It is the twerk that seems to evince in any crowd a manifest succumbing to the worst angels of our natures. The brainless shrieks of approval, the demented adulation for an unveiled sexuality not content with mere liberality, but further possessed of a flippant, aggressive, and unapologetically performative disposition.
And all the more to applaud you see, because James Madison – James Madison! – bore symbolic witness to the madness.
Can she really do that in the presence of the founding fathers?
Of course she can. And the prepossessed audacity to exhibit that behavior — the banality, the crudity, the do-what-I-wantity — whilst in that hallowed presence, is the whole point of the exercise.
For this is the culture that delights in the desecration of the sacred. The desecration that is sometimes unthinkingly casual, but often deliberately profane.
I am not quite sure why I should care at all about this? — I like sushi
I think it's undeniable that Lizzo's art stands for the empowerment of the marginalized — praxis
When Trump sells James Madison's crystal flute after the next American civil war, Lizzo's playing of the flute will have added to its selling value. — Nils Loc
What is her art? She is a musician right? Does she always make music about such a topic? Is she particularly political? — I like sushi
I don't know you well enough to say something that might be understandable to you… — introbert
I think the topic here is over thought.
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. — Deus
It's hard enough to take this seriously without half-baked jokes being thrown into the mix. — praxis
hooker costume — Merkwurdichliebe
You’re simply describing the way things are … if she was to devote her time to eating less hotdogs and going for some excercise … in 6 months time you’d pay for an hour of her company… — Deus
And she plays a mean flute. — Deus
Where do you live where streetwalkers can afford an outfit like that? — praxis
You would be surprised at the amount a good pimp will pay for clothes for his hoes. — Merkwurdichliebe
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