I believe "love song" is most likely an ironic title. She doesn't seem to be much of a fan of his. It seems she concedes that he is good at making ironic criticisms and that's about it. The rest of it, it seems she considers his comments to be at times misogynistic, but more to the point, not constructive and unnecessarily negative. Hence "Is it okay ... to be me" - basically "Is there nothing that you can't criticize? Nothing that you don't despise?"Therumancer said:
In that light, I'd say she has as much a problem with his misanthropy as his misogyny. Perhaps "love song" is more than just ironic - if Yahtzee is making "hate speeches," then "love song" would be establishing a contrary position, underlining that this song isn't about hate, like Yahtzee's columns are about. Screwdriver at the end sorta twists that up a little, but I'd guess it's a joke thrown in at the end to keep things lighthearted (I wonder if it's possibly a reference the recently-ended UK show "Ashes to Ashes," but that's a wild leap in logic).
Not an entirely unreasonable position, but I think, in my opinion, a misguided one. Yahtzee obviously has strong opinions and expresses them, but they seem no more stronger than opinions the majority of people hold. He's not seeking out people for the sole purpose of shooting them down, like this song seems to imply. He's not clipping the wings of wide-eyed dreamers, like The Man keeping down the Artist - he's critiquing the product displayed to an open public by a corporate group of designers. This is his job. It's also the designers' jobs. It is unreasonable to think that a company can go public with their work and yet demand it be treated as something personal, independent of the court of public opinion. If Yahtzee attacked anything within the personal realm of a designer - family, pet, personal artworks - then he would merely be vindictive. But the fact that a designer or artist has sentimental bonds wrapped tightly with a public work does not mean they can avoid public scrutiny.
Of course, it's my opinion, which I'm sure varies widely from the others here.
Though I feel that this song is especially misguided as the misanthropic self-deluded loser depicted in Yahtzee's videos seems to me an outlandish caricature. The guy who wears a Trilby, makes penis jokes, and threatens the world with bodily harm and brooding angst appears merely to be a wild exaggeration - a character, formed for the purpose of entertainment. I don't believe Yahtzee frequents with local hookers any more than I believe he has an imp that he lives with as a wacky, silent roommate.
And really, his videos belie the claim of misanthropy - Yahtzee actually seems somewhat of a jocular, even upbeat fellow. Hateful people are rarely humorous - Hitler was a notoriously inept comedian.
Claims of misogynistic jokes may have some merit, but Yahtzee in that case seems to be delving more into the chest of cheap grammar school laughs rather than the Pandora's Box of anti-female rage.
