Let's all take Blindboy seriously now...

Brian? wrote: »

Back on form.

It’s like talking to a teenage American kid. What Irish person uses “mad” to mean angry.

BlindArse Boatface?

J Mysterio

Lash Into The Pints wrote: »

The problem with the Ruberbandits is they started as a novelty act but then they hopped aboard the sjw train in a bid to stay relevant.

For many years now I've had them hidden on fb as I don't want to hear about patriarchy and white privilege.

Spot on. Wanķers basically. I saw a bit of Blindboy on Tommy Tiernans show the other night and had to turn over. The lad talks some amount of shıte and has a ridiculous self-importance and grandiosity about him.

Fucķs sake, they made a once funny and innovative 'joke song' many years ago. Ok, Dads Best Friend was pretty cool. But really, they need to stick to the music and avoid the philosophising, it's embarassing. Maybe take the fucķing bags of the head if they want to get serious and stand up and be counted.

You get the impression that Mr. Chrome is fcuking embarrassed by it all at this stage.

Outlaw Pete

listermint wrote: »

Same key words you deploy in various threads from here to politics.

Pc Brigade..

Eh sorry there, chief, but I think you'll find 'Dannyriver' was the one who brought the 'PC Brigade' into it, not me:

Dannyriver wrote: »

Bag of Glue being the most obvious which I think is harsh as I believe it's a bit of a cracker myself but I can see why the PC brigade on here might get a bit rattled by it.

I merely responded to this remark, but sure don't let that get in the way of your little ad hominem rant.

As for your charge re 'virtue signalling' and the like, well, I feel they're quite apt terms given the behavior being spoken about. Blindboy knows well there's an appetite the kind of buzzwords and terms he began using a couple of years back (like rape culture, male privilege, toxic masculinity, etc). He, like the rest of us, has seen the rise of this element of society (RTE rape culture docus and the like on prime time) and so obviously thought incorporating some of it into his spiel from time to time would be a worthwhile venture, and by jove wasn't he right, look at him now.

As recently as only a few years back the chap was seen as something of fool by most folk, only really invited on panels to give RTE and the like some measure of credibility with the youth, I'd suspect, make them appear edgy..... but now today, there's a book of his thoughts and musings on the best seller list in Easons and people are actually paying to hear him speak at festivals. You think if he hadn't endorsed the notion that Ireland has a rape culture, that there's such think as toxic masculinity, and that the patriarchy needs to be dethroned, any of this would be happening? Of course it wouldn't. LON doesn't propose to everyone ya know.

https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/799763305111965697

Which is why there's virtue signalling in the first place of course, as Social cache in liberal circles can result in huge societal rewards, financial ones very much among them. The opposite is also true of course, end your career as quickly as they can give it a liberal injection.

Dannyriver wrote: »

Oh the paranoia and snow flakery is palpable ... an independent artist is now a 'PC media establishment hack' un ****ing believable.

Oh, so according to you, people on Boards can be members of the PC Brigade, but not an "independent artist". Sure what sort of warped logic is that?

Sal Butamol wrote: »

BlindArse Boatface?

Another sparkling reposte. You’re on fire.

Sal Butamol wrote: »

You get the impression that Mr. Chrome is fcuking embarrassed by it all at this stage.

When all else fails, just make stuff up. That’ll win every debate.

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Eh sorry there, chief, but I think you'll find 'Dannyriver' was the one who brought the 'PC Brigade' into it, not me:

I merely responded to this remark, but sure don't let that get in the way of your little ad hominem rant.

As for your charge re 'virtue signalling' and the like, well, I feel they're quite apt terms given the behavior being spoken about. Blindboy knows well there's an appetite the kind of buzzwords and terms he began using a couple of years back (like rape culture, male privilege, toxic masculinity, etc). He, like the rest of us, has seen the rise of this element of society (RTE rape culture docus and the like on prime time) and so obviously thought incorporating some of it into his spiel from time to time would be a worthwhile venture, and by jove wasn't he right, look at him now.

As recently as only a few years back the chap was seen as something of fool by most folk, only really invited on panels to give RTE and the like some measure of credibility with the youth, I'd suspect, make them appear edgy..... but now today, there's a book of his thoughts and musings on the best seller list in Easons and people are actually paying to hear him speak at festivals. You think if he hadn't endorsed the notion that Ireland has a rape culture, that there's such think as toxic masculinity, and that the patriarchy needs to be dethroned, any of this would be happening? Of course it wouldn't. LON doesn't propose to everyone ya know.

https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/799763305111965697

Which is why there's virtue signalling in the first place of course, as Social cache in liberal circles can result in huge societal rewards, financial ones very much among them. The opposite is also true of course, end your career as quickly as they can give it a liberal injection.

Oh, so according to you, people on Boards can be members of the PC Brigade, but not an "independent artist". Sure what sort of warped logic is that?

Replying to the part in bold. There isn’t a book of his “thoughts and musings” for sale. He has never written a book of “thoughts and musings”. He wrote a book of short stories.

He’s not pretending to be Zizek or Noam Chomsky. He wrote some stories.

If you’re going to attack the fella, at least keep the criticism real and don’t simply make stuff up.

weldoninhio

J Mysterio wrote: »

Spot on. Wanķers basically. I saw a bit of Blindboy on Tommy Tiernans show the other night and had to turn over. The lad talks some amount of shıte and has a ridiculous self-importance and grandiosity about him.

