I admit, I'm not a fan of Marilyn Mason. I'm more of a Poison and Queens of the Stone Age metalhead. but I'm very grateful for the cultural influence Marilyn Manson had in my community. He opened up people's minds to androgyny as a non-happy concept. It can be horrifying, frustrating, and full of angst. You don't know what you are, but dang it, you're going to be that thing no matter what people think of you. No matter what I or anyone else thinks of his music (or of the fact that he cheated on Dita Von Teese . Sigh, that woman is fine). When Marilyn Manson sings as if he's gargling gravel , or yells like a rebel waving his freak flag up high, he's telling people that they're free to identify as Andy Jean whether they listen to Paramore, Mozart, or Johnny Cash. If you're Andy Jean, you're Andy Jean no matter what culture you belong to. Some guy named for a sex symbol and a serial killer is teaching us.