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Just wanted to go to Target, pick up some groceries, snacks, maybe some lunch meat so I can save money during the week by 'bringing a sack lunch'. Feel like I have tons of solid options at target for healthy, affordable choices. Moderately-fresh produce [via bag of lettuce/spinach]. Three 12-packs of soda on-sale. Milk, juice, ice cream. New toothbrush. Deodorant. Maybe buy a DVD, relevant Top 40 rock album, and a Nintendo Wii game. Could even maybe pick up some clothes that were 'fashionable, yet affordable.'
Kinda pissed when these 'effing liberals' ruin the vibes at my local Target.
It seems like these 'goddamned hippie liberals' organized some sort of 'flash mob', which is a zany event in a normalized context that no1 is expecting, challenging people's notion of normalcy/reality, encouraging them to 'think outside the box', and analyze society's forces. Unfortunately, social networking + the opportunity to 'go viral' if well-documented has led to a 8000% increase in flash mobs over the last 5-100 years.
Just bummed that these 'liberals' ruined my Target-wave vibes. They seem like they are 'bitter' or something. Wish they'd just book a 1 way ticket to Granola-ville, Oregon and leave us alone.
I thought I was doing my best, doing a good thing by not shopping at Wal Mart, but I guess not. Not even sure where I should shop. Feel like I want a better experience than Wal Mart, but not sure if it is in my budget to shop at Whole Foods / Trader Joe's / high end organic wave grocery store. Feels like every store has been branded as 'evil' since they sell unhealthy, unnatural food at low prices, and can't really broker deals with independent farmers who don't create pricing efficiencies.
Wish the Target Manager had the go ahead to 'shoot-to-kill' if flashmobs happen in his store. Feel like if I were a Target manager, I would train my employees to go after the cameras, because without a video camera, an internet meme can't exist.
Not sure what these people are trying to do. Feel like maybe they should get more trivial hobbies, such as 'crocheting', playing XBOX360, masturbating, raising spoiled kids, or even watching NFL/NBA. Maybe they could even listen to the occasional buzzband. Wish they would just use social networking for lifestreaming trivial events in their lives', instead of networking to 'protest' in the name of 'social causes.'
Who do yall think u r? How did u turn into a group of protesting humans? Where did u read all of this propaganda?
Why r u forcing ur agenda on me?
Can't u see that I'm trapped in my life, just trying to do the best I can
riding the middle-class wave
Not rlly even by choice
So why r u harshing my vibes
Trying to make me 'socially aware'
Felt kinda bad for real people who were 'actually shopping', buying diapers, baby food, and other items that humans need to 'stay alive.'
Not sure if operating the popcorn machine at Target is even really ur 'dream career.' Feel like it is kinda harsh to 'target' the employees of a massive retail chain when ur 'going after the CEOs, etc.' Feel like maybe u should start mailing bombs to people if u really cared [via the Unabomber].
Seems kinda 'dick' for these 'liberals' to write a song, choreograph a dance, and then upload this meme to the internet.
What snack do u get when u go to the Target food bar?
Not sure if people even 'care' about their cause
or if they just want to 'go viral'
and be internet famous for 5-10 minutes
Do u think these 'liberals' should quit their whining, viral scheming, and 'great real jobs'?
I think these people were 'pissed' that Target didn't give enough money to Obama or something. Feel like they should chill. Obama got in2 office. Feel like maybe they should just believe in a value-based Lord, and trust that He shall guide reality towards the best possible societal outcomes. Wish they would just 'give up' on believing that ppl can make a difference, and just sorta just enjoy life, learning how to express themselves' via consumer decisions.
Target has some pretty chill prices, but I don't feel 'poor' shopping there. Seems to have a good brand, a logo in Helvetica [via Am Appy]. Gonna go ahead and stay brand loyal to them, since I don't want to be a 'poor' who shops at the WalMart.
Should I 'boycott' Target, or will I have to start a farm + harvest my own crops + slaughter my own meat if I continue 2 'boycott' my shopping options?
