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That's so... the children's insult of choice!
I tend to say "fucking weak" in the places other people say "so gay." Data point.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 10:41 AM on October 9, 2008
It's not merely inconsiderate to align a social descriptor with crappiness. It's rhetorically diminishing to the more useful meaning of the word. Gay qua homosexual is more sociall, progressively, descriptively _functional_ than gay qua bad, useless, lousy, awful, and the latter is stealing from the former.
See that tiny black point, way way down there, creeping closer? That's the end of meaning as we know it, the surrender of cogent progressive discourse. Let's not race... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 12:04 PM on October 9, 2008
klang, yeah yeah yeah congratulations on your queer friends who so bravely subvert the illiterate hegemony by demonstrating the plasticity of contextual speech. I don't think Hillary Duff is talking to you.
However, by describing your private practices publicly, you may be setting an inimitable example for some young, dumb asshole. Don't you think your defense of such a culturally specific (granting a continuing heteronormative public imaginary) use of "gay" is... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 4:26 PM on October 9, 2008
klang, okay, wevs, yes you are a role model, or maybe not, but anyway I think you're skipping step "You're Doing It Wrong" and heading too quickly to step "This Is How We Do It," and I am sort of charging you to revel less and teach more. Or not, reveling is also something of which we (the royal, editorial) h-approve. Nyes. Because I can't even begin to explain the myriad ways inappropriate public language can be used in private for COMEDY. I LIVE with two Jewish dudes, ffs.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 5:53 PM on October 9, 2008
It's friday night (for me), and I feel alright and the party's here on the west side.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 5:54 PM on October 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Literal Videos
DUDE IS ALMOST 50 AND LOOK AT HIM.
Wow, Kurt Russell mated with KD Lang? That is a shock.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 2:55 PM on October 6, 2008
MeFi post:
"There will be enormous, enormous losses..."
aaaaaaaaaand
Metafilter: Very, very scary and enlightening.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 9:20 PM on October 5, 2008
Perceiving Ira Glass as precious, overproduced, overmannered or feminine isn't homophobic, per se, it's a realistic application of the current spectrums of gender performance in our culture. Just talking that much and with that candor and affability makes him less than macho by US standards, ffs. Also, his voice isn't exactly basso. Gender performance and sexuality are not the same thing, and commenting on the former doesn't have to imply the latter.
He's not gay, btw,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 11:35 AM on October 6, 2008
Precious is a term used to describe objects and children. It is generally diminutive. It is not suitably applied to a grown man.
That's just sexism.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 11:37 AM on October 6, 2008
MeFi post:
Polka Power Digitized for Your Protection
stylistic stuff where it's a parody of a genre but not necessarily a particular song
Pastiche.
What happened to "Don't download this song," huh?!
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 12:31 PM on October 3, 2008
It is the talent of Weird Al that I now hear old top-of-the-pops songs in muzak, and my mind superimposes his lyrics over the real ones.
Yeah but get a little drunk, go dancing and try to sing along to the club's blaring "I Love Rock'n'Roll" and see how awesome you look then...
COME AND HAVE A TRIPLE SCOOP WITH ME
what
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 1:14 PM on October 3, 2008
okay, philip-random, I'll bite. I like him best when he's absurd, dark, or showing his own fandom for groups I, too, love. Some of his best songs, imo:
You Make Me (Oingo Boingo)
Everything You Know Is Wrong (TMBG)
Genius In France (Frank Zappa)
Livin' in the Fridge (Livin' on the Edge)
Albuquerque
Christmas at Ground Zero
Good Old Days
I Think I'm A Clone Now (I Think We're Alone Now)... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 1:28 PM on October 3, 2008
I think a great many people recognize the final palindrome "go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog," and so might "get" that the song is all palindromes at the very end, which is probably intentional. I myself didn't get that the title was hinting at the gimmick until at least five listens, and didn't see the video for another couple years.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 2:14 PM on October 3, 2008
straight, Everything You Know Is Wrong is SUPER dear to me, as a deeply geeked TMBG fan, and you will know what I mean when I say that what gets me grinning and almost teary with fanlove every single time is the accordion just going "bomp bomp!" between verses.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 4:32 PM on October 3, 2008
omg i just said a weird al song was "dear" to me in public and i'm a 27 year old woman. end me.
