History YMMV / MindlessSelfIndulgence

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything up to eleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot," "Faggot" and "Backmaskwarning" are popular examples for this. However, they've made it perfectly clear that it is ''not'' just offensive for the sake of being offensive, the shock value is deliberately too over-the-top to be genuinely offensive and and they punch up more often than [[UnacceptableTargets kick down]] (check out [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 Jimmy's literal soapbox rant]] about how LGBTQ+ or neurologically impared actors are [[AwardSnub snubbed]] for awards given to cishetero/neurotypical actors playing them in movies and TV). The booklet of ''Frankenstein Girls'' is practically their manifesto.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything UpToEleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot," "Faggot" and "Backmaskwarning" are popular examples for this. However, they've made it perfectly clear that it is ''not'' just offensive for the sake of being offensive, the shock value is deliberately too over-the-top to be genuinely offensive and and they punch up more often than [[UnacceptableTargets kick down]] (check out [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 Jimmy's literal soapbox rant]] about how LGBTQ+ or neurologically impared actors are [[AwardSnub snubbed]] for awards given to cishetero/neurotypical actors playing them in movies and TV). The booklet of ''Frankenstein Girls'' is practically their manifesto.

----> You must listen to this album with your tongue planted firmly in your cheek. If you don't have a sense of irony, or you are a piece of shit bigot, or a fundamentalist anything, return this album immediately, don't come to our shows, don't wear our t-shirts. Fuck off. If you're a parent who neglects, beats, or doesn't show their child love, know that '''we''' don't condone violence so don't waste our time in court while you try to explain to the jury how our music made our "happy & normal child" into a deranged lunatic.
----> Thank you

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: MSI's more... '''prurient''' material/antics have become this in light of Jimmy's sexual battery allegations. The cover art for ''Tight'' [[note]]Depicting a closeup of a girl's undergarments[[/note]] and the track "Panty Shot" [[note]]Written from the perspective of a pedophile[[/note]] are particularly cringe-inducing now.

%%* Crazy Awesome: To fans of their work with Vanessa YT, Steve's guitar solos classified him as such.
* CrossesTheLineTwice:



** Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything UpToEleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot", "Faggot" and "Backmask" are popular examples for this. However, they've made it perfectly clear that it is ''not'' just offensive for the sake of being offensive, the shock value is deliberately too over-the-top to be genuinely offensive and and they punch up more often than [[UnacceptableTargets kick down]] (check out [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 Jimmy's literal soapbox rant]] about how LGBTQ+ or neurologically impared actors are [[AwardSnub snubbed]] for awards given to cishetero/neurotypical actors playing them in movies and TV). The booklet of ''Frankenstein Girls''is practically their manifesto.

* CrazyAwesome: To fans of their work with Vanessa YT, Steve's guitar solos classified him as such.

** Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything UpToEleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot", "Faggot" and "Backmask" are popular examples for this. However, [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 they know exactly what they're doing]], and none of it is supposed to be taken seriously, since it's so highly exaggerated. In the booklet of ''Frankenstein Girls'':

** Vulgarity was the name of the game for their earlier shows. Jimmy was known for waving his privates about and once tried to set them on fire. There is footage of him bringing a crowd member on stage before making out with and then teabagging him. Stuffed animals would get thrown on stage, and Steve and Jimmy would pretend to fuck them. One specific case: [[spoiler: Jimmy drank his own urine before passing it to Steve, who took one sip and spat a second into the crowd. Jimmy then began making out with audience members.]]

* BrokenBase: Whether the band was better before or after Vanessa YT was replaced by Lyn-Z

* SignatureSong: Either "Stupid MF", "Never Wanted to Dance", or "Shut Me Up" for their post-Vanessa YT work.
* YokoOhNo: Lyn-Z's marriage to [[Music/MyChemicalRomance Gerard Way]]. It should be noted that this applies to the rabid sections of ''both'' Mindless Self Indulgence and Gerard's band Music/MyChemicalRomance. That said, both bands actually get along pretty well.

* CoveredUp: Their cover of "Bring The Pain." Back when ''Tight'' was out-of-print and obscenely rare, it was the only song off the album the whole fanbase knew by heart.

** Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything UpToEleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot", "Faggot" and "Backmask!" are popular examples for this. However, [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 they know exactly what they're doing]], and none of it is supposed to be taken seriously, since it's so highly exaggerated. In the booklet of "Frankenstein Girls":

* SignatureSong: "Stupid MF", "Never Wanted To Dance", or "Shut Me Up".

** Their lyrics are filled with brutality, sexuality, obscenity, and especially in their earlier works, [[NWordPrivileges slurs]]. The songs describe taboo topics, turn everything UpToEleven and exceed all kinds of tolerable limits. "Panty Shot", "Faggot" and "Backmask!" are popular examples for this. However, [[http://thank-you-for-the-idea.tumblr.com/post/90323614886 they know exactly what they're doing]], and none of it is supposed to be taken seriously, since it's so highly exaggerated.
*** In the booklet of Frankenstein Girls: