I find this song interesting, and Jordan Peterson’s breakdown of it was incredibly informative:
Basically Peterson’s argument is that conservative thinking is gendered, masculine, while woke thinking is female temperament gone wrong. I think there is some credence to the argument. I think if Dr. Peterson were to examine me, he would find that I am female with a masculine temperament. That really would come as no surprise, as I had to deal with double the amount of male humans growing up than female, and thus it’s actually easier to communicate with male individuals than female a lot of the time for me, relate to their interests, etc. It doesn’t help that my personality is naturally intense and confrontational either.
As for the song, it just strikes me as something that need to be said, even though I don’t 100% agree with it. It strikes me as an artistic and literary masterpiece that the academics will enshrine as their record of the “counter conservative movement of the early 2020s”. For the insanity of wokeism, this song presents a grand solution, a return to the male and female natural order.
I’ve also realized that, sometimes in life you do really have to play the “I don’t care if I offend you” card, that you have to walk through waves of people’s emotional resistance and agitation to get things done. If you spend your life tiptoeing around other people’s feelings, you’ll live your life impoverished, as many people are looking out for their own self-interest at your expense. Eventually you have to face that reality and also realize when it doesn’t apply, to distinguish between being taken advantage of, being controlled, win-win situations, and real love.
I also like the “I’m not ashamed because I’m white” line. Part of me wishes I can own it for myself, but after reading about all of history between people with different melanin shades, I honestly don’t want to think about race again. The DEI rhetoric around publishing makes me sick to my stomach. As far as what “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” means, I think it means to “include everyone else and exclude me.”
I also like the line about defunding the police - very creative. But despite all of this fascination with the song, I don’t really find it funny. Maybe I’ve spent too much time in secular university and I haven’t listened to enough rap. I think the only real rap artist I’ve ever followed big time is NF for obvious reasons. Instead, I think this song has a lot of important points that people need to hear and understand.
I do note that Tom met Ben and pushed him into making this song, and I really think that Tom really got the better end of enticing Ben into making it. Tom is probably making serious bank right now thanks to the extra attention from Ben’s audience, so that was a pro move from him. Ben might have a career in the music industry if he can get over the violin and criticizing everyone else’s bad content. He needs to evaluate his music listening habits and make better choices than trashy popular rap music. I think if he does that he will start realizing is potential as a music artist.