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Old 03-06-2019, 01:23 PM   #22
LaBelle
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Yes, and the other accusations? All the stuff we *already* knew?

We're #Cancelling him ten years after his death based on *these* accusations when maybe we should've #Cancelled him 25 years ago, based on what was already pretty common knowledge. But then again, believing victims and/or #Canceling people who may or may not have done bad shit wasn't cool then.
So no one should say anything now because people didn't do anything before?
What is this logic? What is the point you're trying to make?

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Again, this is less a personal lashing out and just more of a grumbling with Twitter and hash tag activism and all of this crap. People only seem to care when it's the cool thing to do.

Maybe it's easier for me because even as a kid, I found his music to be hollow and trite.
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but yes, I agree on the hashtag bullshit like I said. old man or not, it all sounds a bit...fake, for lack of a better word.
So you guys think criticism and holding people accountable is only valid if there's purity of intention and is done in a well defined time frame, and who gets to pick what is the right time and reason to say anything? you?

 
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