The retail company Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting a far-right Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota.
That's bad enough. But the stakes are much higher than one candidate and one company. If we don't push back hard, this will just be the tip of the iceberg. Other corporations will learn that they can pour money into elections to buy the outcome they want. So we're sending a message to Target's CEO that we won't shop there if Target continues spending money on elections.
A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to Target CEO Greg Steinhafel.
Should humans + companies be allowed to h8 whoever they want, and give money towards building a stronger network of hate if they have worked hard 4 their money [via the American Way]?
Wish I could just buy some Archer Farms products in peace.
Do yall like Target's Archer Farms generic brand?
Or do u prefer the GREAT VALUE brand of WalMart?
Where do u shop?
R u pissed when companies give money to political parties?
Do u 'h8 liberals'?
Do these people really need to 'lobby for gay rights' or is the whole 'gay rights thing' kinda working itself out?
What political party do u associate urself with?
Do u 'h8 republicans'?
Why do people h8 successful business so much?
Is Target trying to assassinate Obama? [via liberal conspiracy theories]
Should I throw down a flashmob at an Am Appy?
Are 'outspoken liberals' the most annoying type of ppl?
Do these people even 'have a point', or should they just 'shut up' and let middle class people chill in their lives?
Is consumerism + influencing political elections with money that u earned even rlly a bad thing?
Do u think these 'liberals' wanted some1 'more alt' than Obama to win?
I just read a blog post photogallery about the 'Most Marketable' Olympians of the Vancouver Olympics. It sorta made me think about how 'important' / 'relevant' / 'irrelevant' the Olympics are. From what I understand, the Olympics have merged into a month long branding experiment. Sorta like an infomercial for a city / country / sport / human / athlete / brand. The Olympic games can provide enough memes to hold the world over for 1 month every year. Fortunately/unfortunately, the internet gives zany sports the opportunity to 'grow', kinda like the curling effect. In the modern world, humans like to talk abt the TV that they are watching while they are chillin on their laptops [via twitter].
Wonder who were the most important Winter Olympic athletes. If I had a Fortune 500 company, would I hire a Winter Olympic athlete who competes every 4 years to 'represent' my brand. Not sure if the Winter Olympics are genuinely inspiring to people. Michael Phelps was a chill summer olympian, but he is known more for being a Tiger Woods-type bro who just loves to do mad drugs and bang strippers + escorts. I would probably just hire an NBA or NFL player if I had a brand that needed an athlete ambassador, but if I lived in some sort of place like Asia or Europe, I might try to 'cut a small deal' with an Olympic athlete who balled over all.
Are winter Olympic athletes marketable?
From what I understand, it will always be 'funny' to make fun of 'flamers prancing around on ice.' Just another fascinating sport where we always struggle to understand how ppl devote their lives' to something so 'absurd.' Ice Dancing is apparently even 'gheyer' than figure skating, since they just dance, and don't do extreme jumps where accidents can happen.
This bro is apparently one of the best at his sport of all time, but he is 'too humble' to brand himself like Usain Bolt and Michael Johnson as 'the fastest man in the world.' It seems sad. Sort of want a flamboyant African American diva bro 'pissing off' all of the other irrelevant countries who actually 'care' about the sport. Hopefully the USA starts more innercity speed skating programs.
Curling is apparently the second most popular sport in Canada behind hockey. This female broad has been branded as the 'cougar' of the sport, since she is mad hot + looks like she is down 2 fuck after baking you and your bros some rice krispie treats. I am not sure if curling is an 'alt' sport, or if it more like an SNL digital short starting Andy Samberg--something 'funny' that mainstreamers can rally around.
From what I understand, America doesn't have any talented female figure skaters right now, but sponsors will probably invest in this girl for the next Olympics. I think it helps that she is AZN because they are more dedicate to 'training', but she probably won't be able to handle 'flopping' if she chokes. I wonder if Dominque Moceanu is the 'gold standard' of lolita female American Olympians.
