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For those who don't contain a vast knowledge of Green Day lore like myself, I don't think it is hitting just how much of a "fuck you" the NFL is giving djt/the white house.

This is a band that is:

  • Made entirely of openly bisexual/queer men
  • Made entirely of men who are vocal about being raised by single mothers on welfare
  • One of their members was adopted and raised by a Black Native American woman and has said he "understands how his mother could hate 'the white man' and love him with her whole soul."
  • Were the first band to say, "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist/MAGA U.S.A." on live television without ANY warning.
  • Literally released a song last year called, "The American Dream Is Killing Me"
  • Prioritizes all female/female fronted bands to open for them to address inequality in the music industry. (edited for clarity since yall blew this post up. Lol)
  • OPENLY tells trump supporters they are not welcome at their concerts.

Anyway, Enjoy Feb. 8th Magats! You're gonna hate it. :)

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i have always found it so interesting how little it is mentioned that green day is a queer band. to have an openly bisexual man as your singer in 90s was big deal but i rarely see them talked about as any kind of pioneers in this way. dont really have an opinion on this just think it is interesting

I have seen so many posts about disappointment in Green Day’s performance, but please, let’s read between the lines.

They sang “Holiday” which is an anti-war, anti-fascist protest song! It essentially accuses citizens of being complacent and letting awful things happen. Read the lyrics. Seriously.

“American Idiot,” (although being censored and lyrics being left out during the Super Bowl LX performance), is about a conformist, consuming society manipulated by fear-mongering and propaganda, rather than informed thought. “One Nation Controlled by the Media” —sounds familiar?! *cough cough* Trump’s Administration *cough cough*

They probably were forced to censor and cut things out, but their song picks were clearly very intentional and were meant to be the message.