Never ask if it's possible for Amanda Palmer to fail more

[lisaquestions]

sparkymonster lays down the facts on Amanda's latest fail. Between this and the response to criticism of Evelyn/Evelyn? No limits on the fail.

Some of the pictures at Sparkymonsters post are potentially triggering images of racist violence. Be warned.

h/t karnythia

Comments

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

AFP's quote actually left my mouth hanging open. It takes a lot to shock me these days. I'm at a loss of words.

[winterfox.livejournal.com]

What... what's wrong with Palmer?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Oh god, what the fuck is her problem?

Thanks for the warning about the pictures. I looked anyway but yeah, the reality of Naziism is ... sobering.

[floorcandy.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing about this from a die-hard Amanda Palmer fan who is quick to her defense. Apparently it's just 'black humour' (more poor wording) and nobody has the stomach for it.

No wonder she's apologetic. With some fans you can do no wrong, and after a while that will only validate your stupid.

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

I think that the first time I'd seen an actual lynching photo was in my US History text from college. That, along with reading The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass for that class went a long way toward removing the white suburban blinders I'd been raised with. It brought the horrors of the violent racism of the US home to me. But it was still a couple of years until I realized that it wasn't just a thing of the past. Even after the Rodney King case I thought that it wasn't in the here and now. I don't remember exactly when I fully realized and understood the subtle racism of the present. It may have been when I watched "Do The Right Thing" for my multi-cultural Ed class. Or possibly even "Bob Roberts". But it was sometime around 1993 or 1994. It's kind of embarrassing that it took that long.

[paulathomas.livejournal.com]

This is just Amanda Palmer trying to get me some publicity again. Lady Gaga(LG), like her or not, is way above Palmer in the food chain, so Palmer hopes that by setting up a 'controversy' between herself and LG she will get some publicity.

Palmer is rapidly becoming the Troll of the music industry.