I love seeing these two guys sticking it to the so-called news media.
After taking the fall and being arraigned for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force publicity-stunt-turned-terrorist-alert, Peter Berdovsky, 27, and Sean Stevens, 28, gave their official statement the other day.
I mean really, what do the reporters expect. Of course they expect the two dudes to play their game and give them a quote so that they can complete the story they wrote a couple of hours ago.
Ironically, most of the so-called reporters were missing the real story... that these guys were arrested for a PR disaster (or success?) and yet their talking gibberish outside the courthouse.
I say balls to them, way to make the media look like idiots (as if that's difficult).
tagged: Peter Berdovsky, Sean Stevens, Boston, Cartoon Network, mooninites, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, public relations
Friday, February 02, 2007
Friday Blogthing: That's my name, biotch!
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Blacklash
It's February. You may know it as Black History month, a time of great reflection and introspection for my people, the Black Irish.
But let's face it. The Irish have never been worth the potatoes we eat in terms of culture. Sure, there have been some notable authors, few flash-in-the-pan musical acts, and really creepy horror characters.
But really the story of the descendants of a small, cold, rocky island in the North Atlantic isn't worth and entire month. And besides, there's always St. Patrick's Day.
No, let's focus on largely ignored plight of the black Americans of African decent. Actually, I'm being a bit flippant, which isn't fair. I do want to take a look at black history from a semi-serious perspective. Specifically, I want to look at recent black history.
F-Bombs recently posted at The Philosopher King a righteously indignant rant against some university students who dressed up as hiphop-esque rappers/thugs at parties last month during MLK day.
F-Bombs drops a heavy dollop of "offendedness" on these stupid kids, and rightly so. But he misses the opportunity to be angry at both sides of the fence.
In fact, more than one has asked that. I tend to think Penni Brown has a good point.
As I mentioned in F-Bomb's comments, the anger would more productive were it directed at the hiphop role models who promote the thug culture. People like Ludacris or 50 Cent who refer to women as bitches and hos, boast of popping caps in asses and advocate promiscuous sex with no responsibility (okay, it's not all bad).
Get rich or die tryin', but don't waste your time on an education. Ironically, successful black people like Oprah and Bill Cosby -- the role models worthy of emulation -- are roundly criticized and ostracized if they speak out against such misplaced cultural priorities.
I don't know what the solution is. Obviously hiphop music and all its accouterments is fulfilling a demand in the cultural marketplace. Hopefully we'll see some strong leadership stand up and say "Come on. I mean COME ON!"
tagged: racism, race, black, culture, music, hiphop, Black History Month
But let's face it. The Irish have never been worth the potatoes we eat in terms of culture. Sure, there have been some notable authors, few flash-in-the-pan musical acts, and really creepy horror characters.
But really the story of the descendants of a small, cold, rocky island in the North Atlantic isn't worth and entire month. And besides, there's always St. Patrick's Day.
No, let's focus on largely ignored plight of the black Americans of African decent. Actually, I'm being a bit flippant, which isn't fair. I do want to take a look at black history from a semi-serious perspective. Specifically, I want to look at recent black history.
F-Bombs recently posted at The Philosopher King a righteously indignant rant against some university students who dressed up as hiphop-esque rappers/thugs at parties last month during MLK day.
F-Bombs drops a heavy dollop of "offendedness" on these stupid kids, and rightly so. But he misses the opportunity to be angry at both sides of the fence.
More importantly, if you're told to 'dress like Black people' and you show up with fake golds, doo rags, fried chicken, plastic guns, 40oz's, and flashing gang signs----obviously this is what you think about Black people in our entirety. That makes you a racist bigot, and I sincerely hope that your insensitivity and social retardation follow you for the remainder of your life.One might ask why a bunch of half-wit white kids would consider bling and grillz and thug life to be representative of black culture.
In fact, more than one has asked that. I tend to think Penni Brown has a good point.
Remember when you first saw the movie Hollywood Shuffle and you laughed because the scenes were so ridiculous and far fetched. You could look at that movie and know that it was a satire...a stab at how main stream Hollywood stereotypes Black Americans.In my opinion, you can get mad at the kids dressing like thugs/gangstas/pimps/whatever, but such misplaced anger doesn't accomplish anything. It's like getting pissed at the Wayans Brothers and calling them racists because of White Chicks.
