Comments on: This Is Where I Get My Read On

This Is Where I Get My Read On

turbanhead — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:13:54 -0800

This Is Where I Get My Read On Just in case MTV Cribs was coming to your, uh, crib.

By: the fire you left me

the fire you left me — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:29:44 -0800

A pile of credit cards is not impressive. CASH ONLY! This is true everywhere.

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:30:32 -0800

Dis where my cat gets its poop on.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:36:05 -0800

got my laugh on, that did.

By: weston

weston — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:37:11 -0800

Tattoos are a must. When choosing a tattoo, they must evoke memories of someone you haven't seen in a great while like a dawg you lost or one of your children. To quote a famous campy TV show: Bam! Pow! Oof! Also fun to read: Proposed Transcript of an Episode of MTV Cribs, to Be Filmed at My House .

By: gwint

gwint — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:42:39 -0800

Black people talk funny!

By: badstone

badstone — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:48:56 -0800

sunken platinum basketball jersey humidor area! sunken platinum basketball jersey humidor area! sunken platinum basketball jersey humidor area! sorry, got caught in a Zippy cartoon for a minute there.

By: xmutex

xmutex — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:00:19 -0800

gwint: A little bit racist of you to imply that all black people talk like the morons on cribs, dont 'cha think? Or do you think? You don't, do you?

By: cyrusdogstar

cyrusdogstar — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:03:13 -0800

xmutex: I think you need to get your sarcasm detector checked out.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:06:39 -0800

This list is not complete without 30. Have a framed poster of Al Pacino as Scarface in your game room, near the pool table. EVERY house shown on Cribs has a framed posted of Al Pacino as Scarface in the game room, near the pool table.

By: keswick

keswick — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:09:45 -0800

he he he... it's funny cos it's true!

By: vito90

vito90 — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:10:07 -0800

Funny link turbanhead, thanks.

By: shotsy

shotsy — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:21:28 -0800

The Redman episode of Cribs is truly spectacular. I'm not a big Redman fan, but he lives in a little old house with a broken doorbell and pizza boxes strewn aboutliberally. It was quite refreshing to see a star performer not caught up in the McMansion fantasy life.

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:39:41 -0800

[dis gots its good on]

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:57:41 -0800

Parts of it were pretty funny... especially the part about the cat getting its poop on. But for just a minute, I'm going to go ahead and be that person who just has to take all the fun out of everything by adding that the whole 'black people talk funny!' thing is a little played out. I mean, 'cheelz?' Who says that? And where did this come from: "Remember, the only woman worthy of respect is your 'Moms'. All other women are hoochies and hos."? Can't say I've ever heard anybody on Cribs talk about hoochies and hos... maybe I missed that episode, but invoking that particular young black male stereotype seems kinda unnecessary. OK, I've got it out of my system. I will now return to being amused by the cat poop thing.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:08:06 -0800

What xmutex and purplemonkie said. There have been plenty of episodes of Cribs where little of these things happened... the link's funny, but it's clearly some white kid writing about how funny it would be to talk like what he thinks black people talk like. Considering how eccentric the people on this show of all races are, this could have been just as funny if it didn't sound like it was run through one of those "dialectizer" CGI scripts that makes all your websites read like the two guys in Airplane.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:13:27 -0800

The Redman episode of Cribs is truly spectacular. Agreed, I loved that one. My favorite was when they walked downstairs and there was what looked like a corpse sprawled out on the floor. Redman said, "Aw, that's just my cousin Honeybear. He passed out." We all have dirty laundry strewn about the house and many of us have our own Honeybear, but not many of us have gold-plated Bentleys in the driveway. I liked Redman's approach. (On preview: please let's not do the obligatory Metafilter thing and fabricate Racism where none exists. We know nothing of the writer's intentions other than that he's consciously generalizing on the whole Cribs attitude. It's called parody, and in this case it's mixed with plenty of plain truth as anyone who's seen the show can attest.)

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:15:30 -0800

but it's clearly some white kid writing about how funny it would be to talk like what he thinks ~~black people~~ spoiled rich celebrities and athletes talk like. Come on. That's not what "black people" talk like. There's a particular, conscious, ghetto-ized style of language that's being satarized. I know dozens of black people IRL, and not one talks like Redman or Ludacris or Keyshawn Johnson.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:30:47 -0800

Has anyone else noticed the cliché whenever they tour the host's bedroom: "This is where the magic happens". That line makes it into nearly every episode, as well as the aforementioned Scarface DVDs and posters.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:35:00 -0800

Demographically speaking, I think there are probably a whole lot of (sub)urban white kids that talk like the "spoiled rich celebrities and athletes" featured on Cribs.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:36:19 -0800

pardonyou: Come on. That's not what "black people" talk like. I don't see how "what he thinks black people talk like" could be clearer. Except you claim I didn't mean that, saying that it should really be "spoiled rich celebrities and athletes." As if a single person here read this article and immediately thought about Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson's appearance on the show. Give me a break. And dhoyt, no one's accused anyone of racism, merely pointing out that the premise is essentially about making fun of black stars on the show. Parody, as you just said, isn't necessarily racist. But every single joke in the article is based on something stereotypical of what a rap/hiphop star on the show might say. Or, rather, what someone believes a rap/hiphop star would say. Hence gwint (I mean gwint in my first comment as well, not xmutex, BTW)'s noting the obvious about this article- it's someone saying that black people talk funny. Take that as you will.

