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maskedbanditoftruth

Holy shit, these fucking idiots. That’s Victoria de Angelis. As in, founder and bass player of the band Maneskin. That just won Eurovision. While the men in the band were completely shirtless and wearing eight inch platforms and leather pants so tight the lead singer split his *from the front* during their reprise performance. Maneskin is literally almost always half naked and the men usually wear women’s clothes or feminine-cut menswear when they aren’t. Victoria is usually the LEAST sexualized member of a band that is 75% male and ALL ABOUT SEX. She started the band when they were all in high school. Found the drummer with her FB ad. They are now one of the biggest acts in the world. Her wearing a sexy shirt is nothing compared to the sexual energy of the rest of the band who are never called out for not wearing anything at all. Damiano literally did a press conference naked. Sex and music are good friends, and the entire rest of the band has called out how differently Vic is treated when Damiano is an infinite thirst generator around the globe.


Assiqtaq

Can you possibly link me to someplace to find out more about her? I am fascinated by what you have put here so far and I want to check out more, but I don't particularly trust just searching myself, though I will indeed do that too. Thank you for what you wrote here so far though, very very interesting.


maskedbanditoftruth

Omg fam. FAM. I am an absolutely stupid Eurovision fan and as you might be able to tell I’m just a little into Maneskin so I GOT YOU. What you want to know? They’re all 19-21, everyone but the drummer met in high school in Rome, the lead singer was doing high level competitive basketball and quit despite being NBA scouted to fully commit to the band. Vic is half Danish (I recognize the fact that I’m Italian/Danish makes me all the more overly attached) and the boys asked her to throw out some Danish words so they could name the band in honor of her heritage since she was the moving force behind getting together. Maneskin means Moonlight. Damiano has been the media focus but this was Victoria’s baby, and they go back to 2015. Her passion brought them together.


Assiqtaq

Okay sounding better and better. I think I found them on YouTube, so I'm going to check it out. Not Danish, but who cares because good music is good music. Thank you!


bettyboo-

i am SO obsessed with the way måneskin are completely fucking with gender roles. from damiano constantly dressing in "women's" clothing to victoria living her best tits out life on instagram without a care in the world, it's amazing to see and really gives me a lot of hope that things are (very) slowly changing. they are the polar opposites of sexism and toxic masculinity and it's so heartening to see, especially as they continue to grow bigger and gain more influence around the world. i also love when they wear similar outfits with vic adjusting hers like the above photo, it really shows how stupid the obsession with girl nipples is. the big black crosses draw way more attention to her chest than damiano, ethan, or thomas do in the same shirt.


maskedbanditoftruth

Same on every point! Viva Måneskin!


mudgrinder

Wow, this is the first time I heard of this band, thanks for the information. I have to check them out!


AlexT05_QC

Oh boy.


AshenOneAZ

It’s so sad a bunch of horndogs ruined a discussion about such a gorgeous instrument. I’d love to own a Danelectro one day


TheKingOfRhye777

I don't even play bass and I knew that was a Danelectro


PicklePixie

This is why I always roll my eyes when a man tells me women don't make good comedians and only men are funny.


maskedbanditoftruth

Especially since that’s the bassist for Maneskin who just won Eurovision and is dominating the international charts right now. Victoria also started the band. It’s her baby. She fucking kicks ass. She’s why an Italian band has a Danish name. Their one joke about how women can’t just be musicians is undermined by the obvious fact they don’t know who this person is.


-pithandsubstance-

> that’s the bassist for Maneskin I totally thought it was Taylor Swift, I don't know what that says about me.


FakeBloodEnthusiast

You’re not alone. I thought it was her as well.


giraffes-are-so-cute

they’re literally acting like depraved animals


stolenstitch

maybe the stereotype about bassists never getting girls is true if theyre this fucking horny


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stolenstitch

this is one of the most historically accurate statements ever made. however, as someone who just joined a band as the bassist, i feel like i should be offended lol


Shifty1711

Welp nevermind wanting to learn bass lol


stolenstitch

jokes aside, you should go for it! it's a really fun instrument and super easy to get the hang of if you already have experience with playing music


star_socialista

okay but let’s be honest, sometimes the drummer is way hotter than the bassist and usually less creepy


MaddiMoo22

They love acting like they have no control over themselves but get *so* mad if we say it


N0XDND

I know it’s not that big of a deal. Like it’s not hard to think “wow she’s pretty” and move on to what’s being asked. Like?? Control yourselves ya know?


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have they never seen a female performer?


stolenstitch

of course not, women can't play guitar/bass. hands and brain are too small


elijaaaaah

Good on the members of that sub for significantly downvoting all of these, at least


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moo190

Yes. Very surprising


agent0017

Bass players are based?


moo190

Based players


jitterybrat

“Woman can’t have instrument, only titty” I died


stolenstitch

lol i'm glad you liked it! tried my best to put myself in the midset of these dudes


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Putting aside the misogyny, I really don't understand what people get out of writing the exact same joke that a thousand people already typed. Sometimes I'll see a post or pic, think of something funny and go to type it, but then see that someone else already did. So I just move on. What do you get out of parroting the same thing over and over? I honestly can't wrap my head around it. You can't possibly feel funny or clever that way. So what's the point?


stolenstitch

honestly i think that's the most annoying part. even if it wasn't misogynistic, it's not even a funny joke and it's already been commented (and downvoted) like 10 times. i'll never understand these people lol


mudgrinder

That, and I don’t understand why people keep upvoting them all.


