Immovable Type

You Might Not Be As Funny As You Think You Are

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:42:54 -0400

Fuck, I am really worked up about this now. Yesterday this thing spread across Tumblr. It was a screed attributed to Bill Nye The Science Guy that uses abelist and misogynist language. It was heralded as the ultimate Bill Nye moment even though it used the kind of language Nye would never use. It was obviously fake, but the Internet is full of gullible people who want to believe that their idols agree with everything they think.

I’m not going to link to it because it’s a piece of shit and the people who made it are pieces of shit and everyone who believed it is .. well, if you believed it you should take a shower because you smell like shit. You may not actually be shit, but you smell like it.

It came from a “satire” site that doesn’t present satire as much as hackneyed crap that any eight year old could come up with. It’s a site like The Onion except bereft of skill, insight, or genuine humor.

And so I blame The Onion, as well as comedians such as Louis C.K. and George Carlin and Richard Pryor and many others. The reason that I blame that site and those guys is because they make edgy humor look so fucking easy that any angry jerkoff thinks that they can be the next big thing without even trying.

I wish that all comedians were like Conan O’Brien. He makes humor look easy, but also sometimes takes us behind the scenes to see the team of people behind his humor. He let’s us know that it is not easy, not accidental, and not something that any loser can just do without training and experience.

I don’t claim to be the funniest guy ever, or the best writer, or the most knowledgeable about how entertainment works. But when I do attempt to be funny it’s not just some crass appeal to the lowest common denominator. And at least I try to be objective about my level of ability. I would never dare to attach my personality defects to someone with the intellect and grace of Bill Nye The Science Guy, unless I was trying to denigrate one of my idols. And why the fuck would I do that?

Appreciating humor and creating humor are two very different things. Just because you can do one, that doesn’t mean you can do both. Do you think you’re funny? What reason do you have to think that? Because you might not be a funny person. You might just be some jackass dragging the world down to your level.

Apropos of nothing.

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:09:36 -0400

Apropos of nothing.

Audio

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:58:41 -0400

Romney/Ryan 2012 theme.

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:29:14 -0400

Romney/Ryan 2012 theme.

A Romney/Ryan campaign song

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:54:42 -0400

Efficiency and progress is ours once more
Now that we have the Neutron bomb
It’s nice and quick and clean and gets things done
Away with excess enemy
But no less value to property
No sense in war but perfect sense at home:

The sun beams down on a brand new day
No more welfare tax to pay
Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
Jobless millions whisked away
At last we have more room to play
All systems go to kill the poor tonight

Gonna
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor
Tonight

Behold the sparkle of champagne
The crime rate’s gone
Feel free again
O’ life’s a dream with you, Miss Lily White
Jane Fonda on the screen today
Convinced the liberals it’s okay
So let’s get dressed and dance away the night

While they:
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor
Tonight

— The Dead Kennedys

edmundmcmillen: another awesome series...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:27:53 -0400

edmundmcmillen:

another awesome series by http://takorii.deviantart.com/

Terrific illustrations of “Binding of Isaac” builds.

Wow. The Newsroom pilot was wretched.

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:13:54 -0400

Wow. The Newsroom pilot was wretched.

nom-chompsky: iboudreau reblogged your photo: closetospring: galesofnovember: … Wait, bashing Kim...

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:14:39 -0400

nom-chompsky:

iboudreau reblogged your photo: closetospring: galesofnovember: …

Wait, bashing Kim Kardashian and her “rise to fame” is slut shaming now? Okay.

lol yes because its as simple as a rise to fame. no other factors involved.

Yeah, you’re probably right. I’m sure it has nothing to do with her dad being O.J.’s attorney or her socialite status and everything to do with inborn talents she worked hard all her life to develop and master. You know, since all “rises to fame” are apparently equivalent.

But whatever. Stick up for Kim. I’m sure she appreciates it.

nom-chompsky: closetospring: galesofnovember: svetlana-del-rey...

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:05:16 -0400

nom-chompsky:

closetospring:

galesofnovember:

svetlana-del-rey:

jacksonkillah:

thedailywhat:

IMDB Bio of the Day: Much to the Internets’ delight, IMDB writer Jon Hopwood profiled Kim Kardashian in a thoughtful, well-argued roast of an IMDB bio.

