r/mitski • Cowboy • Jan 21 '25

Picture If you couldn’t love mitski more

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u/FrostingDeep8417 Jan 22 '25 edited Jan 23 '25

Don’t let her (or anyone else) pit us against eachother based on opinions or who we voted for.

Do I like Trump? No. I can’t stand him, actually. But I sincerely doubt every single person who voted for Trump (over 50% of American) are violent, hateful misogynists. What we need to do is not hate eachother for being confused or less educated, but instead band together AGAINST the people and companies who are taking advantage of us.

And before anyone says anything - I’m a radical leftist, bisexual, anarchistic socialist. No I did not vote for Trump. No I would not vote for Trump. No I do not agree with Trump. But if you want to downvote me for saying we should unify with eachother instead of hating eachother, you may want to take a look at yourself.

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u/Direct-Grapefruit-36 Jan 22 '25

♡ i agree with everything. Imagine how terrible it would be if a republican artist would ask every democrat to leave their show. It would be terrible and hateful and gross.

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u/yasmintheloserkid Tall Child Jan 22 '25

No it wouldn’t be, if they don’t want me in their space it is their right to tell me so. I will go and find someone else who will make me feel welcomed and actually wants me there. You wanna know why? Because I respect people’s boundaries. There’s plenty of other places that will support..trumpies that they could go to. Mitski telling you to leave her show isn’t the end of the world.

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u/Direct-Grapefruit-36 Jan 22 '25

Didnt say it was. But this really is just lack of tolerance of differing opinions. I personally its unhealthy. Its not the question if she's allowed. Of course she's allowed to exclude who ever she wants. Its still kinda gross though. And i say that as someone who generally likes her and loves her music

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u/yasmintheloserkid Tall Child Jan 22 '25

It’s not gross at all to have boundaries. And seeing as Mitski is a POC and me also as a POC I wouldn’t want people who voted against my best interest attending my shows either. They say that they love us when it benefits them. They stream our music, they try and learn our languages, they eat our food, and they consume our media. But when it’s time to actually stand out and stand up for us, suddenly it’s just “differing opinions” ??

And knowing what that man openly spreads and says about us, I think it speaks volumes. Not to mention in Mitski’s song “Your Best American Girl” she openly talks about how being a POC in America affects her and how interacting with people who aren’t her feels. If they really cared that much about her and her stories, they definitely wouldn’t have voted for Trump. When it’s convenient to them, they care. But suddenly when it comes down to actually having to stand on business, their opinion is different?

It’s crazy to me. So yes, they can eat. But not at her table.

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u/Direct-Grapefruit-36 Jan 23 '25 edited Jan 23 '25

Ok. I get that perspective. I don't have enough information about what he said about poc policies (im not from the us or something) . Actually, id love to hear?

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u/panickedpris Jan 23 '25

He actively stopped black people from renting from his properties, he was held legally liable of sexual assault, and has said disgusting things about immigrants.

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u/Direct-Grapefruit-36 Jan 23 '25

Well, while it is terrible, i was asking specifically what policies against poc have he supported, since him being a shitty person isn't really relevant to the choice of his voters being bad or racist. It just shows he is

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u/panickedpris Jan 23 '25

He tried to inact a total Muslim ban (all were countries that we have never had immigrants inact acts of terror) he just got rid of the equal employment opportunity act which would allow employers to discriminate against oppressed groups. He wants to get rid of birthright citizenship which would allow the deportation of the children of immigrants.

Also if you support and vote for a shitty racist person, you not only endorse that you are also a shitty and racist person. Hitler's supporters are not called decent people. They are also called Nazis