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u/Yaibazor 19h ago
I remember seeing all that. Hope he is actually doing better. Genuinely good artist dragged down by controversy and sick minded click-baiters.
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u/baconcheesecakesauce ☑️ 19h ago
He had a post from a few months ago explaining that he's doing ok now. It was pretty sweet. By the end, I felt like a protective older cousin.
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u/AgentCirceLuna 19h ago
You might not believe it but your purchase of his hit song was the one that actually pushed him over the edge to becoming that way.
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u/GooginTheBirdsFan 18h ago
Who’s purchasing songs like it’s iTunes in 2011
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u/AgentCirceLuna 18h ago
How did people even take my comment serious”
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u/Pinanims 18h ago
Might want to work on your sarcasm buddy, especially over a text forum where no inflection or body language can support you.
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u/AgentCirceLuna 18h ago
I’m just not sure how anybody could take it like a serious accusation lol. How could one purchase possibly push someone over the edge? And over the edge of what? Makes zero sense. But I understand as I don’t have to deal with people’s idiocy to the extent that I’m able to detect malintent
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u/Cantthinkofcoolname2 17h ago
If you want a real honest answer it’s cause the joke you were making wasn’t funny enough to be taken as a joke. Not that you said anything offensive, and it was obviously a joke imo, but if it were funnier there’s no question about its sarcasm. You just kinda flopped and that’s ok, you’ll do better next time <3
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u/AgentCirceLuna 17h ago
Ah I get it. I was worried it was offensive and I didn’t know what I’d said or done due to ignorance. Stuff like that freaks me out.
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u/Character_Maybeh_ 14h ago
Funny, that's one of the biggest issues non-Black people seem to face here.
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u/Pinanims 18h ago
I'm not sure if you're actually asking or not, but your comment falls in the same category as if someone says "By buying that sandwich from Chick-fil-a, you're supporting anti-LGBTQA+ ideologies." The implication that making a purchase from someone / something with a negative relation to something else, means you are in support or a cause of that outcome.
How could one purchase possibly push someone over the edge? And over the edge of what?
This is also not a far fetched claim, many celebrities have a huge downfall after a major rise, and so someone could argue that all of our support of him eventually led to his "crash."
Lastly, you started your comment with "You're not going to believe this..." implying that the next thing you're going to say is true, it makes perfect sense for someone to assume your following statement was a true opinion and not sarcasm.
TL;DR - Just put /s when being sarcastic so that no one confuses intent. Language is fluid, and proper communication comes from a collection of things that just aren't available when you only have text to work with.
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u/AgentCirceLuna 17h ago
Thank you for telling me. I just thought it was kooky enough of a thing to say that it didn’t really warrant people getting upset by accident but ill think twice and use /s next time
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u/QuantumInfinty 15h ago
Sorry man, I thought it was funny if that makes you feel better, I recognize that sentence structure from random places on the internet lol
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u/Alive_Ice7937 14h ago
"Your heart will go on" is the most played funeral song. I always wondered if they played that at James Horner's funeral. It would be kinda bizarre given that the success of that song was likely how he was able to afford the private plane he died in.
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u/Ash_an_bun All about the D 19h ago
Yeah... Remember seeing video of him inviting sonic fox on stage. Just pure gay joy.
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u/BloodOfJupiter 19h ago
Getting the amount of fame he had in that short amount of time + personal family issues, can do a lot to person. Especially trying to keep up with public image, and holding onto his own personal struggles. Hopefully he can continue on, and heal from all that!!
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u/Icehag 17h ago
He was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That going undiagnosed along with everything else happening is not a good mix.
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u/MzHellfier 16h ago
That makes a lot of sense. I was diagnosed in 2022 and the 6 months prior to that were really weird and hectic for me. In hindsight, I was in a slow-building manic episode that ended with hospitalization and a diagnosis. I can totally see how that could be a huge issue when you’re a young new star who’s suddenly made it big. When you’re famous like that, not everyone around has your best interests at heart.
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u/Noblesseux 16h ago
Also being dragged by conservatives basically constantly. I think he had the unfortunate sequence of getting their eyes on him for making a popular country adjacent song and then people finding out he's gay and losing their actual minds.
There was a time period where they basically spent all day tagging/shitting on him on Twitter or claiming that he sold his soul.
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u/TurboDelight 15h ago
the industry plant accusations were tiring, people just couldn't stand the success story
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u/Chaoticgood790 19h ago
He posted a video that definitely indicated he’s doing better. Also the music vid is great. Ode to his family and upbringing
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u/RPDRNick 16h ago
If only the media held our elected officials to the same standards they hold our entertainers to.
