Chris Trottier
My advice to boys and young men:

Never gatekeep a woman wearing a band t-shirt by putting her on the spot to name one of the band’s albums.

Look, by the time she got that t-shirt, she already went through an entire heroine’s journey of fandom. She dealt with the boy band wars, the pop princess battles—even learned Korean to prove her dedication.

And by the time she discovered emo or punk or prog or metal or psych, she’s already went to war with people on the Internet who are meaner than you. Namely, other girls.
11:15pmWeb
Show threadZenHeathen 🇨🇦11h ago
@atomicpoet Hell, if you see *anyone*, of any gender description, wearing a t-shirt of a band you care about? Celebrate! Listen to their stuff together! Why would you want to work toward *fewer* people enjoying the band you like?!?
Show threadChris Trottier11h ago
@ZenHeathen When I was growing up in the 90s punk scene, everyone was on the look out for the dreaded posers. Or worse, the sell-outs.

Now that I’m older, I’m just glad people are listening to music.
Show threadJohanna, CanCon variety11h ago

@atomicpoet

Double this warning if she’s a #genX now-auntie. Chances are if I’m wearing a band shirt, it’s a band that I completely absorbed into my bones between late 70s prog rock & late aught’s post-grunge whatever the heck we labeled that.

Even if I forgot a once-memorized catalogue, my cued recall for what every member of Duran Duran or Pearl Jam has been up to this century just needs a quick scan of search results to perk up and kick an ass at music trivia.

Show threadChris Trottier11h ago
@johannab If someone is stupid enough to challenge a Gen X auntie, they’re not long for this world.