American Bitch: Green Day's Whatsername's Response to American Idiot

[jamesnidagrey]

TLDR; I CREATED A BOOK OF ORIGINAL POETRY BASED ON GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT PROMO BOOK THAT HAS LYRICS AND POLAROIDS AND STUFF LOCATED HERE:

American Bitch: A Response to American Idiot

Green Day's American Idiot is arguably my favorite album. And we all know the story.

What I always wondered about was Whatsername's story. Who was she? What did she want? How did she feel about love and the political climate? But I also wondered: how does this girl, this woman, relate to me?

Quarantine was (and is) difficult for everyone, myself included, and I grew up in a religiously conservative household with no ability to speak for myself. I spent much of time during quarantine ruminating and forgiving my past. Read: I worked through a load of mental trauma. 

I decided that the best way to work through the dregs of the painful things I was holding onto was to combine myself and Whatsername, speak through her lens, so to speak. So American Bitch: Green Day's Whatsername's Response to American Idiot was born.

Filled with completely original poetry dating back from 2008 until now and many original collages and photos, American Bitch took the concept behind the American Idiot promo book filled with photography, polaroids, and lyrics, and transformed it into an equal opposite. It stands on its own. And so do I.

I can't add photos for some reason??? so here's the link again! I'm also like... super proud of the cover because I think it's hilarious lmao - please let me know what you guys think!!!

American Bitch: A Response to American Idiot

Edited March 25, 2021 by jamesnidagrey
Changed links to Tumblr links.

[龑美優]

American Bitch is a cringe titled ngl

[Guest]

12 hours ago, jamesnidagrey said:

TLDR; I CREATED A BOOK OF ORIGINAL POETRY BASED ON GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT PROMO BOOK THAT HAS LYRICS AND POLAROIDS AND STUFF LOCATED HERE:

American Bitch: A Response to American Idiot

Green Day's American Idiot is arguably my favorite album. And we all know the story.

What I always wondered about was Whatsername's story. Who was she? What did she want? How did she feel about love and the political climate? But I also wondered: how does this girl, this woman, relate to me?

Quarantine was (and is) difficult for everyone, myself included, and I grew up in a religiously conservative household with no ability to speak for myself. I spent much of time during quarantine ruminating and forgiving my past. Read: I worked through a load of mental trauma. 

I decided that the best way to work through the dregs of the painful things I was holding onto was to combine myself and Whatsername, speak through her lens, so to speak. So American Bitch: Green Day's Whatsername's Response to American Idiot was born.

Filled with completely original poetry dating back from 2008 until now and many original collages and photos, American Bitch took the concept behind the American Idiot promo book filled with photography, polaroids, and lyrics, and transformed it into an equal opposite. It stands on its own. And so do I.

I can't add photos for some reason??? so here's the link again! I'm also like... super proud of the cover because I think it's hilarious lmao - please let me know what you guys think!!!

American Bitch: A Response to American Idiot

So I don't have time to look through this right now (but I will try to later), but I just want to applaud you on being so unapologetically yourself. I think the pandemic has all of us doing a lot of introspection and working through a lot of things. You are really brave to put it all out there like this. Also I love that there is a vibrator on the cover of this.  You keep on rocking. 

[Little Boy Named Booze]

They want me to create an account to see this. 

Sorry but no thanks.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

They want me to create an account to see this. 

Sorry but no thanks.

I can see it without an account.....

[Little Boy Named Booze]

6 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

I can see it without an account.....

I'm having the message to log in because it's adult content... maybe my cellphone is fucked up

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

I'm having the message to log in because it's adult content... maybe my cellphone is fucked up

"Adult Content." 🤣All she did was take the AI logo and replace the hand grenade with a vibrator. 🤣It's not a porn blog.

3 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

"Adult Content." 🤣All she did was take the AI logo and replace the hand grenade with a vibrator. 🤣It's not a porn blog.

EDIT: I used incorrect pronouns here. This person's pronouns are they/them. Apologies.

[Little Boy Named Booze]

9 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

Adult Content." 🤣All she did was take the AI logo and replace the hand grenade with a vibrator. 🤣It's not a porn blog.

Well I can't see it lol anyway it's not a big deal.

[jamesnidagrey]

Hi guys!! Thanks for all the feedback 

1. The title being cringe is the point lol - it’s a little bit satirical 

2. I think the link might not be updated for everyone because the original one was for behance which annoyingly made you log in. I changed it to a tumblr link but I can repost it here:

https://stjimmie.tumblr.com/post/645705163788763136/green-days-american-idiot-is-arguably-my-favorite

3. I think quarantine has been hard for everyone so I’m glad I was able to work through a lot of stuff working on this.  

I hope you’ve all been safe during the pandemic! 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, jamesnidagrey said:

Hi guys!! Thanks for all the feedback 

1. The title being cringe is the point lol - it’s a little bit satirical 

2. I think the link might not be updated for everyone because the original one was for behance which annoyingly made you log in. I changed it to a tumblr link but I can repost it here:

https://stjimmie.tumblr.com/post/645705163788763136/green-days-american-idiot-is-arguably-my-favorite

3. I think quarantine has been hard for everyone so I’m glad I was able to work through a lot of stuff working on this.  

I hope you’ve all been safe during the pandemic! 

I was able to look through. I can't quite read everything on my screen, but I will say this is awesome. I really applaud you putting this out there and taking steps to work through trauma. Who cares what anyone else thinks of it? You're doing what works for you.  

[jamesnidagrey]

7 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

I was able to look through. I can't quite read everything on my screen, but I will say this is awesome. I really applaud you putting this out there and taking steps to work through trauma. Who cares what anyone else thinks of it? You're doing what works for you.  

You are literally so positive I love it. Thank you so much! Seriously, it means a lot!!! ❤️

[Guest]

1 minute ago, jamesnidagrey said:

You are literally so positive I love it. Thank you so much! Seriously, it means a lot!!! ❤️

I just know that the pandemic sucks, and I also feel you on past trauma. 

[jamesnidagrey]

7 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

I just know that the pandemic sucks, and I also feel you on past trauma. 

 I’m really sorry about whatever you went through - trauma sucks and the hardest part of it isn’t going through it (I feel like but could be wrong!!) but the healing that comes after. The healing is so so hard. But it can also be really rewarding when you work through it.

Trauma sucks. I hope you’re coping okay. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, jamesnidagrey said:

 I’m really sorry about whatever you went through - trauma sucks and the hardest part of it isn’t going through it (I feel like but could be wrong!!) but the healing that comes after. The healing is so so hard. But it can also be really rewarding when you work through it.

Trauma sucks. I hope you’re coping okay. 

Thanks! I am doing pretty well. You're family situation sounds worse than mine. I agree with you though. When you are going through the trauma you don't really know any better. Then years later you look back and you're like, holy shit.

[龑美優]

Honestly, I'm jaded and mean. Don't listen to me. I'll check this out later. 

[jamesnidagrey]

6 hours ago, 龑美優 (Miyu Yan) said:

Honestly, I'm jaded and mean. Don't listen to me. I'll check this out later. 

Haha all good no worries! Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion!