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What are you guys doing for Fashion Week this weekend just kiddddding?! Seriously, though, Fashion Week is silly and fashion is probably the most morally offensive of the aesthetic arts (although maybe also the most pure somehow? Or is that abstract painting?). BUT, speaking of fashion, if you don’t have anything going on this weekend, or even just a spare hour and a half at some point, can I recommend watching the documentary Paris Is Burning? It’s amazing. It’s about these drag queen fashion balls in New York in the late ’80s but it’s not just, like, who wears the fanciest dress, they also dress like business people, and students, and street thugs. Oh, and everyone is in a “house” which is like a gay street fashion gang, and each house has a “mother” and everyone else is a “child” of the “house” and they “throw shade” on children from the other houses. I know this documentary is kind of a classic, so forgive me if it’s old news to you, but if you haven’t seen it then get ready for a real treat. See you Monday, gurrrrrrl.
After the jump, the five Highest Rated comments, as voted on by you, the Lowest Rated comment, the winner of the Terry Richardson And Lindsay Lohan Caption Contest, and the Editor’s and Associate Editor’s Choice.
This Week’s Highest Rated Comments
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bob_average | Feb 6th | Score:52 |
| Posted in: This Is Just A Very Racist Political Ad | |||
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jawnofthedead | Feb 7th | Score:63 |
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I have a Google Alert for Terry Richardson, but it’s the kind that warns me when he’s within 500 feet of me. |
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| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Terry Richardson And Lindsay Lohan | |||
| #3 | Laura Witkowski | Feb 6th | Score:73 | |
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Sure it can be said that buying Super Bowl ad time might not be the best example of Peter Hoekstra’s “Spend It Not” fiscal philosophy, but people need to give him credit for casting his Asian mistress rather than paying for professional talent. |
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| Posted in: This Is Just A Very Racist Political Ad | |||
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nicole | Feb 6th | Score:99 |
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i disagree – i love it long time |
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| Posted in: This Is Just A Very Racist Political Ad | |||
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Frank Lloyd Wrong | Feb 6th | Score:102 |
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This commercial is sucky sucky. |
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| Posted in: This Is Just A Very Racist Political Ad | |||
[Assoc. Ed. Note: Well, you're all racists. I think that's what we've learned here. Each and every last one of you JK I don't think you're racists. GOTCHA! Good job this week, mostly in the post about the racist political ad. I'm sure you all did a fine job elsewhere, but clearly not AS fine a job as you did in the post about the racist political ad. Congrats! You're all winners today. All five of you who actually won.]
This Week’s Lowest Rated Comment
| #1 | Chris Trash | Feb 5th | Score:-25 | |
| Damn safety. Guys, please downvote these two comments seven times since we both lost. | |||
| Posted in: The 2012 Super Bowl Videogum Video Pizza Party! | |||
[Assoc. Ed. Note: I don't understand what any of that means, but it looks like you got what you wanted? Congratulations!]
This Week’s Caption Contest Winner
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jawnofthedead | Feb 7th | Score:63 |
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I have a Google Alert for Terry Richardson, but it’s the kind that warns me when he’s within 500 feet of me. |
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| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Terry Richardson And Lindsay Lohan | |||
[Ed. Note: Congratulations, jawnofthedead! You earned it.]
This Week’s Associate Editor’s Choice
Gabe: i imagine you
Gabe: going through most of your life
Gabe: doing things that appall other people
Gabe: and then just going
Gabe: “That’s what I learned on Gilmore Girls.”
[Assoc. Ed. Note: Hahahaha. My choice this week is very self-indulgent and it's not even a comment and I do apologize for that, but it's almost Valentine's Day and then it's my birthday kind of soon so I'm DESTROYING the rules, because that's what you're allowed to do when it's kind of close to those days. I apologize again. But remember when Gabe said this to me in the Friendly Chat we had this week? It was the worst mirror I've ever looked into in my life. Also the best. #gilmoregirls PS: Isn't it kind of like Gabe is Loreli and I'm Rory?]
This Week’s Editor’s Choice
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triangle | Feb 7th | Score:-7 | |
| why is every single post in this blog written in a long, pointless rant form? you guys actually waste your time reading this? downvote away zombies… | |||
| Posted in: Thing You Didn’t Know Was Happening Isn’t Actually Happening Says Guy Who May Or May Not Know What Is Actually Happening | |||
[Ed. Note: Holy moly, you are an idiot. Like, you almost would have had a point if you had just asked why "so many" posts were written in the form of pointless rants, but all? It's not all. It's not even close to all. It's some. Also, the rants aren't pointless but even if they were, just don't read them. There is absolutely no one forcing you to read them. It's called America. But to then go the extra step of not only blanket-criticizing everything on the entire site with a logically bankrupt argument, but to insult people simply for enjoying it? Fuck you! Who the fuck do you think you are? (Also people are zombies for liking something that is not even that popular, really? What are you even talking about? But then you also know about downvoting which suggests you might like this site more than you are letting on? So many questions.) I know you will probably never read this because you're so dumb, but God is reading it, and he's leaving you a bad Yelp review on the Heaven message board.]
