Teach each other to reciprocate: I miss the comfort in being sad

So what the fuck, New York Times, I'm a BLIPSTER?

Help divide people even further why don't you, assholes!

When I interviewed French actress Julie Delpy this weekend (issue comes out in May--to coincide with the release of her film, Two Days), she talked about wanting to be viewed as a filmmaker and not just some woman director.

I agree. I want people to see me as me (yummicoco), not a fucking Blipster.

Going back to the Times article, the piece touched on how more and more coloreds are turning to the Rock (dressing like it too) and how people are starting to take notice:


NY Times:

THE recent attention given several bands with black members — like Bloc Party, Lightspeed Champion, and the Dears — could signify change. “Return to Cookie Mountain,” the second album by the group TV on the Radio, a band in which four of the five members are black, was on the best-album lists of many critics in 2006. Around the country, other rock bands with black members are emerging."

They failed to include Arcade Fire, The Thermals, and oldies like Fishbone, Bad Brains and Son of Cain of course--my much older cousin Herwin's punk band from like 1983.

I grew up listening to my sisters' new wave records, programming 120 minutes (and Alternative Nation AND Headbanger's Ball) so that I could watch it immediately after school every Monday (and reading Sassy magazine)-- How is my experience any different than any other stupid kid feeling like an outsider? I was a Jersey girl surrounded by guidos, I was unusual any way you sliced me.

Why must I be pigeon holed into yet another label that I feel takes away from one's experience--gives off the impression that me and many others like me are all new to the game--that we just started liking Rock music-- perhaps it goes as far as to imply that we are less black for being Blipster.

Is gentrification the direct cause of this profliferation?

Well, one memory I have of being prejudiced against (you be the judge) was when I attempted to purchase 'Houdini' by the Melvins at an airport record store when I was 14 while I was waiting for my flight to Greece (HS class trip).

Punk Bitch: Are you sure you want to buy this? Like, you know what your buying right?

Yummicoco: yeah, I know who they are-Buzz was a big influence on Kurt Cobain.

Buzz from The Melvins. Undercover black man? He looks like someone that could be in my family...minus the deranged look on his face.



Then she felt stupid cuz I schooled her on my knowledge and then she pointed out that they did a cover of a Kiss song on the album to save face.

Got to Athens, bought Jawbox "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" and Soundgarden's "Superunknown" cuz the song "She likes Surprises" was only available on import.

Returned to New Jersey on April 8, 1994 to find out that Kurt Cobain killed himself with a gun. Cried all the way home.