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An instance of homophobia in the ska scene (from a ska band, no less) from several years ago came up again recently, and with it came remarks from ska fans defending the offenders. The band, to their credit, have been making a half-assed attempt to apologize in a way that benefits them more than the dude (a friend) they bullied, but it was years too late. This is inspired more by their backers than the band themselves. This is me reminding myself that the ska community that has mostly accepted my gayness is still made up of human beings, and most human beings are garbage.
This is a gathering of people
Nothing more and nothing less
Just a messy microcosm
Of a much more massive mess
I need to take the time to remind myself
To not expect so much
From these edgy angry independent
Idiotic drunks
Lower your standards
We all pretend like we are better
Than society at large
While we embody all the ills
Found in the men who are in charge
We can rail against intolerance
And homophobe attacks
Say we idolize Fugazi
When we’d rather be like Max
I’m disappointed
A ska-punk song won’t ever change the world
But I could tell you about a couple that made me
Believe that we could play songs beautifully
And stomp out hatred dutifully
We used to talk about unity
We used to talk about unity
But it seems that that was nothing but a slogan
Believe me, I’m all for forgiveness
But you can’t make me forget this homophobin’
credits
released December 28, 2017
Matt Wixson - everything
Pat The Bunny - lyrical inspiration for a part
The lead singer of punk band Camp Cope ventures into romantic synth-pop territory, tempering slick arrangements with bare sentiment.
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