Can't we just be okay with the fact that Kanye West is an asshole? By most accounts his work is exceptional, shouldn't that be enough? We've got people like Debra Winger excusing Roman Polanski raping a 13 year old girl because of his genius, can't we accept Kanye being an ass as long as he delivers great music?
@anonymousryan: I'm happy to accept Kanye being a talented jackass. Writing off Polanski's unrepentant child-rape charge for the sake of his talent, not so much.
@anonymousryan: Speaking as the foremost local champion of British/Antipodean cussing, might I beg of you gentle-people to consider the usage of the word 'ass'? Over here, 'ass', with a short 'a', is a donkey. 'ARSE' sounds far more lewd. Try it. Long 'a'... as in 'AHHHH - (choo)' (bless you).
So - 'AHHHH-rsss'. Long 'a', long 's'. 'Ass' as you pronounce it is too short to give proper cussing satisfaction. AHHHHrssss-hoooole, on the other hand - magic.
@DevilsAvocado: (Waving hello). Yeah, many people use "arse" in Canada as well, though in keeping with our hybrid Brit/Yank ways, many use "ass" as well. The word "ass" sounds weird to me; too prissy to be a cuss word.
@anonymousryan: Kanye West is the best celebrity on earth. My only concern is that I do not want him going crazier than 80s Michael Jackson into full-bore trainwreck recluse 90s and 00s MJ. Although I will admit that I could be swayed on this one if Invincible had been another Thriller.
@scroll_lock: As in, "piss off", or "Scrolly, I'm off to imbibe a bottle of fine chardonnay over lunch - I plan to be pretty pissed by mid-afternoon"?
I'm also very fond of our Australian use of 'bugger' in many and varied ways - 'you silly old bugger' (affectionate), 'bugger off' (see 'piss off'), and 'I'm buggered' (I'm tired).
The pathos starts with a bang; "I went to Fashion's Night Out at Bergdorf's last night to see you bartend", and by the time it's cemented ("drinking a Stella"), I had already resigned myself to a dreary, depressing day. Think I'll make some tea, sit by the window and watch the rain. Edith Wharton produces a similar effect.
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You deserved to go out and boff her.
Admit it, you O-faced and left it in,
Now lawyer-up and make it better.
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So - 'AHHHH-rsss'. Long 'a', long 's'. 'Ass' as you pronounce it is too short to give proper cussing satisfaction. AHHHHrssss-hoooole, on the other hand - magic.
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I'm also very fond of our Australian use of 'bugger' in many and varied ways - 'you silly old bugger' (affectionate), 'bugger off' (see 'piss off'), and 'I'm buggered' (I'm tired).
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