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Let's all take Blindboy seriously now...

Sky King

People do know this is a character right? And not an actual person?

Does it strike anyone else as strange that a made-up persona with a fake voice, parody accent and a fking plastic bag on his head is treated like a normal, regular person in debates and current affairs TV shows? And given the same credibility and respect as an actual real person?

Imagine Fr. Dougal Mcguire, Dustin the Turkey and Fortycoats appearing our incisive current affairs shows discussing mental health with Alan Partridge adjudicating.

Or discussing the 8th amendment and feminism with Mrs Brown, The Bottler and Podge and Rodge? It would be treated like a joke (obviously), but when the prank phone call making, glue-huffing, spastic hawk-toting Blindboy talks serious we all suddenly have to sit up take it seriously.

If I was asked to debate on the same show as a parody character I'd be more than a little pissed off.

By all means share your story on mental health or offer an opinion on our education system. But for fk sake would you give us and the other people on the show the respect of doing it yourself, in a real voice? Without a fking bag on your head?

Alternatively if you prefer holding on to the bag, you could try going back to... you know... being funny. And less preachy.

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Outlaw Pete

I'll spoiler this in case anyone hasn't yet seen the film, but........

There is a ton of time devoted to Freddie's sexuality and drug use in the film, from when he first tells his girlfriend that he thinks he's bisexual, to scenes which show him seeking out multiple sexual partners. We see how the media badger him about his sexuality and drug use, and how Freddie didn't handle that well, like in press conference scenes which show him fighting with reporters who push him on that aspect of his life for example.

We also see his family reading newspapers with headlines of his sexual debauchery and drug use and scenes where he was clearly high and how that al impacted the band. We also see the negative effects that this all has on him personally, from it leaving himself open to being blackmailed over compromising photos to not finding anyone who actually cared about him. Ultimately we see him finding love with a guy who was diametrically opposed to all who he had surrounded himself with previously.

Worth remembering also that the film was about Queen and not just Freddie and that they specifically wanted to make a film (according to May) which would be PG rated so as to appeal to a wide audience with regards to age range.

One thing which is quite clear is that the guy wanted people to see him for his music above all else and so in that regard I think the film stuck the right balance between showing his life as a musician but yet also not sidestepping some of the major issues he had to contend with in his life. To say the film is about a man who 'did loads of drugs and gay sex' is arguably accurate I suppose but to suggest (which I feel he is) that it doesn’t deal with the fact that Freddie was gay or used drugs is agenda saturated attention seeking hogwash.

conorhal

Deleted User wrote: »

This statement is the problem.
Being a gay man is not salacious.

The issue was that they glazed over his romantic relationships with men and instead focused on his one heterosexual relationship, further perpetuating the idea that it’s “wrong” or “indecent” to be a gay man, and that he should really be with a woman.

And nobody said it was, being Freddy Mercury however WAS pretty salacious.

It's days like these that cause you hope Blindboy forgets to cut any holes in his Spar bag before donning it.

Woke Hogan

Arghus wrote: »

Sounds like one of those "joke" things to me.

He raises a fair point though.

What point would that be? Apart from imagining that everyone watching the film is middle-aged, homophobic, racist and a square.

JustAYoungLad

CatFromHue wrote: »

nobody cared about him til he put the bag on

Is he a big guy?

Arghus

Sounds like one of those "joke" things to me.

He raises a fair point though.

Woke Hogan

Deleted User wrote: »

This statement is the problem.
Being a gay man is not salacious.

The issue was that they glazed over his romantic relationships with men and instead focused on his one heterosexual relationship, further perpetuating the idea that it’s “wrong” or “indecent” to be a gay man, and that he should really be with a woman.

Holding an inordinate interest in a person's sex life is salacious in my view, regardless of sexual orientation.

CatFromHue

nobody cared about him til he put the bag on

Stab*City

wildlifeboy wrote: »

no hes a bloke with a bag on his head voicing his own opinions. in that frame of mind any singer who takes up a stage name is a character.

na man he doesn't voice those opinions without the bag.. Very quite boy without the bag.

[Deleted User]

Woke Hogan wrote: »

I can't imagine that his surviving family and friends, or Freddie Mercury himself, would be very happy about a film focusing on the most salacious aspects of his life over his music.

This statement is the problem.
Being a gay man is not salacious.

The issue was that they glazed over his romantic relationships with men and instead focused on his one heterosexual relationship, further perpetuating the idea that it’s “wrong” or “indecent” to be a gay man, and that he should really be with a woman.

Woke Hogan

Will I Am Not wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rubberbandits/status/1061899642907045894?s=21

What’s the reason he has a bag on his head for again?

I can't imagine that his surviving family and friends, or Freddie Mercury himself, would be very happy about a film focusing on the most salacious aspects of his life over his music.

Dannyriver

TheDavester wrote: »

Christ would he give the political stuff/making everything political a rest....id rather listen to Bono pontificate than this plastic bag moron

And apparently it was the band who wanted a lower age rating and focus on the artistic/music side

this tweet was fantastic "Another example of the far-left politicising everything. Placing a label on everyone (even cinema goers) and everything. The movie was made with all of the band's approval. Next tying shoe laces and putting milk in cornflakes will be a political statement to the far-left.#2

Some more politics for ye

https://www.acast.com/blindboy/bernadettedevlinmcaliskey

TheDavester

Christ would he give the political stuff/making everything political a rest....id rather listen to Bono pontificate than this plastic bag moron

And apparently it was the band who wanted a lower age rating and focus on the artistic/music side

this tweet was fantastic "Another example of the far-left politicising everything. Placing a label on everyone (even cinema goers) and everything. The movie was made with all of the band's approval. Next tying shoe laces and putting milk in cornflakes will be a political statement to the far-left.#2

Outlaw Pete

Blindboy trying to be his usual edgy self.

