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remember that time I spent the whole evening of a show crying in my car because being a girl in a band is hard and sometimes people like to give me shit for being in multiple bands and doing what I love because I fucking can and love nothing else not because I’m fucking selfish and am a “band whore”? It’s as if last night was a complete reenactment of that. Just feeling super embarrassed now for being myself? I thought I was doing something cool for others and myself? Just want to quit bands now? What the fuck is this? :(

Yo this shit is not ok. I know I don’t reblog ever, but when shit involves my friends it’s taking things too far. Shit like this makes me not want to make music. People are garbage to genuine human beings who deserve nothing but kindness and respect, and have given the world nothing but that. If I see or hear anything that makes my friends feel like they are not welcome in an open community you better be prepared to get your ass handed to you. I will never associate myself with a “scene” that lets misogynists make women in music feel anything less than safe or welcome.

And the thing is it’s not even exclusively misogynists. People who are my friends like to tease me for being in multiple bands and poke fun at me for it. But unfortunately, I can’t ever take those jokes considering this is literally the ONLY thing I have in my life and work for. I just don’t understand why this is something some people genuinely frown upon me for? I get the jokes once in a while, but I seriously thought I was doing something cool for other people by wanting to be a part of, facilitate, advance etc people’s music. I do this because I personality am not a good writer, and have trouble making my own music. I join multiple projects because I want to find a home in all these sounds. It’s what keeps me alive. And to be getting shit from people - I just don’t fucking get it. I don’t know.

Public service announcement: joking about this kind of shit is destructive. Nina is an incredible musician and the more she contributes, the better music becomes as a whole. And that is no fucking joke.

remember that time I spent the whole evening of a show crying in my car because being a girl in a band is hard and sometimes people like to give me shit for being in multiple bands and doing what I love because I fucking can and love nothing else not because I’m fucking selfish and am a “band whore”? It’s as if last night was a complete reenactment of that. Just feeling super embarrassed now for being myself? I thought I was doing something cool for others and myself? Just want to quit bands now? What the fuck is this? :(

Yo this shit is not ok. I know I don't reblog ever, but when shit involves my friends it's taking things too far. Shit like this makes me not want to make music. People are garbage to genuine human beings who deserve nothing but kindness and respect, and have given the world nothing but that. If I see or hear anything that makes my friends feel like they are not welcome in an open community you better be prepared to get your ass handed to you. I will never associate myself with a "scene" that lets misogynists make women in music feel anything less than safe or welcome.

I love this shirt

yay ^-^

toofargonerecords thanks billy

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