist in the gender binary are free from these gross generalizations). Since then, it’s been decided amongst many that Radiohead and The Smiths take their place at the peak of the male manipulator music pyramid, closely followed by bands like Tame Impala, Modern Baseball, and of course, Weezer. 16, 2020, with a very specific tweet (that has since been deleted) by Twitter user who wanted to know what “music ‘red flags’” other people looked for in guys. ![]() Still to this day, I’m not really sure if these were fair picks.īy now, it’s pretty safe to say that everyone’s heard of the ‘male/female manipulator music’ meme that’s been going around for a few months now. On the other hand, I did a double-take when I saw songs like “On Melancholy Hill” by Gorillaz, “So Good At Being In Trouble” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and “Dark Red” by Steve Lacy. Lana Del Rey wasn’t any kind of surprise “Lovefool” by the Cardigans wasn’t really a song that I would’ve thought of for this particular category but seemed to fit in pretty well and “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse was truly the song that tied the entire playlist together. It was pretty long, and when I scrolled through it, I found a lot of music that I was expecting but also some that shocked me. Here are the best of those TikTok songs you've heard parts of, but should definitely listen to the entire thing.Recently, I stumbled upon a Spotify playlist called “Female Manipulator Music” by thaliabalak. Like all music, not every TikTok song is amazing, but there are a handful of gems on the app that are definitely worth listening to in full. The success of a TikTok song is a bit confounding since "old" songs do resurface on the app-going all the way back to the freakin' 19th century-but its pull on what's trending in music is undeniable, making charting hits out of even obscure releases that the kids are playing over their videos. Originating from the lip-syncing app musical.ly, much of the TikTok-verse is all about making content to lay over the perfect song-be it coming up with a new dance craze, lip-syncing, or soundtracking some sort of comic relief. The video sharing app is brutally inescapable, though, and has probably exposed you to a handful of clips of songs you can't get out of your head just by appearing on your social feeds that aren't TikTok. For awhile, TikTok felt like one big joke that anyone outside of Gen Z didn't understand. ![]()
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