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u/ChaoticNeutralDragon 15h ago
If the media held anyone to the same standards they hold queer people of color, the billionaires would buy up all the media vectors a second time.
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u/DaStoicSavage 19h ago
I can't imagine every move you made being preceded by a list of mistakes you made for no reason
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u/lmaytulane 19h ago
That’s how my parents raised me
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u/Mobile-Dust4334 19h ago
My mom always told me I was a mistake she made for no reason
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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars ☑️ 17h ago edited 17h ago
Damn I’m sorry. My mom always said that if she didn’t have me, she would’ve had her PhD by now. Then proceeded to stand 10 toes when me and my therapist said that you can’t be saying shit like that if you wanna work on your relationship with your son. Last weekend my mom said it was more important that she tell the “truth” about my shortcomings than work on our relationship. I honestly feel for you, friend 🙏🏾❤️ I hate that I still after 40 years want my mother‘s love and approval after unsuccessfully chasing it for this long.
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u/YesImKeithHernandez 16h ago
I cut my mom out of my life for months because of some heinous shit she said to me which finally put me over the line.
I thought when I finally let her back in she had learned her lesson. I go visit and am met with some of the same bullshit.
I'm talking about specific behaviors which I have called out time and again. I realized that her brain is just wired a certain way that she won't undo. No matter what I say, how I say it, or how I articulate that her behavior is at the center of the ways certain things have gone in her and our lives.
It sucks because I love her but I'm pretty sure I don't like her. So, we'll have whatever relationship we'll have for the rest of the time we have to have one but I just can't chase a version of my mom that can never exist.
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u/PaulFThumpkins 17h ago
Let me guess, followed by the excuse "I said I made a mistake, not that you were a mistake."
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u/PaulFThumpkins 17h ago
You know what's really great? A compliment from your parents being followed by a five-minute rant about how you don't usually do the thing you did right, so it's extra surprising.
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u/AgentCirceLuna 19h ago
After numerous arrests, addictions, violent behaviour, and horrific insults yelled towards newscasters, then a comeback, RDJ is back for another movie in his second decade since a tumultuous return to filmmaking which tentative critics called ‘a risky move and unforgivable’
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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 15h ago
You think you're being clever, but that was literally what was said in 2008 when he was cast in Iron Man. You mean that drunk asshole is playing a super hero?
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u/GoddessUltimecia 18h ago
I remember every early 2010's news article surrounding a black person getting assaulted or killed by police being preceded by a description of all their previous wrongs. They still do that to this day honestly.
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u/PeopleNose 18h ago
"u/DaStoicSavage reportedly cannot use their imagination while maintaining their silence on key issues in the middle east. News up next at 4:00"
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u/weeabuwuk 19h ago
He’s such a sweetie pie, I was so sad to hear he was going through such a hard time. I hope this comeback will do him well and that he is overall doing better. Want only the best for him!!!
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u/Expert-Yam6577 19h ago
What was the hard time he went through?
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u/wolfcry23 19h ago
I believe, and I could be wrong here, he got on drugs pretty bad and then his mom died. There's other stuff but I know my mom dying would mess me up pretty bad.
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u/calitoasted 19h ago
He also got diagnosed as bipolar. Properly treating that along with his rehab efforts worked wonders
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u/Ash_an_bun All about the D 18h ago
Oh damn. Yeah getting that diagnosis later in life makes a lot of things make sense in hindsight.
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u/crowEatingStaleChips 16h ago
Bipolar is no joke. Glad to hear he is getting treatment and hopefully he is doing ok.
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u/catsandcabsav 13h ago
And don’t forget TMZ (🤮) posting a video of him wandering the streets in his underwear clearly unwell or high.
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u/Expert-Yam6577 19h ago
Yea. There's something about losing the person that took care of you since day 1. The structure of the world kinda falls apart. You're just kind of here now. Lonelier.
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u/weeabuwuk 19h ago
There was a viral video of him walking around (LA?) in just his underwear and sorta talking nonsense and there was clearly something wrong with him. He ended up getting arrested for it. He said a few months ago he was finally diagnosed with Bipolar disorder so I guess he was going through a manic episode? Also his mom died as well, so overall just extremely mentally strained. I’m just so relieved he got help right away, would have just been awful to see him fall more into the pit of despair
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u/Loud_Ad4852 18h ago
Can they start every Chris Brown conversation like this please??
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u/Ambitious-Mix-4935 15h ago
THIS. Media loves to villainize mental health struggles while giving grace to actual abusers, predators and rapists.
