I feel really confused by the mass media today. From what I understand, traditional news sources are dying, and new types of social media, such as blogs, twitter, and youtube are taking over the jobs of journalists, etc. People are reporting the news themselves’. We don’t need ‘bullshit talking heads’ delivering stories, or an anonymous newsfeed telling us the news. We can get it ’straight from the _____’s mouth.’
N e ways… I recently followed 2 stories on the internet that were very social-media centric. 1 of them happened in the Iran and 1 of them happened in our United States. Still not sure which 1 is a bigger deal/which was a worse situation. Feel like the downside of ’social media’ is that u can’t really tell what is important, and what is just a meme, since it is on the internet.
Meme #1: Video of Iranian Girl Getting Shot + dying after riots
I saw a video of some woman named Neda who lived in Iran, until she protested against the ‘bullshit’ going down in their country, and got shot by the government.
I feel like she is ‘a victim.’ First I thought it was just some sort of ‘viral marketing campaign’ for Final Destination X, but then realized ‘oh shit–this is real. damn. thought it would be removed from youtube but guess they are keeping it up since it is an Iran meme.’
Meme #2: Perez Hilton getting ‘assaulted’ by Will.I.Am 4 calling him a ‘faggot’
But then I saw this meme about Perez Hilton getting ‘punched in the face’ for calling Will.I.Am a ‘faggot.’ This is a video response about ‘the incident’ by famous celeb blogger ‘Perez Hilton.’
I feel like he might be ‘a bigger victim’ than the lady from Iran. From what I understand, millions of people read his site every day, and this makes him possibly more important than most news sources. Basically, his brand is more important than ur local news and pitchfork combined. Sorta weird 2 think about.
Not sure which 1 was a bigger ‘injustice.’ Not sure which 1 is more representative of an innocent person being ‘fucked over’ by an ‘evil’ in the world. Feel like Perez Hilton might have taught us a more universal lesson, which was ‘never question the sexuality of a black person.’ Feel like he taught us that black ppl are ‘insanely homophobic’ and that u should never use strong buzzwords that question their sexuality. Might also have taught us to not let ‘i.r.l. faggots’ / ‘emotionally immature ppl’ express themselves on the internet.
I think Perez Hilton might be more of a ‘victim’ because he used twitter to ‘call the police’ instead of ‘dialing 911.’ Hopefully 1 day u will be able to tweet @911.
Feel like ‘Perez Hilton’ is DEAD SERIOUS. He is using his ‘assault’ as a platform for victims against violence. Based on his vlog, u could assume that ‘the world is about to end.’
(keut vneck/pouty face)
but the Iranian girl is ‘actually dead’. Think she might have a more ‘authentic’ type of cause behind her, even if she can’t post a response vlog [via being a ghost].
Feel like she possibly ‘died 4 more’ or is ‘a more relevant victim of violence.’
It’s kinda weird how news is becoming like indie music–we can’t tell the difference between ‘whatz hyped’ and ‘what is actually important/relevant.’ Feel like there’s a huge burden on me to sort through this kind of stuff, and I’m not sure if I’m prepared for it. h8 technology.
Who is the more authentic victim of violence?
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ok this is kind of gross
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//////////Reply by a777
//////////Posted July 7th, 2009 at 1:46 am
More than gross.
True, the piece does something that is positive in principle: It is useful to point out how the media landscape distorts what matters and what doesn’t.
But this post does it in a very offensive way.
Here is why: 1) it seems to mock (faux-authentic) concern for Neda’s tragic death. 2) It uses the very image of her death to create a humorous juxtaposition, perhaps pleasing readers but never Neda. 3)The fact that many readers find it offensive means that others who are more closely concerned could truly find it hurtful.
Also, given the clear potential to confuse and offend, Carle also has a responsibility to take into account that it could actually inflame conflicts in Iran in unpredictable ways. (Remember the cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed?)
A good point in theory, but horribly misguided in execution.
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i don’t know.
i do know perez isn’t authentic.
but the woman is just another victim the government won’t care about.
her cause is better, perez just wanted to start a fight.
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from iran:
shit’s hot here.
we are trying but the police seems to be ‘everywhere’ and they are beating the crap out of ‘us’. saw a iranian guy getting his mohawk cut off [via wireless in my hotel room]. it was disgusting act of violence towards free thinkers like ‘us’. im here till sunday since i have to attend summer courses in switzerland [via failing math]. i have few more days to make a difference in these desperate people’s hearts.
xoxo Matilda, fighting injustice <3
p.s: might send them some food & blankets.
