I'm a huge fan of XXXTentacion, so I'm kinda sad to see this happen. Especially since he went from being surrounded by controversy and always fighting to starting charities and trying to become a better role model.
Always connected with his music because it comes from a place of mental illness that I can relate to. The battle of your most ****ed up inner hate driven thoughts and your need for compassion and to love. I think he kind of can be remembered as somebody who spread awareness about mental illness.
I'm not going to jump to any conclusions about any allegations because we don't know if he's guilty or not. But I do believe in redemption.
On the other hand, being somebody who's been a victim of abuse, I know that if somebody tried to rape me with a bbq fork or anybody that I loved I'd want them to rot. And whether or not he's guilty, how his fans treated that lady is ****ing trash. It serves as a reminder as to why victims of that kind of abuse usually stay quiet. Especially when it comes to celebrities. We don't create an environment where victims of abuse feel safe or welcome or comfortable coming forward. It says a lot about how ****ed society is. Half the people are going to try and drown this kid in hate for the rest of his life over something he may have not done with out even giving him room to grow, learn and change. Then the other half are making victims, especially female ones, feel like they have no where to go or turn. That they have to struggle with this alone.
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Lucem, you're right, it's silly to talk about what I would or wouldn't do IRL. Glad you brought it up. Maybe you should write an instrumental about it. I recommend a piano paired with a clarinet. With ambient sounds of you hanging from your shower curtain you ****ing failure.
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Art Is Dead. Buy My ****.
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