toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat's your favorite song lyric?message-squaremessage-square162linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite song lyric?toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square162linkfedilinkfile-text
Doesn’t matter if the song as a whole is your favorite, I’m just curious what line really stood out to you in a good way.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoSeems to be a take on the Margaret Atwood quote. Courtney Barnett has a similar line where she admits to basically taking the quote word for word: I want to walk in the park in the dark, men are scared that women will laugh at them I want to walk in the park in the dark, women are scared that men will kill them
minus-squarevelma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoIt’s a common sentiment among women and feminists for sure. There was something particularly moving about hearing it from an all male band.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoFor sure. I just thought it was worth pointing out that it originated with a quote from a lecture by Margaret Atwood https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/188039-men-are-afraid-that-women-will-laugh-at-them-women Though I’m sure it’s possible that she heard it from somewhere else
minus-squarevelma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoOh I will always support quotes from Atwood and Barnett :)
Seems to be a take on the Margaret Atwood quote. Courtney Barnett has a similar line where she admits to basically taking the quote word for word:
It’s a common sentiment among women and feminists for sure. There was something particularly moving about hearing it from an all male band.
For sure. I just thought it was worth pointing out that it originated with a quote from a lecture by Margaret Atwood
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/188039-men-are-afraid-that-women-will-laugh-at-them-women
Though I’m sure it’s possible that she heard it from somewhere else
Oh I will always support quotes from Atwood and Barnett :)