——-
from my iphone
listening to dirty projectors
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//////////Reply by brian
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
@Matilda[in IRAN atm], nice
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//////////Reply by john
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm
@Matilda[in IRAN atm], pretty sure we should send more iPhones so they can tweet their sorrows away. Only authentic and relevant uprising is a well publicized uprising.
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//////////Reply by HOMOSAPIEN_FUCK
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 2:25 am
@john, you suck john
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this was the most brilliant mockery of Perez i’ve ever read. you sir are damn good. no homo, no sarcasm.
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//////////Reply by ColanderBolander
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
‘ur so ghey’ – katy and the perries
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//////////Reply by wes
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
@ColanderBolander, and you repost HRO
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//////////Reply by ColanderBolander
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
@wes, I was jumping onto ur ‘homophobia’ bandwagon. wasn’t really calling u ghey
//////////Reply by Dee
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
@ColanderBolander, Fred James tries writes like a mediocre imitation of crls.
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//////////Reply by ColanderBolander
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
only in blog form, but you’re basically right. i read crls/tao lin too much, i’m aware.
//////////Reply by ColanderBolander
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
but you don’t think it’s weird to think of things within the context of crls’ language but not use the language yourself?
maybe a ‘lil 2 soon’ on the IranSis carles
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//////////Reply by dooders
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
@bb, way way way too soon. carles is dead to me.
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//////////Reply by JJ
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
@bb, I with yall here, this is so fucked carles. I know you are making a point about Perez but what the fuck. You sound like a heartless manhole
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//////////Reply by JJ
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
And I do understand that this is satire and maybe not meant to be completely a joke with some serious points. But asking if Neda’s death is authentic? MANHOLE
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//////////Reply by Argo
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
@JJ, hehe, “manhole” in post that has ghey d00d in it.
//////////Reply by sad
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
@bb, Agree, wholeheartedly. Yes, it’s become a symbol, and one that could typically be mocked, but still, too soon to openly blaze it and dehumanize what happened to her. :S
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 7:58 am
@sad, surely its not ‘dehumanized’ when you feel so ’sad’?
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The Perezes vs. the Will.i.am’s dillio didn’t happen in y’alls United States. It happened in our Canada’s, eh?
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
canada’s fucked
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//////////Reply by canada4lyfe
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 8:16 am
@anonymous, at least if she got ’shot’ in our country she would get ‘free medical attention’ for the two minutes she survived
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Clearly he’s mocking Perez’s bullshit pity party.
If you think it’s too soon go read http://www.disney.com
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//////////Reply by TranscontinentalOrgy
//////////Posted June 26th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
@HR, haha
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I enjoy reading HRO, but that wasn’t funny. Period.
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i usually laugh at people that get offended by your posts, but this is not funny, cute or amusing in any sort of way.
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//////////Reply by Warren
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
@manbaby., agreed
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//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:29 pm
@manbaby.,
this response is ‘irl’:
satire isnt always funny
carles was trying to say how fucked up it is that perez is getting more/equal coverage when there are people literally dying for their freedom in another country
it sounds like carles is shaking his head a little disgustedly
and mabes we should be too
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//////////Reply by yvynyl
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
@aw, fukk, exactly. agreed.
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//////////Reply by anony party fuk yeah
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm
@aw, fukk, oh wow, thanks a lot mr press secretary / spokesperson / interpreter for a popular ‘blogger’. now I see how people ‘rise to power’ in the PTA.
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//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
@anony party fuk yeah,
no prob fuckhead
next time u address me tho, try taking the dick out of ur mouth so i can understand u better
thx
appreciate the comment
<3<3aw, fukk<3<3
//////////Reply by anony party fuk yeah
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 3:46 am
@anony party fuk yeah, oooh, lol. will consider that ‘in the future’ ‘when addressing you’, you fuckin douche.
“it sounds like carles is shaking his head a little disgustedly and mabes we should be too.”
LOL, faggot.
