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Were there other lyrics besides "Let's Go Brandon"? If those contained disinfo, perhaps that is why.

by 0des 5y ago

mc32 5y ago
Well there is the crowd chant which sort of kind of sounds like “Let’s go Brandon” if you have hearing problems, but insofar as I can tell they don’t also say “horse paste.”
- 0des 5y ago
  I had to look up what the "Let's go Brandon" chant was; forgive me for being crass, English isn't my first language but it sounds like they're saying "Fuck Joe Biden". Judging by the comments in the video I saw, I think that is what they're actually saying rather than encouraging the young man being spoken to by the person with the microphone.
  - mc32 5y ago
    You got it right.
    - 0des 5y ago
      That young man must feel so bad for this to be his moment. I hope it doesn't overshadow his other accomplishments.
      - mynameishere 5y ago
        The actual Brandon thought it was funny, as the chant probably aligned with his personal feelings. In case anyone else doesn't get the joke, the reporter (as most reporters do) was covering for Biden when she pretended his noisy opposition was something else [1]. In other words, it was an unusually obvious attempt at a tawdry cover-up. Thus, the mockery in calling Biden "Brandon". [1] It might remind some of this classic scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpb8eu1pEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpb8eu1pEY
      - treeman79 5y ago
        The reporter? He’s shown himself to be dishonest. In a similar style to Baghdad Bob. When reporters lie then there careers should be over.
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        chucksta 5y ago
        No, the guy who won the race and had the moment completely taken over, and will probably be the most notable in his career. *edit- he doesn't seem to mind though To all the other Brandon’s out there, You’re welcome! Let’s go us — Brandon Brown (@brandonbrown_68) October 6, 2021
        furgooswft13 5y ago
        > When reporters lie then there careers should be over. hahahahaha ... no but really, were you born yesterday? I am kind of curious what the reporter who covered for dear leader thinks of all this, if she's even aware of anything (they rarely are).
        pauldenton 5y ago
        If the reporter lacks credibility with the audience they should be fired If a performer, a wrestler, a musician, an actor loses credibility with there audience, you should get a replacement.
        furgooswft13 5y ago
        And if my grandma had wheels she'd be a wagon.
        katbyte 5y ago
        *she. the reporter was a women.
  - h2odragon 5y ago
    You heard correctly. A reporter said it was "Lets go Brandon" in stark contrast to obvious reality, and the originally Ironic and now more widespread adoption of that has confused the situation further.
  - miked85 5y ago
    The "Let's go Brandon" thing was an almost comical attempt by the news reporter to try to cover up what the chant was.
    - throwawayboise 5y ago
      Yes, people said the reporter was "misreporting" the chant but she was barely containing her laughter and it was clearly a joke. Everyone knew what the crowd was chanting.
      - miked85 5y ago
        I don't think it was a joke, it seemed more like she was lying.
kuroguro 5y ago
> Pandemic ain't real, they just planned it probably that part?
- 0des 5y ago
  I'm not much of a modern rap music person, however, by the 90s rap standards this doesn't seem that inflammatory.
  - whymauri 5y ago
    Exactly what I thought. I disagree with the video and lyrics, but there's bigger rappers that have been peddling conspiratorial, third eye awakening wish-wash for at least 20 years. This is a weird video to target, and I feel like there's bigger fish to fry w.r.t. harmful misinformation edit: about COVID. Mostly that the most dangerous misinformation is that which can actually convince people to believe untruths, something I doubt this video can do (it seems to preach to the choir). But who am I to know how their algorithm works? The irony is that the incoming Streissand Effect will generally be meaningless. The increased exposure to this song is unlikely to convert people (there's really only one verse about COVID) and the outrage from the Right is unlikely to budge YT policy because there's a strong argument for it being misinformation. So it's pointless, circuitous outrage.
    - _fat_santa 5y ago
      > This is a weird video to target, and I feel like there's bigger fish to fry w.r.t. harmful misinformation. Mostly that the most dangerous misinformation is that which can actually convince people to believe untruths, something I doubt this video can do (it seems to preach to the choir). But who am I to know how their algorithm works? It's really simple. They took down the video because it's critical of Biden and the guy is wearing a MAGA hat. Someone at YT probably saw the video, said to themselves "fuck this guy", and then looked through the lyrics to find one offending word or phrase, and used that as an excuse to ban the guy.
      - s5300 5y ago
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- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
  > The single line referencing COVID is this: "Green light, mandate Inaccurate. The line "Pandemic ain't real, they just planned it" is also referencing COVID, and pushing a false and dangerous conspiracy theory about it.
  - dane-pgp 5y ago
    Perhaps instead of censoring the song, YouTube could require that the uploader include at the end of it an explanation of what it means for a pandemic to not be "real". Does it mean that COVID doesn't exist, and people are just pretending to have symptoms? Is that what "they" planned? By actually getting people to talk through their beliefs, and state them clearly, society might be able to consider all opinions and have a conversation, rather than accepting the idea that our technological gatekeepers can be trusted to evaluate them correctly on our behalf.
    - OrangeMonkey 5y ago
      An alternative view point is instead of forcing words into peoples mouths, we can just choose not to censor comedy, music, and the arts. It wasn't a dangerous stance to take at one time - lets not censor people. Its music.
croes 5y ago
https://genius.com/Bryson-gray-lets-go-brandon-lyrics https://genius.com/Bryson-gray-lets-go-brandon-lyrics

Were there other lyrics besides "Let's Go Brandon"? If those contained disinfo, perhaps that is why.

by 0des 5y ago

Were there other lyrics besides "Let's Go Brandon"? If those contained disinfo, perhaps that is why.

mc32 5y ago

Well there is the crowd chant which sort of kind of sounds like “Let’s go Brandon” if you have hearing problems, but insofar as I can tell they don’t also say “horse paste.”

