Gavin Mcinnes - Gawker

posts about #gavinmcinnes more →
Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Gavin McInnes Loses a Fight
The Hipster Grifter Considered
Co-Founder Gavin McInnes Finally Leaves 'Vice'
God Allows 'Vice' Co-Founder to Breed
Already Over: 'Vice' Magazine
Remainders: Katie and Antonio Dance the Forbidden Dance
Vows: Emily Jendriasak and Gavin McInnes

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

SharadiniCotys
09/13/09

In reply to Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
Gavin is married to an asian by the way
Reply

musicmope promoted this comment SharadiniCotys was starred SharadiniCotys was unstarred

musicmope
09/13/09

@SharadiniCotys: So is Charles Murray.
Reply

musicmope was starred musicmope was unstarred

RonnSicTorossian
09/13/09

In reply to Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
Just want to add that as a freelancer I had the worst experience with vice that i've ever had with a magazine. Just down-right evil, slimey business practices. But, that was just my experience.
Reply

Foster Kamer promoted this comment RonnSicTorossian was starred RonnSicTorossian was unstarred

Foster Kamer
09/13/09

@RonnSicTorossian: More, please. What happened? Can you name names?
Reply

Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred

pureblarney
09/13/09

@Foster Kamer: Well, you know, they pay hookers to "rape" their writers for headlining stories. That might draw the eye.
Reply

pureblarney was starred pureblarney was unstarred

TRexstasy
09/13/09

In reply to Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
I'd be more inclined to cut McInnes some slack if I'd seen him exhibit any evidence of being anything more than a hipster Pauly Shore. The level of air-sucking mundaneness he brings to everything he touches may be his single distinguishing trait. It's very sad. It isn't even fun to watch bad things happen to him.
Reply

TRexstasy was starred TRexstasy was unstarred

mwynn13
09/12/09

In reply to Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
Mmmmm... shouldn't that be "downtown 'artist' Dash Snow"?
Reply

Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment mwynn13 was starred mwynn13 was unstarred

Pope John Peeps II
09/12/09

@mwynn13: You aren't in any position to say that. Nobody is.
Reply

Pope John Peeps II was starred

Freddie DeBoer
09/12/09

In reply to Vice vs. Street Carnage: Hipster Media's Battle Produces Draconian Non-Competes
I think McInnes's racism had something to do with the split, too.
Reply

Foster Kamer promoted this comment Freddie DeBoer was starred Freddie DeBoer was unstarred

Foster Kamer
09/12/09

@Freddie DeBoer: You might be right. I Googled around; wasn't aware of this. Ana Marie Cox apparently wrote something for In These Times in 2003 about it.

True, Vice magazine’s editors probably think of skinheads as being passé, but Vice editor Gavin McInnes’ ironic racism and in-your-face nationalism echo the sentiments of young white supremacists everywhere: "I love being white and I think it’s something to be very proud of," he told the Times. "I don’t want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life."

It sounds like a stupid, jocular thing that VICE would write. But then again...

[www.inthesetimes.com]
Reply

Edited by Foster Kamer at 09/12/09 7:29 PM Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred

Kira Smith
09/12/09

@Freddie DeBoer: {{citation needed}}

... and @Foster Kamer beat me to the punch. You learn something new every day!
Reply

Edited by Kira Smith at 09/12/09 7:32 PM Kira Smith was starred Kira Smith was unstarred

Pope John Peeps II
09/12/09

@Foster Kamer: There's a kind of reclaimed-manliness that happens with people like MacInnes, where when you finally grow up and discover some power, you perceive your childhood to be so "pussified" that you flip around and go the full on opposite direction and become a sort of mental bully, becoming basically a neo-con and a proud "individualist" because you feel that this is a satisfying way to be manly.

It's the same sort of insecurity that drove you to be picked on in the first place, but the converse of it. Where you're still at heart insecure, which is why you get such a fucking rush out of being "manly", and of getting beaten up in underground boxing matches and lionizing fighting like every Vice issue does (fighting is sort of fun, but once you lose part of a precious, irreplaceable tooth the gleam goes off the fucking rose real fast). Some people eventually get over that, and just start being men.
Reply

Pope John Peeps II was starred

SpyMagician
09/12/09

@Pope John Peeps II: Tragically, McInnes has a child and is still the good old hipster racist he's always been. Ahh, life!
Reply

SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred

RaptorAvatar
09/13/09

@Foster Kamer: The fucked part is that I generally think of "ironic racism" as a way to satirize racist attitudes (See Wondershowzen's "Immigrants Can Do Anything" bit or pretty much anything Wonkette has written about birthers). Then, there's using it as a tool to mock one's own accidental racism. However, Gavin McAltSteakhead has to fuck it up with this kind of statement. Either that, or the wink at the end is being omitted.
Reply

RaptorAvatar was starred RaptorAvatar was unstarred

Motoko Kusanagi
09/13/09

@Pope John Peeps II: This is insightful.

Throughout my 20s, when I was deeply into training in Japanese martial arts, I studied under a lot of very old men who have nothing left to prove to the world.

My conclusion from the whole experience is that "real men" of accomplishment and authority rarely have much to say about anything divisive.

I'm talking about men like Mikami ([www.lkakarate.com]), Oishi ([www.oishi-judo.com]), and Mori ([www.jkakarate.com]) -- witty, powerful, quiet, inscrutable, impermeable and always keeping the ethic and responsibility of power close to their hearts.

