i have a girl-crush... sigh

Yes, it's Joy Nash - you might remember her from this:

And she has a Blog!!! Yay!

Not entirely progressive - but very good and tres funny!

Enjoy!

No, way - there ain't no such thing as "Pornstitution" - now on your nightly news.

Yeah, cause you know the porn industry coupled with mainstream media, is not an 'institution' especially because 'one group' of feminists "invented it" and another didn't, so how DARE it be part of the "feminist" lexicon....blahdee blahdee bloody blah.

I'm sorry, isn't like 80% of the world's media owned by 4 companies?

Fox News Porn: Too Hot for the Internet?
By Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. Posted November 16, 2007.

Trigger warning.
(note: I'm not entirely up with the whole idea of re-using the material on fox to 'create' a whole new site about 'fox news porn', but I am not sure how else to do it without showing that "yes, this is what 'passes for news' and 'journalism'". I also have to wonder how much money Fox gets from pornographers on an annual basis).

No, what got the attack dogs at Fox hungry and looking for flesh was none other than an exposé of their smut peddling! It makes sense in a way, because advertisers tend not to like their products being promoted between segments of soft porn. And a large part of their conservative base hates this as well, which might be why one Christian organization compared the way women were dressed on Fox to the manner in which "hookers" are attired.

So what did we do?

With the Fox News Hounds' help, we found enough Fox lasciviousness for a whole porn site!!

Really, we did. And it wasn't that hard to do. In fact, if you thought Fox Attacks: Decency was a glimpse into the lustful thoughts of your favorite Fox anchor, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Satire and parody aside, we think this is extremely objectionable, misogynistic content. We still don't understand how Fox is allowed to call this "news." So let's make this campaign count and hit Fox where it hurts -- their fair and balanced sheet.

Read the rest here.

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This man is not funny....

can't say much. I'm out of words. I don't like most people - is that okay sometimes?

Anyways, tell me again why a lot of 'progressives' like this man? Tell me again why? I don't think Russell Peters is funny, I think he's an arse and well - I think he's racist. Why do so-called progressive people think it's okay to laugh at what he says when they'd be appauled if it was someone else saying this kind of stuff? Oh yeah, I forgot - laughing at a brown man making racist jokes makes the jokes funny! Well, not funny - but you know, you don't have to feel guilty about laughing at something you'd be laughing at anyways, but can't due to 'political correctness' if it was a white person saying the same shit.

This is the thing about most comedy, you laugh at it cause it reifies and fortifies your 'common sense' understanding of the world. It makes you feel better, because it's not scary, it's not challenging - and hey someone up there just told you exactly what you already knew about blacks, women, asians, asian women, black women, the disabled and mentally challenged.... Why not pat yourself on the back and laugh?

Truly good comedy is about satire and pushing the status quo. Can for goodness sakes, most so-called brown 'progressive' people PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT THIS MAN! He's not funny!!!!! Thank you.

Two clips compare and contrast:

Happy Belated Birthday Morrissey.... May 22, 2007

I wouldn't normally do this type of thing...but...

I don't think anyone has ever made celibacy look so fucking cool and at the sametime made it seem so much more like a 'rational choice' vs. a religious imposition.

So this is for one of rock's original 'queer' dudes - Happy Birthday Morrissey!

Of course a lot more can be said about 'rationality' and Morrissey, maybe his scary vegetarian politics? maybe his contempt for the monarchy? maybe his constant existential angst (when does one outgrow that, if ever)? - and lastly his possible dislike of people like me (i.e 'pakis')?

Either way, this man rocks.

Morrissey on Meat:



My favorite Morrissey song (excluding years with the Smiths):



You know, while rewatching this video I couldn't help appreciate it a little more than I have in the past. It's nice for once to see a girl play the role of the existentially angst-ridden, disaffected, tragic hero. I.e. in which we assume she is both intelligent and worthy of our empathy due to her implied feelings of dissociation from everyday living. Women/girls aren't usually afforded that luxury in pop/rock songs - especially in the present state of crapptacular music and music videos. And is it just me, or is there a little more in that 'wave' to the female store-clerk?

However, interestingly this video while good in it's attempt, inadvertenty reifies gender binaries too because it's almost as if the girl herself seems to take on a 'masculine' role in contrast to the other women around her. I.e. the other women around her end up being 'chatty and vapid' stereotypical feminine cliches, while her tragic hero status exists more so due to her being able to identify with Morrissey (and her clothing). Obviously debatable.

Just musing...

Enjoy!