For strong womyn everywhere: "Internet Plus Equality"

[Foxi4]

Blatant homophobia of a disgusting cisgender male.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

 

[Gahars]

So, has anyone been keeping up with the Avril Lavigne situation that's been going down?

If not, settle in...

So, to begin our story, Avril Lavigne was a moderately successful pop singer from the early 2000s. I don't remember any of her songs, but I remember her name, so she probably had a few good hits. Anyway, her luster faded here as time wore on and new acts took the stage.

However, like Cheap Trick and Spinal Tap before her, Avril found new life in Japan. Apparently Japan really, really, really loves Avril Lavigne. So, naturally, she's moved to focusing on her Japanese audience.

As part of this, she released a new song, "Hello Kitty." She filmed a music video, too - shot in Japan with Japanese dancers and a Japanese director, all for her Japanese label.

You can see it here. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it because the song's kinda shit, but hey, I won't judge.

You'd think that would be the end of this, but no. No, of course not, for you see, this is... RACIST!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ideo-is-rife-with-cultural-appropriation.html
http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/avril-lavigne-hello-kitty/

Hell, you can just read through the Youtube comments. You'll find more than enough.

And, of course, when people actually from Japan speak up to say that they don't think it's racist, well...

Point is, Avril Lavigne is now more relevant in the US than she has been for about a decade or so.

Stephen Colbert gets a career bump, Avril Lavigne gets to make all the headlines... man, imagine how far I could go if I was actually racist!

 

[FAST6191]

So, has anyone been keeping up with the Avril Lavigne situation that's been going down?

If not, settle in...

So, to begin our story, Avril Lavigne was a moderately successful pop singer from the early 2000s. I don't remember any of her songs, but I remember her name, so she probably had a few good hits. Anyway, her luster faded here as time wore on and new acts took the stage.

However, like Cheap Trick and Spinal Tap before her, Avril found new life in Japan. Apparently Japan really, really, really loves Avril Lavigne. So, naturally, she's moved to focusing on her Japanese audience.

As part of this, she released a new song, "Hello Kitty." She filmed a music video, too - shot in Japan with Japanese dancers and a Japanese director, all for her Japanese label.

You can see it here. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it because the song's kinda shit, but hey, I won't judge.

You'd think that would be the end of this, but no. No, of course not, for you see, this is... RACIST!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ideo-is-rife-with-cultural-appropriation.html
http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/avril-lavigne-hello-kitty/

Hell, you can just read through the Youtube comments. You'll find more than enough.

And, of course, when people actually from Japan speak up to say that they don't think it's racist, well...

Point is, Avril Lavigne is now more relevant in the US than she has been for about a decade or so.

Stephen Colbert gets a career bump, Avril Lavigne gets to make all the headlines... man, imagine how far I could go if I was actually racist!

I actually do remember a song of hers -- "Skater boy" is the default "I R funneh" thing to shout out when out on the piss with your mates and you see a skateboarder it seems.

Anyway someone linked the video.....

 

[Veho]

- shot in Japan with Japanese dancers and a Japanese director, all for her Japanese label.

Forced to do it, no doubt ;O; Suffering under the yoke of oppression.

You can see it here. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it because the song's kinda shit, but hey, I won't judge.

The video is kinda shit too.

But wait, it was made by the Japanese, saying it's shit is racist

But wait, they were forced to do it by racist white people, so it's okay to say it's shit

But wait, the white people are actually a strong independent womyn, it's chauvinist to say her work is bad

Oh what tangled webs we weave

 

[FAST6191]

The video is kinda shit too.

But wait, it was made by the Japanese, saying it's shit is racist

But wait, they were forced to do it by racist white people, so it's okay to say it's shit

But wait, the white people are actually a strong independent womyn, it's chauvinist to say her work is bad

Oh what tangled webs we weave

Though I can appreciate you trying to work through the issues I do have to say calling something shit makes it sound like someone has failed. One does not tell people they have failed any more ( http://www.thestar.com/sports/socce...h_soccer_to_stop_keeping_score_standings.html ) as it could have a negative effect on their self esteem.

 

[FAST6191]

Well fuck
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/04/23/criticism-is-not-hate-speech/ (I would much rather link the rebuttal than the original, which you can get on that article, if only because I would not have seen it otherwise).

Apologies about "breaking from character" but I can not say I find that quite so amusing as some of the other things here.

 

[Foxi4]

To be fair, criticizing unscientific methodology with science isn't hate speech indeed - every American has the 1st Ammendment right to say the dumbest sh*t on the planet and at the same time, every other American has the same right to point out that it's senseless poppycock. ;O;

 

[Gahars]

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/i-dont...-next-to-a-man-on-a-plane-20140424-375z6.html

I know it's sexist. But I don't want my kids sitting next to a man on a plane.

Well, at least they're admitting it now.

Baby steps.

 

[FAST6191]

Wait someone got molested on a plane?

That is it, my kids are riding the train cross country from now on.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

 

[Foxi4]

That's a nice role model you've got there. It doesn't get any better than a communist dictator. ;O;

"I expect your attention even when I don't want it, although I already know why I'm not getting it, however I will do absolutely nothing to change that because at the end of the day this is your fault" - sound logic. ;O;

Men compensate with cars, women compensate with... ;O;

 

[Gahars]

"I expect your attention even when I don't want it, although I already know why I'm not getting it, however I will do absolutely nothing to change that because at the end of the day this is your fault" - sound logic. ;O;

I'd say she's got some pretty sour grapes going here, but that's clearly wrong - if she ate grapes, she wouldn't be so fat in the first place. ;o;

EDIT: We interrupt your standard programming for, uh, well... the other side of the spectrum.

I am smarter than nearly all the girls I’ve ever known.


That’s not arrogance talking: it’s the truth. Out of all the girls I’ve known, maybe three were at least as smart as me, and of that three, one is more intelligent than me. All the rest were my intellectual inferiors. I don’t hold it against them; in fact, when I run across girls who tout their “intelligence,” I feel nauseous, like I’m dealing with a pack of overeager Mormon missionaries.


One of the most dangerous delusions of modern America is the idea that girls are desirable because of how smart they are. Indeed, the idea that intelligent girls even exist in significant numbers is ridiculous. Puffed up by you-go-grrl propaganda from the media, their heads filled with lies from the universities, every girl who can spell her own name suddenly thinks she’s Einstein. Worst of all, girls think that being able to spell their own names entitles them to a good man, even when they’re bossy, defiant and lacking in feminine graces.

*Tipping* and Handling

 

[Veho]

Women hold up half the sky

Atlas held up the entire sky. No wonder women get paid 25% less than men ;O;

 

[FAST6191]

Intersectionality?

Is that a sexuality for people that like the idea of engineering drawings?

 

[Veho]

Intersectionality?

Is that a sexuality for people that like the idea of engineering drawings?

No, it's that part of a driving exam where you have to correctly determine the right of way at an intersection.

 

[FAST6191]

Damn, now I have to be careful not to mix my sexual metaphors concerning turnpikes, car parks, overpasses and country lanes lest I cause offence.

 

[Foxi4]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/plus-size-barbie_n_4492487.html

Nothing better than going from one extreme to the other. Good job not making your point. ;O;

 

[Veho]

Are they making fun of Barbie's anorexia again? Check your food privilege, you insensitive fucks.

 

[Gahars]

Reminder: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals are no longer Gays, Lesbians, or Bisexuals. Apparently.