It would be very easy to take umbrage at the things that John Lydon says here.
Especially if you are a fan of both The Clash and The Ramones.
However Lydon is the self styled king of outrage and this is his stock in trade.
A mature consideration of what he has spouted can only lead to the conclusion that it is done with the intent to bate, and he clings to the delusion that this carries some worth to it.
Here he is gaining some media traction as his nonsense partially goes viral while simultaneously being unaware that people are laughing at him and not with him.
His comments are ludicrously ill thought out, and to a degree disrespectful, but through repetition of this sort of vapid missive there is literally is no shock value any more.
Who cares what he says.
It's Lydon.
Instead of being offended most now see him as akin to an aged relative with an incontinence problem.
The first time he shits himself everyone screams in horror, and then it is a talking point for some weeks, but a few years down the line when the odour that heralds yet another evacuation of his bowels reaches you there is no shock or horror.
All you do is lift a weary eyebrow and shout to his carer that he's filled his continence pad again before moving on to continue doing what you were doing in the first place.
It's really just become another day in the life of ol' shitty pants and no one is surprised or shocked any more.
And that's really all this is.
Lydon opening his mouth and once again releasing some words that have the value of the contents of an incontinence pad.
It could be funny if he shook it all up a bit, but he is lost in inhabiting the persona of the cartoon stereotype that he designed for himself.
It's actually a rather sad and pointless rut he has managed to create for himself to languish in.
PS - For those who reside any place other than the UK I should explain that Katie Hopkins is a talent void mouthpiece who the media trundle out to boost ratings of daytime televisions shows as she is hardwired to open her mouth and spout similar bollocks to Lydon.
The only reason to take umbrage at Lydon's latest attempt to obtain another 15 minutes of fame would be if you thought his opinions had any relevance - and does anyone?
ReplyDeleteProbably not anymore.
ReplyDeleteAs someone has said to me he used to be full of piss and vinegar, but was erudite with it.
Now?
Not so much.
He's an anachronism.