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Statement regarding Swam and The Karens

For those in the Western PA scene, you may have heard of the band The Karens. Their sound is intentionally cringe and like a shit post as a song. I don’t think that’s bad to exist within the punk space. I was totally cool with the singer Swam for a good while. A couple weeks ago a large variance of info came out about Swam being an unsafe person within the community. I’m not gonna go into every allegation here. Calling the cops on a trans punk house is enough for me to break off because I can’t trust cop …

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For those in the Western PA scene, you may have heard of the band The Karens. Their sound is intentionally cringe and like a shit post as a song. I don’t think that’s bad to exist within the punk space. I was totally cool with the singer Swam for a good while. A couple weeks ago a large variance of info came out about Swam being an unsafe person within the community. I’m not gonna go into every allegation here. Calling the cops on a trans punk house is enough for me to break off because I can’t trust cop callers. After the info came out, the collective I’m with (Westmoreland Anarchist Federation) voted to no longer have any association with Swam. I just stopped talking to her since I haven’t had the spoons for drama. We spoke with the Green Beacon, our local venue, stating that we don’t with to be associated with this band and would like them to not book them for shows anymore after their currently scheduled ones. The Neacon was totally cool with it. Yes, we wanted the PISROCK fest canceled but we knew that wasn’t likely and honestly the venue needs to put on scheduled shows and bring in money so they can continue to operate and we can book better shows for the local community. No one was trying to get Swam kicked of the now canceled Murder Junkies show, we wanted it gone altogether because fuck that band. I initially had no intent on saying anything publicly because this shit wears me out and I didn’twanna be unkind tp spmeone I was friends with, but I’ve been transphobe jacketed by Swam. This is hella offensive considering that I’m non binary and highly affirming of anyone who’s not a queerphobe. So to make it clear, I have no issue with Swam as a trans woman, I have problems with things she’s done/ alleged to have done. This list includes being a cop caller(this has a lot of evidence behind it), varying forms of abuse and manipulation of a romantic partner and other trans individuals and a r@pe allegation in Tennessee. I deeply hope that last allegation isn’t true. The fact is Swam does have a lot of problems currently between dysphoria and whatever the rest of her trauma is. So I hope she gets help and gets her shot together, but Punx In Solidarity and myself as a person are no longer in any way shape or form associated with The Karens or Swam.

– C Fish

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