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This thread is for eccentric internet individuals who ride the line between lolcowdom and satire. Are they an example of humanity's excesses and weirdness, or are they mocking it?
There have been a few individuals over the years who people thought were lolcows who turned out to be trolls, satirists or performance artists. Jace Connors is the best known, as well as people like MrBlackDarkness666 (best known for his feud with Leafy) and Coppercab's troon arc. And of course, many is the genuine cow who people thought for a long time could not be real, yet proved to be completely genuine.
So here we post such people, and try to decide which they are. Maybe other Kiwis have insider info that could resolve the question. Maybe we can all be confused together. Either way it should be interesting.
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My nomination is a French musician who goes by the name Fadades. His videos (he went quiet for a bit but has recently announced new material) feature bizarre cheap CGI, terrible greenscreen, costumes that are bizarre by even Black Metal standards and weird themes usually related to history and aliens. And the music itself almost defies description.
Is he completely insane? Is he parodying Black Metal? Is he making genuine music? Is he a genius who operates on a level that us mere mortals simply cannot understand? Is he just very, very French? I've watched all his videos and I have no idea, and the metal community can't seem to agree either. He barely ever communicates outside his music videos, which gives him an air of mystery. And confusion. In fact mostly confusion.
Who makes you scratch your head?
There have been a few individuals over the years who people thought were lolcows who turned out to be trolls, satirists or performance artists. Jace Connors is the best known, as well as people like MrBlackDarkness666 (best known for his feud with Leafy) and Coppercab's troon arc. And of course, many is the genuine cow who people thought for a long time could not be real, yet proved to be completely genuine.
So here we post such people, and try to decide which they are. Maybe other Kiwis have insider info that could resolve the question. Maybe we can all be confused together. Either way it should be interesting.
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My nomination is a French musician who goes by the name Fadades. His videos (he went quiet for a bit but has recently announced new material) feature bizarre cheap CGI, terrible greenscreen, costumes that are bizarre by even Black Metal standards and weird themes usually related to history and aliens. And the music itself almost defies description.
Is he completely insane? Is he parodying Black Metal? Is he making genuine music? Is he a genius who operates on a level that us mere mortals simply cannot understand? Is he just very, very French? I've watched all his videos and I have no idea, and the metal community can't seem to agree either. He barely ever communicates outside his music videos, which gives him an air of mystery. And confusion. In fact mostly confusion.
Who makes you scratch your head?
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