This careless interpretation (if you can even call it that) completely misrepresents the meaning of the original work. It represents the idea of using a delicate touch to handle something with the idea of punching it like a child would instead. As another song by them put it:
“Don’t feed the people
But we feed the machines”
Syme is who misunderstood the kid gloves reference then?
Could just be a different interpretation. Like not all gloves are boxing gloves, yet no one’s mentioning that. Plus they’re brown in the picture, so maybe they’re made out of goat leather anyway.
If it’s not AI I don’t think there’s much valid criticism of an artist not using every phrase literally.
Possibly?
TBH, I’ve never really thought about the reference much. But if someone asked me yesterday before I read another comment on this thread explaining it …
I very well may have guessed a kid wearing gloves.