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It’s Friday! Time to get down, monsters!
You misspelled “drunk”.
There’s nothing funnier than non-frontmen rock musicians by trade trying to dance not-by-trade.
Got my EGOT and Gabe still gave one of his patented LV smack downs to the jerk o’ the week? Life is good. Not going to make a big deal, but I spend all last night making this:
Congrats, Chris! Did you get your standard EGOT or the deluxe one with all the top 5 spots and such (which I don’t even understand how people can achieve this version, although some have because they made a deal with Birdie I’m guessing)?
I think I have the EGOT deluxe but I might be wrong, Werttrew hasn’t updated the standings since August. I think it’s time for a Kickstarter.
I would so donate to that Kickstarter.
Congrats Chris!
To clarify, I understand how people can get voted into all of the top five spots logistically as well as get the caption contest and all the regular, already challenging EGOT categories. My mind is just boggled by how regularly funny, smart, and sharp VGum’s commenters are.
ALL OF THE UPVOTES, PLEASE.
*holds hand out, palm up, making a ‘gimme’ motion*
Congrats!
I had the caption contest winner AND was in the highest rated comments, and yet I’m still envious of you, Chris. You are truly a king among monsters.
Nice work. So jealous. Knight rider PUNCH jealous. DAMN YOU CAPTION CONTEST.
Take solace in the fact that you are much funnier than me. Especially your Stereogum comments. Those are the best!
you’re so kind, jawn, but I’m no ‘triangle’
THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION! YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!
Congrats Chris Trash! Everyone, let’s celebrate CT’s victory by downvoting this common to oblivion!
The terrible grammar deserves your derision alone.
Knight rider PUNCH
How did he possibly get his car out again?
It’s Friday! I’m out! Downvote away, zombies!
I know a lot of what goes on in the fashion industry is ridic and not very helpful to the universe, but fashion itself is a legit art form and sorry to be all Serious Sally about it, but I take umbrage at it being dismissed as silly.
I love fashion week. Imagine for a moment that you are a huge fan of modern art, and there is a whole week every six months where all the most well-regarded modern artists, plus a bunch of up-and-comers, display their latest work together and everybody who shares your interest gets to look at it and talk to each other about it. You would probably pee your pants. That is how I feel about fashion week.
And then my peeing my pants would be considered modern art, ya burnt modern art. Wait that’s more performance art
Shut up, Miles Davis.
Modern Art! Makes Me! Want to Rock Out!
You are to fashion what Louis Simon is to Muse.
I am to fashion what a person who likes fashion is to fashion.
But with more pee jokes.
What’s nice about art is that it allows you to feel connected to humanity in general and the universe at large in a way that real life often makes difficult, because life is complicated and smelly whereas art (usually) isn’t wrapped around an actual, living, sweating human being. Except when it’s fashion. If you believe in the inherent perfection of the human form or something like that, I guess I can see your point but as a misanthrope who spends too much time on the internet, fashion just doesn’t do for me what I consider art’s “function” to be. It doesn’t take me outside myself, it just decorates the flesh-cage with streamers and balloons. Maybe mine is a classical definition of art that fashion is consciously attempting to challenge, which is an interesting idea, but it doesn’t make me any more interested in fashion. Robot fashion though? Or fashion in which the clothes ARE the people? Then I’m in.
When I say fashion is art, I mean in the sense that it is a form of creative expression. It’s art in the way that music and film are art. And it certainly has more limitations as an art form than traditional visual art, but in some ways that makes it more impressive in my opinion, because different designers are able to do so many interesting and varied things within those confines.
I totally recognize that it’s not for everyone. I just love it and when it’s done well I think it’s a really wonderful and joyful thing to look at. I have a hard time looking at a Rodarte collection and not thinking of it as a work of art. But different strokes, and whatnot.
People aren’t wearing enough hats.
I just noticed that this is the second argument I’ve picked with you in the same day. Totally unintentional! And I hope you could tell that part of my argument against fashion as art was me making fun of myself. Because if you couldn’t, then it just looks like I’m picking on you for some reason. I am not! I am sure you are a very fine person and you should continue to enjoy fashion! And democracy! And life!
*Transmission from RoboFashion Universe Ends*
Ha, I didn’t even notice. And no offense taken! You are free to continue enjoying robots. As long as I can also continue to enjoy robots.
I can’t speak for the robots, they have to give their own consent, but hypothetically… sure.
have a good weekend everyone. that’s a wrap!
Every time I read Monster’s Ball and see that I’m not featured, a little bit of me dies. I’m becoming a shell of a monster. What do I have to do to get a spot here, huh? Be FUNNY or something?
A little message for you, “GABE” since you will not RECOGNIZE ME:
I dont know where you live or what kind of a person are you but you are clearly stupid. MAX BEERBONG IS A COMMENTER ON VIDEOGUM, A WEBSITE WHICH IN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS WHICH I WILL NOT EVEN PRETEND TO LOOK UP HAS BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST WEBSITES. THEIR COMMENT SECTIONS LEAVE PEOPLE APPALLED AND THEIR INGENIOUS POSTS ARE SO GOOD ITS ADDICTIVE. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW MAX BEERBONG AND HIS COMMENTS, INCLUDING THE PAPARAZZI SO PLEASE BEFORE YOU WRITE AN MONSTER’S BALL ENTRY AND DON’T INCLUDE HIM GO FUCK YOURSELF
Hey, come on, bud. It’s not so bad. I’ve never been in the Monster’s Ball either. But that’s mostly due to commenting around four times a year. See you guys in May.
If we’re talking about drag queens (we’re still talking about drag queens, right?), can we all stop for a second and talk about how RuPaul’s Drag Race is literally the greatest television show of all time? (Ok, second maybe to the Wire). I don’t even like reality shows, but Drag Race is somehow consistently entertaining and I can never get over how talented those people are.
I can’t tell if it’s something that anyone else even watches? Anyway, if you don’t, you should. It’s good, classy entertainment.
I tried to get some RPDR clips in on last weeks Gif roundup, but thank you, yes, i agree, yes, and also, yes.
also:
ALSO PARIS IS BURNING IS THE BEST
AND
“you’re just an overgrown ORANG OO TANG”
“Let’s talk about reading”
YOU GUYS PARIS IS BURNING and DRAG RACE ARE THE BESSSSST
Hey friends, I don’t feel well! What should I do to feel better????
Booze, booze, and more booze.
Monster Ball So Hard
I gargled some warm salt water the other night when I felt like I was getting sick and felt fine the next morning. It often does the trick, more than you’d think.
Guys, can we talk about me for a second? I GOT INTO GRAD SCHOOL!
I only applied to one program (MA in communications) and didn’t have a backup plan, and today I got my acceptance email! It took them 4 days of deliberation!!
When I got the email, I burst into tears in the middle of my office, and very nearly hyperventilated. I’m so excited!
Hey congrats! At the U of A, or did you apply somewhere else?
This is not my first MB rodeo, nor is this my first #1 comment, but this is the first time a racist blowjob joke got me into the Ball. Lots to unpack here.
I have a feeling it won’t be the last time though
With this comment I am inaugurating the first official Videogum Commentator Reverse Ball, where we turn the tables and instead of focusing on commentators, we instead focus the spotlight on the bloggers. We will list the top five best blog posts of the week, the worst blog post of the week and the editors choice. Here it is:
5. An Open Letter from Kenny Powers to Tim Tebow
4. Werner Herzog talks about the chikens
3. The casual slide
2. Ha ha, the river
1. Puppy DJ
Worst blog post of the week
saxophone bikini beach
editors choice
Granddad singing the pig song
[Ed.note: before I woke up that day and saw the granddad pig song first on boing boing and then on videogum I had a dream I was lost in an office park. I wanted to get out before someone noticed me and I got in trouble. There were thorn bushes and concrete walls and fences. I finally just walked out the main driveway not caring if anyone saw me. I walked along a highway outside said office park, on the other side of the thorn bushes an old man was playing with a dog singing a song about how he was going to find a pig. Waking up the next morning and browsing the internets while waiting for coffee and finding this video on two web sites that I check on regularly proved to me that I have been blessed with a supernatural and/or paranormal psychic ability.]
Hmmmmmmmmmm. tsk tsk tsk.
I’ll allow it.
what?
I think you meant “What?”
I think I meant “I think you meant, ‘What?’”
And to answer your question, Mr. Steve, I am endorsing your ‘Videogum Commentator Reverse Ball,’ although I will campaign to rename it ‘Videogum Bizarro Blog Jamboree: The Movie.’
I am also going to make a prediction that Kelly and Gabe will place in the Top 5 every time.
And I actually meant, “I think I meant, ‘I think you meant, “What?”‘”
That is not what you meant at all! Focus, KajusX & Chainsaws!
It is something you will have to discover for yourself, a truth that can only be tested against and hardened by your own spirit, but I think you meant, “And I fractally menstruate, ‘I frink eye murnt, “Aye froth you-mints, ‘Waaazzaaaap!’”‘”
Meditate upon that.
“Even though I’m no more than a monster – don’t I, too, have the right to blog?” — Steve Winwood
This is a very fantastic idea.
“How do you like being ranked Gabe/Kelly?” I will always think when I see this.
You should call it “Monster’s Ball.” You know, instead of “Monsters’ Ball.”
Seems like I missed out on most of the festivities. Congratulations to everyone and hope y’all live it up this weekend. Let’s All Do Our Taxes!!!
What? What??? How late to the party am I?? Highest rated comment? I can now walk into the sea. In a good way.
Lol at me now realizing it’s in reverse order. I’m now walking out of the sea for the good reason, and walking back into it for a completely different reason. Ugh, more fool me!
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