Oct 25 2012
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“ In August Pitchfork reported that Surfer Blood front man John Paul Pitts had been arrested for domestic battery, and no one implicated lame indie-rock in Pitts’s actions.
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Part of the reason why we won’t post the alleged Lil Reese assault video (via chicago-reader)
Really important. The answer isn’t to go easier on rappers who commit violence against women, though — it’s to work against the racism that makes them the only group whose reputation is tied to this behavior. If we’re going to bring up Rihanna every time we mention Chris Brown, let’s keep reminding people about John Paul Pitts (here’s the Pitchfork story, which quotes a pretty terrifying police report) every time we cover Surfer Blood. (That being said, the real reason not to post the video is out of respect for the victim, who has a right to privacy — and whose suffering should never be our entertainment.)
(via thediscography)
