It never struck me as misogynistic, but isn't it to a prospective boyfriend about his current girlfriend (rather than to an ex)?
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
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Topic!Cindy - Nov 17, 2007 10:52:14 am PST #396 of 8624
What is even happening?
Polter-Cow - Nov 17, 2007 10:55:47 am PST #397 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, probably. I haven't really analyzed it. I mean, the message is "I'm better than she is for you." Which doesn't strike me as particularly misogynistic. Unless any negative feeling toward a woman is automatically misogynistic.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 10:58:28 am PST #398 of 8624
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
isn't it to a prospective boyfriend about his current girlfriend (rather than to an ex)?
Yes. And in the video (god knows why I've seen the video, except I was trapped in horrified fascination), the current girlfriend is mousy and wears glasses, whereas Avril is of course cool and in skimpy clothes.
Edit: Ugh, even better, at the end of the video, the mousy girlfriend ends up in an overturned outhouse, and Avril drags the boy into a bathroom stall to make out.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 17, 2007 11:08:16 am PST #399 of 8624
What is even happening?
Ew.
Polter-Cow - Nov 17, 2007 11:20:14 am PST #400 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And in the video (god knows why I've seen the video, except I was trapped in horrified fascination), the current girlfriend is mousy and wears glasses, whereas Avril is of course cool and in skimpy clothes.
Well, that's dumb! I always pictured the current girlfriend as Paris Hilton-y.
Kevin - Nov 17, 2007 2:31:16 pm PST #401 of 8624
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Hey now! Her first CD was good, and her second was all right. "Girlfriend" is atypically awful.
Jackal told me a sekret about Avril... I shall never tell!
Here's my Avril shame - I actually like some of her live, acoustic stuff.
Fred Pete - Nov 18, 2007 4:53:21 pm PST #402 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
The part that bothers me about "Girlfriend" is that I can't see any self-respecting person falling for that line. Even if the current girlfriend really is that bad.
I saw the deposition as another step in Michael's destruction (self- and otherwise). Now he knows how little the front office thinks of him. And how far he was in a dream world by thinking that Jan's job was his for the taking.
(And, as a former litigator, I confess disappointment that neither side asked Michael that classic question, "Have you discussed your testimony today with anyone?")
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 19, 2007 7:57:31 am PST #403 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Generally speaking, the "I am fabulous and you should be grateful I acknowledge your existence" attitude tends to be the quickest way to deep-six my opinion of someone. No CD sale for Avril!
Aims - Nov 19, 2007 7:59:33 am PST #404 of 8624
Shit's all sorts of different now.
When someone not me makes a fanvid out of the Hermione/Ron/Lavendar scenes from Half Blood Prince to "Girlfriend", the song wil be redeemed for a lot of people.
Then again, I love it anyway cause it makes dance and smile.
Fred Pete - Nov 19, 2007 9:05:04 am PST #405 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Generally speaking, the "I am fabulous and you should be grateful I acknowledge your existence" attitude tends to be the quickest way to deep-six my opinion of someone.
But even that's only half of her problem. The other half is, "Your current girlfriend is no good." Which should be reserved for very close friends with very good reasons. And no ulterior motives.
And I'll admit, it's a catchy song.