Lydia Lunch on "Denton" (1994)

[sangredelic]

Heard it so many times before-I feel like she has me cornered me at a party and I have to fake having to use the bathroom to get away. She comes across as the polar opposite of a feminist in Paradoxia--living off men one way or another, competing with women for the sexual favors of men-basically a groupie mentality.

[skulldrix]

Oh yeah, I forgot how absolutely brainwashed Austrailians are. They aren't even native. Lydia win, crowd FAIL.

[skulldrix]

Lydia is super intelligent, this audience is a complete mob of idiots. But I think It's also civilization in general.

[Yemaya418]

She's telling the truth.

[VarnaVix]

There is a large element of truth to her speech; there is a power imbalance in traditional Western society. However, I think it is not entirely as simplistic as male against female or father against child. The problem, I feel, lies in the ideological underpinnings of "traditional" Western society (Europe in the past milllenia or so), which she is correct are partially an outgrowth of conditions during the Bronze Age.

[pex11000]

OMG she just mentioned the 99% thing in 1994, she is a fortune teller- 4:40

[Osthropek]

fucking obnoxious audience

[lgadwords]

She's fighting a losing battle... waste of time and waste of life. She's allowed to even perform because of men, she's allowed on TV because of men in a position of power. Penis envy, that's what her problem is. Deal with it.

[sclapione]

@lgadwords Who dropped you on the head ? lol

[lgadwords]

@sclapione Your mother should've swallowed.

[friskyjackdoff]

this bitch needs therapy. 

[ChrissieBana]

@friskyjackdoff Sometimes we all need some, son.

[friskyjackdoff]

@ChrissieBana i'll clarify, this bitch needs decades of intensive therapy.

[Dark13Goth]

@friskyjackdoff why is that just because she is way outspoken and like to talk about things that most people dare not talk about.

[fuelyournews]

SUCH A BIG BAD SOUR M0UTH/L0VE HER!!

. . . WHY ST0P @ THE WHITE H0USE

D0NT CHICK!!

[iranstrawman]

the guy is wreaking of male privilege

[basiacomeout]

Right on Lydia! She is being abused by the talk show hose, oh sorry, host right now. She's right about the "father" figure. We are all, men and women, being abused by that figure of authority, . the one with the guns and bombs and so on. And just so that I'm not attacked by trolls I must say that some of my best friends are men and incidently my father happens to be a man and my brothers are men too.

[curtmastor]

@basiacomeout abused? lets look at who is raising theyre voice, being voiciferus and making violent threats to people in this interview.

[tkmushroomer]

She's right

[mediattackrecords]

@mediattackrecords Every American is mixed race and abused.

[Beerlejuice]

GO LYDIA!!!! Now I may not exactly see eye to eye with her on allot of things, sexual abuse is horrible no matter what, and not all Father figures are like Hitler, but in allot of domestic violence family situations there are. I completely and totally agree with Lydia that the bureaucrats are taking over the country and controlling everything and it must be stopped! I totally understand her anti establishment phallus fixed society views and support her. Oh and I'm also a man, so there we go.

[angiec789]

I like this interviewer

[Timma21288]

@angiec789 Andrew Denton is the master of Interviews! The best Australian talk show host.

[JustOneMeatPuppet]

Wow! I actually like her as a performer, but...frustrated much? Since when is it ok to compare all fathers with Hitler figures?

I'm sorry, but this is just the kind of "all parents suck, fuck the system, viva anarchy" edgy type of bullshit I can't stand. Too bad, I also wanted to like her as a person.

[MMAfighter87]

JOE ROGAN!!!!

[sclapione]

@MMAfighter87 Shut up you pubescent twat

[lostlightboy]

The host and audience just goes to show how lame-brained the industrialized world is. I'm a fan of Lydia because she hasn't been conditioned by the elite patriarchy.

[nobbilc]

Lydia Lunch has always been a try-hard sensationalist.

[revMJLush]

@Nigel1792 "she isn't going to bread". wow what an insightful comment. you christian misogynists are so fucking bright. lydia lunch is more talented and witty than anything you'd even be capable of understanding. it sounds from your language that you are threatened by strong, independent women. the world isn't a shit place to live in, but i suppose it is what you make it.

i love lydia. she sure does know how to piss off mindless idiots and make them hilariously defensive.

