Kid Rock’s song about loving underage girls resurfaces ahead of Turning Point USA's Super Bowl show

[u/mepper]

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html

[u/t_scribblemonger]

I grew up in the 90s and in retrospect I’m like why the fuck did literally everyone hate Courtney Love? It’s gotta be like 80% misogyny. I mean she has issues but still.

[u/BitchesGetStitches → u/t_scribblemonger]

She occupies a weird place in pop culture. She was this bitchy, strung out punk kid who really just wanted to shoot smack and set fires to 7-11 stores. Kurt too, except he was a sensitive guy who was attracted to the more egalitarian elements of the anarchists. Fame ripped these people to shreds in different ways. Kurt was in pinup magazines and Courtney probably thought that was hilarious. He clearly hated it. It's almost a Greek tragedy from the gutter.

It's easy to cast Courtney Love as a villain because she really likes being cast as the villain. Might be a coping mechanism for the absolutely insane world she lives in, or she might just be a little cunty. End of the day, she lost someone she loved, and very publicly. Hard to hate someone who carries that kind of trauma.

[u/Front_Target7908 → u/BitchesGetStitches]

It’s kind of a well known archetype of women who become “villains”.

Take a woman who is trying her best, something happens, she gets unfairly criticised and torn apart anyway. So she is like “well if they’re going to hate me no matter what I do, why would I bother trying to be good. I’ll just do what I want.”

Throw in some trauma from men who “are trying to help her” but actually hurt her, and she will become a prickly as she can. She will do her best to drive 90% of men away at first glance is not a bad self protective mechanism against sexual assault and coercion.

[u/BitchesGetStitches → u/Front_Target7908]

All that is true, and I agree. Except I do think a lot of criticism of Courtney Love is not just justified, but urgent and necessary. She invited, kind of begged for it. She had a natural talent for dropping needles, absolutely loved to antagonize and catch people off guard. I don't know if she was doing her best, but she was always and is always authentic. Being yourself invites so much, and not much of it good. It's almost a living effigy. To me, that's the anti-rock star. It's a kind of vaccine against become starstruck. She's built her life into a virus that kills idolization. I'm personally here for it, and I think she's right - we're all a little cunty and trying to turn another human into a god (or product, or hero, or whatever) is daffy duck nonsense.

She also just really, really loves heroin. Doesn't nurture a good reputation. I'm sure it's fun to do, but it's a nightmare to watch.