0des 5y ago
I had to look up what the "Let's go Brandon" chant was; forgive me for being crass, English isn't my first language but it sounds like they're saying "Fuck Joe Biden". Judging by the comments in the video I saw, I think that is what they're actually saying rather than encouraging the young man being spoken to by the person with the microphone.
- mc32 5y ago
  You got it right.
  - 0des 5y ago
    That young man must feel so bad for this to be his moment. I hope it doesn't overshadow his other accomplishments.
    - mynameishere 5y ago
      The actual Brandon thought it was funny, as the chant probably aligned with his personal feelings. In case anyone else doesn't get the joke, the reporter (as most reporters do) was covering for Biden when she pretended his noisy opposition was something else [1]. In other words, it was an unusually obvious attempt at a tawdry cover-up. Thus, the mockery in calling Biden "Brandon". [1] It might remind some of this classic scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpb8eu1pEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpb8eu1pEY
    - treeman79 5y ago
      The reporter? He’s shown himself to be dishonest. In a similar style to Baghdad Bob. When reporters lie then there careers should be over.
      - deleted 5y ago
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      - chucksta 5y ago
        No, the guy who won the race and had the moment completely taken over, and will probably be the most notable in his career. *edit- he doesn't seem to mind though To all the other Brandon’s out there, You’re welcome! Let’s go us — Brandon Brown (@brandonbrown_68) October 6, 2021
      - furgooswft13 5y ago
        > When reporters lie then there careers should be over. hahahahaha ... no but really, were you born yesterday? I am kind of curious what the reporter who covered for dear leader thinks of all this, if she's even aware of anything (they rarely are).
        pauldenton 5y ago
        If the reporter lacks credibility with the audience they should be fired If a performer, a wrestler, a musician, an actor loses credibility with there audience, you should get a replacement.
        furgooswft13 5y ago
        And if my grandma had wheels she'd be a wagon.
      - katbyte 5y ago
        *she. the reporter was a women.
- h2odragon 5y ago
  You heard correctly. A reporter said it was "Lets go Brandon" in stark contrast to obvious reality, and the originally Ironic and now more widespread adoption of that has confused the situation further.
- miked85 5y ago
  The "Let's go Brandon" thing was an almost comical attempt by the news reporter to try to cover up what the chant was.
  - throwawayboise 5y ago
    Yes, people said the reporter was "misreporting" the chant but she was barely containing her laughter and it was clearly a joke. Everyone knew what the crowd was chanting.
    - miked85 5y ago
      I don't think it was a joke, it seemed more like she was lying.

kuroguro 5y ago

> Pandemic ain't real, they just planned it probably that part?

0des 5y ago
I'm not much of a modern rap music person, however, by the 90s rap standards this doesn't seem that inflammatory.
- whymauri 5y ago
  Exactly what I thought. I disagree with the video and lyrics, but there's bigger rappers that have been peddling conspiratorial, third eye awakening wish-wash for at least 20 years. This is a weird video to target, and I feel like there's bigger fish to fry w.r.t. harmful misinformation edit: about COVID. Mostly that the most dangerous misinformation is that which can actually convince people to believe untruths, something I doubt this video can do (it seems to preach to the choir). But who am I to know how their algorithm works? The irony is that the incoming Streissand Effect will generally be meaningless. The increased exposure to this song is unlikely to convert people (there's really only one verse about COVID) and the outrage from the Right is unlikely to budge YT policy because there's a strong argument for it being misinformation. So it's pointless, circuitous outrage.
  - _fat_santa 5y ago
    > This is a weird video to target, and I feel like there's bigger fish to fry w.r.t. harmful misinformation. Mostly that the most dangerous misinformation is that which can actually convince people to believe untruths, something I doubt this video can do (it seems to preach to the choir). But who am I to know how their algorithm works? It's really simple. They took down the video because it's critical of Biden and the guy is wearing a MAGA hat. Someone at YT probably saw the video, said to themselves "fuck this guy", and then looked through the lyrics to find one offending word or phrase, and used that as an excuse to ban the guy.
    - s5300 5y ago

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SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> The single line referencing COVID is this: "Green light, mandate Inaccurate. The line "Pandemic ain't real, they just planned it" is also referencing COVID, and pushing a false and dangerous conspiracy theory about it.
- dane-pgp 5y ago
  Perhaps instead of censoring the song, YouTube could require that the uploader include at the end of it an explanation of what it means for a pandemic to not be "real". Does it mean that COVID doesn't exist, and people are just pretending to have symptoms? Is that what "they" planned? By actually getting people to talk through their beliefs, and state them clearly, society might be able to consider all opinions and have a conversation, rather than accepting the idea that our technological gatekeepers can be trusted to evaluate them correctly on our behalf.
  - OrangeMonkey 5y ago
    An alternative view point is instead of forcing words into peoples mouths, we can just choose not to censor comedy, music, and the arts. It wasn't a dangerous stance to take at one time - lets not censor people. Its music.

croes 5y ago

https://genius.com/Bryson-gray-lets-go-brandon-lyrics https://genius.com/Bryson-gray-lets-go-brandon-lyrics