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Here’s a new video from your band, The Offspring, for a song called “Stuff Is Messed Up.” The message is pretty subtle, so pay very close attention.
When I was in college (that’s right, COLLEGE), a bunch of kids were boycotting Nike, because Nike used children to make their wonderfully high quality/low cost shoes and paying those children very little money for the trouble. Now, I didn’t even wear Nike shoes anyways, but it’s not like you can just know all of that from looking at a pair of NIke shoes, so one day at lunch in the dormitory cafeteria (that’s right, DORMITORY CAFETERIA) I asked one of my friends who was vehemently anti-Nike why he was so vehemently anti-Nike and he rolled his eyes and was like “they use sweatshop labor, Gaaaaaabe.” And I was like, “I know that, that is written on the sandwich board you refuse to take off, even at meals, but I was hoping that you could explain to me the details of their atrocities so that I could better understand what is happening. Since it is a cause that seems so important to you, my impression was that you would be happy to have a willing and engaged audience for your complaints, rather than just being condescending and rude about it. It would appear that my impression was wrong, sir.” And then I pushed my chair back and I stood up and I turned my back to him, and I got a glass of milk, a glass of chocolate milk, a glass of Coke, a glass of Sprite, a glass of root beer, a glass of apple juice, and a glass of orange soda. All of these drinks in very little glasses, mind you. They fit on the same tray!
My point is that I wish I had been friends with The Offspring in college (no I don’t). They would have been happy to beat me over the head with their ideas. Dexter Holland would have dressed up in his Robert McNamara costume (RIP). Because, of course, I went to college in 1967 after taking a few years off to start a family.
I like the rap part best. Pimp my ride and LOL, SHEEPLE.
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So Dexter is upset about groping? Incidentally, or as a concept? One’s self, or another? I need a hand.
All those RPGs fucking up the world, man. They’re just as bad as genocide. Or worse, therapy!
this band is still around??? they relevance ran out in like 97 haha… how about a new marcy’s playground video next gabe
Go home The Offspring, you’re too old for this. NCIS isn’t going to watch itself.
I would have loved this when I was 12. Not so much anymore.
Nice video. Very critical.
I think one of my favorite things about Videogum is just how fucking old Gabe is.
Gabe is the Dexter Holland of blogging.
I thought I misread that last sentence as “I liked the rape part.” However, after watching this, I realized my eyes and ears have been thoroughly raped. I now know that my brain was trying, in vain, to warn me not to watch this. Thanks for nothing, brain.
Brain: “No means no.”
Who’s their target audience anyways? I feel that the people who rocked out to “Self Esteem” have already moved on and focused on important things like…being an adult.
What is so messed up about sumo wrestlers?
I wonder if anyone has told Thuh OffSpring that they are pretty fly…even for white guys.
No.
This is the sort of wry social commentary I’ve come to expect from The Offspring ever since they finally stuck it to white guys who wear Fubu. Rage against the machine, fellas, because indeed, shit is fucked up.
That was a highly hilarious paragraph Gabe. Totally made my day, and its early!
Can someone please make a hastily-compiled video montage of white politician impersonations in music videos across time?
I second this!
Unlimited drinks are what I miss MOST about college. Pink Lemonade, Chocolate Milk, Sprite, Diet Coke, Water. A bevy of beverages, all MINE!
Did you also get a bowl of Lucky Charms, a bowl of Cocoa Puffs, a bowl of Cheerios and a bowl of Kix?
Man, the best was definitely FRUIT* SLUSHIE DAY.
When that coincided with the waffle maker being left on through lunch, it was a like a perfect storm of awesome.
Nothing compared to the awesomeness of Make Your Own Omelette Bar. It had a mascot. Also it was routine to hear the kitchen staff ask “so you want six scoops of bacon?”
I think a protest song about those small beverage glasses in dormitory cafeterias might get more people behind it at this point. C’mon Offspring – we know you went to college! Where’s the outrage about small beverage glasses!?!
Did anyone else notice the visual shout out to MILF Island during the “rap” sequence.
Anybody else think that was Dave Foley for a minute?
yes! I’m glad I’m not the only one.
I am so glad the video has been removed for terms of use violation.
Oops! Sorry The Offspring! Your “American Idiot” moment has passed! GOBAMA!
If you replace “Nike” with “CocaCola” you have the college experience circa the early aughts.
I finally gave in and was going to watch the video (i am the wurst office worker ever) and its already been taken down. Thanks Internets, I guess I just don’t move fast enough.
Is is supposed to sound exactly like Gary Glitter’s “Rock & Roll Part 2″? Cause it does.
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