I think she had a good Olympics for her long term brand because her mom died, and it made her personal story 400% more compelling. Even though she lost her mom, u can't help but think that her mom is smiling down from heaven, watching her daughter get 'mad endorsement deals.'
She apparently chills in the halfpipe [via Shaun White snowboarder]. She is from Australia, and I am not sure if it snows there, so her story might not be very believable. I think Australia just doesn't have very much going on, so they need as many celebs as possible to inspire their nation to believe that they will 'make it' off the island. I feel like the Sydney Olympics was the #1 moment in the history of their country, at least from a branding perspective.
She is a figure skater in Japan, and I think this confirms the theory that AZNs are really intrigued by figure skaters and cats. It seems like the ultimate tween sensation in an AZN country would probably be an ice skater who sings jap pop and also has an anime cartoon show. I think that most famous Japanese people get endorsement deals for point and shoot cameras.
One of the most interesting things about the Olympics is when you find out that a country 'cares too much' about a sport that isn't real/doesn't matter. The South Koreans apparently consider speed skating to be their 'national past time.' They h8 the American Apolo Anton Ohno, since he is apparently a cheater who pushes people over in order to win medals. Hopefully North Korea starts a speed skating team so that we can see some 'real drama' go down.
Bode Miller was marketed by Nike as a skier who 'doesn't care about competition.' He tried to brand himself as the chill bro of professional athletes, then chilled too hard and had a terrible Olympics, making him less marketable. Apparently skiing is 'big in Europe' so he makes 'mad bank' with European brands in the Euro circuit, but we only care about him in America if he wins medals.
I was recently shopping for some miscellaneous items at my local Target store, and I walked through the 'clothes' section to see if there were any 'sweet buys' that I could find that 'didn't look like they were from Target.' It's always rewarding to 'get compliments' about elements of my wardrobe, since I am a rlly trendy person, and then 'surprise' people by telling them that I 'got it for cheap at a relatively mainstream outlet.' Then I made 'the ultimate discovery' that might turn the entire alternative world upside down.
It seems like the display rack in Target looks 'a whole lot like' the display racks in American Apparel. Like the products are 'complete rip offs' or something. At first I was excited, since I thought I would get a ton of Am-Appy-ish materials 'on the cheap' but then I started to wonder if these knock-offs would enable me to achieve the same brand goals. Not sure if I would be able to 'lie' to myself, kinda like women who use fake purses. Not sure if the $5-$10 prices would be worth paying if they weren't officially amAppy.
Can't believe Target 'totally ripped off' Am Appy. Wonder what they are trying 2 do.
I feel like Am Appy owns the 'design rights' to this aesthetic, and probs deserve to sue any1 who rips them off. They are responsible for branding this aesthetic as 'kewl.'
Maybe Target decided to 'rip off' the Am Appy clothing aesthetic in order to 'get back at them for 'stealing their logo aesthetic.'
I did some internet research and found out that Target was founded in 1902. American Apparel was founded in 1989. I feel 'very surprised' by that fact, since I have only known about Am Appy for a few years (I first found out about them when they moved into my suburban market mall.) It is interesting that they both have similar logos that rely on 'the power of Helvetica' to get across their store's aesthetic. It seems like Am Appy might have 'ripped off' the Target logo by using Helvetty/Arial as their font.
Yall can probably notice the similarities in the store logos.
Seems like most 'everything' stores are trying to appeal to alts. Or maybe alternative aesthetics have 'taken over', and they are trying to enable the poors to wear solid coloured shirts. Maybe poor people will no longer think that they need 'branded logos' + scribbly shit [via Ed Hardy] on their t-shirts to make them look like they are rich/fit-in.
