Janet Jackson ft. Missy Elliot, “Son of a Gun”

The other day I was overwhelmed with an urge to listen to this song and since then I’ve had it stuck in my head. I guess subtweeting is on our minds; subtweeting is floating around in the air. I know this song is pre-subtweeting but I think this video does an excellent job of personifying both sides of this peculiar kind of social interaction: being talked about in public but not named, or talking about someone in public without naming them. Like, sometimes you just need to get something off your chest, you know?! And you just want to do it without it being a deal and having said person be so arrogant as to think what you need to say is even about them even if it is.

Before you get in touch, let me just clarify: yes, this post is totally about you.