I always feel trepidation before I watch a CC video. My reaction swings from giddy amusement to utter revulsion. I am impressed with his total lack of self-consciousness. But his brain-dead political analysis leaves me feeling hallow. And he seems to think he may need to exercise his right to abort!
You have to admit, Chris Crocker has got his imitation of Britney at her Bottom nailed. Clumpy plastic extentions, manic non-blinking, double chin. He's succeeded in what he set out to do.
(Gays, I feel like you probably should make "bottom" jokes or something. I don't know how.)
@minou: Congratulations. We love it when some random person refers to us as "gays". Add 'the' in front of that and you'll be really, really cool.
Trust me, only a lame "gay" would make a tired joke about some old lingo straight people picked-up by watching "Will and Grace" when they got tired of stealing black culture.
I thought the Masked Avenger prank call was a lot more damaging from a throw-the-election standpoint because it humiliated Palin (and in a way that would have to offend/motivate anyone in her "base"), whereas if Crocker is humiliating anyone, it's only herself (which is part of the joke).
Did anyone else find Affleck painfully bad last night? He broke through the wall and started cracking up at one point, but not because it was all so hilarious. It was more like nervous "Is this bombing?" laughter.
@BookishLookish: Yes, he was painfully bad. But no surprise there -- the man is a jackass. Not long ago, I played poker against him at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas and he was the same idiot you saw last night -- laughing at nothing while performing horribly (he lost A LOT of chips).
@drunkexpatwriter: I wonder why he hasn't done any porn yet. Why don't you write an extra-filthy Candy Darling in the Early Warhol Years scenario and contact him?
While disturbingly un-hot and horribly gross, Ms Crocker does seem to have the ability to accurately express the finger and hand movements of a modern pissed off African American woman with an almost Star Jones-like quality, if that's any consolation...
@lobstr: except that Star Jones is also kind of a drag queen in her black womaninity. And so Chris Crocker is an imitation of an imitation of an imitation and that's just kool-aid I will not drink.
In the southern hemisphere and on the other side of the dateline, it's 1.14 am. I shouldn't be up, but I am. Too much writing to do. But bed beckons. If only because the two little avocados will be knocking on the door in about six hours. Love 'em to bits, and wouldn't have it any other way. But I really wish I wasn't such a night-owl.
@DevilsAvocado: Yepper. The big adjustment for me after BL Jr. came to us was getting up at the crack o' dawn. I was a night owl too. Poof, that's gone.
However, I truly feel that just the smell of my child's head makes up for it all.
@DevilsAvocado: When my son was young, I taught him the joys of sleeping in until noon. In college, he improved on that and now sleeps until 2 or 3. Of course, that means he calls me around 2am just to chat.
I've tried that. But my children (3 and 6) have the uncanny ability to awake at the same time, every morning, regardless of what time they go to bed. I've tried keeping them up late - no good. And then I just have to cope with two feral, overtired grumpy-bums. But, I do look forward to the teenage years when we can all sleep till 1pm brunch. And, Monkeyrash - kudos to you for having a child who feels he can call you at 2am. May I be so lucky, when my time comes. You must be a great mum.
My problem is hitting a creative stride at about 10.30 at night. So I keep tapping away at the keyboard until the wee small ones. But, I adore my two little people, so when I get the inevitable wake-up call, I can drag myself out of bed. And, you're right, the sight of their little pink-cheeked faces, ringed with clingy, sweaty hair makes it more than worthwhile. And, yes, the fresh-bready, milky smell of their breath. So I do it for them. But no-one else. My backyard is littered with the corpses of people other than my babies who attempted to awake me before 9am.
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(Gays, I feel like you probably should make "bottom" jokes or something. I don't know how.)
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Trust me, only a lame "gay" would make a tired joke about some old lingo straight people picked-up by watching "Will and Grace" when they got tired of stealing black culture.
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Minou is not some random person, sugar. Come back when you've done a bit more reading and you learn a little respect.
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Alex, why are you guys allowing the stupid and vicious to post? This is getting a bit out of hand.
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The Chris Crocker thing doesn't bother me - he could help sway some undecided transvestite twink voters in Alabama, Georgia and Utah.
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Let me quote another 80s icon: Don't throw him no shade, he's just tryin' to get paid.
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All of my older gay clients (who tend to be power bears in their 50s) have huge crushes on him and the market for femme twinky dinks like him is huge.
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Maybe he's young and shy?
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Yeesh, I sound like a fifty-year-old cigar-smoking porn producer. I'm going out for a coffee.
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I call it research for the teeth whitening ads I'm doing - because when I'm on Fleshbot all I can think about is how white the girls' teeth are.
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He's always reminded me of Marilyn - of the Boy George and 'I hear you' '80s fame.
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WTF? Please say that's a joke.
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"Her," right? Maybe that's just Alcatraz.
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(Are we the only ones up, Alex? BTW, before you reproduce, here's a warning: There is no Daylight Savings Time when you have a kid.)
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Wide awake and writing teeth whitening advertisements!
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@lobstr:
In the southern hemisphere and on the other side of the dateline, it's 1.14 am. I shouldn't be up, but I am. Too much writing to do. But bed beckons. If only because the two little avocados will be knocking on the door in about six hours. Love 'em to bits, and wouldn't have it any other way. But I really wish I wasn't such a night-owl.
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However, I truly feel that just the smell of my child's head makes up for it all.
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I've tried that. But my children (3 and 6) have the uncanny ability to awake at the same time, every morning, regardless of what time they go to bed. I've tried keeping them up late - no good. And then I just have to cope with two feral, overtired grumpy-bums. But, I do look forward to the teenage years when we can all sleep till 1pm brunch. And, Monkeyrash - kudos to you for having a child who feels he can call you at 2am. May I be so lucky, when my time comes. You must be a great mum.
@BookishLookish:
My problem is hitting a creative stride at about 10.30 at night. So I keep tapping away at the keyboard until the wee small ones. But, I adore my two little people, so when I get the inevitable wake-up call, I can drag myself out of bed. And, you're right, the sight of their little pink-cheeked faces, ringed with clingy, sweaty hair makes it more than worthwhile. And, yes, the fresh-bready, milky smell of their breath. So I do it for them. But no-one else. My backyard is littered with the corpses of people other than my babies who attempted to awake me before 9am.
@drunkexpatwriter:
I have some experience in said matters. Might I suggest: "White teeth = more sex"?
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