“Kill All The Fags That Don’t-A-Gree!” - Green Day

[KyokushinKarateMan]

@ 2:47ish mark


Where’s LGBTQRSTUVWX? Did they call him out about this

 

[FreedMind]

He's satirizing American politics, not advocating for killing dissenting homosexuals.

 

[Sonny Bonds]

I don’t understand how this band made it big. I like a lot of rock, but they always sounded generic and sing-songy to me. And the premise is this album (judging by the title) is the laziest idea of a punk album (not that I’m super knowledgeable about the genre).

 

[It is a mystery]

The singer for Green Day admitted to being bisexual long before American Idiot was released. I don't think this song is meant to be taken literally

 

[Starboy52]

It’s literally a satire of not only American Politics, but politics in general breh.

 

[FreedMind]

I don’t understand how this band made it big. I like a lot of rock, but they always sounded generic and sing-songy to me. And the premise is this album (judging by the title) is the laziest idea of a punk album (not that I’m super knowledgeable about the genre).

A product of their time for sure, their music hasn't aged too well. Looking at their lyrics and music videos, they just embodied young angst in the 90s really well, and like you said, they had a really simple, inoffensive style that was accessible to the mainstream.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

He's satirizing American politics, not advocating for killing dissenting homosexuals.

This is why context is so important. Especially in this age of misinformation.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I don’t understand how this band made it big. I like a lot of rock, but they always sounded generic and sing-songy to me. And the premise is this album (judging by the title) is the laziest idea of a punk album (not that I’m super knowledgeable about the genre).

They filled the suburban ‘teen angst’ void Nirvana left after Cobain died.

 

[Kid Dynamite]

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

i liked that holiday song and that's about it

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

 

[BaltimoreTwilightMarauder]

They filled the suburban ‘teen angst’ void Nirvana left after Cobain died.

And they lack 90% the talent.

 

[Cladyclad]

Op thought he had 1

 

[JadeB]

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our liiiiiiiiiiiives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

He's satirizing American politics, not advocating for killing dissenting homosexuals.

They allow white artists to get away with satire. A black group would get criticized no matter the context IMO