Foetus

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9 years ago

Andy Josean

this makes me shrilled

10 years ago

deathtokoalas

the language is edgy, but that only means "racist" to people that lack any sort of critical thinking (i.e. the pc crowd). it's actually starkly anti-racist; it's a sort of an allegory of sin through a sheltered white perspective. the burning is an allegory of hell, and he's burning with them for sinning with them - sleeping with them, which is the ultimate sin in a white patriarchal system that forbids any kind of genetic mixing. he's not separating himself or the listener out, he's putting everybody on an even level with what he's describing. in the end, we're all on fire.some kind of white guilt? maybe, but i think it's more of a literary device. he's stated repeatedly that he's just fucking with people. but you can pick up a lot of pynchon in thirlwell's work. i don't think an australian working in london and new york really has anything resembling a first hand understanding of these things, but if you read pynchon you'll get the perspective spot on.that's how i've always interpreted this, anyways. really, this could very easily be one of pynchon's scattered tunes...

10 years ago