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Yeah, the alternatives to Rap Genius are great... sigh.



songmeanings.net has been around since I was a pre-teen and it's served me quite well. It's full of ads now, but at least the quality is good.


It's full of ads because it licenses the rights to the lyrics, which is quite expensive. Most lyric sites don't.


Oh, are the alternatives to Rap Genius attempting to profit, through pageviews and ad revenue, from re-posting the horrifically, murderously misogynist rantings of a spree killer? And then going beyond that, adding their own misogynistic thoughts to the text, as a cherry on top?

I mean, that's not a real high bar there.


Speculating on the attractiveness of the Elliot Rodger's sister, particularly in the context of Elliot's hatred and disgust towards women that he goes on about at length in this very document, leaves me struggling to describe how utterly disgusting a person I find Mahbod. Even if this was a tasteless attempt at humor someone who isn't a piece of shit would see how wildly and utterly inappropriate that was. Not only not funny, but in the context of Elliot's misogyny just disgusting. I'd hope that Mahbod would take some time for reflection, both on how to act like a decent human being and whether he thinks of women as fellow human beings.

For us, this is yet another startup exec who most likely has a serious problem with women.

I would expect even the btards to not behave like that.

Edit: there is a sorority full of women who where targeted by Elliot and are lucky to be alive today because they didn't answer their thick door when he attempted to get in [1].

   Elliot Rodger pounded on the sorority house front door while, inside, the 
   young women he yearned to slaughter were preparing for another Friday night, 
   authorities said.
   
   The awkward 22-year-old was obsessed with exacting "retribution" for what he 
   experienced as a lifetime of social and sexual isolation, and had planned 
   meticulously to target as many people as possible, according to a manifesto 
   he left behind and a YouTube video since removed. But here again, he was 
   denied access to those he felt should worship him.
   
   So when no one answered after several minutes, Rodger improvised.


[1] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thwarted-in-his-plan-california-...


You're missing the point. The RG founders (especially Moghadam) clearly have many issues. But the actual song lyric database and associated annotations is the best on the internet by far.

The comment you replied to was lamenting the fact that there are no quality alternatives with more respectable people behind them.

Also FWIW, a huge number of news organizations have attempted "to profit, through pageviews and ad revenue" by posting stories or otherwise commenting on the murders in Isla Vista. Should we also be complaining about CNN, The New York Times, MSNBC and just about every other news organization in the United States?


I was talking about the product, I'd never work or partner with Rap Genius, but use their service? Yes, because is the best out there and nothing comes close to it.




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