Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

I don’t see anyone in here thinking for a moment that this wasn’t staged.

"trolling" means trying to provoke a reaction. Crowing very loudly about how transparently staged this is was is taking the bait.

DJP otm

I think the photos were A1 but explaining the photos like she’s letting us in on it feels a bit lame

So she transparently staged a goofy photo to troll people into saying it was goofy and transparently staged? Not sure I follow.

I don't know, I guess it just struck how onion-like it was, everybody from Grimes to whoever photographed this to the NY Post was going for the onion esthetic.

If trolling simply means to provoke a reaction, under that definition every figure under every branch of human history and culture is a troll I guess.

If you ask me there’s an implicit side of “trolling” and “baiting” which needs someone to actually believe you’re being serious about something oh so controversial. If everybody is on the know, it’s not trolling.

Like a successful troll is someone like Kanye where you can’t actually tell if he is great at trolling or actually mentally unstable.

Yeah this thing she did got a reaction, but was it really a reaction at her “trolling” or a reaction at how lame it was?

I read some of the interpretations of trolling here as simply meaning that she's trying to trick you into engaging one way or another, so if you acknowledge, engage, discuss this at all, you are falling for it. The implication is that Grimes simply should not be getting any attention whatsoever, but clearly that is not a unanimous opinion.

Again, under that definition every celebrity is actually trolling.

just to be clear, I'm not saying I agree with this interpretation

Would you say you trolled Moka into replying?

Moodles you’re such a troll

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNrK-n68CM

I have a copy of Art Angels in my record collection. Even though I'm sure I would still enjoy it musically, I haven't listened to it in a few years just because everything else about her has left a sour taste in my mouth. Anyway, a few weeks ago I was scanning through my records, saw her name scrawled on the spine and thought to myself "Whaaaaa? I don't own a Gorillaz album!" Ever since then, I've been on a big Gorillaz kick, so thanks Grimes!

what, you stole Grimes's copy of "Gorillaz"?

*Grimezsz

She was trying to goad people into the exact reaction she’s been getting. That is the textbook definition of what trolling is. A lot of you spend way too much time on the internet for this to be hard to understand.

gorillaz is music for babies!

hi chaki!

what, you stole Grimes's copy of "Gorillaz"?

― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, October 4, 2021 3:25 PM (seventeen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

No, they just both have scrawly handwriting for their logos and I was briefly confused.

gorillaz is music for babies!

― kurt schwitterz, Monday, October 4, 2021 3:36 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Well then good sir, I entreat you to a game of peek-a-boo because I am a baby.

where'd you go!?!?!

i was just kidding, Grimes doesn't believe in private property

This whole event is pretty representative of her thing. Pure gesture followed by unneeded rationalization for the ppl probably talking shit

all we have learned is that she treats marxism as lulz, maybe she's aiming to get a spot on red scare.

What percentage of people online virtue signal with Marx daily. I’d say it’s a pretty high number

Like as a percentage of the people talking about Marx overall, I mean

the Marx marks fell for it

https://i.imgur.com/KeIGJKj.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsmvBR37xps

new song with dj chris lake

it's not very good but it does have a ridiculous concept attached - NPC is an "AI girl group".

Members are infinite in number and can be voted in or out, except for core members such as the baby Warnymph. NPC are a vehicle for experimentation in new technologies as they become available such as generative characters and music, diff types of animation, ai assisted art as well as spiritual technology in that Grimes can create as other people in order to reduce the psychic pain of being in the public eye. NPC will hone the concepts of Art Angels and Miss Anthropocene, finally manifesting the endless characters in Grimes’ head. NPC can do all the things humans cannot. NPC will eventually be playable, customizable, and able to cater to each individual listener’s unique desires. Decentralized Popstardom. Made, not Born

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlVmkBjSYeA

new single co-produced by illangelo, it's ok. production is a big step in the right direction but the melody is pretty underwritten, the opposite problem of the last album

album seems to be titled book 1

seems like she's said a lot of goofy stuff on tiktok too of course

"player of games" totally excellent

I guess we've all decided to ignore this new Vanity Fair cover article. Probably wise.

Exa Dark Sideræl Musk Is a great name, although maybe for a teenager rather than an infant

lmao ok then: https://pagesix.com/2022/03/11/grimes-dating-leaker-chelsea-manning-after-elon-musk-breakup/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=twitter_app

this new soap opera is wild

Actually would watch that sitcom: Chelsea Manning and Grimes as the couple, Elon Musk as the ex who comes over to play with the kids.

I was gonna say we should all take a 2 year moratorium from ever hearing about this woman but Chelsea Manning wow

with billionaire celebrity guest every episode xp

*holding my newborn child in my arms* "you are the Kwisatz Haderach!"

"player of games" totally excellent

― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 21 January 2022 18:36 (one month ago) link

"Player of Games" being yr favorite Culture novel is a red-flag imho

Mostly cuz I know it's Musk's

chaotic hoe energy

https://pagesix.com/2022/03/11/grimes-dating-leaker-chelsea-manning-after-elon-musk-breakup/

"leaker" - can't we keep her medical problems out of this?

i probably would have been a huge grimes fan if she had just skipped musk and gone straight for manning. as it is idk, kind of seems like there was this trump era thing where hard-right conservatism was suddenly cool among celebs. hard to look past the people who associated themselves with it.

horribly phrased but ykwim

is grimes "dirtbag left" now

also i hope jaime brooks is doing well

I will always love grimes. Remember that song “vanessa”?