| cheer up everyone! |
[05 Jan 2010|09:59pm] |
ITT post cute pix of yourself, your SO, puppies, or BFFS OR ALL OF THEM
Becca says hiiiii
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| Lady Gaga, the 'grotesque' and privilege |
[05 Jan 2010|10:24pm] |
Hope this isn't TL;DR! I came across a really interesting post on Tumblr today and thought i would share/put its subject matter up for discussion. The post talks about a recent interview with Lady Gaga in the LA Times. Here's a couple of extracts from the story:
Her new songs address serious themes like women's shame about their bodies and the need for open communication in relationships; her often physically distorting costumes show that the pursuit of the feminine ideal is far from natural. Her commitment to confront the changing notion of what's "natural" puts Gaga on the same road traveled by artists she admires, such as the photographer Cindy Sherman. Her frank talk about how female artists aren't expected to write their own songs or about how young women are afraid to ask for what they need from their sexual partners inches her toward a new articulation of feminism.
..."The great thing about Gaga is she always want to push for the most extreme option," Card said. "She's brave enough to let herself be a canvas for a designer to go and really express themselves. Nothing is off limits! With Rihanna and Beyoncé there is an end result of desirability and unattainable sexiness, whereas Gaga is a really interesting bridge between the desirable and the grotesque. She's not at all worried about looking ridiculous or hideous; actually, I think she thrives off it."
And here's a couple of extracts from the brilliant post on Tumblr:
i feel like there are limits, maybe, to how “hideous” an extremely skinny blonde white girl can be considered...to put it another way: picture a fat woman, or a black woman, or a Latina woman, or a fat black Latina woman, doing ANYTHING that lady gaga has ever done, and tell me people would still be talking about her as some kind of subversive artiste...tell me 95% of the commentary about her outside maybe the feminist blogosphere wouldn’t be ridicule or disgust.
...or to put it another way: white skinny bodies are allowed to be art. you see this all the fucking time in the twee/hipster zones of the world/internet, soft-focus photos in sepia tones with size 2 AT MOST people standing in for melancholy, or wistfulness, or love, or whatever. you don’t see fat girls lying in a field of daisies wearing fishnets and reading haruki murakami next to a picnic spread under a parasol. because then the viewer, it’s assumed, would get distracted by their fatness. skinny bodies (& white bodies) are allowed to turn themselves into things because they are presumed to be blank slates. they’re neutral. fatness already symbolizes things in our culture - laziness, sloth, greed - so it’s not allowed to symbolize other things.
or another way: lady gaga is allowed to play at being grotesque because it’s understood that she is making a choice to be grotesque; fat, non-white, or otherwise atypical bodies already belong to the realm of the grotesque. the choice is made for them. whether it’s as unfuckable (fat women, women with visible disabilities) or inherently sexualized (black and Latina women) or some weird combination of fuckable but not sexual (asian women) or just grotesque and unworthy (trans women).
I think the critique on Tumblr brings up some really interesting and valid points with particular reference to the way we see things on the internet in terms of body types/ethnicities represented in the art and photography we post on our journals, or write about in our blogs, or favourite on Tumblr.
So discuss if you wish: Lady Gaga and her image, representations of 'controversial' women in pop culture, white/thin bodies v everyone else.
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| SKOL VIKINGS |
[05 Jan 2010|04:31pm] |
Playoffs start soon.
Who will win the Super Bowl?
How long will it take for the Saints to lose?
What's the best Super Bowl party you went to?
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[05 Jan 2010|02:59pm] |
do any of you still have artwork you made as a child? please post so that we may "awe" and "lol".
i was feeling nostalgic today and came across a portfolio of my younger sister's artwork carefully assembled by my dear mother a few years ago. upon asking where my art portfolio is, she answered, "i uh...threw it all away. sorry.".
also, do your parents treat one sibling better than the other? i am clearly not the golden child in my family.
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[05 Jan 2010|11:10am] |
itt interesting facts about your hometown
if youre from NYC or LA then talk about places youve thought about moving to and why
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[04 Jan 2010|01:54pm] |
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life advice ITT
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[04 Jan 2010|09:55am] |
okay i called in sick to work today. (b/c i am sick.)
so far, i ate 9g of fiber and a correctol and am waiting to poop. what else should i do?
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[04 Jan 2010|12:30am] |
Alternatively: What band are you obsessed with to the point of annoying the shit out of everyone else?