Doesn't really say much for how he sees Freddie Mercury though if to him he was just a "person who did loads of drugs & gay sex".

Will I Am Not

https://twitter.com/rubberbandits/status/1061899642907045894?s=21

What’s the reason he has a bag on his head for again?

wildlifeboy

Stab*City wrote: »

This thread is 141 pages longer than it should be. One post would have done it. It's impossible to take BB serious he is a fictional character.

no hes a bloke with a bag on his head voicing his own opinions. in that frame of mind any singer who takes up a stage name is a character.

Billy86

Braydon Pitiful Reader wrote: »

What's entertainment?

That's entertainment, that's entertainment.

diusmr8a504cvk

listermint wrote: »

Its entertainment.....

What's entertainment?

listermint

Braydon Pitiful Reader wrote: »

Fan of Blindboy here, love what he puts out for the most part but even I must admit he talks sh*t a bit.

He does live podcasts with guests of his choosing every now and again and these people are usually involved in things he has an interest in. The only problem is he makes a bit of an arse of himself.

He'll bring his thoughts and theories from his own podcast (which he usually covers his arse with by saying not to take it as fact), but he'll go on about it then in a live show with someone who actually knows what they're on about.

It'll usually be something like:
Topic is mentioned, Blindboy will make a statement about said topic and the guest will then shut him down sometimes.

The Vincent Browne Live podcast he did was a bit embarrassing in that regard as Vincent would reply with 'Not quite/necessarily' to some of his statements and the audience would laugh then. Could easily tell Vincent was bewildered by him. To a lesser degree on the podcast he did with Spike Lee where he came out with a theory and Spike told him it was a big stretch.

Its entertainment.....

diusmr8a504cvk

Fan of Blindboy here, love what he puts out for the most part but even I must admit he talks sh*t a bit.

He does live podcasts with guests of his choosing every now and again and these people are usually involved in things he has an interest in. The only problem is he makes a bit of an arse of himself.

He'll bring his thoughts and theories from his own podcast (which he usually covers his arse with by saying not to take it as fact), but he'll go on about it then in a live show with someone who actually knows what they're on about.

It'll usually be something like:
Topic is mentioned, Blindboy will make a statement about said topic and the guest will then shut him down sometimes.

The Vincent Browne Live podcast he did was a bit embarrassing in that regard as Vincent would reply with 'Not quite/necessarily' to some of his statements and the audience would laugh then. Could easily tell Vincent was bewildered by him. To a lesser degree on the podcast he did with Spike Lee where he came out with a theory and Spike told him it was a big stretch.

TheValeyard

Has he turned into an Andrew Maxwell personality?

Sal Butamol

https://twitter.com/Rubberbandits/status/1028226938454900737

****etalk Level: BONO

Brian?

Will I Am Not wrote: »

I never claimed to be debating anything. Just pointing out your incredible lack of self awareness.

Nice one. I’ve always want to be “incredible” at something.

Will I Am Not

Brian? wrote: »

À load of quoted posts. That's razor sharp debating right there.

Maybe you should quote some posts from other threads to really bring it home.

I never claimed to be debating anything. Just pointing out your incredible lack of self awareness.

Brian?

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Ah you were only messing with all this? Silly us, we should have known.

À load of quoted posts. That's razor sharp debating right there.

Maybe you should quote some posts from other threads to really bring it home.

elefant

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Painfully unfunny graphic

Jesus. I can't believe somebody took the time to create that. This thread should be put out of its misery.

Relikk

Never mind.

Woke Hogan

Will I Am Not

Brian? wrote: »

I didn’t claim anyone was too stupid to understand satire. I was messing. Jesus, everyone is so sensitive today.

Ah you were only messing with all this? Silly us, we should have known.

Brian? wrote: »

It’s satire when it’s actually satire. It’s not that complicated a concept. Would you like it explained in pictures?

Brian? wrote: »

Have I got that right? Rank stupidity.

Brian? wrote: »

Is this incomplete sentence a response to me?

Brian? wrote: »

Congratulations. On a thread of stupid posts, that’s an absolute winner.

Brian? wrote: »

It must be hell living with no sense of irony and a complete inability to understand satire. The world must be so literal to you.

Brian?

Will I Am Not wrote: »

It’s relevant when you’re the one claiming other people are too stupid to get satire.
Oh and also telling people not to take things literally and then taking Kew’s post about jumping off a cliff literally

I didn’t claim anyone was too stupid to understand satire. I was messing. Jesus, everyone is so sensitive today.

Brian?

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

You insulted me and all you have done is attacked the Poster rather then post.

I didn't expect anything better though.

Sadly I did it myself too in end. Should have just not followed

I was attacking the notion that I’m an ardent follower of Blindboy. I didnt do a very good job at it.

My attempts at humour read as snide insults. I’m sorry. I wasn’t calling you stupid, I unreservedly apologise.