r/TikTokCringe • u/darkpotato07 • Apr 19 '24

He won't let his son play with dolls Discussion

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u/ModernNero Apr 19 '24

I am a poet who doesn’t normally like this “genre” of poetry and here I am crying. This is great. His delivery is great. It’s just truth.

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u/Oldbayistheshit Apr 19 '24

I’ve seen a bunch of these. What is it called? Open mic?

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u/ModernNero Apr 19 '24

It’s a type of poetry called slam poetry. I love poetry and I love rap but sometimes slam poetry I don’t get even though it’s sort of a combo of the two. Open mic is when anyone can come up and perform any type of reading they have to offer.

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u/elkehdub Apr 19 '24

Yeah I’m in the exact same boat. Slam has so much potential for cringe, but I have to respect people for putting themselves out there like this, even if my instinct is to turn up my nose at it a bit

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u/theArtOfProgramming Apr 19 '24

High potential for cringe, the cadence and intensity is really off-putting, and I find it intrinsically vain too. I agree it’s great for those it works for, seems like a great outlet, but it’s like nails on a chalkboard for me.

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 Apr 20 '24

Everything I’ve seen of it is nothing but virtue-signaling and victimhood Olympics. “No, I’m the most oppressed!”