To me, the anti-hero worship of Vice, etc. (bikers, racists, terrorists, criminals, etc.) is just childish fantasy.
Reply

Motoko Kusanagi was starred Motoko Kusanagi was unstarred

Leila
09/13/09

@SpyMagician: You guys all realize that McInnes' partner in crime is black, right? His bff, and the guy that co-owns "Street Carnage"? I don't think McInnes is racist at all...no more than any hipster, where race doesn't really matter, but someone totally 'different' does.

Also, he's Canadian, so I think a lot of that 'love being white' schtick has a lot to do with sticking it to Americans.

I worked with McInnes years ago. He's a genuinely friendly, hilarious, bombastic dude.
Reply

Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment Leila was starred Leila was unstarred

Freddie DeBoer
09/13/09

@Leila: I've just never been one to say, "He's got all these black colleagues/etc., so his explicit appeals for white power are A-OK. That's just me though.
Reply

metoometoo promoted this comment Freddie DeBoer was starred Freddie DeBoer was unstarred

Pope John Peeps II
09/13/09

@Leila: I'd like to hope this is true. That it's all just an act. Because I like what MacInnes writes, and think he's very funny. But the trouble with an act is that when you do it enough, people start to think that it's you. You have to remember to drop it once in a while.
Reply

Pope John Peeps II was starred

SpyMagician
09/13/09

@Leila: Ahh, so you are a neutral POV. Look, pointing out someone has a "black friend/colleague" means nothing. Racism is deeper than that. And McInnes doesn’t really seem to have any talent beyond the world of extreme publishing, and he’s a tad of a con, so I’m sure he’ll "partner" with anyone who helps finance his only way to make a living.

Not buying it.
Reply

SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred

Schadenfrau
09/13/09

@Leila: Why is it that whenever Gavin McInnes' name is dragged out of the sludge into the light of day, people crawl out of the woodwork to sing about how he's got a whatever race wife, whatever race friends, and a college degree in whatever? Decent people who live their lives in a decent manner don't need to be defended like that.
Reply

SpyMagician promoted this comment Schadenfrau was starred Schadenfrau was unstarred

shostakobitch
09/14/09

@Foster Kamer: he also called you guys "pc nerds" and ran a dorky pic of hamilton nolan.

[streetbonersandtvcarnage.com]
Reply

shostakobitch was starred shostakobitch was unstarred

Vancougar
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Why does everyone rip on Gavin McInnes so much? Really, I want to know! I always thought he was pretty funny...
Reply

shostakobitch promoted this comment Vancougar was starred Vancougar was unstarred

shostakobitch
08/26/09

@Vancougar: yeah i like him too, seems like he'd be fun and in his absense "vice" has gotten really serious. kind of funny that he is hawking tevas though because he is always such an advocate of no sandals on anybody.
Reply

shostakobitch was starred shostakobitch was unstarred

Magister
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Well, Tevas are from Arizona.
Reply

Magister was starred Magister was unstarred

TeFrey
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Damn it! Tevas have pretty much been my uniform for years ... because my feet sweat in shoes and Birkenstocks seemed so douchy. But all those CGI bees have proven that Tevas are actually the worst. I guess I'm gonna have to switch to (shudder) Crocks.
Reply

nirreskeya promoted this comment TeFrey was starred TeFrey was unstarred

nirreskeya
08/26/09

@TeFrey: Chaco sandals are superior to both in every way I can think of. They're great for hiking: I've done long weekend treks in good weather with just them (no boots).
Reply

nirreskeya was starred nirreskeya was unstarred

Cheap Shot
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Those bees look pretty fake to me.
Reply

Cheap Shot was starred Cheap Shot was unstarred

cmd
08/26/09

@Cheap Shot: I think his putty-based bee stings are worse.
Reply

cmd was starred cmd was unstarred

City_Dater
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
"Sports sandal" is an oxymoron, and Tevas are hideous, a JanSport backpack for the feet.
Reply

City_Dater was starred City_Dater was unstarred

Hamilton Nolan
08/26/09

@City_Dater: In fact there is no way to make Tevas hardcore.
Reply

Hamilton Nolan was starred Hamilton Nolan was unstarred

Larry Fine
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
Remember when Ed McMahon did those Cash for Gold ads right before he shit the bed?

We can all hope.
Reply

Larry Fine was starred Larry Fine was unstarred

TheologicalSong
08/26/09

@Larry Fine: that wishing death on other people thing, always such a charming, insightful way to weigh in. shut up, Gawker commenters!
Reply

TheologicalSong was starred TheologicalSong was unstarred

Larry Fine
08/26/09

@TheologicalSong: And telling people to shut up on the internet is also so insightful.

Stop finishing your sentences with prepositions and start using the shift key, if you want some respect.
Reply

Larry Fine was starred Larry Fine was unstarred

Claire Buoyant
08/26/09

In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
I thought "naturist" meant "nudist."
Reply

Claire Buoyant was starred Claire Buoyant was unstarred

BookishLookish
05/06/09

In reply to Gavin McInnes Loses a Fight
There was nothing sweet about that sweet science. Nice body on the other guy, but otherwise: sahara.
Reply

BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred

Ohcaptainmycaptain
05/06/09

In reply to Gavin McInnes Loses a Fight
He wrote a great article for Takimag.com recently, about single moms.
Reply

Ohcaptainmycaptain was starred

pureblarney
05/06/09

@Ohcaptainmycaptain: Was it as misogynistic as it sounds like it might be?
Reply

pureblarney was starred pureblarney was unstarred

Cheap Shot
05/06/09

In reply to Gavin McInnes Loses a Fight
I wish this also happened to the guys behind Vice now. I would watch ALL day long.
Reply

Cheap Shot was starred Cheap Shot was unstarred

Earlier threads | All threads | Show hidden threads | Show featured threads only | Start a new discussion

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment