From https://promusicianhub.com/what-is-punk-music/

In its most basic definition, Punk music is a manifestation of the rebellious, anti-authority punk subculture that peaked in the second half of the 1970s, primarily in the US and the UK. Not just a music genre, but punk is more of an attitude, a philosophy, and a whole way of being.

Sure it doesn’t sound like punk music, but they sure as hell ripped a massive middle finger at authority.

  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    It’s worth noting that the act has been criticized by Malasia’s queer community as exacerbating tensions and reinforcing negative stereotypes. I don’t have a strong opinion but it’s generally best to listen to the concerns of the community you’re trying to stick up for before doing a political stunt on their behalf (I’m queer btw)

    • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      191·
      1 year ago

      It’s almost like any kind of advocacy done in name of a marginalized group without actually including and consulting said group is performative, masturbatory and counterproductive.

      This applies to most things well-meaning “progressive” libs choose to champion: race, indigenous peoples, immigrants, you name it.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
        8·
        1 year ago

        And from what I hear, the lead singer is just a loose cannon personally, and probably put zero planning into it.

  • sab@kbin.social
    152·
    1 year ago

    It’s not.

    Punk is a musical tradition. Rock and roll was always about rebellion. What made punk different was the back to basic, do it yourself attitude to the music. It’s rebellion, not only against society, but also against increasingly polished music in the 70s with everyone trying to be Zeppelin.

    It arguably started with the Dolls and the Stooges, and grew like wildfire in CBGB. It spread to England when forming members of the Clash and Sex Pistols attended a single Ramones show. It got commercialised through the Pistols and political through the Clash. It got hardened in California, from Black Flag to the Kennedys. The US saw an inspired hardcore scene for a few years.

    After that I’d argue it died. Plenty of people would probably pour a beer over me for that.

    If it doesn’t draw from this musical tradition at all, calling it punk is just completely misleading. Ray Charles wasn’t punk just because he refused to play for a segregated audience. He was a complete badass, but that’s a different thing entirely. And even when drawing from punk as a tradition, whether or not post punk and pop punk should be considered punk is already a debate not worth having.

    • sab@kbin.social
      14·
      1 year ago

      As someone who has never heard of neither the band The 1975 nor their kissing stunts, it took me a couple of reads for sure.

  • AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org
    144·
    1 year ago

    The guitarist, Matty Healy, is a racist piece of shit and nothing he ever does is punk. He masturbates to black women being degraded and dehumanized. Fuck him and fuck anyone bringing him or his band up.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzOP
      41·
      1 year ago

      Do you have a source for that?

      I hadn’t even heard of these guys before the Malaysia news so cool your jets there buddy.

          • AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org
            113·
            1 year ago

            Masturbating to black women being raped and brutalized is not being a provocateur. It’s being a white supremacist. Fuck you op for defending white supremacy

            • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzOP
              73·
              1 year ago

              As charming as the production company name ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ sounds, it wasn’t really something I wanted to look up, however; I can tell you one thing. Those women weren’t raped. They are paid adult performers. Probably not a good idea to appropriate the rape word because it doesn’t apply. Women get raped for real every day and it’s best not to water down the impact of the word.

              • Lhianna@feddit.de
                61·
                1 year ago

                I recommend looking up the “ethics” in the porn industry before claiming those women weren’t raped.

              • AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org
                41·
                1 year ago

                Yeah no their whole shtick is they lie to women and don’t tell them what fucked up shit they are going to do to them. They are targeting homeless and poor women who have little choices for earning money and then brutalize dehumanize and rape them. What the fuck is wrong with you defending this and what the fuck is wrong with the seven people who upvoted you. Nice to see white supremacy and rape culture alive and well on lemmy.

                • OrangeSlice@lemmy.mlMEnglish
                  1·
                  1 year ago

                  Can you provide a source for this? Makes it easier to moderate if you can back up what you’re saying.

  • Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.socialEnglish
    94·
    1 year ago

    Punk isn’t a genre, it’s a lifestyle. Somewhere in the 90s people, including the artists themselves, mistook it only as a musical genre.

    The 1975 is punk imo, even though they dont fit the genre.

  • birdcat@lemmy.ml
    510·
    1 year ago

    Edited and joke removed. After reading that buzz feed article I realized that this is not the time for humor.

    OP, you’re admiring a hateful, racist, disgusting excuse of a human being.

    Admiring and bringing up excuses for a nazi makes you a nazi. Period.