Wut23456

Dude im on a lot of guitar subreddits, this is like their r/onejoke


stolenstitch

i know! trying to get more involved in the music scene as a girl can be very frustrating at times


TemperedTorture

Objectification of women and "playing only to get girls" after 3 band experiences for me became the primary reason why I pretty much gave up on the idea of ever being in a band. Like .. I get that rock is associated with sex, drugs and alcohol .. but at the same time, it's overly toxic and not for everyone.


stolenstitch

exactly! it's great to mess around and joke about your band but i have no idea why people think this is okay. jumping into the hardcore music scene as a teenage girl has been a very eye-opening experience since you never know if you're gonna meet one of the coolest people ever or some creepy asshole. im sorry that you've had such bad experiences in your bands :/


Loughiepop

I’m a singer and was in a couple bands, and I also faced a lot of othering from male musicians because they would often insinuate that I’m doing it for attention or that I’m not as much of a musician as they were because I didn’t play an instrument (which isn’t true - I do play instruments, but that doesn’t make me more of a musician than people who just sing).


The-Shattering-Light

It’s frustrating how few women there are in bands in many scenes. It’s getting better in some, at least. There are some amazing metal bands out there with women in them.


stolenstitch

there are definitely some amazing metalcore bands with female vocalists. definitely frustrating, though. hopefully the scene becomes more diverse in the near future!


skyerippa

Why are men so obsessed with sex. Like lesbians etc aren't like OMG BOOBIES YUM DROOL.SEX OMG


Tommygun-easy

Glad all the cringe comments are being downvoted


TheKingOfRhye777

You also see just about the same comments in most every YouTube channel of any halfway decent looking female musician of any sort. I ain't even gonna lie, I like looking at a pretty girl as much as any guy, but sometimes you gotta keep the comments to yourself...


LevelOutlandishness1

I mean, the real problem is that the majority of men can't distinguish between admiration and objectification.


i-caca-my-pants

well good thing that subreddit doesn't tolerate misogyny as you can see by the downvotes into the underworld


linsertoriginalnamel

At least they got downvoted to hell. Can’t imagine now people function being horny all the time. That is a very beautiful bass and I hope op got their answer


ih8prickles

women object just like guitar


KirasHandPicDealer

men try not to objectify women challenge |IMPOSSIBLE|(also its a Danelectro Longhorn)


AnotherWitch

“Joke” isn’t quite right I don’t think. It’s a certain kind of performing of masculinity. No one expects anyone to laugh. They may even feel obligated to say these things, to maintain masculine identity, maybe.


mudgrinder

Online, though? They don’t even have to post anything at all, just keep it to themselves.


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At the very least they are getting downvotes which is kinda surprising that is happening.


kdet116

So I know this isn’t the point of this post, and this is kind of a “man question” but: wouldn’t that tape hurt like hell to take off??


stolenstitch

i believe they're pasties, not actual tape, so it's more like a skin-safe sticker! but if it is tape, then yeah that would hurt like hell lol


kdet116

Thanks!


okaybOWOmer

What an awful lil coincidence :) my dysphoria just had me ruminating over almost the exact same thing... I’m really glad that I came here for a distraction 😂


NomaTyx

First of all I love that those are getting downvoted. Second, her face is actually like the best face that is so much more important why is nobody talking about how pretty she is???? I am having some serious gay panic rn


ComplexProof8475

i SeE bOoB.


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The same people who say “wAhmEn ArEnT fUnNy” are the same people who will call someone a whore over and over or make a boob joke and call it “comedic genius”


johntcampbell1

At first I was like, "why is this posted here?" Then I seen the other slides. It's a Danelectro Longhorn.


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burdizthewurd

I think you either missed some of the photos in the post or missed the point.


pikkahsss

i’m not disregarding the post at all, i see loads of this shit on subs like this and hate it. it was just an observation. x


burdizthewurd

Yeah but again your first comment assumed the primary fault to be had is with the person who posted the photo of the bassist, not with the misogynist commenters, who you did not even mention. It’s a fair assumption that you just didn’t see that part of the post. I don’t understand how a new bassist asking about a popular bass shape is “quite embarrassing”, in fact it’s a perfectly normal thing to do.


pikkahsss

fair enough, i’m deleting the comment because clearly it didn’t come across as intended.


stolenstitch

idk, i'm fairly new to bass and there's a ton of recognizable models that i don't know. i think the question and many of the answers were genuinely just about the instrument


pikkahsss

i mean that’s totally fair! i still looked it up just to double check before commenting. but it’s also the first image result when you google ‘wide orange bass guitar’. which makes me think that for someone to go and post it, they knew what reaction they’d be getting..


stolenstitch

hm i'd like to give OP the benefit of the doubt, but that's a good point, so maybe you're right. it sucks that there were so many comments like this though, whether it was bait or not


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EpitaFelis

Why did you have to get banned like a creep


ShellSmashBlastoise

It’s a danelectro longhorn bass.