open ur eyez lyk I opened mine. (It's only the real world.)

Just like the anti-Vietnam War protest songs that we associate with the 1960s, or the early nihilism that spawned punk music in the 1970s. But he didn’t *sound* like a punk anarchist; he sounded like a country rock singer. When he released Born in the U.S.A. people completely misinterpreted (or possibly ignored) the lyrics in favor of the tone of the music.

Politicians used his music to promote their ‘Murica Yes! brand, and he had to literally explain that that was not what he was about. He’s over here asking when we’re going to have jobs and heathcare, not stanning the politicians who weren’t helping the people.

It was also kind of a big deal that he had an integrated band, because even as late as the 1980s music was still kind of segregated and MTV was straight up racist. They refused to play and promote black artists and then claimed that were no black artists in the first place. Michael Jackson’s record company had to threaten a boycott of their white artists to get MTV to play his Thriller video.

Plus, the first black/white interracial kiss on TV was in 1968 (OG Star Trek). Also it took us until the 70s to get sympathetic gay characters on screen, and the 90s to get gay characters to kiss onscreen. And all of those firsts were met with outrage.

So keep that in mind when you see Bruce Springsteen not just playing with an interracial band, but engaging in an interracial, gay kiss on stage repeatedly.

https://www.gq.com/story/this-fucked-me-up-bruce-springsteen-singing-about-clarence-clemons

It was a story where… we remade the city. We remade the city, shaping it into the kind of place where our friendship and our love for one another wouldn’t have been such an exceptional thing. - Bruce Springsteen

It wasn’t about showmanship or rejecting bigots or anything it was just. Damn right that was one of the loves of his life and damn right he was going to kiss him onstage

It gets me a little that Bruce has had a divorce, that he’s been married twice, but he loved Clarence for the rest of Clarence’s life and will presumably love him the rest of his own

Clemons said in one interview. “Bruce and I looked at each other and didn’t say anything, we just knew. We knew we were the missing links in each other’s lives. He was what I’d been searching for.” In another version of the story, Clemons says “He looked at me, and I looked at him, and we fell in love.”

I’m having some emotions about it!

“He was elemental in my life,“ Springsteen adds, “and losing him was like losing the rain.”

Not just! I love you pure and deep and true but! I am going to love you like that in front of the whole damn world!

We have fewer narratives about taking risks and making statements for platonic love rather than romantic and supposedly it would be easier to downplay this onstage than romance and! They refused! They fucking refused! In front of hundreds of thousands of people, over the course of years! In the spotlight, in word and deed, I love you!

I mean, will you LOOK at this:

This was the pic chosen for the album cover from an extensive photoshoot, too. A few others:

this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

I am genuinely sorry for this, but my sister is dying. (I am redoing this entire post because despite the almost 13k notes, not enough help is coming. I have been posting/reblogging for almost 8 months to gather enough funds for her medication and now a much-needed surgery, but the fundraising post remains quite stagnant.) If I could only ask for your permission one by one, I genuinely would, but I am afraid of the possibility that Tumblr may consider our plea as spam. Also, if any of you want an even more elaborate explanation about her medical condition, kindly look into this account's pinned post or you can message me directly because Tumblr flagged the pinned post as "sensitive content" after attaching proof of how extremely disfigured her right arm/body is. At times, it is also kept hidden so not everyone is receiving a notification even after being repeatedly tagged. So, please understand.

This is the direct link to the fundraiser, and please look at the update to see/know more.

WE STILL NEED AT LEAST $3,200 IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND COULD USE $1,700 BEFORE THE DAY ENDS. WE ONLY HAVE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS LEFT.  PLEASE HAVE MERCY AND DONATE. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MET THE SHORT-TERM GOAL WE SET FOR THE LAST 11 MONTHS. AND DESPITE THE ALMOST 13K NOTES ON THE PINNED POST, WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF SAID AMOUNT BADLY. PLEASE HELP US. THE SWELLING ON HER NECK BURST WHICH RESULTED IN HER LOSING BLOOD AGAIN. SHE IS NOW STILL BEING OBSERVED, AND IS CURRENTLY INTUBATED. MY SISTER MIGHT END UP BEING DEPRIVED OF PROPER TREATMENT SOON AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SUFFERING FROM A CARDIAC ARREST AND EVEN A COMA IS IMMENSELY HIGH BECAUSE BOTH HER MAGNESIUM AND POTASSIUM ARE ALMOST DEPLETED. PLEASE HAVE MERCY. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW EXTREMELY URGENT THIS IS. I DON'T WANT HER DEAD. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING. PLEASE DONATE.