[Beerlejuice]

@revMJLush Now, now, not every christian is a misogynist. I'm a Christian and I happen to completely understand and agree with what Lydia Lunch has to say. It's sad and unfortunate that real, intelligent and motivated progressive thinkers like Lydia Lunch don't get the media attention they deserve but rather the news focuses on Sarah Palin/Betty Housecoat Stepford Wives who are totally ruining all the progress the woman's liberal movement made over the last fifty years. I say vote Lydia!!!

[Nigel1792]

This bitch has obviously never herd of Lucifer, the prince and power of the world not men, this woman has no idea why she does what she does, she is only tricking you and herself into a false sence of security and well being, it's people like her that make the world a shit place to live in I'm glad she isn't going to bread, we don't need her spawn, if people like her take over the world it's going to end real quik.

[foljs]

@Nigel1792 You nailed it, brother. Time for your meds now.

[Nigel1792]

@foljs Amen to that she is loony!!! xD

[thejobloshow]

I miss the 90s and then again I don't miss it...

[Brock2097]

very cool & smart

[Iamcola65]

this woman = satan

[Nigel1792]

@Iamcola65 Hell yeah brother you know whats up! Amen! ;D

[foljs]

@Iamcola65 Well, Satan not really impressive them. If anything I would expect him to be hotter.

[Lieu3C4]

Taking it so far back, failing to address what positions of authority over populations entail, asking just how much better can it get without necessarily denying quantity of endeavour, seeking to redress nor beef nor mutton nor lamb but the educational velocities of mankind, wondering just how far out of my mind I can go when a standard formula we know is to pander to whatever business can supply by propagandizing that as high, well I just don't know how much a 10 minute show can do. Good on you

[SirFourtodafloor]

brilliant!

[ThornUvDaath777]

She should have married GG Allin

[VIC4SALE]

she needs a good slap in the face

[fasolplanetarium]

I like Lydia Lunch, the interviewer is giving her an unnecessarily hard time, and the audience is full of assholes, but she could gain some insight from educating herself about evolution before she starts criticizing family structure and gender roles. :/

[TheRealJohnSkinny]

@fasolplanetarium In my opinion, that's the biggest problem/magic of the Punk "sub-culture"... "We don't know, but boy, do we know."

[roobyduuby]

Australia ...the land of cultural philistines, this clip says it all! how embarrassing... I generally cant stand Denton...he comes up with the most assernine assumptions then asks ignorant questions...power differentials 'dont exist" Denton because you have a penis!...a pity you werent deep enough to even scratch the surface of the calibre of the person next to you instead reverting to obvious and easy sensationalism, holding her to speculation and ridicule..what a waste....JERK.

[ex1le444]

Very, very bright Girl.

[schlumbucket]

This is the most awesome woman in the world!

[INITIALSJE]

What the fuck is everyone laughing about.

[ex1le444]

@INITIALSJE It's the format of the silly program, the idea was to give touring artists a chance to appear on National Television & then make fun of them! Australia is a Country full of very Dull & Unimaginative people. Lydia is almost made to order, perfect material for this Show! She knows it & handles it well, incidentally the Lawyer interviewing her is a very smart Man who knows exactly what he's doing & then they can edit.

[PLin2006]

@INITIALSJE a large amount of Australians are backward and in this year (dont know if its like this today) what she was saying to them was so mind blowing they couldnt help but laugh at what they could not understand.

[INITIALSJE]

@PLin2006 much agreed.

[buzzardbeatniks]

@INITIALSJE - The laughter is a defense mechanism to block the discomfort that hearing the truth brings to many people. It's simply a way of belittling in their own minds a woman of power. she's an ideological threat to their world view, so she needs to be put in her place as a wacko.

[INITIALSJE]

@buzzardbeatniks yeah, that was more or less the same conclusion I had. My statement was meant to be rhetorical, but thanks for the reply.

[victrola91]

@buzzardbeatniks good point! :)

[Pumiceous]

You never get anyone like Lydia on talk shows now. She's a harmless nihilist.

[asiashappypills]

Wow, an authentic radical feminist. We don't have those around anymore.

