The only arrogant and ignorant one is you. You've successfully shamed people as "whores" and insulted sex workers all in one comment while missing the sociocultural context of the Weeknd.
Yes, Abel is an asshole, that is the character he has created for us, for his music. That's not a surprise, and if you don't like it, that's the point at which you stop listening, 'cause maybe gospel music or cutesy folk punk would be more your thing.
The culture we live in creates the categories of "fuck" and "love" and there's not clear designation as to what goes where, or what each even means. This is what makes the two phrases so powerful, and so elusive when one tries to pin it down. It gets to the point when they bleed into each other and mean each other and mean nothing all at once, and the Weeknd embodies that with this song. Love is lust and lust is love and what does that even mean, and did it ever mean anything-
The only arrogant and ignorant one is you. You've successfully shamed people as "whores" and insulted sex workers all in one comment while missing the sociocultural context of the Weeknd.
Yes, Abel is an asshole, that is the character he has created for us, for his music. That's not a surprise, and if you don't like it, that's the point at which you stop listening, 'cause maybe gospel music or cutesy folk punk would be more your thing.
The culture we live in creates the categories of "fuck" and "love" and there's not clear designation as to what goes where, or what each even means. This is what makes the two phrases so powerful, and so elusive when one tries to pin it down. It gets to the point when they bleed into each other and mean each other and mean nothing all at once, and the Weeknd embodies that with this song. Love is lust and lust is love and what does that even mean, and did it ever mean anything-