WE STILL NEED TO SECURE AT LEAST TWO BAGS OF BLOOD RIGHT NOW, TOO. PLEASE HELP MY SISTER OUT. SHE IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. I CANNOT EVEN POST THE PHOTOS/PROOF OF THE BLOOD AND PUS COMING OUT OF HER BODY WITHOUT TUMBLR TAKING IT DOWN OR TAGGING IT AS EXPLICIT CONTENT BUT YOU CAN MESSAGE ME DIRECTLY SO I COULD SHOW YOU JUST HOW SEVERE HER HEALTH HAS GOTTEN. IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLY TERRIBLE. I WOULDN'T BE THIS DESPERATE IF IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. PLEASE DONATE TO THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMPLETE THIS AMOUNT FOR 11 MONTHS NOW AND WE ARE STILL NOT GETTING ENOUGH HELP. PLEASE HELP US COMPLETE THIS AMOUNT BEFORE THE DAY ENDS. PLEASE HELP US SAVE HER.  

I GENUINELY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ANYMORE TO APPEAL TO ANY OF YOU.  I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. MY SISTER IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE (ASIDE FROM ALL THE SWELLING ESPECIALLY ON HER LYMPH NODES, SHE IS ALSO IN A CRITICAL CONDITION DUE TO HER BODY SOMEWHAT NOT ABSORBING BOTH POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM WELL) AND WE ARE STILL SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AFFORD ALL THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE(S) SHE NEEDS TO STAY ALIVE. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GATHER AID SINCE JUNE 9TH/DUE DATE SINCE JULY 14TH AND UP UNTIL TODAY, WE AREN'T CLOSE TO RAISING ENOUGH. AS I HAVE MENTIONED, I AM AFRAID THAT SHE MIGHT END UP GETTING A HEART ATTACK/GOING INTO COMA OR EVEN WORSE—DYING DUE TO COMPLICATIONS. I TRULY CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW URGENT AND SEVERE HER HEALTH CONDITION IS. THREE DAYS IN A ROW NOW, THERE IS PUS LEAKING OUT OF HER LEFT BREAST. SO, PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE DONATE.

(Please look into the photos under the fundraiser as well to understand how urgent this is since Tumblr kept tagging whatever photos I post as "mature content". They kept hiding updates which is why it isn't getting any traction at all.) I have been asking around for help for several months now (I wasn't able to post anything for almost two weeks as well despite staff insisting that the account isn't restricted/shadowbanned) but there is not much significant change at all. There are almost 13k notes, but it doesn't translate to donations.

So, I am deeply sorry if I am somehow offending you because I randomly tagged you. We are beyond desperate to spread this post and get enough help. I am begging you to please understand my desperation. Kindly donate, please. And see the pinned post on this account, if you want to know how awful her health is but be careful because the photos could be too graphic. I am really sorry. Please don't reprimand me.

If you want to be removed from being tagged, please message me directly, and I will immediately do as you like. I know that this may seem invasive but it is not our intention. I just don't know what to do anymore and I have been running out of ways to keep my sister alive. I cannot offer anything in return other than to express my immense gratitude. I am sorry, and please consider helping us. Thank you very much.

NOT THE CRABS WE EXPECTED BUT STILL SOME CRABS WE DESERVE!!!

My dreams of becoming a writer and reaching fame through the internet could go to shit if the KOSA law passes. Sure, I am not from the USA nor the UK, but it will expand to my country (Bolivia) eventually

Also, there are people with dreams like mine, people whose lives and jobs rely on the internet, and they could go to shit too because the goverment wanted to pretend to be a babysitter

Not just that, our privacy is at risk. Not mine, not yours, OURS. This has been said and repeated multiple times, but they're not trying to protect the children. They're trying to spy on every single one of us. You could always quit using the internet and wait until the KOSA law is removed, but some people can't live without the internet, and you KNOW what this can lead to

I would trust a conspiracy theorist who has never taken a vaccine more than the people ruling over the UK right now. But there's still time

I wish I had a link to stuff that can lead you to stop the KOSA law from happening, but there will be other posts that can help with that

We can still fight for our freedom. We can still stop KOSA

WE NEED TO BE LOUDER

WE CAN'T SUBMIT

WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO RECREATE 1984