Just don't know what belongs to who, and what type of 'intellectual design property' can really be owned. I feel like the Font Industry and the Music Industry are really similar. I think I expect to utilize fonts for free, much like I expect to listen to music for free. The person who creates a font is looking to 'go mainstream' by 'getting included' on tons of personal computing machines. This is the same thing that buzzbands need to try to accomplish. Fonts + Music can't really 'change the world' but they can definitely be an under-appreciated element of ur every day life.
Bands need to create files that make it on to as many computers as possible. MP3s, JPGs, MOVs, FLVs, PDFs, EXEs, DMGs, and any other type of file known to man. Buzzbands need to 'make it' on to pplz computers.
Having a huge crisis.
Do u think that Target will get sued by Am Appy?
Do u think Am Appy will get sued by Target?
Do u still think Am Appy is a 'relevant brand'?
Is there a new Alt brand?
Should I be a font designer, or should I start a buzzband?
How does the law decide 'who owns a font'/font-based logo?
Previous Target Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/09/is-target-the-most-authentic-everything-store.html
Have yall heard of stores called 'Everything Stores'? I think it is because u can walk in and 'literally buy everything u could possibly need.' This includes food, pseudo-trendy clothes, electronics, and even stuff 2 clean ur bathroom with. These mega-franchises capitalize on 'sweet ass operations efficiencies' and do a bad ass job of putting niche mom-and-pop stores + regional stores out of business. U can even get ur prescription drugs/back2school supplies there.
I happened to notice tons of alternative ppl hanging out in Target, such as the bro above. He seems like he is just chillin. If I had to guess, he was probably buying a Mach 3 Turbo razor in order to shave his burns, and possibly shopping for a functional jacket or sweater at a low price for his 'real life job.' He probably also bought some beer, 7up, and possibly some breakfast cereal.
I wonder why Target is becoming such an alt hangout. Maybe it's because most of their stores have Starbucks inside of them. [Related Post: Do Tweens Rlly drink coffee?]
Maybe it's because their in-store restaurant offers Pizza Hut.
From what I understand, Wal-Mart is for 'truly poor people', but Target's prices are a little bit higher, discouraging the 'poorest people' from shopping there, since their purpose in life is seeking out extreme savings. Target is a viable option for 'upper-middle class people' who don't want to 'be seen with the lowliest members of society.'
Seems like every1 'from our caste' shops at Target.
Here is a picture of your Aunt shopping at Target.
The Posh Spice Beckham shops at the Target.
Christina Agulieraeia shops at the Target Shop. (ain't no other man)
Star of the MTV Channel show 'Our Hills', Lauren Comrad shops at Targets. (Is Halloween Candy on sale yet yall?)
The Poor Man's Natalie Portman (Kirsten Dunst) shops at Target.
Even the host of Project Runway and the guy who sang 'Kiss From A Rose' shop at Target.
Most of the people who live in your gated community shop at the local Target. They seem to be looking for 'Tickle Me Elmo dolls'/'Wii's.'
It seems busy and innovative, as if they have an active 'slave trade' or something.
It seems like Target is a chill place to chill. Like you could go there to buy anything, and it will be quality, and you won't be surrounded by The Ppl of Walmart. I feel relieved that I don't have to shop at WalMart. Whenever I go there, it is usually past midnight to buy something stupid, and it makes me depressed because 'real people' are actually doing 'real shopping.' They have tons of kids running around barefoot, and I feel worried that their dirty feet are transporting diseases and the H1N1. Hand Sanitizer.
It seems like Target has become an authentic Alt Hangout. Sort of like a mix between a 'thrift store' and 'an electro dance club where n e thing can happen.'
g2g shopping. Hope I see some perfect alt breasts.
Where do u shop?
Is Target a place where you can shop for your basic human needs without 'feeling too trapped in ur life'/poor?
What does Target's brand mean to u?
Do u fear for ur life when u go inside of a WalMart since there are so many poors?
Can u share any insights into the differences between the WalMart and Target brands?
Do u believe in 'Everything Stores'?
