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Article by Advocate about another aging rock star, in this case Alice Cooper, being an intolerable bigot who lost touch with a world that is progressing beyond his limited imagination

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[–] lasagna@programming.dev 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah yes the glory of being one of the most targeted minorities.

A good half of the world either kill or jail trans people.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Old man yells "kids these days!"

The sad part is he could influence someone.

[–] jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m understanding that there are cases of transgender

Can I have a 24 pack?

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago

Well that's disappointing :(

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

This isn't surprising if you've been keeping track of his opinions at all over the past few decades. He's been a far right wing religious hack for years. Him openly stating he's a bigot shouldn't really be a shock to anyone.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being a rockstar seems to be a fad as well.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The last time he had a somewhat hit record was in 1991 at 53 years old. He's 75 now.

I'd say Alice Cooper is less than a fad at this point.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I believe you mean 43 not 53. The 90s are further back in time :(

[–] Tigbitties@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's not really that great a songwriter or a singer. There was hundreds of musicians that were far more talented than him during his time. Dude wore makeup and sang spooky music with a little anti establishment thrown in. He was a great showman but over all didn't contribute much other than fashion and a little rebellion. His shock rock show is kinda dated and a little cringy.

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[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck Alice Cooper. Fucking piece of shit.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

A lot of people think he's fantastic just because he's nice to fans, but he's not such a nice person if you're LGBTQIA, atheist, or otherwise fall outside of his narrow opinions about what's acceptable

It's kinda like people think my community is "friendly," but not so much if you're black, gay, trans, undocumented, or anything else that falls outside the norm

[–] mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago

Man named "Alice" who wears makeup (classic smokey eye) is transphobic, who would have thought?

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it seems like every week there's another article about an older celebrity that "doesn't get it" about the modern age...

[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

That - unfortunately - is my impression too. Currently we see the "great reshuffling" as celebs dare to openly admit to their bigotry.

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