I'm tired of being called a pessimist. I'm an idealist.
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optimist sees it as half full. An idealist tries to fill it.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Free the Bird
I want to start a campaign to eliminate censorship of the middle finger.It is the only gesture you can't show on television. I googled "fcc middle finger" and found that there was some hubbub during the Golden Globes when director Darren Aaronofsky flipped someone the bird. Apparently, they received 18 complaints.
18? Really? Is that all it takes to make a stink? How many thousands of signatures will it take to get the law changed?
Is this really so offensive? Is the vague resemblance to an erect phallus an affront to dignity? And if so, how does it compare to, say, anything on South Park?
Apparently, "the FCC can restrict [the finger] from airing during child-sensitive hours -- 6 a.m. to 10 p.m." but I've noticed it blurred out on The Daily Show more than once, and that show airs at 11 PM.
So I want to create a campaign to legalize the one illegal gesture on American television. Considering that the finger is merely the suggestion of a dirty act or word rather than a forbidden body part or the word itself, this has been long overdue.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Arguing with their imaginations again
I love this. Watch this guy criticize a flow chart made by a Republican to mock the Democratic health care program.
[Still having trouble with Comedy Central embeds. Here's the link.]
Even Republicans have to realize how retarded this argument is. You aren't criticizing the health care program, you are criticizing the charts you developed to parody it!
And equally high on the Obliviometer is the press once again making an issue of something that is not an issue. "Every body is talking about it" they say. You are the morning news the day after it happened. YOU are the one who is talking about it. YOU are the moron obsessing over an innocuous comment.
Media: Stop thinking that you are the people. You are just our loud, malformed bastard child.
[Still having trouble with Comedy Central embeds. Here's the link.]
Even Republicans have to realize how retarded this argument is. You aren't criticizing the health care program, you are criticizing the charts you developed to parody it!
And equally high on the Obliviometer is the press once again making an issue of something that is not an issue. "Every body is talking about it" they say. You are the morning news the day after it happened. YOU are the one who is talking about it. YOU are the moron obsessing over an innocuous comment.
Media: Stop thinking that you are the people. You are just our loud, malformed bastard child.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Rushkoff on Colbert Report
Well, Stephen mispronounced his name a few times, but otherwise it was a good interview.
You could say that by reposting his Colbert interview on Blogspot, I'm just using two forms of centralized media to justify a decentralized position...
... but to me, I'm just happy to see two people I admire meet and hope that this exposure will encourage more people to read Rushkoff's book... because it really is great.
PS - That run-on sentence will make a lot more sense if you read the book.
PPS - I tried to embed the video, but Colbert embed code seems to conflict with Blogspot's parameters so I had to use the link. I'm sure if I knew more about coding, I could fix it, but all I'm qualified to do is bitch about things. I'm sure this means something, but I don't particularly want to unpack it.
PPPS - An exclusive, bonus, behind the scenes clip. Enjoy
You could say that by reposting his Colbert interview on Blogspot, I'm just using two forms of centralized media to justify a decentralized position...
... but to me, I'm just happy to see two people I admire meet and hope that this exposure will encourage more people to read Rushkoff's book... because it really is great.
PS - That run-on sentence will make a lot more sense if you read the book.
PPS - I tried to embed the video, but Colbert embed code seems to conflict with Blogspot's parameters so I had to use the link. I'm sure if I knew more about coding, I could fix it, but all I'm qualified to do is bitch about things. I'm sure this means something, but I don't particularly want to unpack it.
PPPS - An exclusive, bonus, behind the scenes clip. Enjoy
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Buzz-Words: Condescending & Patronizing
You know what pisses me off?
Everything?
SHUT UP!
...
It's supposedly "objective" journalism dripping with judgmental attitude and little information. By conventional standards, the following might be described as positive coverage of the marijuana issue, but the undisguised (and largely pretend) incredulousness of the narration is such condescending bullshit.
"Can you believe that people want to legalize a common plant that has extreme euphoric effects and no detrimental side effects?"
Yes. Yes, I can.
Now instead of acting like a gossipy housewife, how about you put a little information in your coverage?
Television news is to education what fortune cookies are to literature.
Everything?
SHUT UP!
...
It's supposedly "objective" journalism dripping with judgmental attitude and little information. By conventional standards, the following might be described as positive coverage of the marijuana issue, but the undisguised (and largely pretend) incredulousness of the narration is such condescending bullshit.
"Can you believe that people want to legalize a common plant that has extreme euphoric effects and no detrimental side effects?"
Yes. Yes, I can.
Now instead of acting like a gossipy housewife, how about you put a little information in your coverage?
Television news is to education what fortune cookies are to literature.
A Pitiful Delaying Tactic
Check out this site for both a great video and insightful commentary... from another site.
It is a casual moment of lunacy from the senate floor. Republicans made amendments to the health care reform bill just so that they could contest their own fucking amendments and delay the bill.
I honestly believe it's not governments that make people bad; it's people that make governments bad. And the worst people, by far, are Republians. They are selfish, ignorant, fearful, and they will stop at nothing to justify their beliefs and promote their own agenda. Murder and mass murder included.
Need evidence? See Cheney's hit squad and Vietnam.
It is a casual moment of lunacy from the senate floor. Republicans made amendments to the health care reform bill just so that they could contest their own fucking amendments and delay the bill.
I honestly believe it's not governments that make people bad; it's people that make governments bad. And the worst people, by far, are Republians. They are selfish, ignorant, fearful, and they will stop at nothing to justify their beliefs and promote their own agenda. Murder and mass murder included.
Need evidence? See Cheney's hit squad and Vietnam.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Classic Fox News Racism
This little neo-Nazi is the host, not a guest.
Did you notice that the first thing he cites is interspecies marriage? It's almost funny the way Conservatives buy into their own propaganda.
There is no interspecies marriage agenda, crazy racist man. You guys just made it up because you're afraid that if two guys kiss in public you might get a stiffy.
Oh, and for the record, interracial marriage is actually healthier. The further apart the parents are genetically, the more likely they will produce strong traits. I'm guessing this isn't something your father considered when marrying his sister.
Did you notice that the first thing he cites is interspecies marriage? It's almost funny the way Conservatives buy into their own propaganda.
There is no interspecies marriage agenda, crazy racist man. You guys just made it up because you're afraid that if two guys kiss in public you might get a stiffy.
Oh, and for the record, interracial marriage is actually healthier. The further apart the parents are genetically, the more likely they will produce strong traits. I'm guessing this isn't something your father considered when marrying his sister.
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