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February 6, 2004
creepy media mccarthyism
I'm sure you heard it on ET news last night, but if you didn't, here's the scoop...former *nsync member JC Chasez has been removed from Sunday's Pro-Bowl halftime lineup simply due to his former affiliation with Justin Timberlake. JC has now been relegated to singing the National Anthem. Sure, it's still an honor, but the fact that he got moved due to paranoia that he'd flaunt someone's boob is unreasonable. It just kinda creeps me out that his performance has been moved due to guilt by association. This is consistent with the current media/government creepiness that's been goin' on since W came into office. Am I paranoid or is America getting creepy and wierd and like 1984ish? It stinks of McCarthyism (my apologies to Chrisafer).
FYI: I am not advocating JC Chasez' talent in any way, just the fact that he got screwed. Ironically, there will be hula dancers performing at the Pro-Bowl halftime. If my feeble memory serves me, the hula dance was traditionally performed topless by the native Hawaiians. Is this true, Ron?
This morning, in addition to about 20 angry responses to my horoscope edicts, I found a foul scattering of sleazy online casino SPAM messages in my blog comment entries. I spent a few minutes removing them, and the IP is blocked forevermore from my blog. There was a fake e-mail that bounced back, but be wary Mr. Sleazy Online Casino SPAMmer: if I ever find out who you are, and if you are within driving distance of DC, I'm going to pulp your ass with a pretty burgundy landscaping volcano rock about the size of a turkey, because they are abrasive and relatively easy to lift. SPAMmers and those that create worms are summarily slated for a slow and painful death by volcano rock abrasion.
Yaaay! My roomate will be gone out for a workshop this weekend. Silence...there will be silence, calm, meditation and CivIII all weekend.
Posted by jimbo at February 6, 2004 11:32 AM
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What civilizations you going to play to try and beat the AI this weekend???
Hmmm now that I think about it - playing against a cheating AI will not lead to calmness. Nor silence if you curse at the computer.
Posted by: Dwight at February 6, 2004 12:38 PM
Sometimes I feel the pressure of all of my ancestors to become really important in some way and start a movement to reclaim my last name from that ugly -ism.
Posted by: chrisafer at February 6, 2004 3:21 PM
Right you are Jimbo on the hula thing. The ancient style (called hula kahiko) is still danced by topless men. Quite hot. The new style (awana) is done with aloha wear. Hopefully, this will be a kahiko show with plenty of beefcake.
Posted by: Ron at February 6, 2004 3:25 PM
Actually... what I heard about JC was that they initially told him he had to edit the word "Horny" out of his song Blowin Me Up or something like that.
He couldn't think of anything to edit Horny with so he said screw it, I'm out.
Thank goodness the National Anthem doesn't have the word Horny in it. What a crisis that would make!
Posted by: Jdub at February 7, 2004 1:39 PM
Personally , I think that this whole Janet showing her breast issue is way blown over. Worse stuff is shown on the 6 oclock news. And yes I agree that there is a sort of Macarthyism in regards to the media. There are better things to worry about than some chic showing her breast.
Even though Janet is Hotter than shit (except for Lucy Liu.. MMMM Lucy Liu)
Posted by: Dax at February 7, 2004 10:08 PM
Stinky and weird. It's like the 50's but its not.
Posted by: Timothy at February 7, 2004 10:34 PM