Hard mode: Nothing less than fifteen years old
ETA: I didn't really mean annoying music, I meant that your obsession is annoying to people
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[03 Jan 2010|11:06pm] |
why didnt anyone tell me chris hardwick (singled out) turned out hot
people who turned out hot itt
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[03 Jan 2010|11:16pm] |
fictional characters you really fucking hate
alternatively: fictional characters you really fucking love
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[03 Jan 2010|07:14pm] |
how do you feel about people who don't wear underwear?
are you one of these people?
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[03 Jan 2010|05:32pm] |
itp tea and stuff
or pictures of animals in costumes Nellie i am counting on you
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[03 Jan 2010|11:53am] |
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hows your weekend going? did you use protection?
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[03 Jan 2010|04:11am] |
what is your favorite youtube video? of the moment or of all time, either/or.
alternatively, what is your most worn article of clothing?
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[03 Jan 2010|01:22am] |
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let me break it down for you.
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[02 Jan 2010|08:28pm] |
How much wine can you drink at one time
or
California Pizza Kitchen
or Saturday night with work in the morning whooohoo
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[02 Jan 2010|09:29pm] |
hey guys make one of these http://www.formspring.me/latarianmilton and post your link here and others will ask/tell you things anonymously.
if that does not interest you tell me your favorite snack food or cheesiest pickup line.
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[03 Jan 2010|01:36am] |
What tv show are you currently obsessed with?
I just got into Community. Watched the first season in a day.
Attempting to get into The Wire but not succeeding yet.
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[02 Jan 2010|10:41am] |
hello everyone and happy new year. i faintly remember doing this last year but i don't think there was an overwhelming response. what do i expect out of IF? all of the intellectuals here are simply burnt-out emos.
http:/saltatory.net/x/
contains 14 years of the New York Times crossword puzzles.
All of them, in real (computer-programmed) life.
Plus a program that will open, print and solve them.
(assuming you don't read .puz)
If you download them, please read the readme.txt file and enjoy your puzzling.
At least it will give you something to do until you can get some more coke.
Or talk about other really nerdy things because I've been high and watched Cosmos at least 3 of 5 nights this week. I cannot get enough of Carl Sagan right now.
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| sooo |
[02 Jan 2010|12:21am] |
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why can't we all just get along
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[01 Jan 2010|07:33pm] |
itp appreciate vinyl
if you own some, what's yr fav
Or...tell bad jokes
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[01 Jan 2010|02:03pm] |
The other night my husband and his friend and I were compiling their TOP 25 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE list and somehow that spawned a discussion of which albums were the most depressing, most angry and most creepy/terrifying.
So, what are your picks? Here are mine:
SCARIEST
Tangerine Dream, Phaedra -- If you don't believe me, get really high and lie in a completely dark room and listen to it. I guarantee you'll have a 2001: A Space Odyssey type experience.
MOST DEPRESSING
Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures -- There were a lot of other records at the top of my "Most Depressing" list but this one won out
MOST ANGRY
Black Flag, Damaged -- Aside from "TV Party" that is. I didn't really spend a lot of time on this category, so I'm sure I could find something more angry, but...
Anyway, yeah, or you can make your own categories
Or whatever talk about something else
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| Hangovers. |
[01 Jan 2010|07:43am] |
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Tell your story and we will offer you sympathy. Or we will mock you. Whatever.
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[01 Jan 2010|12:19am] |
rabbit rabbit bunny!
new decade, celebrate!
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[31 Dec 2009|03:53pm] |
Tell other Indiefucks how to better their lives in 2010.
Men who don't use Gold Bond are not living life at its fullest. Everyone with a pair should try it at least once in the upcoming year.
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[31 Dec 2009|02:16pm] |
here we go. can i get a goddamn timpani roll? to start this goddamn song. tonight. here's a goddamn song. for all you goddamn people.
where are you going this evening?
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[31 Dec 2009|11:49am] |
A friend of mine decided resolutions weren't the way to go for 2010 so instead he began typing a list of New Years intentions.
So my Indiefriends I ask that you share with us a nice list of Intentions for 2010, or as I like to think of them: 2010tions. Lists can have the usual "exercise more often, swear less" but can also get very specific like "hatefuck a steampunk" or "party with sheen before he dies" (examples from my friend).