Choice highlights:

Kim Kardashian is emblematic of the shallowness of American culture in the first two decades of the new millennium. While some cultural critics call her the prime avatar of the “famous for being famous” faux celebrity crowd, she along with Paris Hilton is a new breed of cat whose celebrity comes from the release of a sex tape and the canny exploitation of the resulting publicity. Like her good friend Miss Hilton (their relationship predates Kim’s “celebrity”, Kardashian is possessed of photogenic good looks but is short of any other discernible talents outside of the bedroom. Both expanded their celebrity by becoming reality TV “stars”.

Porn pioneer Harry Reems has commented how surprised he is at how porn stars like Jenna Jameson are accepted now in mainstream culture. His life was ruined by his participation in porn in its “Golden Years”. As for Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, the release (accidental or not-so-accidental) of boudoir tapes didn’t result in shame but celebration. America like ancient Rome seems to have shuffled off the moral coil of virtue of the Republic and is now enjoying its Imperial self in an orgy of ignominy. It’s always more fun on the toboggan ride down the hill than it was schlepping up it in the first place.

Thankfully, a few screen grabs were snagged before the site was alerted to Hopwood’s shenanigans and took the bio down. Well played, Hopwood.

[uproxx]

Yeah, man. Why can’t we go back to the good ol’ days when women should be shamed for having sex and men aren’t punished for releasing private videos of them doing so? How’re women going to learn their place in this world? I mean shit.

oh thank G-d there are men in this world still willing to slut-shame dem bitches, I was all about to be like “where have all the cowboys gone” but then Jon Hopwood rode in on his misogyny horse

I’m not even a fan of Kim Kardashian, but I’m willing to die on the hill of defending her because holy fuck am I sick of Kim Kardashian and any other girl with a bullshit reality tv career being held up as “emblematic of the shallowness of American culture.” Of all the horrible human beings who have risen to actual real world power in 21st America, a woman whose convinced people to pay to look at her is hardly emblematic.

thedailywhat really secretly hates women, doesn’t it? (nvr 4get their “DON’T YOU REMEMBER YOUR OWN ABUSE, RIHANNA? LET ME LINK YOU TO PICTURES/REPORTS OF YOUR OWN ABUSE.”)

there is nothing secret about TDW’s hatred for women, especially women who get money

Wait, bashing Kim Kardashian and her “rise to fame” is slut shaming now?

Okay.

matthyue: Blizzards epic fail on launch night. It’s a...

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:28:08 -0400

matthyue:

Blizzards epic fail on launch night.

It’s a rough day for geeks.

Maybe slightly cruel...

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:58:39 -0400

… for Blizzard to let me buy Diablo III, install it, hit “play,” and watch the opening cutscene, only to make me wait until midnight before I can actually play the goddamn game.

Donna's to-do list

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:50:23 -0400

donnapirana:

Kill everyone

Drink Riesling

Find new ways to entertain self now that everyone else is dead

Not a bad list overall, but Riesling?

ilovecharts: Climate Change: What’s Really Scary Yup.

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:13:40 -0400

ilovecharts:

Climate Change: What’s Really Scary

Yup.

Shaun Winkler, White Supremacist Idaho Sheriff Candidate, Hosts Cross Burning Event

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:37:07 -0400

Shaun Winkler, White Supremacist Idaho Sheriff Candidate, Hosts Cross Burning Event:

“Most people don’t know that we don’t just oppose the Jews and the negroes,” he said, according to the Daily Bee. “We also oppose sexual predators and drugs of any kind.”

Did something big happen today?

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:27:20 -0400

Submitted without snappy comment

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:02:16 -0400

glossylalia: No but seriously, “I don’t agree with gay marriage so single parents can blow me” is...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:30:36 -0400

glossylalia:

No but seriously, “I don’t agree with gay marriage so single parents can blow me” is pretty much what you’re saying when voting For amendment one, how much sense does that make?

This is why we can’t have nice things, Huffington Post.

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:50:20 -0400

This is why we can’t have nice things, Huffington Post.

Voted.

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:17:41 -0400

Voted.

erosum: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Responds to a Question about...

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:35:19 -0400

erosum:

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Responds to a Question about the NJ Marriage Equality Referendum

“It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure.”

Thomas Jefferson, Federalist No. 51.