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[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I went to a shrink, to analyze my dreams; he said it's lack of sex that's bringing me down.

I went to a whore, she said my life's a bore; to quit my whining cuz it's brining her down.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

The shrink is a she, the whore uses both he and she pronouns in the song. The pronouns are even bolded in the lyrics sheet and quite noticable in the song.

Singer is bisexual and while he was supportive of generally challenging gender norms, sometimes his trans comments were what would be considered transphobic nowadays. See:

https://genius.com/Green-day-android-lyrics

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh0Mozl_ZTo

And

https://genius.com/Green-day-king-for-a-day-lyrics

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a kid who had no understanding or awareness of anything that challenged gender norms, I was confused about the mixed pronouns. Then I forgot about that song. Some twenty years later, this mystery was addressed. Thank you for the information.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah I was in elementary school when dookie came out so I can't say I was particularly enlightened either, but it stuck with me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Interesting, I never pictured the character in Android as a trans person, honestly what I had in mind was more of a mentally unwell, possibly unhoused, person that perhaps had no other choice but to wear woman's shies. Given, all of that in today's lens is very problematic, but the song is 33 years old after all and I didn't really have an understanding of trans people when I first heard it more than 20 years ago. Though I did pretty clearly understand the meaning of the line in basketcase.

Idk, maybe it's because I grew up with them and Billie Joe was a queer idol for me growing up, but king for a day never struck me as demeaning towards people who cross dress or people who are trans either. Just a (probably autobiographical) song about breaking gender norms.

I am almost as old as Android and probably my views are getting outdated so feel free to ignore my ramblings. Just interesting to see how the world has changed even from when I was little confused kid. (Now I'm a big confused kid)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I honestly think it's inclusive language for the time. I just don't think you'd let far with using it nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I read that as the homeless person is wearing woman's shoes and is crazy, not that he's being judged as crazy for wearing woman's shoes. Nothing in android's lyrics struck me as transphobic.

In king for a day I see homophobia in general represented by the dad character and the implication that the "guys" will do something bad - but that's the point, isn't it? To condemn the homophobia?

Idk, I think that when it comes to interpretation there is no winning when up against someone with an agenda. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It could also be that the prostitute is male and telling the singer to quit whining because their life is so boring that it's probably even bringing down their therapist.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah some people think it's an unmentioned girlfriend too, but it doesn't really fit the lyric structure. It's jarring enough that it has to be telling you some sort of taboo subtext.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I always thought the sung lyrics were "I went to a whore who said my life's a bore"

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes I give myself the creeps.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

[–] BigFatNips 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

I think I'm cracking up!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Am I just paranoid or am I stoned?

[–] BigFatNips 8 points 3 months ago

What the fuck is this shit 😭😂 username checks out lol

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a really bad therapist, and a stripper in the wrong career.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It all keeps adding up. I think I'm cracking up.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Am I just paranoid, or am I just stoned?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Grasping to control, so you better hold on

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

Basket Case

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

“She said to quit my whining cause it’s bringing her down”

— Actual story of the Greenday song

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