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Norwegian pop-punk quartet Slutface announces that, because of pressure from social media, they have changed their name to Slotface. Under their old name, many social media outlets refused to link to the band.Full article:
PRESS RELEASE : Social media censorship forces punk band to change name
Norwegian pop-punk quartet Slutface have reluctantly bowed to external pressures and announced that they have changed their name to Sløtface.
Having revealed the name change on their official channels the band said “We have chosen to change the u in our name to an ø. Due to social media censorship we have been shut out of certain opportunities as a band, so to sneak by these old fashioned views we are tricking the internet, shh. We have in no way changed our political and feminist message, we just hope to reach more people with our lyrics and message by changing one silly letter of our name and thereby avoiding censorship. Also we like the connection to our Nordic roots and hope we can trick Mark Zuckerberg into promoting SLØTFACE music. Løv Sløts.”
Since forming in 2012 the band have resisted editorial pressure to change their name. In 2015 guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad told Gigwise “Every time someone new comes into the Slutface family, they're like 'you need to change your name'. We just keep telling ourselves that we'll always be called Slutface…."
Lead singer and feminist Haley Shea previously explained the reason behind the name Slutface “The band name is supposed to be provocative, it's supposed to put you on edge and it's supposed to be punk and riot-grrrl inspired. We want you to think about female sexuality and what it means to be a 'slut', the way we portray women in music and in popular culture. We're really not dicks - we just want you to think about women more than you do."
But the rules and censorship enforced by social media platforms have proved too restricting for the young band whose fans engage with the band’s music and message online and, specifically, through social media.
(source : press release from Republic Media)
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Norwegian pop-punk quartet Slutface have reluctantly bowed to external pressures and announced that they have changed their name to Sløtface.
Having revealed the name change on their official channels the band said “We have chosen to change the u in our name to an ø. Due to social media censorship we have been shut out of certain opportunities as a band, so to sneak by these old fashioned views we are tricking the internet, shh. We have in no way changed our political and feminist message, we just hope to reach more people with our lyrics and message by changing one silly letter of our name and thereby avoiding censorship. Also we like the connection to our Nordic roots and hope we can trick Mark Zuckerberg into promoting SLØTFACE music. Løv Sløts.”
Since forming in 2012 the band have resisted editorial pressure to change their name. In 2015 guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad told Gigwise “Every time someone new comes into the Slutface family, they're like 'you need to change your name'. We just keep telling ourselves that we'll always be called Slutface…."
Lead singer and feminist Haley Shea previously explained the reason behind the name Slutface “The band name is supposed to be provocative, it's supposed to put you on edge and it's supposed to be punk and riot-grrrl inspired. We want you to think about female sexuality and what it means to be a 'slut', the way we portray women in music and in popular culture. We're really not dicks - we just want you to think about women more than you do."
But the rules and censorship enforced by social media platforms have proved too restricting for the young band whose fans engage with the band’s music and message online and, specifically, through social media.
(source : press release from Republic Media)