You don’t have to listen to The Mountain Goats; if you want to walk around with a gaping hole through your soul, that’s your own business. But you should still know that John Darnielle is great, and a motherfucking badass, and also a badass feminist. Fun fact: I had forgotten it was International Women’s Day until I saw his twitter updates today! What a pleasant reminder.
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Originally from Boston, MA, Rachel now lives in the Midwest. Topics dear to her heart include bisexuality, The X-Files and tacos. Her favorite Ciara video is probably "Ride," but if you're only going to watch one, she recommends "Like A Boy." You can follow her on twitter and instagram.
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I love the mountain goats and this just gives me one more reason as to why
“feminism’s basic tenants are so self-evidently true that it’s actually kind of weird that people argue about it”
that’s so true, I find it strange when people (especially women) say they are not feminists or that they hate feminism. Everyone should be a feminist!
i live for the mountain goats and lesbianism, so this is my perfect post. thank you, autostraddle (once again).
John Darnielle is basically always saying what I feel but in better words, so this was great
Major thumbs up for this Team Pick. I love this man for both his gifted lyricism and his views on most things, including feminism and why R. Kelly’s ‘Ignition (Remix)’ is amazing.