Untangling the The Weeknd's new toxic masculinity banger dissing Justin Bieber
It was only a matter of time before a couple of dudes not liking each other because they both feel ownership of the same woman devolved into lyrics about balls.
The Weeknd and Nav's new track, "Some Way," is an ode to the unchecked male ego. They brag about a lot of things, including and not limited to being better at sex than their ladies' exes. "I think your girl, think your girl, fell in love with me," sings The Weeknd a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye."She say my fuck and my tongue game a remedy."
It really seems to be a diss directed at Justin Bieber, who has been public about his distaste for Tesfaye after Selena Gomez dared to move on from a relationship that ended years ago by stepping out with Tesfaye.
"My nuts look better on her face," Nav spits, not to be outdone. "This bitch got addicted, all she do was take a taste." Boys will be boys!
To round things out, there are also some lyrics about splitting pills with your boys, drinking, spending money and more references to women as possessions, "I just took that chick and now you're feeling some way."
Gomez and Tesfaye were first spotted canoodling last month, and celebrity social circles immediately began unraveling. It didn't take long before Gomez and Tesfaye began jet setting with her new boo, because she learned from the best.
Jelena ended back in 2014, but both pop stars have had some trouble letting go and Bieber's new habit of coming after Tesfaye's music is no coincidence. He's also posting shirtless selfies again, which may have something to do with this ex monitoring his Instagram activity and may just be how he reminds the world he works out in between tours.
Some Beliebers beliebe he Instagrammed a closeup of her lips, which is not a normal thing to do.
Is the Weeknd better at sex than Justin Bieber? I certainly don't know, and some things in life are better left as mysteries. I do know that Bieber and Gomez were both quite young during their courtship and probably had a lot of bad sex as they were figuring stuff out. That's good and healthy! All couples should and do have bad sex sometimes.
I also know that people tend to tell the person they're currently sleeping with that they're good at sex, or at least better than a teenage boy. But maybe Tesfaye and Gomez are just holding hands.
I can definitely confirm that, despite Tesfaye's velvety vocals and Nav's skilled production, this song is bad and so is capitalist patriarchy. Let's just hope there isn't another music video with a dead girl in it.
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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
