missed this before i wrote my own reply. yeah john waters in general is fucking great. there’s a line early in his book ‘shock value’ that’s something like ‘to appreciate bad taste you must have extremely good taste’ and i can take some comfort in that
edit: i dug the book out. the actual quote is ‘to understand bad taste one must have very good taste’
msi is a weird one to me, i came across ‘hey tomorrow’ before and thought it was pretty good. but clicking through youtube nothing else grabbed me. no idea why
in books, some extreme horror/splatterpunk, i think the bighead by edward lee is the strongest one i’ve read & enjoyed
for films, i’m not that sure where the line is but i like new french extremity (martyrs, inside, irreversible) and that seems to fit the bill
i am soft as shit irl, even boxing can be a bit strong for me. but in fiction i can enjoy artists who describe situations well beyond the normal boundaries of decency. i suppose it’s something like rollercoaster riders or bungee jumpers etc where the immediate natural repulsion is tempered by the security of not being in any actual danger, and i take some sort of satisfaction in that? who knows really. other than horror, pink flamingos is probably the most transgressive film i can think of. i still don’t think i could watch the epilogue scene without looking away
got a mile long blocklist of comms but never block a user account unless the display name is obnoxiously long or full of emojis
tell your friend all emojis, immediate block. four nonstandard characters is thin ice but acceptable