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FOOD DISCOURSE: reblog with ur opinions on guacamole, olives, mango, hummus, tomatoes, and cannolis

#guacamole: STUPID #olives: WEIRD #mango: REALLY YUMMY #hummus: never had. scary.#tomatoes: BAD #cannolis: LIGHT OF MY LIFE

churrotowns

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

extracrunchyboybutter

the first time i watched this i didn’t Get It, i was disappointed by how his performance seemed kinda flat to me? but then i saw a different version of this post where someone had pointed out that Nas is a gay black man and an artist, and for him to do a unoriginally faithful cover of this song would be disgenuine in the face of how the meaning changes, and it shook me to my core

the original dolly version is so vocally driven, has her audibly in/near tears begging jolene to allow her to keep her relationship in the face of emotional unfaithfulness, but there’s still that hope, that desperation that if jolene allows it, dolly can keep her man

BUT with the situation reversed in the way it is when Nas sings it, the song is now about a gay man whose boyfriend/partner has fallen in love with a woman. his voice is flatter because what emotions can you conjure up in a situation like that? there is no hope for the relationship, only a despair beyond despair for the fact that you can never be what he truly wants. his voice can’t waver and wobble the way dollys does bc even though the lyrics still beg jolene not to take away his man, Nas knows that he’s already gone, the tone of the song shifts from bargaining into depression/acceptance, a gay man mourning all the ways a heteronormative society is built to deprive him of his happiness. there is something unique and incomparable and soul wrenching being gay and loosing the person you love in that way, and Nas captured it perfectly

listening to this cover again i can hear the pain in his voice but it’s much quieter, it’s not there for everyone to hear, just those of us who Know

4nationsinharmony

This. This is what I’ve been scouring the notes to try to find. It’s abt how bi folks so often end up with “opposite” gender partners because of societal expectations of heteronormativity. The pain and resignation in Lil Nas X’s presentation here puts “I cannot compete with you, Jolene” on a whole nother level.

trina-makes-an-entrance

Yeah but at the end of the day if Susie said something like "I'm going home" you bet your ass she's going to Castle Town.

brostateexam

On Reagan's deathaversary I just want to say:

It rules when homophobes die

It rules when conservative icons drop dead

It Will Happen

bebsi-cola

actually pigs shouldn't be at pride even outside of uniform. fuck those guys

bebsi-cola

if you decide to become a police officer then that outweighs any other marginalised identity you can rustle up like. not sorry, who asked you to willingly become a pig

pekkhum

I have heard of black people warning their kids that the race of a police officer is cop and you should not expect solidarity from them. The same applies to other types of minorities.

The sexuality of a police officer is cop.

The gender of a police officer is cop.

When you become the enforcer and protector of capital, you are making the deal to be slightly favored by the system over others like you, in exchange for being its servant. Your solidarity is with the system that you serve, even if it hates you.

If you want solidarity with those the system hates, you cannot be the system's servant and defender.

lestatfag

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]