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Performative Offense

Performative Offense

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Samuel D. James
Mar 21, 2024
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In November 2019, Coldplay released their eighth album, “Everyday Life.” In twenty years of professional music, it was the first time that any of Coldplay’s records came with the famous “Parental Advisory” sticker. A squeaky-clean lyrical history was interrupted, but not in a spectacular way. The whole of the album’s profanity came from three seemingly …

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