Old Town Road is put behind a lot of Tik-Toks now; which is frustrating, and even sad.
Because, then, I'm constantly being reminded of the NewAge direction Lil Nas X took his career - making explicit what he originally hinted - which took all the subversive fun and mystery out of it.
Having been there, his art BORES me; so I avoid his work like the plague.
On the other hand, if you understand Christian symbolism, Louis CK is the Devil.
A charming, unpretentious man who can rationalize literally anything - that's the Devil. And the moment he (inevitably) says "You're in this with me now" is the moment your toes should curl, as the Undisputed Truth's old lyric solidifies into reality:
"You make your own Heaven and Hell right here on Earth"
And we've chosen Hell. We've chosen to be little Hitlers. Just another one of Satan's minions. And there's no shame in it because everybody's joined. This is what the Devil does: You just realized it.
And you just realized it because there's a veil of bullshit over it all.
Followed your link in the Althouse comment thread and discovered Old Town Road. That was awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed that video - thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I'll try to keep the quality up.
DeleteThat Weinstein/Oprah photo - veil of bullshit indeed.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try and twist this one up like a braid, so stay tuned.
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