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[31 Dec 2009|11:05am] |
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Do you poop in public restrooms
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[31 Dec 2009|09:58am] |
THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY POST
itp THURSDAY STUFF
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| whatever and ever ahab |
[31 Dec 2009|01:58am] |
what is the shittiest thing you've done to someone you really care about? the most selfless?
do you like climbing trees? discuss tree climbing.
describe or post a picture of the last thing you created with your hands.
if none of that is your bag, make a voice post doing a dramatic reading of the most annoying song you can think of.
if all else fails, ramble on about your favorite domestic feline breed.
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[31 Dec 2009|12:36am] |
I am somewhat at least partially determined to make 2010 the revival of indiefucks
I don't know about you but I think 2009 indiefucks was fucking terrible and 2008 indiefucks was mostly awful
LiveJournal is completely outdated and indiefucks is the butthole of LiveJournal but maybe not in 2010
You know
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[30 Dec 2009|04:39pm] |
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What sorts of things have you won?
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| do the d.a.n.c.e. |
[30 Dec 2009|05:04pm] |
what is your favorite song that is/spawned a dance craze?
what is your least favorite song that is/spawned a dance craze?
most favorite: is there a dance to the safety dance? if not...then soulja boy! love that steel drum.
least favorite: that damn cha cha slide song.
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[30 Dec 2009|04:58pm] |
dear indiefucks, i
am very bored today. so
here's a haiku post
if haikus bore you
post pictures. at least they will
entertain us all
IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THEN
TYPE ALL COMMENTS IN CAPSLOCK
HAIKU, PREFERABLY
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[30 Dec 2009|03:14pm] |
Hey Phillyphucks: I'll be in your city next weekend (1/7-1/10). Anything interesting going on? Any websites that easily list shows that I might be interested in? Where are your stupid hipster bars?
Non-phillyphucks just post a song relating to NYE/NYD
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| The Simpson Hotel |
[30 Dec 2009|12:13pm] |
This winter break i got to visit the beautiful Simpson Hotel Bed and Breakfast in a small town called Duncan, out in eastern Arizona. Family friend, Deborah Mendelsohn completely revamped the Old West hotel from 1914, keeping its historic elegance but bringing a unique, earth friendly feel to the place. Check out more about it on my blog, I n The Biblical Sense.   |
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[30 Dec 2009|01:14pm] |
Do you wear your seatbelt? Why/why not?
Or, What are you most afraid of?
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[30 Dec 2009|12:57am] |
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how's it going everyone
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| multi-part poast for multi-part people |
[29 Dec 2009|08:20pm] |
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guten morgen inkdyfucks
hehehehe hi it's a show me your tattoos/bodie mods poast!!!!!
i don't think there's been one in a while. pls reflesh my mammaries and tell me about yours PLEASE
how do you feel about tattoos and piercings and etc?
do you think lots of tatt2s are sexy? (i do) etc
post some cool shit
alternatively discuss your latest fash-ON purchases or items you would like to buy in the near future
alternatively ask me for advice and i will guide you with my wisdom
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| old news, but whatever |
[29 Dec 2009|08:19pm] |
I NEED TO KNOW
What is your meyers-briggs personality type? Is your description freakishly accurate?
I'm an ENFP. It's actually disturbing how well it fits. Meyers and briggs do not want me to keep thinking that I'm a unique lil snowflake.
Test is here y'all- do it similarminds.com/jung.html
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[29 Dec 2009|06:05pm] |
Let's talk about recluses, hermits, and misanthropes. Could you turn your back on the world and live alone?
I often think I could and should; the caveat being use of the internet.
Any favorite recluses? I love JD Salinger, and I can't wait until he dies so his safe full of works can be published. I don't even care what you jerks think.
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[29 Dec 2009|03:23pm] |
i am currently watching titanic for the first time. what are some vital cultural moments/touchstones you missed out on? do you care?
(so far this blows; i'm a half hr in)
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[29 Dec 2009|12:13pm] |
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[29 Dec 2009|11:10am] |
get real snobby
Most obsecure artist/band you listen too.
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| welcome to the menagerie |
[25 Dec 2009|04:31pm] |
hi, hello, my name is Lauren,
these are a few things I've found in my attic, and some things about me.
"Tattooed Family" 1955 Todd Walker
it was folded up in a box, so that's where the lines came from
( this post is full of pictures! )
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[28 Dec 2009|11:46am] |
MONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
How was your weekend? Did you do a buncha stuff?
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[27 Dec 2009|07:14pm] |
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tell me ONE THING you are looking forward to most in 2010.
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