[ SECRET POST #3257 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3257 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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03. [SPOILERS for Downton Abbey Season 6]



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04. [SPOILERS for Mockingjay Part 2]



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05. [SPOILERS for Undertale]



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06. [WARNING for rape]



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07. [WARNING for rape]



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08. [WARNING for child abuse]

[King Lear]


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09. [WARNING for abuse]

[Tales From the Borderlands]


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10. [WARNING for abuse, PTSD]

[Jessica Jones]









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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Personally, I've considered Adam Levine kind of creepy since hearing Harder to Breathe off their first album.

Animals definitely is kind of rapey, but I think it's somewhat mitigated by the fact that the entire song comes across as a metaphor. Whereas Harder to Breathe is somewhat less overt, but Levine also doesn't have the excuse of it being metaphorical when he sings-

How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step 'cause if I do you'll need a miracle

That last line is like, the fuck? To this day I honestly can't tell if he's threatening to beat her or fuck her. I'm assuming the latter, but that's...not actually any better? I mean, using sex as a threat is all kinds of fucked up sooo.

Oh, and lets not forget that this is the same song where he tells the woman he apparently wants to fuck that she's--

Not fit to fucking tread the ground that I'm walking on

I'm not saying Harder to Breath isn't catchy as fuck, because it is. And so is Animals (though IMO it's less catchy and less artistically solid as well). Hell, most of Maroon 5's music is extremely catchy and enjoyable to listen to, if you don't think about the squicky bits. But one also gets the impression that Adam Levine is an egotistical, narcissistic, self-entitled prick, with some serious issues with women. At least that's the impression I get.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah. I never liked him. He always came off a bit...arrogant. Eh.

But his songs are catchy as a mother, I'll give them that.

[(Anonymous)]

In songs the narrator of the song is not always the same the the singer. People sing songs about personas that aren't necessarily them.

I mean Lady Gaga talks about stalking someone to make them love them.

The guys who sang "Every Breath you Take" which was the original creepy stalker song actually describe their song as being about a creepy stalker.

I think it's pretty ridiculous to assume people always agree with 100 % of what they sing about.

[(Anonymous)]

In songs the narrator of the song is not always the same the the singer.

That's all fine and good. But when a songwriter fairly consistently writes lyrics that come across as arrogant and creepy towards women - AND has a serious reputation for being a dick - reading into that stops being much of a leap.

Levine is one of the only musicians whose personality I feel comfortable making assumptions about, if only because he's so consistent.

[(Anonymous)]

Harder to Breathe is actually a 'filler' for the album. Frustrated after being pushed by their record label to write more songs for the album, Levine came up with this song/rant aimed at the particular label. So can we stop clutching our pearls now.