Deerhunter have been pushing boundaries from the get-go, calling their debut album Turn It Up Faggot, messing around with gender roles and fake blood, and most shockingly, working at American Apparel. But the Atlanta psych-rockers had really taken their art to a shitty, gay new level this week on deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com. First was the Poop Journal. TMI, yes, but harmless. Yesterday, however, the band shit out the lurid post Five Imaginary Boyfriends..., which outlined five homoerotic fantasties, illustrated by pictures of very young-looking naked boys.
We were wondering how we could link to it, since most of you would find it NSFH. Turns out, it didn't go over so well and the post was removed overnight. In its place you can read their explanation...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A response to the last posts comments sectionFirst of all, if you do not like what i'm about don't read this blog or buy our records or come see us play. If you think we are overhyped and shitty then find another band that strikes your fancy and go hang around their blog. I am not trying to shock anyone. To those who recognized it, yeah, Dennis Cooper is a huge influence on me since I was about 15. I highly recommend his blog (denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com). No onto something more serious... Don't even think about pulling this child pornography shit with me. I have not used a single image that did not come from a legitimate site that keeps age records. Child Pornography is fucked up, and as someone who was sexually abused since I was seven, I take it pretty seriously. I don't need thought police on here. You can eat the shit you'll be seeing photos and journal entries about in the next day. I can't help it that some of you think I am sick or fucked up or twisted. My job is to express myself how I best know how. Usually a mixture of sadness and humor. I was really writing about lonliness. I don't feel like I need to defend the fact that I am fucked up because I was fucked with and sexually abused at a VERY young age. At this point in my life I am a 25 year old virgin with a body image that decreases exponentially everytime some dipshit with a blog takes a jab at how ugly I look. I don't blame myself for my adolescent fantasies because I am still an adolescent, looking for someone to connect to, I guess. Sorry to get all serious but I don't need this shit from cunts that come here expecting "Shock and Awe". That's not what we are about. We are about honesty. Everyone shits. Honestly. And everyone has fucked up things they hide. I show mine with a sense of humor.
Make it of what you will, but one thing's for certain: we'll have to be checking Deerhunter's blog every day now, won't we.
[Pic via Impose]