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at 4:34 PM on October 3, 2008
MeFi post:
The seafood lover that's hopefully not actually IN you
gompa, I just get by with the wallet guide to sustainable fish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mostly.
I have had worms in my fish once, some Dolly Varden brought home from Alaska. Put me right off Dolly Varden. But I get much more grossed out by the horrors of the factory farm than what naturally exists in the cold, clean waters off Alaska.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 9:07 AM on October 2, 2008
MeFi post:
Height (by xkcd)
Some comics aren't supposed to be funny. I think this is quite dear, as are many of the xkcd comics that deal with life, the universe and everything. For me black space correlates strongly with "aw," if not awe, at xkcd.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 12:09 AM on September 30, 2008
MeFi post:
The story of a cab ride.
The good stories here are obviously outweighing the cynical smegma.
My only taxi story is a cynic's tale though. The cabbie that took me back to LaGuardia was the only crook I encountered in NYC during my first trip there, alone at age 20, on a trip that featured me wandering lost and out of place through the "WRONG" neighborhood late one night.
It takes all kinds, as the man said.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 8:26 PM on September 28, 2008
An assertion that this is not simply poor but manipulative insinuates that I don't have the agency to selectively participate in my own emotional catharses. That's condescending and incorrect, and not exclusively an expression of taste. I find it boorish to ignore the distinction.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 10:04 PM on September 28, 2008
sentimentality is dangerous BECAUSE IT KEEPS US FROM ACTUALLY CONNECTING WITH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.
Not necessarily. Sure, overindulgence in fantasy narratives of any sort, be they stimulating emotionally, intellectually, sexually, etc. can waylay participation in good works, in "real life," but enjoying catalyzed emotional release does not, in and of itself, preclude people from being practical, generous citizens.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 4:16 PM on September 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Everyone's baby
Sorry to be meta, but, hadjiboy, this thread is a success, and a very good example of Metafilter. You blundered a bit; it was generative. It's made me go all communal/maternal, in fact!!! Good thing I can babysit it out.
Thank you to those of you sharing your stories.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 1:07 AM on September 27, 2008
No, it's sick and it's pathological and it's attention-seeking
I'm doing a lot of considering the source for that assessment.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 3:33 PM on September 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Sleeping, dead, alone
Did we slashdot her? I'm got getting any photos to load. Huh.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 1:39 PM on September 29, 2008
Well! Can I say how much I appreciate an artist that can express her methodology this well? It's totally a fan-making quality for me. Inaccessibility is just so unappealing. Ha, funny that the essay for The Narcissists isn't in first person.
The Narcissists is totally engrossing to me, and there's an uncanny achievement of a fashion photography aesthetic, but it's coming through the eyes, not simply the costume choices. I never considered that fashion photography, and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 2:04 PM on September 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Time zones
Hey Negativland fans, anybody have a clue who the female vocalist is on DisPepsi who sings Voice Inside My Head (I need a Pepsi; I need a Pepsi; I need a Pepsi right away)? She really sounds like Kevin Blechdom. That possibility makes me crazy.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 1:49 PM on September 28, 2008
So you're... philosophical?
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 2:56 PM on September 28, 2008
Negativland inspired me to pursue the career I am now pursuing. How's that?
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 5:02 PM on September 28, 2008
greenie2600: hopeful career? Media theory scholar, specializing in "found" strategies, studies of the archive, access, and the global progress of the language of montage. Oh could I blather on?! Like Larry Lessig, less the law, pretty much.
