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Rickrolling is sexist, racist and often transphobic in context


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We all know what rickrolling is. Millions of us have been rickrolled and have enjoyed Rickrolling unironically; though most of us did ironically, or at least pretended.

 

The rickroll is/was a kind of postmodern "shared joke" that can be used to dissipate online social anxiety—at least inasfar as everyone "gets" it.

 

But among whom is that implicit context shared, really? The truth, according to this insightful analysis over at Medium, is that rickrolling is highly problematic, especially in its dependence upon the semiotics of cisgendered discourse.

Discuss.

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WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE
YOU KNOW THE RULES, AND SO DO I

A FULL COMMITMENT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF
YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY

 

I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELING

GOTTA MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

 

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN

NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU

NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY
NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE

NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU

 

~ ♪ ~

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I have a feeling, judging by what the link preview box in the bottom of my browser is showing, that you will all be thoroughly impressed by the analysis work being done over at Medium. Be sure to give them a nice big pat on the back.

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WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE

YOU KNOW THE RULES, AND SO DO I

A FULL COMMITMENT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF

YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY

 

I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELING

GOTTA MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

 

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN

NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU

NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY

NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE

NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU

 

~ ♪ ~

 

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SO LONG

YOUR HEART'S BEEN ACHING, BUT YOU'RE TOO SHY TO SAY IT

INSIDE WE BOTH KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON

WE KNOW THE GAME AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY IT

 

AND IF YOU ASK ME WHAT I'M FEELING

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TOO BLIND TO SEE

Edited by Plokite_Wolf
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This topic is to obviously show how rick rolling hurts women, women of color, and especially trans women of color. I mean this is definitely a women's issue and should be put on the same level as cat calling, which, as we all know, perpetuates rape culture and patriarchy (which, while neither of these things have been proven with unbiased empirical data, we all know they exist). I mean, next we'll be putting men into camps because that's perfectly reasonable. I'm going to stop now because I get very heated with this topic.

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WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE

YOU KNOW THE RULES, AND SO DO I

A FULL COMMITMENT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF

YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY

 

I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELING

GOTTA MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

 

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN

NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU

NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY

NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE

NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU

 

~ ♪ ~

 

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SO LONG

YOUR HEART'S BEEN ACHING, BUT YOU'RE TOO SHY TO SAY IT

INSIDE WE BOTH KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON

WE KNOW THE GAME AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY IT

 

AND IF YOU ASK ME WHAT I'M FEELING

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TOO BLIND TO SEE

 

 

 

(OOH,GIVE YOU UP)

(OOH GIVE YOU UP)

NEVER GONNA GIVE, NEVER GONNA GIVE

(GIVE YOU UP)

NEVER GONNA GIVE, NEVER GONNA GIVE

(GIVE YOU UP)

 

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SO LONG

YOUR HEART'S BEEN ACHING, BUT YOU'RE TOO SHY TO SAY IT

INSIDE WE BOTH KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON

WE KNOW THE GAME AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY IT

 

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELING

GOTTA MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

Edited by DeviousDave
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