//////////Reply by anonyt
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 6:09 pm
@aw, fukk, +1
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//////////Reply by Anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
@anony party fuk yeah
using “douche” and “faggot” makes you sound like a fucking 12-yr-old who just learned about homosexuality and vaginal hygiene. YOU FAIL
//////////Reply by Ian Aleksander Adams
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
@manbaby., I don’t think it’s supposed to be funny.
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Ahhhhhh too soon.
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Not funny
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volviste a escribir bien carlitos!!! buen post
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Obviously it wasn’t meant to be funny… but it’s totally relevant (although way too influenced by twitter’s ‘hot shit’ or whatever it’s called). If people dead in Iran bothers you, maybe you should do something about it?
It doesn’t bother me, so I’ll give perezhilton more traffic instead.
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GReat commentary on the way things are.
This trancends just talking about music and Gossipi girl wardrobes. This is real and relevant.
I agree, if you think it’s too soon, you’re wrong.
WE need to be talking about what is happening in Iran immediately.
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I think what Carles is doing here is a ‘thinkpiece’ on ‘what it means to do high-end analysis’ and to ‘deconstruct everything’. If we are truly to live as ‘nihilists with good imaginations’ [via of monty] here on HRO, we need to understand that everything is ‘fair game’. The fact that you feel offended by his indifferent treatment of the IranSis snuff film shows that natural human emotions can even sometimes get in the way of YOUR own need to ‘realize the ridiculousness of everything in the world’. He’s trying to make you understand/feel how some loyal bros might get ‘wicked upset’ about those who aren’t empathizing with PerezHilty during his time of need. This is how those bros felt.
Is this a changing point in your life?
Do you now realize that while ‘most things in life are inherently meaningless’ that there are some things that are really ‘just too soon’ and actually ‘mean something’?
Do you feel dumb making fun of 9/11 __ years later now that you realize that it’s ‘fucking tasteless’ to make fun of an Iranian broad dying __ days later?
When is it no longer ‘too soon’?
Will we mock ‘blog fggts like Perez Hilty in the future now that we know the pain they feel to have their leader ‘mocked’ when he’s clearly ‘dying inside emotionally’?
Are we all one consciousness?
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
@selfawarebro, fuck.
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//////////Reply by Marky Mark
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
@selfawarebro, fucking EXACTLY
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bout iran – damn that was horrible, this shit should end right now, its shameful and stupid, poor girl.
bout perez hilton – you deserve it asshole.
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i don’t understand how you can read this blog on a regular basis and not ‘get’ that this is criticism.
you guys are weird.
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//////////Reply by daffy
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 pm
@courtney, ‘weird’ = ntrlvls
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//////////Reply by courtney
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
@daffy, totes
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FFFFFFIIIRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i thought I had bad taste.
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crls is keepin it ‘real’ he’s not afraid of it being ‘too soon’
perez is some ‘fggt’ who got a lil fucked up
4 being 2 ’sassy’ and ‘hanging out with gaga’
neda was a part of a revolution and is a martyr now kind of
i wish neda was alive
i hope perez gets fucked up again [via boom boom powed]
i wish perez was dead
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maybe yall should stop using people who got KILLD in Iran for ur LOLZ.
there’s some serious shit going on over there. Not funny. Not cool bros.
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//////////Reply by louis
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
@baberaham linkin, perez is for lolz
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//////////Reply by littlesparrowp
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 6:11 pm
@baberaham linkin, srsly. agreed. below the belt insensitivity.
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//////////Reply by Marky Mark
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
@littlesparrowp,
Satire. Above and beyond lulz. Deal with it.
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Amazing post.
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offtopic: brokencyde, miss u: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr0-9MHYTuQ
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my god. this is brilliantly apt social commentary and some of you baffle me. none of us are ‘laughing out loud’ about neda’s death.
jesus christ.
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//////////Reply by internet
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm
@courtney,
ppl use the internet to get ‘lulz’
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm
@internet, lulzlulzlulzlulzlulz
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Dude, you nailed it. More people need to be punched in the face.
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terroristcamp.org
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for some reason reading that last post urged me to throw my crystal castles cd in the bin and concentrate harder on my research.
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//////////Reply by w
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
@rooshio, good one. very good one. this is first time i read this blog but i am most heartened by your statement there. too bad you may not have actually thrown it away (it’s ok, don’t worry), but the sentiment is there (which is much better, so cheers).
this post was worthy.
people seem to forget that true forms of Justice are not quite painless. someone always gets hurt, to right the wrongdoing and return balance.
the remarks made thus far – just remember that there’s a difference between:
1. being sarcastic;
2. being defensive/protective;
3. being shrewd.
