The Soapbox : Poll: Banger Threads: Yea or Nay?

Banger Threads: Yea or Nay?

Yea - They're a fun little diversion, I guess. A bit of mindless entertainment.
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IDK - I never bother with them but it seems other people do. Never thought they offered much in the way of discussion, but sometimes people are mindless… and who cares, you know?
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Nay - Get them out of my sight. Can't stand seeing these dull fuckin threads clogging up the board. If they had any merit other than posting a litany of songs off of YouTube, I'd be all for 'em. But as it stands, they offer nothing. Piss off.
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You got something against bangers, mate?

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Real talk, here: what do they really offer this forum? How do they help build a more intelligent community?

It's just fluff. That's all it is… just fluff. But they're popular. You know why? Because they never require people to actually use their heads. They never have to think about anything when they take part in those threads. That speaks to the larger issue of this forum: you guys never really bother with having deep, fulfilling discussions. It's just mindless shitposting.

THIS is why humanity is doomed. Despite our advancements in technology and science, we're still a bunch of mindless morons. We have these devices that allow us to connect with people half a world away, and all we use them for is posting about bangers.


Fucking nimda. This was his plan all along.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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Yeah yeah yeah… nice meltdown.

But think for a second, you brainless plebs. How is any of this fulfilling? If you cunts thought more about quality than quantity, we wouldn't be forced to deal with Christina, Donna, Azn, Warren, MovieMan, or Miley.

Be better, filmboards. Be better.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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Mindless shitposting is the height of posting. You like things too rigid. Too safe. This is why you'll never be a bad boy.

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Going against the established norm is the essence of being a bad boy. I see how you all enjoy mindless shitposting and I refuse to fall victim to the same vacuous nonsense that you all willingly partake in.

I'm a rebel, you mindless faggot. I'm a bad boy.

*revs the engine of his sick fuckin moped*

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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It's so cute when you get all pouty

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You lost us all at "think for a second"



~ Warren

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It's simple, Rocket. This is how music that isn't mainstream spreads. People post bangers. Some might click.

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Aye. But wouldn’t it be better if people actually discussed the music they post instead of just posting clips?

Surely I’m not saying do away with posting music. I just think those threads would be far more interesting if some actual discussions took place and weren’t just people posting clip after clip giving brief little comments on the music before moving on to something else.


Actually, what I’m really saying is Orson’s a boring, one note poster. His music threads are as intellectually stimulating as huffing spray paint. That’s all this is about, Loki.

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Well sometimes it does. At least sometimes discussion breaks out on Margo's thread, and mine.

And I wish you two would stop fighting. 😔

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Orson and I will always be fighting. We’re polar opposites.

I live. I die. I live again.

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😭 Opposites can still have fun.

Oh well. I wish it wasn't so.

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I can’t have fun with someone like him. It’s just not in the cards. I asked my magic 8 ball if I could ever find Orson interesting and the damn thing blew up. Very foreboding.

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Orsen bangers-

Kirk bangers-

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No. They're both shit, man. Where are the threads where we post about music we're listening to and trying to comment on it? And not just say "Oh, that's good shit, mate" but actually talk about why we like that music or why we dislike it?

Everything only gets examined on a completely superficial level with a lot of you people. It's gotten to the point where anyone who actually wants to have a discussion about something meaningful doesn't even bother.


God, I miss IMDb. If shit got too childish on one board, I could just go to another and talk with smart people about brainy subjects. All of you are pathetic. I hope Donna eats your children.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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You ok, mate?

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Bang this 🖕

Melting down over top boy

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It depends. This one is good because there was a theme to it:

https://filmboards.com/board/p/19196903/permalink/#p19196903

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I even posted the two Marvin songs back then (the same ones you recently posted), near the end of the thread:

https://filmboards.com/board/p/19197053/permalink/#p19197053

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I'm inspired to do a Marvin Gaye thread now, but I know 99% of the people here wouldn't bother to actually talk about his music. They'd just post links to YouTube clips.

This situation is hopeless. Time to abandon ship.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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What are some thoughts you have about Marvin's music?

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Dude put out some real bangers. Nuff said.



