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jfbJoe says, "so while i was in minnesota for christmas i watched mtv and vh1 for the first time in months if not years"
Joe says, "i had forgotten how important they are in shaping popular opinion about music"
Joe says, "specifically: i was completely bewildered by the descriptions of avril lavigne as 'punk', since her music is *exactly*, to three digits of precision, *exactly* as punk as shania twain"
Joe says, "but now i see that in videos she skateboards and has bad makeup"
Joe says, "so now i get it"
Joe says, "i had forgotten how important they are in shaping popular opinion about music"
Joe says, "specifically: i was completely bewildered by the descriptions of avril lavigne as 'punk', since her music is *exactly*, to three digits of precision, *exactly* as punk as shania twain"
Joe says, "but now i see that in videos she skateboards and has bad makeup"
Joe says, "so now i get it"