‘maybe we should send perez flowers’ is sarcastic.
‘too soon’ seems protective, but rooted in empathy and sadness (so that’s ok, sorry ppl).
but the ‘people too busy getting netlolz to care about a girl who no one will care about anyway, because the only good uprising is a well publicized uprising’ is shrewd. and technically, yo that is fact. exposure sheds light.
if you’re hurt by it, then look at why there is truth, and then change it.
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//////////Reply by w
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
@w,
but of course, i think we will care more about NEDA than we think, in due time.
martyrdom = NOT too soon
fist up.
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carles sicks some perspective on it.
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the true characteristics of an attention whore:
twitter first then call 911
hate overly gay men
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glad i live in another country where no one has heard of perez hilton, other than referenced on a blog
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. من برنده انتخابات
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//////////Reply by ANON-nejad
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 pm
@dogboyvan, kos nagoo.
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I think that the people saying ‘It’s too soon’ do not understand what Carles is doing. By comparing these two incidents he is making a GREAT piece of satirical social commentary, and is in no way intended ‘for lulz’, but to make us think. Only Carles could get away with this.
<3 Carles
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how dare u?
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lol I saw the video of Perez Hilton being dramatic, and I like the end where he’s like “Fergie, you fugly bitch!”
what’s crazy is yesterday on Twitter, Perez Hilton was a high trending topic and the subject of reality show stars Jon and Kate rose above the Iran election as the highest topic on twitter, ridiculous…
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lol I saw the video of Perez Hilton being dramatic, and I like the end where he’s like “Fergie, you fugly bitch!”
what’s crazy is yesterday on Twitter, Perez Hilton was a high trending topic and the subject of reality show stars Jon and Kate rose above the Iran election as the highest topic on twitter, ridiculous…
-M
MaruMaru.etsy.com
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will.y.be = black?
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Y is it that no one protests in this pathetic country who supports that murder????????? R we all too scared? Or just lamee……..
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Crls’s lil heart is peekin out in this post. What a cutie.
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carles, ive been really upset cos of your last weeks posts while peeps die in iran.
i thought “heck!? lady gaga, fcking notebooks, thats it?”
but guess what, this is a fcking masterpiece.
ty
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woah.
its fucked up that shit like this is on the internet. There is no respect for life, when you can watch a film of the moment it disappears, on a website with a hot pink banner…
i get the irony….whatever….but shes dead. i mean. that was the moment she died and like…
i guess i just wasn’t expecting something as ruthlessly honest? even tho thats not the phrase…i dunno
could’ve used a warning. seriously tho.
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//////////Reply by asdf
//////////Posted June 26th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
@hellno, its kind of like she died right up here ^^ on this web page
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that made me sad
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Damn perez, people fight at clubs… often times when you call an insecure guy a faggot, he might get really angry and punch you in the eye (or tell his manager to).
IT HAPPENS!
Also, when you talk shit on a website for a living… you might get punched in the eye for that tooo.
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KEEP IT REAL CARLES
<3 YA’LL
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man that vid is intense
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//////////Reply by chrises
//////////Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 pm
@anon, i know, so surprised that they taught a pig how to talk and called it perezhilton/mario labradoriao.
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 7:36 am
@chrises, i lol’d out loud
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As a black person whos mom is a lesbian, i can say not all black people are scared of gays.
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Well now we have all seen someone die =l
I feel connected to y’all [via YouTube subvia HRO]
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well i guess a bunch of ppl thought this wasnt funny
i thought it was hilarious
ppl just r 2 scared 2 laff at serious things
also
i think perez hilton should b the last person 2 call any1 a fag
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Wow sometimes, carles, you really pull it off. Well played my good man! Well played indeed!
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is this chick a martyr? [via crls + awareness]
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oh shit…you made ppl get srs.
Well guys, if you honestly think he was making a joke about a dead Iranian girl you don’t get it the brilliance of this post.
When I used to read the comments on this blog I used to think everyone was just acting stupid for humor’s sake…how I just know you are all actually stupid….and that’s scary.
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 7:35 am
@LOL, srs
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//////////Reply by totes
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 8:29 am
@LOL, it all fits in with what crls writes about… even his readership is laughing at themselves.
