Foolishness: June 2008 Archives
GLAAD is freaked out about nothing again, this time a single statement in a recent episode of Morgan Spurlock's FX series "30 Days." They've released this press release urging FX to correct, counter, or modify a statement made by some Christian conservative douchebag on the show and urging GLAAD Faans to write in and do the same.
The story has been picked up by most of the big gay blogs, with no one bothering to acknowledge that Spurlock and "30 Days" have already proven themselves to be dedicated friends of teh gays who deserve the benefit of the doubt. I haven't seen the whole episode yet, but you can tell from the way they are cutting between the gay couple featured on last night's episode, taking loving and responsible care of their children, and that crazy conservative dipstick spouting nonsense, whose side they are on.
As for that ogress crying at the end of the clip about how her "femininity" was undervalued by her gay parents, well she obviously just needs to crawl back under her bridge and get over it. I repeat: GLAAD SUUCKS.
UPDATE: Dan Savage has seen the episode and concurs with GLAAD on this one. So I'm probably wrong about how deftly the issue is handled by 30 Days. But GLAAD still sucks.
I can't help it: I laughed. But then I have a weakness for prank calls. For the record, as these DJs have repeatedly harassed Mr. Burgess I am inclined to forgive him his "F" and even his "N" bombs.
Inventor Marc Griffin shows off his invention "Bulletball" on "American Inventor". For a friendlier take on the Bulletball craze, check out this informercial.
(h/t FunFriends)
This is my response: :-O
I always wondered why Russians were so susceptible to Putin's strong-arm brand of charisma, and thanks to this video--which may be direct-from-the-Kremlin pro-Putin PR--I now know: It's cuz they're a bunch of stupid, mercenary whores!
English version; for the original Russian version click here.
(h/t FunFriends)
Our hero Amanda Lorber, star of MTV's surprisingly almost-completely-awesome The Paper has written an open letter taking on one of her critics: Alexandria Symonds, who penned this outrageous micharacterization of Lorbie for Columbia University's "The Eye."
Here's the highlight:
OMG, how I love that "(national television)" bit. The rest can be found here.I'm not saying I don't have enemies, obviously I do. You seem to be one of them, but as I write now, I'm starting to see where it's coming from. It's a different kind of jealousy. The type spewed from young women who resent teenage girls that get their names out there. You,
Ms. Symonds, are obviously a fundamentally bitter woman. You degrade the work ethic and academic values of a 17-year-old in order to cure your self-consciousness and upset at perhaps never being recognized for your work when you're through with "The Specator." In fact, if my staff hadn't been excitedly 'googling' every article written about our (national television) show, I would never had come across your disgusting piece.You should be ashamed, sincerely (and I do mean that), Amanda Lorber
postscript: I might have been "too young to subject" myself to doing this television show, but apparently, I'm not too young to be disparaged and intensely criticized by you.
