The Singular Moment That Defines This Era In Pop Culture
Every once in a long while, there is a moment that captures the spirit of an era. Dorothy walking along the Yellow Brick Road. Elvis Presley shaking his hips on the Ed Sullivan Show. Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda sitting on their road hogs. Seinfeld. Jar Jar Binks. These images stand the test of time not only because they resonate throughout the culture, but because they seem to harness something about the time in which they were made. Even when they lack the larger context of their historical moment, it's there, embedded in their chemistry.
And so we come to our moment. A dude called "Macho" with a giant diamond tattooed on his face, unable to speak because he got kicked off a low-rent reality show on basic cable.
IN YOUR FACE, Greatest Generation.
Posted by Gabe at 3:45 PM in Reality TV
Tags: Crying | From G's To Gents | History | LOLk
I was planning on just watching and laughing, but Macho's breathless, gasping crying brought back some tough memories of elementary school. For a moment during that video, I was Macho.
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if this defines our era, then we're fucked, right?
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Correctomundohhh! GET IT? PULP FICTION REFERENCE? OMG!
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*slap*
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, MAN!!!
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Holy shit! Could he be a bigger bitch? I suggest he go over to Tool Academy.
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Imagine how hard he'll cry when he finds out the diamond on his face is really a cubic zirconia.
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This was a big investment to my LOLk. Also, it reminded me of that moment when George Sr. is imitating Oscar begging not to be fired.
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macho sissy bitch will never live that down. seriously how do you face anyone you know after that?
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if there were Oscars for biggest TV Trainwreck this guy would totally be getting a statue. Seriously, how does a sissy-bitch like that live that down in his "hood"
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It's not really that funny to laugh at someone that's crying. Just saying. You can't poke fun at everything.
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You mean you didn't find that even a bit amusing?
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yeah, that actually made my heart hurt...
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its no "bikini cory"
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http://jezebel.com/5084514/bff-im-known-as-bikini-cory-because-i-earned-it
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Are you sure he's not just trying to rap, or beatbox?
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He will never have sex again. With a girl, I mean.
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What's that supposed to mean? Just because he's a whiny bitch he's suddenly gay? Hooray for homophobia laced comments.
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Nope. It just means that I am smart enough to recognize a show that still (yawn!) tries to subscribe to old ideas about gender stereotypes and it also means I can make a joke within the context of the show because I am a funny and creative person that is not on the edge of my seat ready to call people out on their un-politcally correct views in the comment section of Videogum.com. YAAAAAY!
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yes and way to go K-Mo for calling out someone's supposed homophobia while simultaneously spouting some kick-ass misogyny!
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This is what it sounds like, when thugs cry...
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SNAP OUT OF IT!
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What's that supposed to mean? Just because he's whining he's a bitch? Hooray for misogyny laced comments.
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Oh, man, fail on the sarcasm directed at K-Mo. IGNORE ME.
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Poor soul. It always makes me sad to see people cry like that.
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AWWW Cheer up bucko. The world needs ditch diggers too.
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Yes indeed. This generation sucks balls. A thousand years from now people will dig up our ruins and realize how much of a shitty, narcissistic, shallow culture we lived in.
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