listening to Aphex Twin = male performative behavior?

I think the dialogue around this is more performative than anything. Some people can just enjoy his music 🙄

I get what you’re saying but there’s nothing performative about listening to selected ambient works in headphones for your own enjoyment 🎧

I think the logo has some cultural baggage outside of the scene, where being into Aphex Twin is saying you're more "advanced" (condescending) and maybe unrelatable in your taste in music it's like being into Aphex Twin and Ariana Grande at the same time are seen as incompatible

Went into this expecting memeing but was surprised by real discussion I think people often choose clothing to signal ingroups & outgroups, even if not consciously, and there are always components to those choices that are "performative" on some level rather than just expressive

I feel like you're ragebaiting now ngl

What a load of bollocks

Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it’s still male performative behavior even if you’re not performing masculinity for women. I can believe that listening to Aphex Twin is just signaling to other dudes

I started listening to aphex twin and squarepusher and venetian snares and mu-ziq etc etc because I thought their drum work was fucking sick and out of this world. Matcha lattes are pretty good though.

Not all aphex twin fans but yes many are performative—not for the attention of women but just to signal that they have good taste in electronic music

awesome video but this is how i find out there's an aphex labubu

No but making a 2 and a half minute tiktok entertaining the idea with anything other than total dismissal and mockery of it absolutely is

atp everything is performative

male gaze performative male vs female gaze performative male?

Fine, I’m gay. I admit it.

would I be wrong to start calling him Apex Twin on purpose to appear less performative?

it’s not performative if its YOUR poster of YOUR favorite band in YOUR house

Merch makes it so easy to find friends

He's a performative being

i cant do anything atp ffs

I just like listening to this one Aphex Twin album that pairs really well with X-Files novels for some reason! 🤷‍♂️

this is solid content

Male performative ragebaiting

Who the fuck do yall think we are performing for

Talking about this g*y sh*t is performative male behavior. Congrats, youre one of them. Get some real problems.

Performative would be wearing the shirt and saying "who is DJ Smojphace?"

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No. Like most concepts that become popular, “performative” is being expanded to include so many things it becomes meaningless. Is wearing an Aphex Twin t-shirt “signalling”? Only to the extent it signals “I like Aphex Twin”. “Performative” requires pretence and ostentation

Very leveled take.

lmao just listen to the music, fuck what people think fr

Wish it was the 90s again.

I would ignore any opinion criticizing art like Aphex twin without actually addressing the art. Calling it male performative behavior is performative behavior or virtue signaling.

i appreciate you man 👍🏾