Previous EveryThingStore Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/09/beached-alt-spotted-outside-of-walmart-on-meme-blog-about-poor-people-inside-of-the-walmart-store.html
WAVVES and Best Coast are a high profile indie celebrity couple. They have been 'tearing up' 2k10 together, dropping memes, signing to shoe/soda record labels, and doing their best 2 'stay relevant' and become 'top tier indie bands'/make weed money.
It seems like Target has 'signed them' to their 'record label' to write a Christmas song. It is only like an 80 second song, so I hope they made 'mad bank' 4 this one. Maybe it will be featured in a commercial 4 Target, encouraging ppl to go to Target to buy gifts 4 their loved 1s.
What do u think of the MP3?
[MP3]
Best Coast & WAVVES - Got Something For You
Is this better than WAVVES' Mountain Dew song?
Is this better than Best Coast's Converse Song?
Do they need 2 stop writing songs for brands and start writing songs 4 fans?
Are brand record labels ruining the indiesphere?
Will this song become a timeless Christmas classic?
Are indie xmas songs 'born 2 b forgotten'?
Are WAVVES + BC 'smart' for making cash off these brands, or does it just mean that indie bands are 'desperate 4 money'?
Do u think Best Coast needs to ditch WAVVES and focus on her solo marketability?
Should TARGET begin 2 sell indie records 2 appeal to alts/cool dads?
Is this gonna inspire indie ppl to do their xmas shopping at Target?
Is this song secretly abt weed/dank/marijuana?
R u tired of Best Coast + WAVVES?
Have they received 'too much exposure' in 2k10?
What is a good alt xmas gift?
Do u know of any authentic indie christmas songs, or are they just created as 'blog fodder'?
Best Coast is a fuzzy buzzy band that sings abt dank, California, boys, and kitty cats
Read more>>>>
Bethany is the lead singer/front woman/indie songstress
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WAVVES is a fuzzy buzzy buzzband that sings about aliens, marijuana and being a failure in life but laughing abt it because u r high.
Nathan Williams is the frontman of the band WAVVES. He is in a serious relationship with Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast.
Not sure what the hell this bro is trying to do. Apparently there is some huge 'Target boycott' going down because TARGET supported some politician who 'hates gays.' Feel like ever business has to hate some1, so maybe they should ease up on Target, and instead try to work with them to create a 'gay friendly' aisle. Always wonder who actually 'boycotts' after hearing these rumors online, but just realized it is people like 'this guy' who don't even really know what the hell they are doing.
Seems like an Angry Gay Man, maybe trying to get a job in politics or something. Seems super awkward. Like what he's doing probably went 'right over' the poor ethnic lady's head, and she probably just replied with, "uhh... Slide ur card right here, sir."
Feel like this dude probably 'paid' and walked out of the store with his cat food and paper towels. Know he 'believes in his cause' or whatever, but if he is trying to go viral, he needs to step up his game, not just harass some old ethnic lady with a red shirt on.
Honestly felt super bad for the cashier. She seems 'confused', like she just wants to hurry up and finish her shift, then pick up her grandkids from school, make dinner, and go to sleep.
Seems unreasonable/ totally a-hole of that bro to think that she could 'deliver a message' to the CEO of Target. Can't even imagine that cashier knows how Target's corporate structure is shaped. If u 'asked to speak to her manager', she could probably use the intercom to summon him, but honestly has minimal interest in anything other than 'being able to cash her paycheck' every 2 weeks.
Really on #Team_Target on this 1, just because all of these liberals seem pretty unchill. Feel like u should be allowed to protest, but you should probably do so at corporate HQ, instead of going to a franchise in order to abuse the store's red aesthetic to 'send a message.' If they really want to send a message, they should probably commit arson, or get a job at Target, then cause a national controversy by putting dead animals into their inventory.
R u tired of youtube protests?
Is Target unchill, or are 'effing liberals' unchill?
Does this bro need to step up his meme?
Do yall feel bad for white people who are 'trying too hard' to be socially aware, then sorta 'cross the line' in a racist kind of way bc they don't understand 'society'?