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//////////Reply by Anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 11:11 am
@LOL, w0rd. It’s scary and sad how much the readership has changed in the last 2 years..
Did all the “Anonymous” change names to attempt to ‘establish personal brands’ (via HRO comments)?
guilty of this myself..
What happened to the “comment police” who would ridicule a ridiculous commenter into silence?
Feel like we might be letting our Lord and Savior down (via WEAK comments ((like this one)))
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Honestly? too far.
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I hope that everyone that perez hilton talks shit about punches him in the face and every one who had to listen to his little bitch rant punches him in the face, so every night when goes out to the club, SOMEONE will punch him in the face. Maybe then he will STFU and realize there are much greater injustices in the world like Neda and the whole fuckin mess in Iran. Perez, it’s called consquences for ur actions/being a douche/asshole to people. Imagine if you got shot for just wanting to be free.
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//////////Reply by w
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
@monster, yes.
but @selfawarebro said it already:
is he not to be denied his own genuine emotional deterioration? his bleeding is internal, hers was ultimate
the point is that the question CRLS poses is in fact a rhetorical one: who’s relative suffering is greater? its a hard answer to give from a psychological point of view.
but the cynic in me nods with you.
‘bro.’
w
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there is no correlation in coverage between perez and iran. i c no satire here…u fucked up carles
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I didn’t hear anything about this perez shit, but Iran has been on the news for days.
You attempt to be critical just comes in bad taste.
It’s satire only if its funny or makes a point.
Perez hilton hasn’t been in the times, bbc, msnbc.
I think the real satire is how many people get their news from blogs instead of professional news outlets.
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//////////Reply by Anonymous
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
@trolomatic, “professional news outlets”—haha
your naivete amuses me
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//////////Reply by anon
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am
@trolomatic, the whole point is that if you only got your news from blogs/the Internet perezhilton’s thing would be receiving = or > coverage than this poor dead iranian girl.
This is a blg on the internet, about the internet, and should be read as such.
don’t like 2 b the “fggt” who plays Explain-A-Joke but clearly it is necessary. s000 many ppl only think in ’single entendres’ in these cmmnts
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この牛の肥料です
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haha “via being a ghost”
i think you nail the way we are becoming as people. it’s like living in a big city vs. a small town. You can’t be nice to every person who needs your help on the street in New York. After a certain point, you begin to ignore people. The world has become so available to us because of internet that you can’t possibly personally care or feel about all of the bad things you hear about. You’d become a headcase. So we’ve become detached, but maybe reality isn’t real anyways so it doesn’t even matter. Beyond my city I don’t much care, simply because it’s almost pointless to do so. Frankly.
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im pretty sure that perezbro was the authentic victim of violence. i mean, ppl die everyday, but a blakk man punching a ghey d-list celeb is ’srs bznss’.
thankzz crls.
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//////////Reply by w
//////////Posted June 24th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
@riiiiot, hah.
so the moral: unique means authentic.
how can you be d-list and get on the cover of URB magazine! hah!
http://www.urb.com/features/271/PerezHiltonCelebrity20.php
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crls u r brilliant and sharp..keep it up hugs/tugs…phoenix at term5 = amazing, passhy pit at bowery=lame………
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crls u r brilliant and sharp..keep it up hugs/tugs…phoenix at term5 = amazing, passhy pit at bowery=lame………
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crls this was an ‘edgy ass’ post but you nailed it
thank ‘god’ i took swim lessons and know how to tread water bcuz this was ‘deep’
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7IuTyVHg0
LG made a happy censor for TVs. useful for this.
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This is post is not smart or funny, and is definitely not ‘a GREAT piece of satirical social commentary’. At this point, HRO has the same embarrassing problem as Family Guy: it’s not clever enough to justify its own insensitivity.
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i think that you´re right its shit that perez its getting so much coverage for that thing that happened to him, like big deal get over it, ther are real problems in the world, things that are worth talking, and thinking about, altho the vid. was too mucho, its shocking and not funny at all
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Well…looks like Perez was talking shit (pretty much all night) like he usually does and someone socked him in his cocksucker. Everything seems okay to me. Thats what happens when you open your mouth too much…someone closes it for you…temporarily at least.
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WE SAVED IRAN’S ASS IN WW2 AND THIS IS HOW THEY REPAY US????
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