it isn't, though
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 29 March 2021 17:35 (three years ago) link
This video is great although the CGI movement is scaring me.
yea it's kind of nauseating in the way some of the more graphic Tim & Eric videos are
still "if all gay people are going to hell you might as well try to fuck the devil" is a pretty great concept, I must admit
one striking thing about the reaction to this is just how many people believe the devil is like, an actual physical entity
― frogbs, Monday, 29 March 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
xp it is tho
also here's the shoe storyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/28/style/nike-satan-shoes-lil-Nas-x.html
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 March 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
the full-length version is now streamable as "satan's extended version" lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlz3g3DgCU
― dyl, Monday, 29 March 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link
satan's uncut version too iirc
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 29 March 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
I interviewed Lil Nas X about "Montero," the twigs connection and his own journey with Christianity: "I want kids [who know] they’re a part of the LGBTQ community to feel like they’re O.K. and that they don’t have to hate themselves” https://t.co/MFvLTzua61— Andrew Chow (@andrewrchow) March 29, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 29 March 2021 19:51 (three years ago) link
The Logitech ads that have been running since the Super Bowl (emphasizing him as a creative figure etc.) seem brilliantly timed now.
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 05:22 (three years ago) link
Ok he pretty much guaranteed himself a lawsuit with the shoe though that’s kinda dumb
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:13 (three years ago) link
Legal fees vs exposure seems pretty worth it imo. Shoes sold for about 700k so that offsets the marketing that’s likely to go on for months if Nike sues.
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:17 (three years ago) link
Nike is suing the shoe designer.
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:23 (three years ago) link
On what grounds? He bought the sneakers and customized them, and is now reselling them. Right? So what's the problem?
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:25 (three years ago) link
On the grounds that the shoes are likely to confuse consumers and dilute Nike's trademarks. "In fact, there is already evidence of significant confusion and delusion occurring in the marketplace, including calls to boycott Nike in response to the launch of MSCHF's Satan Shoes based on the mistaken belief that Nike has authorized or approved this product," Nike says.
(They also claim safety concerns - ""According to media reports, the red ink and drop of literal human blood is incorporated into the sole of each shoe (...) Making changes to the midsole may pose safety risks for consumers.")
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:31 (three years ago) link
Gonna sue Disney bcz KISS put their blood in that Marvel comic seven ownerships ago.
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
(fwiw, Nike didn't misspell "dilution" as "delusion" in the actual complaint – I just checked – somehow the legal news service introduced that typo.)
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:43 (three years ago) link
brb gonna go make some careful changes to my midsole
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:54 (three years ago) link
If that designer did it to one pair of shoes, Nike has no case. Since he did it to 600 pairs, we'll see . . .
― the last unvaccinated motherfucker on earth (PBKR), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 12:39 (three years ago) link
Lil Nas X is the best at twitter and he's really calling attention to the fact that the world is currently in the middle of huge moral panic (qanon, etc) and has been for quite some time now.
He's not bringing the Satantic Panic back because spoiler, it's been here the whole time.
https://bogleech.tumblr.com/post/625261181150609408/parts-of-the-internet-are-completely-freaking-out
This is Trump's hydroxychloroquine doctor!
Anyway I am love him, not only does he know how to make the statement but he knows how to defend himself from the relentlessness of the conservative backlash, publicly, on twitter, where his fans can see him doing it and draw some strength to make their own controversial art.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 1 April 2021 02:45 (three years ago) link
Looks like he handled this well (and/or was in a position to receive the benefit of the doubt):https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-31/lil-nas-x-praises-fka-twigs-after-montero-video-accused-of-copying-her-ideas
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Thursday, 1 April 2021 03:06 (three years ago) link
i do wish he was as good at music as he is at social media
― ufo, Thursday, 1 April 2021 03:23 (three years ago) link
number one in the UK
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 2 April 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
How to live
me after getting a song about gay sex to the top of the billboard charts pic.twitter.com/UJK5HpDCOA— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 5, 2021
i hope my haters are sad. i hope they are crying. i want your tears to fill my grammy cup. 🏹🤍— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 5, 2021
all jokes aside, we get to control our own destiny, never let the world decide it for you. no matter how dark it may look keep fucking going!— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 6, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 04:50 (three years ago) link
hard not to root for him
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 05:14 (three years ago) link
true, but then I listen to his music
then I'm like "find your audience, young man, for it is not me" and do a deep, formal bow
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
hard pic.twitter.com/Wx8LLKFJwH— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 3, 2021
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
much improved imo
lmao
international fans thinking “lil” is my first name is favorite thing ever lmao https://t.co/5azuXaBSW6— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 9, 2021
― frogbs, Friday, 9 April 2021 03:34 (three years ago) link
Lillian Nas XLillian Yachty Lillian Uzi Vert Lillian Wayne
― peace, man, Friday, 9 April 2021 08:18 (three years ago) link
Lilian Kleine Lilian MarijnissenLilianne Ploumen(sorry, one for the Dutchies)
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 9 April 2021 10:07 (three years ago) link
I salute Lil Nas X for having the number one song in the UK when Prince Philip died, therefore meaning it is now the new national anthem.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 9 April 2021 15:16 (three years ago) link
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9555748/lil-nas-x-montero-not-removed-streaming-services
What was this about?
― treeship., Wednesday, 14 April 2021 21:45 (three years ago) link
Either way the song is super catchy. I get that little hum he does before the hook stuck in my head all the time.
― treeship., Wednesday, 14 April 2021 21:47 (three years ago) link
Lol my kids believed him.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 16 April 2021 06:34 (three years ago) link
the stupid logitech commercial with this song makes me not want to listen to the full track
― eisimpleir (crüt), Friday, 16 April 2021 06:37 (three years ago) link
uhhh Lil Nas X dropped an a capella version of Montero (Call Me By Your Name) with a video consisting entirely of even more amazing looks and makeup moments?https://t.co/j8L4vPE5Wu— Alexander (@purplechrain) April 24, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 April 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXz55yQWADk
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 April 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrCD-g8oHc
― xzanfar, Friday, 30 April 2021 19:48 (two years ago) link
Raf Naz X
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 30 April 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85G5SI5Nu3s
― xzanfar, Friday, 30 April 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46FDCGluv0
― xzanfar, Friday, 30 April 2021 20:05 (two years ago) link
Lil Nas - The Prequel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BVFY9wnTw
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 21 May 2021 07:47 (two years ago) link
this song is terrific
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 22 May 2021 11:35 (two years ago) link
very moving video
― dyl, Saturday, 22 May 2021 23:10 (two years ago) link
he is performing on snl tonight
that was a hell of a performance on SNL. wonder how many complaints NBC got? Maybe none because no old people watch TV anymore.
― akm, Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:06 (two years ago) link
they watch OAN iirc
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
What did he do, pretend to smash an amp?
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
he got happy on national TV
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
I thought he was hiding a boner but the word is he ripped his pants
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
great performance either way
i was actually worried that a televised performance (esp on smaller stage) couldn't possibly live up to the standard set by the music video so i'm glad that proved to be needless
― dyl, Sunday, 23 May 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
LNx's recasting of himself as the indigo zoomer everyperson is both a savvy marketing move and very sweet.
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 23 May 2021 19:11 (two years ago) link