sunspot42 Doesn't Like Dirges
Aug 4, 2023 16:28:36 GMT
Post by joe666pack on Aug 4, 2023 16:28:36 GMT
I have followed the utterly vile (and increasingly wink wink racist) "EVERY Billboard #1 hit discussion thread 1958-Present" thread for awhile now.
The pattern is simple. "W.B." posts #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits chronologically with a video & a little history (with glaring touches of witless snark lately) and the Hoffmanites comment.
Many participants in this thread are not fans of hip hop, or anything that is too URBAN for their tastes. They are not usually fans of BLACK music that was released after they hit 30. Some tip toe around their feelings, while others are fairly blatant. "Rap isn't music," "sampling is stealing," " zero originality in music," "what passes for music," blah blah blah....
Even the song introductions by "W.B." have become very borderline, especially now that the thread is slowly catching up to modern times. Instead of simply posting the song with a few facts, "W.B." has been lecturing, letting his disgust shine like a beacon. There have been so many awful examples from "W.B." that it would take a ton of work to compile. But basically, if you see a black face being featured as that day's Billboard #1, you know you can count on some good ol' thinly veiled racism (especially towards the male artists)..
I first noticed the thread when they were at 1989, and it was mildly amusing... Then when they hit 1992, I started seeing alot of loosely disguised racism being tossed around, especially whenever the featured performer was of the darker persuasion.. Rap, soul, new jack swing, hip-hop, all magnets for the vipers to spew their venom...
The thread is now up to 2007, and many of the remaining posters seemingly cannot hold back any longer (a few of the posters are fair and positive, but W.B, Sunspot, Grant, Oatsdad, John Harchar, and torcan always seem to drown them out)..
A "W.B." (or a topic about the thread in general) would take quite a bit of work since the thread is up to 2118 pages (there's another thread devoted to "EVERY Billboard #1 rhythm & blues hit" that I've never looked at, but I'm sure it's equally putrid).. But here is someone that always pisses me off. I haven't seen a thread devoted to Sunspot42, so here we go.
Sunspot42 is just a waste. An opinionated blowhard who often makes Dilly look charming, but has seemingly gone unnoticed here. He's one of those insufferable know-it-all's, often refers to urban tracks as "crap," "dire," "worthless," but his least favorite song style? DIRGE!
