i can write screeds about TTPD dabbling in mental illness fetishistic aesthetic but tbh i care far more about the misogynoir tied up in the Healy apologism. No one has articulated it as well as the author of this Medium piece, in my opinion.
I don't need to add much except I use the phrase "human trafficking" for what the author calls "torture p*rn," because based on what I've read those women were drugged, abused, addicted, manipulated, deceived, and in some cases, took their own lives.
But sure he's a 'wild boy' with 'calloused hands,' a 'cowboy like [her].'
Show you proof of her racism? The proof is in the undercooked lyrics of TTPD and attempt to reframe the criticism of the fans as "they just don't like it when I date a Bad Boy (TM)."
My mom: So what kind of music do you listen to these days?
Me: I've been listening to a lot of Will Wood recently! It's like alternative theatrical rock, and a little bit of folk and cabaret, hard to explain, he's pretty good
My mom: Sounds cool I'll check it out (Plays Will Wood on shuffle)
Will Wood from my mom's iPhone 6S speakers: I could suck you dry on the rocks with a twist