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[–] [email protected] 138 points 8 months ago (5 children)

How about when a republican Tweeted:

"Bummed to learn that @deesnider, the man with the perfect song written decades ago about the attack on traditional, conservative American values… “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is riding the train in the wrong direction. How could it be that he sang for us but now fights for them?

And Dee Snider:

You think i wrote a song in support of "traditional American values"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! You funny.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 8 months ago (3 children)

the man with the perfect song written decades ago about the attack on traditional, conservative American values

Ah yes, the famously conservative hair metal singer whose stage getup was just shy of a drag performers. How could one forget this pinnacle of conservative values.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 8 months ago

I've seen drag performers with less makeup than Dee Snyder. He was approaching "circus clown" in that song's video.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

That's the funny part, and why he destroyed tipper gore's dumb parental advisory witch hunt; He doesn't drink or smoke, and is a family man. He's much closer to conservative family values than people expect. Here he is recounting that time he made a fool of Congress

You should also watch his full congress speech if you have time

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago

They saw it was from Twisted Sister and probably thought they were into incest like them?

[–] [email protected] 78 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My favorite response the Morello tweet got was "what 'Machine' did you think he was raging against? The dishwasher?" Lol

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Nah, definitely was a printer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Well, in a way, raging against a printer usually is just raging against late stage capitalism with extra steps

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Lol, yes. My dad worked for them and can attest, printer ink is peak late stage capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The only response I was hoping to see 🤣

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've definitely raged against printers........ (I'll see you in hell Epson ink refills!)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

My favorite response the Morello tweet got was “what ‘Machine’ did you think he was raging against? The dishwasher?” Lol

Epson didn't refill itself!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Pretty sure that's canonically done to "Damn it feels good to be a gangster" and not RATM. Could have been an air conditioner though.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

“Ms. Gore claimed that one of my songs, ‘Under the Blade,’ had lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage and rape. The lyrics she quoted have absolutely nothing to do with these topics. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear that it instills in people. … I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms. Gore.”

-Dee Snider at the PMRC Congressional hearings.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dee-snider-on-pmrc-hearing-i-was-a-public-enemy-71205/

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago

The most stereotypical drag band aren't conservative? What a shocker