#kneecap

[ayeforscotland]

The British government has blocked Belfast rap group, Kneecap, from receiving arts funding.

As Belfast residents they pay tax to the British government and are should have access to funds/grants regardless of their stance on the union.

Source.

[aeolianblues]

The weirdly life affirming thing about fandom and some of the adoration that comes with it, particularly as pertains to real people, is that fans will love all the parts of you. That what is deemed ‘marketable’ by the press release and everything else they left out. If you come from something, fans will keep it alive. A Sam Fender fan away in Nebraska, USA will learn the Geordie dialect to accurately write Sam Fender x reader fanfic. They will keep alive a dialect declining even in Newcastle. As long as someone knows it, it lives on. The more people into it, the more beloved it becomes; it has a resurgence, it carries on. A Kneecap fan in Indonesia whose third language is English decides Irish Gaeilge can be their fourth. The Eurovision fans decided they can learn all of Finnish after being drawn to one song about piña coladas (and the super endearing Käärijä!)

Fandom is so much more than some base lowly shit to be embarrassed about that people like to reduce it to. It’s a powerful mode of culture. It’s so much more than about writing ‘your silly little stories about your pathetic men’; fandom is the reason American Blur fans flew thousands of miles overseas to be at Wembley last summer. Fandom is checking your IG stories after that gig and seeing that other well-loved musicians also have the same story as you because they were at that gig too. It is months later hearing Grian Chatten from Fontaines D.C. say that part of their new song was inspired by going to that Wembley show, and knowing exactly what he meant by that.

It is about shared cultural moments, it’s about the realisation that nothing is ever strictly in the past, and that we are sharing and creating culture in the now. I don’t know where I’m going with this, I was just struck by the connection between culture and pop culture. Don’t let people tell you they’re different worlds, I suppose

[underclerysclock]

most important image I have ever seen

[barnabyseyelashes]

RTÉ says Kneecap agreed not to wear pro-Palestine badges on The Late Late, but did anyway

RTÉ HAS RELEASED a statement clarifying that rap trio Kneecap had agreed not to wear pro-Palestine badges during their Late Late Show performance last night through their management, but then proceeded to wear them anyway live on air. 

On last night’s Late Late Show, Kneecap performed their new single ‘Better Way to Live’ and then chatted to host Patrick Kielty.

Kneecap’s Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap wore a watermelon badge – it’s become a pro-Palestine accessory because its colours match that of the Palestine flag.

However, during the chat with Kielty, DJ Próvaí removed his jacket to reveal a Palestine sports jersey.

Kneecap’s Móglaí Bap then said, to applause from the audience, that the group wants to “use our platform to highlight the genocide that’s happening in Palestine at the moment”.

He said that over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed “by American weapons” in the conflict so far, the majority of whom are women and children.

He added: “I think we have to use this platform and this opportunity to appeal to Irish people to attend rallies and protests and to support the BDS movement, and to show solidarity with Palestine and hopefully one day Palestine will be free.”

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[sottotraccia]

[cantquitu]

I'm proud of all 12 of the Irish bands due to fly to Texas for SXSW, who have decided to boycott the festival in solidarity with Palestine. In protest at SXSW's sponsorship by the US army and defense contractors who are arming the genocide in Gaza, they are not participating.

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Kudos to Gurriers, Kneecap, Cardinals, Enola Gay, NewDad, Chalk, Sprints, Soda Bonde, Gavin James, Reeva, Mick Flannery and Robert Grace for taking this stand.

“Sponsorship of the festival from defence contractors and those sending arms to destroy innocent lives is an act we find disgusting and reprehensible. We as Irish people have a lot of solidarity with the people of Palestine as we share a history of occupation and oppression by colonialist countries.”

[whumperofworlds]

People here always say "if you say/do this I'll break/steal your kneecaps".

Do that to a whumpee. Break their kneecaps. Steal them by opening them up and taking them. Just. Kneecaps in whump 👀

[mudwerks]

(via KNEECAP - SICK IN THE HEAD (2024)

[mrtramplebone]

This is Kneecap, my DSaF OC!!! When Henry took of those parts of Dave's brain, they materialized into this! He's emo and for some reason has a tail, don't ask how he got it!... Seriously, do not, he'll steal parts of your brain if you ask him. Such a silly little guy! The reason he's called Kneecap is because, well, he doesn't have kneecaps... It's truly a sight to see him struggle to try and walk, probably why he's emo. This photo is his school year book photo, because yes, he is in school still. I don't know how old he is, no one does, really doesn't matter, don't pester me with that question. He likes listening to Fallout Boy and eating gravel, and he hates everyone and anything, see the gravel he's eating? He hates it, he hate listens to Fallout Boy and the only way he'll some what like you is if you give him 7 jars of peanut butter on a blood moon at exactly 2:55 am. Then maybe he'll give you 7 dollars and let you listen to Fallout Boy with him. Watch out though, cause he is a bit... stinky. He doesn't know proper hygiene and he doesn't know how to tie his shoes either! Truly a fun guy… definitely...

[thismustbetheblog]

[ayeforscotland]

Kneecap - Get Your Brits Out

[thepurpleether]

A few months back, me and my best friend decided to come up with an idea that we would pass down to any future generations that we may have. 

For context both of us were extremely sleep deprived and I have adhd but yeah other than that we are just both slightly weird. 

Anyway, our bright idea was to come up with a tradition for funerals. 

You know how at a wedding, the bride will toss a bouquet into the audience (? Is that the right word for it)/ group of people coming to the wedding, and whoever catches it will be the next to get married, blah blah blah. 

Some may already see where this is going but I guarantee you that you don’t. 

See our ✨ bright idea ✨ involved removing the kneecap of the deceased, and tossing it into the audience for a similar purpose. Except instead of someone catching it, the kneecap hits someone, and they are the next to die instead of get married. Think of it as a fun and low budget way of being your own omen of death 😊

The tradition also dictated that there would be a designated person to do the tossing, picked out by the deceased and named in their will/ made aware of their position at some point before the funeral.

Anyway fast forward to the next time I spoke to my parents I told them that this would happen at my funeral and they were decidedly less amused than me and my friend. 

[bloctg4]

cé ar chóir dúinn seoladh go dtí eurovision 2024 meas tú? kneecap atá ar bharr mo liosta-sa fé láthair

bheadh kneecap go mór mar slé tbh aontaím

question: who should we send to eurovision 2023? kneecap is ask the top of my own list atm

answer: kneecap would be a huge slay tbh i agree

[gonetodash19]

Irish language rappers KNEECAP - Better Way to Live (feat. Grian Chatten)

[thatgaydemigodnerd]

How much blood do ya have

Is this for the kneecap ritual? Uhhh *checks shoping bag* enough? A good few litres for sure