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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skunk_anansie.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right - Cass, Skin, Mark, Ace]]
3	->''"Just because you feel good,\
4	It doesn't make you right (oh no),\
5	Just because you feel good,\
6	Still want you here tonight..."''
7	-->"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
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9	'''Skunk Anansie''' are a British AlternativeRock band formed in 1994. Their heyday was from 1994 to 2001 before they broke up. They reunited in 2009 with a lower profile. They attracted a lot of press at the time for having a singer who was black, female, bald and openly bisexual with a black bass player and white drummer and guitarist in contrast to the normal "four straight white guys" profile of 90s alternative rock bands. Skin, the outspoken lead vocalist often tackled racism and homophobia in both their songs and concerts.
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11	The band is named after "Anansi", a spider-man TricksterGod (no relation to the comic book character) from African folk tales and the slang term for a strong version of cannabis.
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13	[[AC:Members:]]
14	* Deborah "Skin" Dyer - lead vocals, guitar, theremin (1994-2001; 2009–present)
15	* Martin "Ace" Kent - guitar, backing vocals (1994-2001; 2009–present)
16	* Richard "Cass" Lewis - bass, guitar, backing vocals (1994-2001; 2009–present)
17	* Mark Richardson - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1995-2001; 2009–present)
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19	[[AC:Discography:]]
20	* ''Paranoid and Sunburnt'' (1995)
21	* ''Stoosh'' (1996)
22	* ''Post Orgasmic Chill'' (1999)
23	* ''Wonderlustre'' (2010)
24	* ''Black Traffic'' (2012)
25	* ''Anarchytecture'' (2016)
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27	!!Tropes applying to the band:
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29	%%* AlternativeRock
30	%%* CarefulWithThatAxe: Skin, sometimes.
31	* EpilepticFlashingLights: These happen throughout the video for "Selling Jesus".
32	* FunkRock / FunkMetal: Think a British, female-fronted Music/RageAgainstTheMachine and you ''almost'' get the idea. [[GenreBusting Almost]].
33	* GenreMashup: Frequently headed into this territory- while rooted in AlternativeRock and FunkMetal, they also dabbled in acoustic ballads, orchestration, DrumAndBass and HipHop influences and more.
34	* MaleBandFemaleSinger: As was common for female-fronted bands in Britain at the time.
35	* NonAppearingTitle: "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
36	* ProtestSong: Many, of which "Intellectualize My Blackness", "Little Baby Swastikkka" and "Yes It's Fucking Political" are merely the most obvious examples.
37	* ReligionRantSong: "Selling Jesus" is about how Christianity has been used to get money and votes from people.
38	* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: "Intellectualise My Blackness" is a ''vicious'' attack on white male liberals whose claims of anti-racism and feminist allyhood are little more than hollow virtue signaling.
39	* {{Yarling}}: Skin's vocals border on being a rare female example, a slight noticeable yarl being particularly noticeable in the chorus of "Weak".

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