Useless Observations #1

I’ve entered the phase of the quarantined lockdown where I can’t help but think of random life observations while I have all of this time at home to do nothing but watch TV and think about things. So I wanted to present these to you without filters. This may be recurring, but we’ll figure that out as we go along. Shall we?

UO #1: 90 Day Fiance is the greatest show on television right now. For those unfamiliar with the show, it’s about the process of marrying a spouse that’s a citizen of a different country. It’s a magical combination of generalized stereotypes, unintentional comedy, occasional racism, and clueless naivety all bound together by hopeless romantics looking for love. I honestly don’t know how this show can be dethroned, but it’s going to take more than Nick Cannon and masked singers that’s for sure.

UO #2: I have a theory that people are genetically predisposed to like music that’s either primarily melody driven or primarily rhythm driven, and there is very little overlap, if any. I think this is why people like either category #1 (Rap, Jazz, Techno, House, Grime, etc) or category #2 (Country, R&B, Rock, Folk, Metal, etc). I think this is also why white people like guitars so much. When you speak to someone and they say that they’re not fans of rap or country, maybe there’s a legitimate reason why they don’t understand the other genres.

UO #3: Yella Beezy and Chris Brown “Restroom Occupied” is the first R&B/”love” song that’s from a man to another man. I kept wondering why the song sounded so foreign to me despite it’s melody being an earworm, but I finally realized that it’s because neither Yella Beezy or Chris Brown ever speaks to a woman directly. The entire song is about a man bragging to another man about relations with his woman, and the woman is an NPC in this whole process. Compared to songs such as Kehlani “Toxic” or KCamp “Ice Cold”, the distinction seems a lot clearer. I really hope this “Men Insulting Men” subgenre of R&B dies out sooner than later.