[mediattackrecords]

i like her too but Ive been raped by 3 REVOLUTIONARY feminists as an anarchist i found it fun raunchy and exciting! IM A NEUTRAL FUCKING NIHILIST!

[Lynnmist]

I like her

[LoneandSweet]

And you know I dont really have a personal problem with men. Is men in positions of power and the imbalance of that, that has to be readdressed and thats where my confrontation comes from.

I have no beef with men, I love men, especially men with beef.

[LoneandSweet]

Gun control means nothing. what gun control means to me is learning how to fire a gun correctly at the right target.

[LoneandSweet]

The problem with the patriarchy is this: Is that it runs the entire world. The world is run by bureaucrats and corporations, which are run by men which have been raping the entire planet for thousands of years. That's the problem, is simple

[cliposaurus]

she is so right

[geojorge1369]

More thought provoking than Eminen! I'm taking shooting lessons!

[jere119]

she was ill-prepared to address to issues or situations she wished to on a large scale basis. Props to being brave enough to do so on her own though.

[hhwha1]

Why are people laughing when she's talking about sexual abuse?

[madsketcher]

@hhwha1 I don't know. It's fucking weird! 5 Drink minimum, maybe? 

[MajorsGirl]

She was great, he was not.

[MrPiha]

manifesto

[Frenchkissist]

what a strange interview! lunch seems very open about her views and ideals whilst the interviewer frowns and the audience giggle. bizarre.

[rmattis100]

Fascinating... I just looked up "pretentious" in Webster's Dictionary and there was a picture of Lydia Lunch

[Ikarus43]

what a cunt shes a real pain in the ass

[Jirari]

she is crazy,poor woman

[clumpft]

She's such a lovable bitch!

[trixiedarko]

fuck she's amazing.

[Habubachu]

im sorry but anyone with a working nerve in their head wouldn't say "sorry" to that and sexual abuse as a child will say it can make good things happen...

[jrjrloreto]

i love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wildwomenneverdie]

My hero. 

[jrjrloreto]

she has a good point love you lydia

[THiRAKAULiTZ]

''I have no beef with man, I love man especially man with beef''

HAHAHA OH FUCK I LOVE THIS CRAZY BITCH <3<3<3<3<3

[jrjrloreto]

I LOVE YOU LYDIA!!!!!!!!!!

[JrLoreto84]

i love you lydia

[phaedruslive]

a rational view? the power structure is decided by the poweful. people with loud mouths and no resolve are not warriors. joan of arc didn't become a legend by flapping her lips, she did it honestly with good old fashioned exertion of strength and willpower.

[spacenoise5]

why is she so right?!

[northernxstar]

Wow, Andrew Denton and the audience completely mistakes her intentions. I really do not like the way he conducted this interview when she was speaking on a dark topic.

[SnuffVideos]

After reading Paradoxia, I'm completely convinced Lydia Lunch is a pathological liar and totally full of shit.

[rmattis100]

@SnuffVideos I totally agree...

[YungZ905]

I cant believe i just found out about her today

[GodSaidSmokingIsGood]

@YungZ905 lol, me 2

[THEVIPREMIUM]

@YungZ905 same here, it shows how they shut out the truth.

[NAIVADA]

THE STRUGGLE IS NEVER OFF

[Newwaver2007]

I have some beef :D come over lydia ! :D

Whehe naah it's a good thing though she's making a good point.

It makes sence that alot of people been abused, look at how religion used to be with bush, and maybe it still is today.

And war is lead by men, i think Lydia knows exactly what she's talking about.

[finmarc]

FUCK TOTALLY OFF, You shitty YOUTUBE, you can`t do anything, always tooooooooo slow, done by shitty persons, FUCK MANKIND.

[IleanaCosanziana]

so is youtube a man or a woman?

[ronson232]

She's stupid. Just because she got abused (according to her) and never got over it in 40 years, she extrapolates that *all* families are fascist units of abuse, and that fathers and men are all inherently evil.

Typical blather you hear from any number of damaged lesbo societal drop-outs.

Worse, she actually starts getting defensive... If you're gonna be a "confrontationalist" then you have to have a thick skin and not let the audience rattle you. 'Specially when your aim is to rattle them.