Also, worthwhile reason to comment? The artist's site is chock-full of awesome, you know.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 5:59 PM on September 28, 2008
I'm clearly not seeing what others are, I'm just asking what's up.
spaltavian, I dunno if this is going to sound insultingly remedial, but Negativland uses recontexualized samples of a wide array of media materials to create music that highlights the absurdism of many cultural institutions in a politically motivating fashion. I don't think the video adds much to that, but it does seem aptly done, it suits the song. Perhaps an interesting contrast... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 10:19 PM on September 28, 2008
MeFi post:
Sweetness and Shadows
Wow, the My Little Alien and the My Little Leia were awesome. I had like 25 ponies, WHY DID I SELL THEM AT A GARAGE SALE????
Oh yeah, drugs. Damn!
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 11:25 PM on September 26, 2008
By the by, My Little Pony could really use some Lovecraftian baddies. Their greatest horror was a large amount of purple glop called Smooze. Too... purple to be very frightening.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 11:29 PM on September 26, 2008
MeFi post:
Diesel SFW XXX
The funny doesn't quite cover up the yucky. However, the starting material isn't as soulless as could be. I wonder if older porn was picked because we don't react as vicerally to it, or because it tends to feature a more relaxed, happy sense of sexuality, and is easier to goof on. Or if there's a difference.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 9:47 PM on September 26, 2008
MeFi post:
It's weird being a ball
Due to the non-existence of magical devices, Muggle Quidditch is played on the ground
HA! Due to the non-existence of magic?? Due to you being pathetic muggles, you mean. Accio a break. /me disapparates in disgust.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 12:03 PM on September 22, 2008
MeFi post:
PMSbuddy
I used to take the pill so I would only get a period every six months, so bad is my PMS. In fact, PMDD is probably a more accurate "diagnosis," though it's not a disease, it's a syndrome, so I'm not waving around some little letter for my doctor, just saying: definitely not bullshit. At all. A very sad and horrible to experience. Violent and suicidal feelings, out of control emotional vertigo causing the inability to focus on anything without inducing panic. Ususally a whole day lost... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 10:28 AM on September 18, 2008
shmegegge: boyfriendablest comment ever.
Solon: I get your point, but I don't think the possible consequence of other people's sexist overgeneralizations is a reason not to share individual experiences. I'm sure you understand. I think the experience of womanhood is crazy diverse, and don't think people should insist that a woman gets PMS despite her sensible protestations to the contrary. However, there are pragmatic reasons to deny that you do, and I can... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 11:14 AM on September 18, 2008
No, I didn't think you were saying that, anyway. I got that. No worries. I didn't mean to contradict your comment, just expand it. Hmm. Replace "but" with "further?" Sorry to belabor this, but I certainly don't want to alienate you.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 8:55 PM on September 18, 2008
MeFi post:
Chris Harrison's gorgeous visualizations
The Rich are With History. The Poor are Girl People.
Gorgeous.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 3:01 PM on September 18, 2008
Me is a little more Hate than Love...
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 3:03 PM on September 18, 2008
DU, I think it's a pretty tight demonstration of phenomenology relating to various binarisms in language culture. Of course, it's mostly for fun, but the men <> women one is a pretty tidy analysis of gendering in culture, and the spectrum of representation by which that is accomplished. Note that "men" appears in large font near the "women" side, illustrating how often women are not spoken about without being related to men, but that most words cluster toward the middle. That... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 5:41 PM on September 18, 2008
MeFi post:
Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.
Those are some ghetto big mooks.
Skinny people of the world: please upload video to the internet of yourselves conniving to acquire and then lip-smackingly enjoying unhealthy food. Perhaps then I can stop seeing my own ass when watching people eat junk.
My own FF hack is the filet o' mac. You really must try the filet! A revelation! A fish patty substitute on any sandwich, a big mac most of all, is such sumptuous succor to my moral sensibility when I dine.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 3:20 PM on September 18, 2008
msconduct: there was some sarcasm that you missed there, but to clarify, I don't really like to eat fast food, but if I'm stuck with it, the fact is that the haddock or pollock (fish sandwich) is the only sustainable protein option by my standards at the big burger chains.
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur
at 4:27 PM on September 18, 2008
