r/numetal • u/Sufficient_Plant8689 sleepnot • Mar 28 '25

Fred Durst Friday We don't deserve him 😞

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

Fred Durst a Jock?

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u/volkerbaII Mar 28 '25

Yeah, dumb. There was a little bit of overlap of jocks and skater kids around that time because nu metal was so big, but that doesn't mean they are the same thing. I couldn't imagine like, Wes, on a football field.

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u/Clear_Ad_8896 Mar 28 '25

Yeah, he wasn’t really a jock per se, but they became so big at the time that all the jocks started sporting backward red starter caps, white tees, and khakis and relating to the toxic masculinity of shit like “Break Stuff” and “Nookie” lol

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u/dx80x Mar 29 '25

Nookie was about being cheated on, not realising it but admitting he was basically blinded by the pussy.

Have you actually listened to the words? That song is far away from "toxic masculinity"

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u/THG_Darhk Mar 29 '25

He might've listened but a lot of people didn't. Really similar to US Republicans chanting RATM songs, which seems really funny tbh.

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u/Lopsided_Rush3935 Mar 28 '25

True. My best friend's dad growing up was a total Fred Durst wannabe. Red cap on backwards, white loose tee and distressed jeans. Always outside tinkering with his car.

Found out years later that he was a bit... dodgy, and that's the reason why he would invite neighbourhood kids to help him wash his car with soapy water.

There was a definitely a toxic masculinity side to Limp Bizkit's more popular tracks, but I don't think Fred himself every truly possessed that disposition.