[IleanaCosanziana]

she doesn't start getting defensive, she IS defensive, from start to finish. makes it quite awkward to watch especially for someone who has made that mistake. in fact, this defensiveness is the one thing i dislike in her. the music is cool, though. but maybe because she has the help of all those cool men?

[neurootik]

he's an idi0t only laugh and didnt know wthat to say her

DAAA

Lydia bien chingona!

[badsign1980]

lived in squats with anarkists etc, 99% fake, wannabes, like her most are spoiled lydia, please go to school, learn filo history, art... have good intentions but also fake in sense u have nothing to give art wise, and nothing to really sa,y that is important, just want attention ur info comes from magazines song lyrics tv teen intelect rebel. tell us what u did, say 1 thing, saved or really got envolved in doing anything for anyone or anything? except yourself? lydia lunch sucks...

[Glowb0t]

You're attempting to talk directly to Lydia Lunch through youtube comments, you don't know how to type full words, you can't spell "Anarchist" correctly, and you're telling her to go to school.

[sovietmarxist]

i love lydia lunch's music, but she's realllly annoying. she tries too hard to be overly abrasive. and i hate her stupid spoken word albums.

[shinjukugewalt]

somewhere along the line i think lydia's lost her way... at least her points aren't as clear anymore, most definitely under the scrutiny of some aussie joker.

[MonPapillon46]

I hate how the crowd was laughing at her.

I still love Lydia Lunch. I want to meet her so bad. :<

Viva la Lydia~!

[DAN13L15]

I know right! Even when he's asking her about what type of abuse she suffered (and it's quite obvious he knows what happened to her) there are people laughing still!

[oramikleepunk]

Those are fools for you...they careless sometimes what others have suffered.That is why sexism and racist in media is still around.

[torgecux]

will meet her in 2 days in munich ;)

[MonPapillon46]

UGHHH!!! LUCKYYYY! T^T

[pabolton]

shes quite on the mark

[Jerdna3]

God I love Andrew Denton

Lydia seems a tad delusional, promoting child abuse, denouncing reproduction...

(I still like her music)

[thirdshift47]

No,not delusional,just characteristically provocative.

She says that she doesn't know anyone that hasn't been abused,and draws her conclusions on child abuse on the imposition of violent,harsh male Patriarchy in general.,e.g.,'tough love.'

I think that Lydia is just saying that we don't have to be victims in this world,even when having been born submerged in predatious social Darwinism.

[thornbird7556]

She's a modern day saint. It only proves her right that idiots like "frankmat" call her a whore... any mindless, populist fuck can make that stupid assertment. But she's absolutely right about about women (and men, I'm one) not feeling safe in their own home because criminals are the only ones who have weapons. It's impossible for a rational, sane person NOT to see these problems she's talking about. Only a brainwashed member of a patriarchal society could be stupid enough to ignore them.

[082076]

This interviewer is my new fave, he fkn owned her 95%.

I hope to see more of his interviews with so called badasses.

[082076]

sexual abuse? didn't happen to me.

oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

lmfao. Lydia rules.

[alayadeluce]

If you're interested what she's saying read some Wilhelm Reich and a book called Saharasia by James DeMeo.

[paranormaalutrecht]

I think she says usefull things.

[elfsioux]

i am a feminist like lydia.

[nosalvation66]

Watch the whole video and you will realize she is NOT a feminist, at least not what most people consider feminist. It´s all about gender equality.

[alotofcheese76]

thats what original femenism is smartass

[scratchacidyow]

I would have to agree. Women with power exploit it, just like a man would. The political system suffers because of the human condition, not gender roles. I bet the top 1 percent in 100 years will definitely have some women it it, yet we will see the same level of corruption. That being said, I do love lydia as an artist. She's the female equivalent to gg allin.

[frankmat]

Who is this whore. She needs a good punch in the head

[nosalvation66]

Thank you! There can never be enough about Lydia.

[verdaccio]

bloody dark romance and men with beef

[hoipoiboi]

Iv never seen this interview before, thanks alot! 5*+Fav

Can I ask, where did you get it?

[TheBardofHumdrum]

She is fucking amazing. haha :P

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Thanks for posting this.  5* and faved!

[marycigarettes]

and thanks for passing it on to me david...its truly compelling