A sense of humor differs from person to person. Some like cringe humor, others enjoy sarcastic wit, and some are quite old-school in their taste, chuckling at the jokes from the funnies section. And then, there are those who have darker tastes. They find humor in things that others would deem unacceptable and inappropriate.
It's the dark humor-loving folks. And, oftentimes, these are folks from a certain subculture. Like the creators of this meme page, possibly, at least judging from the title they decided to choose. Truly, who else if not metalheads would be inspired by a metal band and name their meme page "I See My Demons Staring At Memes?"
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So true. Now fake faux news is claiming immigrants are stealing and eating people's pets in Ohio and the MAGA morons eat it up. The police call BS.
For those who are not that well-acquainted with metal bands, the title alludes to a song from American band Chelsea Grin, "Hostage." The creators of the FB page borrowed the first line of the song, which goes: "I see my demons staring at me now."
I'll admit, Pandas, I'm no expert on being a metalhead, goth, or even an emo kid. The closest I got to belonging to a subculture was listening to Papa Roach and wearing knock-off Chuck Taylors in eighth grade. So, to know more about the "scary" subcultures, I reached out to an expert on the heavy metal culture, Keith Kahn-Harris.
Please do not forget that the majority of the super rich got to that point because "smart shoppers" love cheap throwaway stuff, produced by underpaid workers aka slaves who work and live in horrid circumstances, not to mention the dead environment and rivers surroznding these factories.
There's still a stereotype that persists to some degree that metalheads, goths, punks, and other similar alternative subcultures are all angry, scary individuals. They're either always serious or only like humor that's related to grim and sinister things.
But sociologist, music critic, and writer Keith Kahn-Harris says it's quite the opposite. As an academic who's spent his career exploring music scenes and heavy metal music, he's aware of the stereotypes people often put on certain subcultures. "Metal is often understood by its detractors to be humourless," he points out.
They invented this thing called a desk top computer that was going to reduce the work week from 5 to 4 days a week.
"In reality, while excessive seriousness isn't unknown, one of metal's best-kept secrets is that humour is an important part of metal culture," he tells Bored Panda. "It kind of counter-balances the darkness of metal and helps metal scenes maintain equilibrium. Even when metal artists and fans might seem to be po-faced, they are often highly aware of the ludicrous aspects of metal aesthetics and embrace them nonetheless."
Kahn-Harris tells us that humor has a very special function in the metal community — just as in any other, in fact. "Humour is usually a key part of maintaining communities and scenes," he says. "It helps to bond people together, particularly when 'outsiders' don't see the 'joke.' As I say, humour is one of metal's best-kept secrets, and sharing in the secret can be a powerful thing."
Also, who says metal music can't be funny? I have to tell y'all, I ended up falling into quite a rabbit hole when Kahn-Harris mentioned pirate metal. Bands like Alestorm and Rumahoy prove that metal bands don't take themselves too seriously but are still professionals at their craft. I can almost see the crew of the Black Pearl headbanging to "Give all your beer and your rum to me."
Other metal genres, even if not so overtly humorous, can be funny too. Kahn-Harris gives us one particular example. "Power metal, while it might seem overly serious, is often highly knowing in its use of the ridiculous." There are even some insider discussions, with some claiming that "All power metal is dumb" and purists claiming that it can be still well-crafted and doesn't need to veer into stupidity.
The people in Hawaii had this. They had such abundance that it only took then 3 days to take care of business ( food, shekter, clothes ) and then had fun the rest of the time. The missionaries came and were appalled. Idleness brings the devil, etc. Beautiful, peacefull society, that everyone now wishes they had, ruined.
Music blogger Charles in San Francisco writes how old-school power metal has always been kind of ridiculous. "Deep Purple doing songs about driving fast? Yes, they were seriously shredding, but their songs were even sillier than the old surf-band songs about fast cars — and they knew it!"
I seem to have swung the other way and I am one. The older you get, the more injustice you see.it’s up to the individual whether you acknowledge it or not.
I would love to be a little more conservative but today's conservatives have lost their God d*mn mind.
Load More Replies...Me, my boomer friends and my boomer family members are all hard-core liberals. My mom left the Republican Party in her 60's and started volunteering with NARAL. This bullsh*t agist boomer hating is annoying af.
I was more conservative when I was younger. I am now progressive at age 66.
I was conservative, leaning to right (not the nazi way), but older I get, the more I'm leaning to centre and left.
Is it because you realize you will become dependent on other people?
Load More Replies...Another generalization that is just not true. In my experience, the older you get, the more you are able to see through the bull excrement. Will they censor excrement here? They have gone a little crazy.
As I've grown older? I... Well, I've stayed the same. I've read all the various parties manifestos. Then go and vote. My personal views are mainly considered "liberal", which some do use as a put down, but I have ruined a vote ballot paper in local elections before now because not one single party addressed or were very against certain issues that are important and affect myself and a lot of others. Hey, at least I went and voted, even if I'm called "a lefty wing hippy Liberal"!
I'm glad I live in Australia and not the US. I came from a communist country so the US was what freedom was about. I have learned that I was wrong
My first bf used to tell me to just give up on being so fascinated by alternative types (goth, punk, metal heads.... that sort) because they all become "normal" before they turn 30yo. Lol. I am now 40yo and I am still a metal head and so is my bf and most of our friends. I am so happy that I got out of that sh1tty relationship and thus gave me the opportunity to be myself however I want to. 🤘🤓🤘
I was raised by a Republican and a Democrat as an army brat. I'm about as far left as you can get
The reason the population as a whole seems more conservative the older they are, is that marginalized people die younger.
You become more conservative as you get richer and more privileged in time, so you don't want society to change anymore since it fits your interests as it is. In the current situation where fully grown and educated generations get denied any kind of upward mobility, this cannot work, obviously.
People in the Boomer generation who stayed the same became more right wing, relatively speaking, because of the direction society was moving in.
Certainly not everyone. My friends and I are just as radical and in some areas more so than we were in the '60'. Plus we got to see all good bands.
Load More Replies..."Tell me that Judas Priest, KISS, or Slipknot aren't secretly having a good chuckle over their exaggerated schtick," the music blogger went on. "And Rammstein? They give over-the-top a whole new meaning." Not to mention that some bands, like Iron Maiden, had some seriously dorky lyrics with imagery almost straight out of Dungeons and Dragons.
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You want more examples of ridiculous metal band concepts? What about Nekrogoblikon, an American metal band that writes songs about and from the point of view of goblins. The band formed in L.A. in 2006 and is still going strong today. "How you make the joke last this long is a good question," Charles points out in his article.
Are there any captains around who'd like to explain this whole »woman and bear« issue (to me)? 🤔 🐻 🤷🏽
And what about other subcultures? The goths, for example, do they only laugh at things that are related to the underworld and the afterlife? The very aptly named What Is Goth? clarifies that goths have a sense of humor and love to laugh. "Goths love to laugh but their humour is more of the black comedy sort. They aren't sad because they like dark things -- dark things make them happy and inspire them."
We are living in "Interesting Times" to borrow from Terry Pratchett.
La Petite Mort is French. It means "The Little Death" and it's a euphemism for sexual orgasm.
This kind of thing usually happens because the string on the air guitar snapped and you don't remember where you put the spare strings.
stand up for what you believe in! Unless I don't like it, then I have the right to disrespect, misinterpret, lie about it. LiVe YoUr TrUtH
choose love, stop hate! Unless you don't agree with me then I can do whatever I want
Load More Replies...stand up for what you believe in! Unless I don't like it, then I have the right to disrespect, misinterpret, lie about it. LiVe YoUr TrUtH
choose love, stop hate! Unless you don't agree with me then I can do whatever I want
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