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I posted this thread regarding a Marvin lyric about masturbation:

https://filmboards.com/board/p/20162532/permalink/#p20162532

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"What's Going On" (the album) is basically socially conscious rap before it became a thing. Certain songs on that album, like for instance the title track and "Inner City Blues" feel like songs written well before their time. They honestly feel like something Kendrick Lamar or Tupac would've written… just with an obvious Motown flair.

Honestly, I do have a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to talking about this kind of shit on the internet because, in real life, I just ramble on about it for hours on end without thinking. Whereas, on here, I always stop myself before I do that. The fact that I have to first type it all out and then hit "create post" really pulls the rug out from under me.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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I hadn't equated it with socially conscious rap. I agree about some of his songs being before their time, although I can think of a bunch of other socially conscious songs from that era too, especially anti-war songs.

Have you heard Paul Young's remake of "Wherever I Lay My Hat"? I like his take on the song, because Marvin's seems like it's upbeat when it shouldn't be.

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Well, there are different styles of socially conscious music. There obviously were socially conscious protest/anti-war songs back when What's Going On was released, but you can't really draw a solid connection between a song like "Eve of Destruction" and "The Blacker the Berry".

Don't think I've ever heard that song before. Might've, but just can't recall it.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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You should do an online "listening party," where you play Marvin's music and everyone is there listening to the same music at the same time and sharing their thoughts.

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It might be a great album, but there were socially conscious songs that addressed black poverty before What's Going On came out. How about Whitey On the Moon, which preceded that album by a year, and stylistically has more in common with rap music than anything Marvin Gaye put out:



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Do you know "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"?

There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers on the instant replay
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers on the instant replay
There will be no pictures of Whitney Young
Being run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process
There will be no slow motion or still lifes of Roy Wilkins
Strolling through Watts in a red, black, and green liberation jumpsuit
That he has been saving for just the proper occasion

Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction
Will no longer be so damn relevant
And women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane
On Search for Tomorrow
Because black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day
The revolution will not be televised

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Hell yes I do, my soul sista ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

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and stylistically has more in common with rap music than anything Marvin Gaye put out:
Well, I don't know if I'd go that far. Listen to What's Going On? and then listen to To Pimp a Butterfly or maybe Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City and you'll notice a lot of similarities in style, lyrics, and production.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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They're a nice change up from your attention whoring polls ma bud.

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My polls are fucking hilarious and well-crafted; I actually put a little thought into them.



Dude, I've turned self-deprecation into an art form on here. You use it as a way to get pity. We are not the same.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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It gets you laid mayne.

Melting down over top boy

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That it does, Kork. I have been laid by most of the women on this forum.

FRTT
Twiz
Monicah
Sophie
Catbug
Klam
Crystal
Cornell
Bee
Nimda
Gwnyc


And many more who I honestly have forgotten about. The point is, when you start acting like me, you get more bitches. Now fuck off, Kork. I'm trying to talk about Marvin Gaye here.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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I called all the shots during our bang session, though. I just let you choose some of the music.

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No way, I started the self-deprecation movement. I just use it more sparingly.

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You may have started it, but I perfected it.

You are the Gil Scott-Heron to my Marvin Gaye.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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😂

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They're dope. The 60s one we had a while back introduced me to tons of great new songs.

Hark! Harold the angel sings.

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Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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Azn: “He (Orsen) now pretends to be in his 50s, but is in his 70s or close to 80 yo.”

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Fuck off with that. This ain't that kind of thread.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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All I really know is I'm the greatest poster in IMDb history.

Rocket is ok. He's a solid plodder who tries very hard, probably about 6/10 by filmboards standards

Azn: “He (Orsen) now pretends to be in his 50s, but is in his 70s or close to 80 yo.”

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Orson, you've been completely left in the dust as a poster. Your entire routine is repetitive. I honestly have to question the intelligence of anyone who finds you entertaining.

Shit, even Millard's better than you.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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Kid. I have been everything and everyone during my time on IMDb and filmboards. You have no idea what you're talking about, but nimda and a select few do.

Azn: “He (Orsen) now pretends to be in his 50s, but is in his 70s or close to 80 yo.”

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Shit, even Millard's better than you.


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Lol rocket's such an angry little guy.

I'm unlikely to see his response too as he's blocked 😢

Azn: “He (Orsen) now pretends to be in his 50s, but is in his 70s or close to 80 yo.”
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