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July 31, 2002
HUMMOZEXUALFIZZITIONs Jordan
Say it really fast out loud: "HUMMOZEXUALFIZZITION"! There's this guy I used to play water polo with who's very much into being gay, and making sure sexual orientation lines are clearly delineated early in a conversation. He's also very loud and speaks in a rapid, choppy cadence. He gets a kick out of being a HUMMOZEXUALFIZZITION (Homosexual Physician). He's very sweet, but sometimes you wish you could bring down a Cone of Silence around you and him when you are having a conversation in a public place.
Last night at the gym I saw Dr. Jitters, the HUMMOZEXUALFIZZITION on the elliptical machine, and since I hadn't seen him in a while I went to his row of aerobic machines to say hello. It was very crowded last night, and there were people working out on either side of him. Dr. Jitters had his headphones on, and didn't bother to remove them while we chatted, so this added to his already loud speaking voice.
"HEY! HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S SOCCER?"
(those nearby begin to look alarmed)
"Umm...it's rugby. I play rugby now. See? Scars on my face."
"OH! HEY, I HAVE A STRAIGHT COWORKER WHO PLAYS RUGBY!"
(people on machines on either side of him turn to wonder why that's important)
"Cool! You know what team he's on?"
"OH! I DON'T KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO ASK!"
"OK, you do that, we'll see you later hon!"
Sweet, but loud as hell. So am I a HUMMOZEKSUALWEMMASTR?
This morning the Today Show featured another wierd piece about the King of Jordan. It's the second time I've seen one of these blatant PR pieces about Jordan on that show, and they are remarkably long, considering they keep most of their features under 5 minutes. These pieces were at least 15 minutes, and I don't quite understand why Middle America would give a shit about Jordan, the King of Jordan, or his lovely and beautiful wife. They never do such programs on Latvia, Kyrgizstan, Venezuela or Cote D' Ivoire. Just Jordan.
The Today Show is the #1 morning show in America, and every minute is precious to them for advertising income. When they spend 10-20 minutes talking about a somewhat boring, small, Islamic, oil-rich monarchy whose King went to school in Georgetown, it makes you wonder. My guess is that the king bought the spot on the Today Show for propagana purposes. Other suggestions and opinions are welcome. It's just curiouser and curiouser.
Posted by jimbo at July 31, 2002 10:46 AM
Comments
Hmm - the Jordan thing - I don't know either why they're doing it, but I see it as a good thing. I applaud any effort to educate Mr. & Mrs. Middle America about geography, politics, religion, and culture of anywhere else. I think America learning more about Muslim countries, to know that they're not all full of terrorists and American haters, is a great thing.
Myself - as I walked by the Today Show this morning, I took a brief detour to gawk at the hunky firemen they had doing some sort of outdoor sports competition. I was totally hard by the time I pulled myself away & trudged to the office.
;-)
Posted by: Rob at July 31, 2002 11:17 AM
Hmm...the only difference between education and propaganda is the source and balance of the information. I remain leery of it, and listen with objectivity.
Rob...no e-mail on yer site? Drop me a line some time, eh?
Posted by: jimbo at July 31, 2002 11:54 AM
We're probably going to use Jordan as a base of attack on Iraq (hey Iraq here's our whole game plan - whoopa) - so gotta get the PR / Prop machine well tuned and ready so that middle Americans don't fergit there _are_ muslim "good guys". At least that's my theory, and given all the press (I think some guy on Washington Post commented on this yesterday) on Iraq, it seems just as plausible as any other reason. After all Sodom wasn't built in a day.
Posted by: kiri at July 31, 2002 1:49 PM
In what context?
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