so ben weasel punched two chicks at sxsw

your thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Vox-mercy on March 21, 2011 at 9:57pm

He's a douche. The band sucks anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Punkey Munkey on March 22, 2011 at 8:01am

'QUIT BEING A DOUCHE' 00:10 - not a big fan of punk anyway ( possibly wrong thing to say on this site) but they suck shit and he can't take a little abuse from the crowd

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Permalink Reply by Drunken Punk on March 22, 2011 at 1:41pm

well not really but wrong thing to say wen you call yourself punkey

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Permalink Reply by 0deefreek on March 23, 2011 at 6:20pm

hahaha oh shit punkey munkey your a gangsta for saying that on this site hahaha and yeah these guys sound quite awful but then again punk sounds awful..But these guys are like awful suck type of awful hahahaha

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Permalink Reply by zero on March 22, 2011 at 2:05pm

my thoughts are:

I like SW's music but
Ben Weasel has always been kind of a douche but
Throwing beer and ice and spitting on a performer is always, always douchey but
So is punching people in the face, although
The chick did get up on stage when he said to get up and fight him, however
The other chick was just someone trying to stop the fight.

This is one of those situations that proves there usually isn't a straight up right or wrong side to any conflict. I'm not even going to touch the gender issues here, except to say that I don't think this is a matter of "punk rock is for boys only" like some people are making it. I love Screeching Weasel's music and I'm disappointed in what this will mean for the band's first tour in who knows how long, but I think there's a moral to be gleaned from this incident:

If you're looking for idols in the world of punk rock, you deserve to be let down.

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Permalink Reply by dick on March 22, 2011 at 3:27pm

agreed

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Permalink Reply by Alexis on March 22, 2011 at 10:17pm

Note to anyone; stand up to who you are going to stand up to regardless of gender or who has the advantage, but be aware of the repercussions of your actions.

I know plenty of "men" with less balls than me. ;]