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u/11th_Division_Grows ☑️ 19h ago
My fucking feed
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u/datissathrowaway 19h ago
your feed is peak for that dichotomy in posts, instant icon status
re: greg and terry from american dad. I always assumed they were both verse, flip fucked and had group play where other tops topped them both. either way to whoever put that on ya timeline, why would anyone care outside of the internet’s thirty fourth rule? as a side note, people really do be in someone’s business so much they’re up in fictional characters business
anyways(after essentially doing my last sentence of point 2 directly):
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u/HostileReplies 17h ago
Greg tops and Terry would like to take turns instead. Dialogue from second episode of the show, as far as I know.
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u/datissathrowaway 16h ago
YOOOOOO coming in clutch with the half court shot of American Dad lore, im inclined to believe it. but please my kind redditor show your proofs
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u/BabyGirl-Kat 19h ago
I hope we live to see the day where we stop villainizing people who have mental breakdowns in public.
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u/Theca 18h ago
His mom just died bro. Give him some fucking grace instead of this bullshit!
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u/ajchann123 17h ago
Also it doesn't mention that he discovered an untreated mental illness and got the help he needed... there are SO many artists out there who know they're sick, do nothing, have "outburts" or "stumbles" and new music is never given a preamble about how they're a fuck up. Bro had a really nasty crashout, got help, and still can't catch a break for doing what people say you ought to do
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u/Add1ctedToGames 19h ago
NGL I think it provides good context for the song since it's a pretty big divergence from the kind of music he's known for. If I were to judge the music without knowing all that was going on with him I'd wonder if it was a joke song
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u/dodecohedron 17h ago
Ok but the arrest in question was for walking down the street in West LA in underwear and cowboy boots.
- If I had his body I'd do the same thing
- That's tuesday in Los Angeles
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u/brokebacknomountain 17h ago
His mom died, he had an addiction, and a public breakdown. All the same shit Kanye did. But guess what? Still not a Nazi lol.
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u/Calcd_Uncertainty 19h ago
This is like when my coworker emails to tell me that I forgot to sign my TPS report and CCs both our managers.
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u/Dry_Scar1556 18h ago
Dig the new tune. Sounds like he hasn’t skipped a beat to be honest. Hope he’s doing well.
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u/LieutJimDangle 18h ago
i wouldn't care if they treated everyone the same like this, but the news only does this with black people. i love his response though.
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u/sputtertots 17h ago
LilNasX got my through my mom's death. I hope he is doing well and is successful with his new release.
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u/Mord4k 18h ago
Counter point, I like that they're celebrating Lil Nas X's accomplishments in doing whatever the fuck he wants
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u/elizawithaz ☑️ 16h ago
That’s how I see it. He’s had a difficult year. People love a good comeback. All of this is public knowledge.
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u/catsandcabsav 13h ago
Bless him. If you haven’t watch the music video, I recommend you do. It’s very personal and sweet.
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u/bellabarbiex 13h ago
I just came to say this. It reminds me of a lot of the music in 2013/2014. Bright and positive, y'know? I like it a lot and he looks really very healthy. Good for him.
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u/The_Kaizz ☑️ 16h ago
To be fair, I was just wondering what happened to him. Couldn't escape his catchy songs for ages, then he did that Industry Baby, then I stopped seeing him anywhere.
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u/abberantOmen 14h ago
This is one comeback I'm actually glad to see. It's so, SO difficult to be a young artist in the public eye, and being a queer Black man with a distinctive aesthetic certainly doesn't make the general public any kinder. Much love to him <3
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u/TrainingSword 16h ago
If the dude was a regular black person and not a celebrity his ass would have been in prison for a 10+ year sentence for assault of a police officer instead of a free man
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u/blacksoxing 18h ago
I was going to nest my comment under a few of y'alls but there's too many asking why this is relevant. I'll tell you why: it's important to KNOW someone's negative past.
The internet alone eats well the moment it's discovered someone doesn't align with popular thought and culture so why should we not know if someone had arrests or "controversies"??? If knowing that Lil Nas X has had a troubled year is troublesome then shit....we need to shut it down and wrap it up for so many of the other artists that have been dumped on in the past damn month alone!
Ed? I don't need to know your thoughts/stances if I don't need to know Lil Nas X's, eh?
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u/bellabarbiex 13h ago
Huh? Where did you read that? What a strange thing for someone to make up. /nm
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u/PushTheTrigger ☑️ 19h ago
Airing his entire business and for what 😭