Fucķs sake, they made a once funny and innovative 'joke song' many years ago. Ok, Dads Best Friend was pretty cool. But really, they need to stick to the music and avoid the philosophising, it's embarassing. Maybe take the fucķing bags of the head if they want to get serious and stand up and be counted.

I feel it’s a bit harsh to use “they”, there’s only one of them spouting shyte.

optogirl

TheDavester wrote: »

It’s odd nearly every post he makes relates in some way about the RUbber bandits - vested intrests?

Mad alright in a thread about blindboy :rolleyes:

TheDavester

optogirl wrote: »

Mad alright in a thread about blindboy :rolleyes:

In his post history, virtually every post is rb related :rolleyes:

Dannyriver

TheDavester wrote: »

In his post history, virtually every post is rb related :rolleyes:

It's No great mystery fella I don t ordinarily use boards or any social media for that matter, I originally joined years ago as there was so much **** being written about them, and since I grew up with them and knew them well I decided to call some of the **** out. I mightn t even look at the thing for 8 months and then I might get notification that a thread has started again so I might come on and comment. Sometimes its entertaining [I particularly enjoyed that Nozz guy s contribution to this thread] and sometimes Id be laughing at the ridiculousness of it. A guilty pleasure I suppose. That ok with you?

TheDavester

Dannyriver wrote: »

It's No great mystery fella I don t ordinarily use boards or any social media for that matter, I originally joined years ago as there was so much **** being written about them, and since I grew up with them and knew them well I decided to call some of the **** out. I mightn t even look at the thing for 8 months and then I might get notification that a thread has started again so I might come on and comment. Sometimes its entertaining [I particularly enjoyed that Nozz guy s contribution to this thread] and sometimes Id be laughing at the ridiculousness of it. A guilty pleasure I suppose. That ok with you?

If that makes you happy blind boy

Dannyriver

TheDavester wrote: »

If that makes you happy blind boy

:rolleyes:

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

LON doesn't propose to everyone ya know.

https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/799763305111965697

Christ it's worse than I thought.

Puke

Sal Butamol wrote: »

Christ it's worse than I thought.

Puke

Not that it will ever happen (I understand my internalised misogyny and self hatred will bar me) but I can't think of anything worse than being admired by LON for being "woke" or indeed a "bae".

optogirl

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Not that it will ever happen (I understand my internalised misogyny and self hatred will bar me) but I can't think of anything worse than being admired by LON for being "woke" or indeed a "bae".

I don't think you've anything to worry about

Lucky for him.

optogirl wrote: »

I don't think you've anything to worry about

Praise be!!!!

[Deleted User]

How do you pronounce 'bae'?

riffmongous wrote: »

How do you pronounce 'bae'?

"Twat" - the B is silent.

[Deleted User]

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

"Twat" - the B is silent.

lol :P

But seriously, I've never heard it spoken

I feel sorry for the poor impressionable bastards that listen to Blindboy and take the guff he comes out with seriously.

Sal Butamol wrote: »

I feel sorry for the poor impressionable bastards that listen to Blindboy and take the guff he comes out with seriously.

Still haven't been able to decide if a couple of posters are the lads themselves or just really devoted fanboys.

I really don't buy reams and reams (metaphorically speaking!!) of defensive posts for someone you have casually listened to once or twice.

It's Blindboy coming out with all that manure.

Don't think Mr. Chrome is anywhere near as bad for it.

Their next move should be interesting. They are 33 or so, how long more can they go with the bag on the head routine.

Will we be seeing a 65 year old Blindboy getting his annual run out on the Late Late 20 odd years from now like Twink and Linda Martin these days.

riffmongous wrote: »

How do you pronounce 'bae'?

Bay.

[Deleted User]

I think it's more bay-eee..

Mr. CooL ICE

TheDavester wrote: »

If that makes you happy blind boy

Mod: TheDavester, don't post in this thread again.

A reminder for everyone else...

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Mod note: Enough of that!

That joke died a while back so move it along now. Any more posts like this and I will consider you to be trying to doxx a poster here and banning will be high up on the list of options open to us!

Buford T. Justice

hetuzozaho

Sal Butamol wrote: »

Their next move should be interesting. They are 33 or so, how long more can they go with the bag on the head routine.

Yeah it's hard to know. I guess with the writing being well received he can continue with that regardless of the bag. I believe he is currently working on his next book.

Will be interesting to see where podcasts in general end up anyway. The bag doesn't really come into play here either and he seems to be successful with it, I believe it's topping some podcast ratings lists?

But it appears he is able to embrace new mediums and be successful. Tapes, TV, YouTube, books, podcasting so, even a spot on a movie soundtrack.. Maybe he will be able to continue this successful trend.

weldoninhio

hetuzozaho wrote: »

Yeah it's hard to know. I guess with the writing being well received he can continue with that regardless of the bag. I believe he is currently working on his next book.

Will be interesting to see where podcasts in general end up anyway. The bag doesn't really come into play here either and he seems to be successful with it, I believe it's topping some podcast ratings lists?

But it appears he is able to embrace new mediums and be successful. Tapes, TV, YouTube, books, podcasting so, even a spot on a movie soundtrack.. Maybe he will be able to continue this successful trend.

Once reality bites and people see the virtue-signalling nonsense for what it is, the decline of Blindboy and his ilk will be extremely quick.