{"id":120406,"date":"2024-07-11T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=120406"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:00:30","slug":"charli-xcx-and-brat-summer-can-straight-guys-join-the-fun-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/charli-xcx-and-brat-summer-can-straight-guys-join-the-fun-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX and Brat Summer: can straight guys join the fun too?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Charli XCX<\/strong> recently dropped her studio album &#8220;<em><strong>Brat<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; met with critical acclaim and commercial success. The record is now the talk of the town, with queer people\u00a0buzzing about how to live that carefree &#8220;Brat&#8221; vibe. <strong>This style and lingo is predominantly used in LGBTQI spaces, but can straight guys join?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charli_xcx\/status\/1807883956060410070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1807883956060410070%7Ctwgr%5E66cfbdc7deff58e014aebae327ba85ccb47be08c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2Fa-straight-guy-wants-to-know-can-he-have-a-brat-summer-too-20240710\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">brat summer is only just beginning \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charli (@charli_xcx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charli_xcx\/status\/1807883956060410070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly the question one straight folk had on<strong> Charli XCX\u2019s Reddit fan page<\/strong>, asking if he could join the rat summer festivities. Here&#8217;s what he said:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;I\u2019m a white guy, mid 20s, I work at a gamestop and don\u2019t really have much of a social life, How can I still have a \u2018Brat Summer\u2019? I keep seeing it everywhere but I\u2019m not sure entirely what it means when i just go to work and go home and game.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charli-xcx-brat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charli-xcx-brat.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charli-xcx-brat-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charli-xcx-brat-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charli-xcx-brat-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, the essence of that Brat summer, championed by Charli XCX, is all about having the right mindset. Not only that, but you should also embrace your <strong>inner party spirit<\/strong>, throwing on a sheer tank top, and living without inhibitions. You don\u2019t need a glam squad or a huge social circle to join in\u2014you just need time to embrace fun and irreverence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benvyle\/status\/1810057474885505225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1810057474885505225%7Ctwgr%5E06cac78ebc1aa5003a876e68f888a2a53db3244a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2Fa-straight-guy-wants-to-know-can-he-have-a-brat-summer-too-20240710\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">brat summer <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vIBV6xQ3DF\">pic.twitter.com\/vIBV6xQ3DF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ben (@benvyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benvyle\/status\/1810057474885505225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, straight guys, it might just be your time to shine! Play some Charli XCX, let loose, and channel that &#8220;<em><strong>360<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; party energy. Whether your gaming or hitting the gym, remember: that &#8220;<em><strong>Von Dutch<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; summer, cult classic but still pop, is for everyone who dares to live on their own spicy terms!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charli XCX recently dropped her studio album &#8220;Brat,&#8221; met with critical acclaim and commercial success. The record is now the talk of the town, with queer people\u00a0buzzing about how to live that carefree &#8220;Brat&#8221; vibe. This style and lingo is predominantly used in LGBTQI spaces, but can straight guys join? That&#8217;s exactly the question one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":120407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,4],"tags":[],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-120406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-pop"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120406"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=120406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}