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:57:43 -0800

dhoyt, I don't recall using the 'R' word, and I'm aware that the link is a parody. But I do think that parts of the piece were informed more by a general stereotype of male hip-hop artists (which, in some people's minds, is the same as saying "young black men") than by things which have actually taken place on the show. Like, as I mentioned, the line about "hoochies and hos." I don't see how my pointing this out is equivalent to calling the writer racist. Just because I find something funny doesn't mean there aren't parts of it that make me a little uncomfortable; I'm OK with acknowledging both at once.

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:07:03 -0800

sometimes there are white people on cribs, and they talk like the fellow in the article.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:20:38 -0800

the premise is essentially about making fun of black stars on the show. Other than the header graphic, where does the article even mention Black people? The article is about anyone who's ever been on Cribs which includes all races and ages and backgrounds: actors, musicians, sports figures and so on. Ever see Aaron Carter on the show? Blink 182? Chris Pontius? They all affect that urban tough-guy bit for the cameras. The fact that you immediately attributed all those phrases specifically to Black people says more about your own assumptions than about any prejudice on the writer's behalf. I realize it's never been unfashionable around here to suggest racism is afoot, but come on. Have you even seen the show? On preview: Mcsweetie is correct (On preview again: are we really actually having a protracted discussion about Cribs....? Time for some soul searching...)

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:21:28 -0800

Indeed. Case in point: the episode featuring Aaron Carter, the prepubescent blonde brother of a Backstreet Boy. He was all, "Dis be da kitchen area, where mah moms cooks up da grizzled chizzle, yo!"

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:22:22 -0800

(Just to clarify, that was in response to mcsweetie...)

By: jennyb

jennyb — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:23:56 -0800

I liked the part about breeding or buying a chrome Rottweiler.

By: JeffK

JeffK — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:25:17 -0800

mmmm..... Grizzled Chizzle.......

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:36:33 -0800

The fact that you immediately attributed all those phrases specifically to Black people says more about your own assumptions than about any prejudice on the writer's behalf. Actually, I think the fact that every single one of the people in the header graphic is black -- in conjunction with the part about not shooting the white chauffeur -- might have something to do with it.

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:42:38 -0800

Now that you've read that part of the site, check out The Hall of Douchbags to see just how silly rock star wannabees can be. Those of you with sticks up your asses will probably find racism and homophobia if you look hard enough, so you might want to stay away.

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:50:46 -0800

No one here has mentioned racism except for those accusing others of having sticks up their asses. Talking about race and calling people racist are not the same thing. Sheesh.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:01:23 -0800

If nothing else, can we all agree that these guys probably make Hoobastank sound like Cole Porter?

By: purplemonkie

purplemonkie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:13:22 -0800

I think that's a safe bet. Ain't it beautiful how suck brings people together?

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:29:21 -0800

Hall of Douchbag-wise, I've always had a special place in my heart for page three, second row, third pic over.

By: Quartermass

Quartermass — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:13:07 -0800

We just got "Cribs" on Much Music for last month, and now that I have seen an ep or two, I fully understand why America is so hated by the rest of the world. I like the Much promo for it "See how rock stars scrape by."

By: haqspan

haqspan — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:53:55 -0800

Odd. When I saw Robbie Williams and P.O.D on Cribs, neither of them spoke that way. (Although Mr Williams did say, ironically, that the bedroom was where "the magic happened.")

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:55:21 -0800

to see a star performer not caught up in the McMansion fantasy life. Some of the Cribs are not their homes, just used for the show. No spoiler as they do an episode on this each season.

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:15:46 -0800

FACT! I'm white and actually talk like the fellow in the article. if you don't believe me, I can record myself reading a piece of literature of your choice.

By: Hildago

Hildago — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:15:21 -0800

Note also that there are certain Cribs "in-jokes" that are responsible for some of these stereotypes. Saying "this is where the magic happens," and then at the end telling the camera crew they have to get out of your house are definitely done on purpose, as a self-aware allusion to the show itself. Pointing out your Scarface DVD is probably another one. That, plus the fact that MTV edits the raw footage to fit a certain, uh, aesthetic, could explain a lot of these clichés. Not to say that the people on MTV cribs don't make jackasses of themselves. Cause they do.

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:40:58 -0800

check out The Hall of Douchbags The Evolution of Pants

By: keswick

keswick — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:29:22 -0800

Speaking of douchebags, that site doesn't appear to work in Firefox. The admin should add a pic of himself.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:55:04 -0800

This thread confuses and scares me.

By: trillion

trillion — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:20:58 -0800

Speaking of douchebags, that site doesn't appear to work in Firefox. The admin should add a pic of himself. No problem here w/ Firefox on XP.

By: redsparkler

redsparkler — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:40:16 -0800

Not to be nitpicking on a close-to-irrelevant pop culture subject, but there has been at least one Cribs subject who commented on his bookshelf. I remember being enthralled when Moby ushered viewers around his modest apartment and stopped in front of his books to point a few out. Finally, a chance to align my tastes with that of my icon even more! Imagine how glad I was to discover his copies of "The Big Book Of" series. I have those! And he has the Lord Of The Rings, too! I digress.