Now, fast forward to movies and videos available today. Those once satirical images are no longer meant to be facetious. They're meant to show 'the real' life of people in 'the hood'. So, now, we're claiming these representations as valid and fair examples of how we live. So, can we really get angry when white people, who are trying to be like us, don the same gear and have a party...calling it a an MLK celebration?
As I mentioned in F-Bomb's comments, the anger would more productive were it directed at the hiphop role models who promote the thug culture. People like Ludacris or 50 Cent who refer to women as bitches and hos, boast of popping caps in asses and advocate promiscuous sex with no responsibility (okay, it's not all bad).
Get rich or die tryin', but don't waste your time on an education. Ironically, successful black people like Oprah and Bill Cosby -- the role models worthy of emulation -- are roundly criticized and ostracized if they speak out against such misplaced cultural priorities.
I don't know what the solution is. Obviously hiphop music and all its accouterments is fulfilling a demand in the cultural marketplace. Hopefully we'll see some strong leadership stand up and say "Come on. I mean COME ON!"
tagged: racism, race, black, culture, music, hiphop, Black History Month
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Mecca hiney ho
JD is still on a blog posting hiatus, but that doesn't mean he's not being vigilant in his quest to guard against global nattering nabobs of idiocracy.
So he sent me a link to this story (via Hotair), which outlines the "push" by a British prison to "move" the jail's toilets to ac-commode-ate Muslim prisoners who raised a stink because they didn't want to risk facing Mecca when they're doing their business.
In his email, JD pointed out that
Come to think of it (speaking of Einstein), since all matter/energy once occupied the same coordinates in space-time, and since all things are connected on a quantum level, when Ahmed is dropping a deuce, he's actually taking a dump on Mecca. And the very matter that is being "evacuated" is the very matter used to produce all of the Korans in existence (and even existence itself is an illusion, I mean c'mon, who are we kidding here).
tagged: Mecca, Islam, Muslim, jail, British, science, quantum theory
So he sent me a link to this story (via Hotair), which outlines the "push" by a British prison to "move" the jail's toilets to ac-commode-ate Muslim prisoners who raised a stink because they didn't want to risk facing Mecca when they're doing their business.
In his email, JD pointed out that
When we realize that we can draw a great circle around the earth through our toilets and Mecca, we'll realize that in some geometric sense, all our toilets face Mecca, and then we'll all have to strap Semtex to ourselves and blow up a pizza shop. Or maybe an Einstein's bagel shop. Those guys looking through the bagels have awfully big noses.Good point, JD. Science tends to get in the way or religious ritual sometimes.
Come to think of it (speaking of Einstein), since all matter/energy once occupied the same coordinates in space-time, and since all things are connected on a quantum level, when Ahmed is dropping a deuce, he's actually taking a dump on Mecca. And the very matter that is being "evacuated" is the very matter used to produce all of the Korans in existence (and even existence itself is an illusion, I mean c'mon, who are we kidding here).
tagged: Mecca, Islam, Muslim, jail, British, science, quantum theory
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Highlight reel
I couldn't resist posting this... for all you KU fans.
tagged: sports, basketball, KU, Jayhawks, humor, dunk, Julian Wright
tagged: sports, basketball, KU, Jayhawks, humor, dunk, Julian Wright
Commie ball
Say what you will about Vladimir Lenin's brand of communism and political repression, dude had serious ups and could flat out ball.
tagged: humor, image, picture, Lenin, basketball
tagged: humor, image, picture, Lenin, basketball
Friday, January 26, 2007
Death of a snowman
Friday Blogthing: Say what?
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tagged: blog, quiz, accent, region, midland
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Kiss my big, black, hairy tongue
Casually reading through my RSS subscriptions this morning I came across something so disgusting, so gross, so OMFG!!! that I just had to share it here.
It comes from the Mayo Clinic (via neatorama).
tagged: medical, oral hygiene, black, hairy, tongue, gross
It comes from the Mayo Clinic (via neatorama).
A black, coated tongue is a temporary, harmless condition typically resulting from an overgrowth of bacteria and sometimes yeast in the mouth. These organisms accumulate on the tiny projections of the tongue — called papillae — and cause discoloration. Certain types of bacteria and yeast make red blood cell pigments (porphyrins), which can give the tongue a black appearance. In some cases, the tongue may also appear "hairy" due to more rapid growth of papillae or an interruption of the normal shedding of cells by the tongue.Okay, ready for the picture (you knew it was coming)...
tagged: medical, oral hygiene, black, hairy, tongue, gross
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