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SeaBassTian
08/11/09

In reply to Perez Hilton Will Not Apologize For Being An Awful Person
The article makes me wish that the relatively benign twink David Hauslaib had been the celebrity blogger to capture the hearts of the blogosphere instead of this asshat. He hasn't built his brand on "being a bitch", he has built it on his dumbed down starfucking.
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SitaraKollar
08/10/09

In reply to Perez Hilton Will Not Apologize For Being An Awful Person
I suppose he is entitled to call himself a brand, but it should be noted that outside of his blog, his other ventures have been complete failures:
1. His Hot Topic clothing line: massive fail.
2. His "Red Carpet" book is a 24.95 list is going on Amazon currently for 8.23 (from 5.41 new/used)
3. His music empire (phase 1: fail, phase 2: the label is sure to fail) His SXSW night has been a success, but that has far more to do with snagging a couple of high profile acts (Robyn, et al).
4. He began to pretend to be a film critic a few months ago - I think this may have disappeared, but I now refuse to visit his site so I'm unsure.
5. We await any news of a fragrance deal with Coty. I won't hold my breath, just my nose for that.

So at what point does "the brand" just become "a joke"?
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snugbug
08/10/09

@SitaraKollar: All salient points at first glance, though I must take them on good faith as I'm not gonna waste time fact-checking anything related to the Piglet. His site is still the motor of his brand, no? And it's doing quite OK, as far as profits/page views, I am loathe to admit. Hadn't heard of the Coty deal yet--haaah! Legit celebrity perfumes are ALWAYS rank, because they license their name, then wash their hands off and let for-hire Z-tier perfumers concoct them. I can only imagine how barfy a fragrance outsourced by a sorry non-celeb like Piglet could be..
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Cynical Media Bitch
08/10/09

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Mario Laundry is simply a vile, disgusting, talentless homunculus. But I'll go along with "asshole" even though it lacks a certain something, like a cinnamon roll without icing.
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snugbug
08/10/09

In reply to Perez Hilton Will Not Apologize For Being An Awful Person
Methought Robin Abcarian zinged (zang?) the Raging Piglet pretty good in her piece. I read it before Gawker put it up here and didn't at all think "fawning." The "I love mah freebies" quote is awesome. I'm also biased because I worship Mrs. Abcarian--she covered the last presidential campaign with such sass & insight that she can do no wrong by me.
@Gawker: I applaud your habit of crediting both the author and the source media outlet on commentary items such as this. Raging Piglet NEVER does that--one more reason why journalists, in particular, loathe him.
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unclevanya
08/10/09

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Hilton is wrong in that he does have to prove to everyone that he isn't stupid. Because his track record to date provides strong evidence that he is not only stupid, but defiantly so. He hasn't proven a thing yet, other than that he's a attention whore.
I'm tired if him wanting it both ways, and then not expecting there to be any backlash over it. Why can't everyone just stop giving him money? That's what we're doing, because I don't consider what he does "earning" it. Just stop giving it to him already.
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muppet_baby
08/09/09

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And you know it's also that whole Karl Lagerfeld thing: like, you criticize the appearance of others for a (very comfortable living), but dude...have you looked at yourself? Ever? Do you ban mirrors from your home?
Guys like Perez and Karl have to know that they seek to critique and mold an industry filled with people prettier than them, right? They can't be that delusional. And then that raises the whole "Are they just resentful that they aren't as beautiful as the models wearing their clothes" thing, and it's just...
...I just think Perez's life is one giant cum stain. Like, it felt really good when it first came out and it was weird and kind of edgy and and I dug it, but now it's just this glob of ew-ness on the carpet that I lack both the willpower and time to bother cleaning up. Keep on keepin' on, and all that nonsense.
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The Marble Faun
08/10/09

@muppet_baby: To equate Hilton with Lagerfeld, well, that's simply a mistake.
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Conchie Birdie
08/09/09

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Since when has Perez Hilton ever been a tastemaker? How can you be one if you don't seem to know what taste even is?
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lionboy
08/09/09

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Something else he shares in common with namesake Paris Hilton is that both regard themselves as brands rather than, you know, people. They use "creating a brand" as an excuse for being so repulsive. Even more aggravating, though, is that people are buying.
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DahlELama
08/09/09

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Actually, P, I think there are still a few people to whom you need to prove you're not stupid, because from where I stand, you're a total f*cking moron who doodles on pictures of celebrities for money.
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hortense
08/09/09

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Perez and I posted the same picture today, from the same source, of John Mayer walking with his mother. It was clearly labeled as such at the source, though Perez chose to draw cum stains on Mayer's mouth, nipple dots on his mother's dress and to scold Mayer for trying to drum up publicity by being "accompanied by two curiously older ladies. The whole cougar thing is so 2008, John!" Nowhere does he say, "Just kidding, it's his mom, stupid." He just draws cum squiggles, makes stupid shit up, and moves along.
Apparently Mayer was telling people it wasn't his mother, but the source clearly labels her as such. Here's how Michael K handled it, by comparison: "John said that the ladies weren't their mothers, but their dates. Let's all do the eyeball wave! Roll to the left!"
And this, again, is why people should just read DListed instead of Perez.
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Trixie from Toronto
08/09/09

@hortense: He is a vile, awful human being. I haven't clicked on his site since he outed Doogie Howser against his will. DListed is so much funnier anyway.
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Caius
08/09/09

@hortense: And one more reason why I think you're wonderful, and he's just terrible.
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ObamaIsMyPresident
08/09/09

@Trixie from Toronto: I STILL can't believe I never heard of Dlisted till Perez's stank finally became unbearable and i had to look elsewhere for dirt. Michael K is Absolut Hilarity.
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mattchew03
08/09/09

@hortense: I love you.
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Occula
08/09/09

@ObamaIsMyPresident: DListed is the real deal. I think Michael K is a fucking wordsmith. I can't read his blog anywhere but at home because I always end up braying uncontrollably like a donkey.
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BlinkyMcChuck
07/12/09

In reply to Perez Hilton Would Rather Be a Racist Than Bad for the Gays
Also not loving 'gaypert', but otherwise, sure.
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Dagrolord
07/07/09

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I try to imagine what it must be like to have Perez Hilton's sort of gnathic index metric, elongated upper-lipped face and still yet be willing to spew the sort of venom upon the appearance of others that Hilton musters. The last time I saw a face like Hilton's, I'm pretty sure the fellow was in 'Quest for Fire'. People like Hilton who seem to believe that they can hate upon others enough to ever thoroughly carapace their own psyche are seriously delusional.
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NoWireHangers
07/07/09

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OH! Usher!
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gawkimo
07/07/09

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Mario Armando is really bad for his people. And by his people I mean the right-wing Cuban exile community in Miami.
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PipPipCheerio
07/07/09

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Ack, "gaypert?" Well, I have a new least favorite made-up word.
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Richard Lawson
07/07/09

@PipPipCheerio: Ha, yeah, it's awful. Which is sort of the joke.
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