Random Thoughts

[bac0n]

I'm still not over the fact that she has a framed picture of the VMA incident in her living room. Serial killer shit, man.

Yeah, you would think she would be able to Shake it Off by now.

Sorry.

[Dukefrukem]

Why is any of this news or of any relevance to anyone? Get off my lawn!

This is my reaction. These people are not that interesting.

[Irish]

Kim came out and said they had the recording a while back. I'm guessing they're only showing it now because they had to clear it with lawyers first or something.

No, dude. It's better than that. She kept her mouth shut since the Grammys in February. Kim held it back so she could release it during a specific episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Like, wtf? Who does that?!

This whole saga has been really fucking great. I've been so much more invested in Taylor Swift since figuring out that she's that ruthless. I'm still not over the fact that she has a framed picture of the VMA incident in her living room. Serial killer shit, man.

Whoa, what? Are you serious?

[Irish]

This is my reaction. These people are not that interesting.

You have 59 posts in the Game of Thrones (Season 6) thread.

[Wryan]

So...I gather that something happened that exposed TSwift as the fake-as-fuck pity-pushing ice queen she's frequently been accused of being? Is that approximate? I try not to engage in Kardashian shenanigans, so I don't want to go too much farther into the abyss.

But if so, I'm on board with the iced tea, or whatever the fuck people are calling it.

[Dukefrukem]

You have 59 posts in the Game of Thrones (Season 6) thread.

I think you meant to say: I have 59 posts (probably more) in the Courtney Stodden thread, who by the way, is far more interesting than Kanye, Kim and Taylor combined.

[Ezee E]

What else is ruthless from Taylor?

[Irish]

I think you meant to say: I have 59 posts (probably more) in the Courtney Stodden thread, who by the way, is far more interesting than Kanye, Kim and Taylor combined.

Thanks, but I meant what I said--

My goal was to jokingly point out the cognitive dissonance between announcing you don't care about Kimye-Swift while, like most people here, you're deeply invested in the lives of fictional characters.

Also: I can't really blame a dude for which way his dick goes ("that's like blaming a compass for pointing north"). But everything around Stoddard's brief celebrity was creepy as hell because she was underage.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeah those fictional characters are far more interesting than Kimye-Swift as well. So I dont understand the jab. Are you a Kayne or Swift fan? (or a fan of Kim's porno?)

[Irish]

What jab?

I'm not a fan of anyone involved, but I think Kardashian is interesting and worth talking about. She's on the cover of Forbes this month. It isn't because she looks like a centerfold.

[Irish]

And again, it's weird to me that anyone would go out of their way to proclaim, "Why is this of relevance to anyone?" about Kimye when we all routinely discuss casting news, Star Wars rumors, and the career choices of Steven Spielberg.

As if any one of these things is more or less frivolous than the other.

[Dukefrukem]

No I suppose not. I just don't understand why she's all America talks about. Movies, music, fiction fascination makes sense to me. Kim is basically famous for doing 1 porn.

[Skitch]

I don't think thats fair to working porn stars. Shes famous for doing one home movie.

[Dukefrukem]

Howard Stern played the tapes yesterday on the air, the best part of the tapes in my opinion, was hearing Kayne speak properly on the phone to Taylor. His thug persona is 100% fabricated. Brilliant.

[number8]

Questioning a celebrity's relevance while admitting to listening to Howard Stern is solid humor. A+.

[number8]

Whoa, what? Are you serious?

Yes.

[Irish]

Howard Stern played the tapes yesterday on the air, the best part of the tapes in my opinion, was hearing Kayne speak properly on the phone to Taylor. His thug persona is 100% fabricated. Brilliant.

This is a form of what's called "code-switching," from linguistics:

"It is common to find references to black speakers who code switch between AAVE [African American Vernacular English] and SAE [Standard American English] in the presence of whites or others speaking SAE. In employment interviews (Hopper & WIlliams, 1973; Akinnaso & Ajirotutu, 1982), formal education in a range of settings (Smitherman, 2000), legal discourse (Garner & Rubin, 1986), and various other contexts, it is advantageous for blacks to have code-switching competence. For a black person who can switch from AAVE to SAE in the presence of others who are speaking SAE, code switching is a skill that holds benefits in relation to the way success is often measured in institutional and professional settings. However, there are more dimensions to code switching than the black/white patterns in institutional settings." (George B. Ray, Language and Interracial Communication in the United States: Speaking in Black and White. Peter Lang, 2009)

http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/codeswitchingterm.htm

There's no way Kanye would speak to someone like Taylor Swift the same way he speaks to someone like Jay-Z.

[Dukefrukem]

Questioning a celebrity's relevance while admitting to listening to Howard Stern is solid humor. A+.

Only for hipsters is that funny.

[Irish]

Kim is basically famous for doing 1 porn.

Shes famous for doing one home movie.

This is why she fascinates me. Because she was able to overcome this viewpoint. (And c'mon, the tape was over 10 years ago.

In the meantime:

- She starred in her own television show, one which consistently grew its audience.

- She started multiple, successful retail businesses.

- Her mobile game generated $160 million over two years.

- She continually and repeatedly demonstrated an uncanny ability to manipulate both old media & new.

[number8]

Only for hipsters is that funny.

Which is probably why it was really really funny to me. Well targeted. Has Opie and Anthony weighed in yet?

[Dukefrukem]

Which is probably why it was really really funny to me.

Heh. Well get past the toilet humor and understand that he is the greatest interviewer of all time.

On top of the fact that he's super super feminine (his favorite TV show is the bachelor/bachelorette, hates sports) while at the same time being super macho (sex is an open topic), super nerdy (loves comic books, loves Star Wars/Trek/Spider-man) and super supportive of LGBT (something you would admire).

[Irish]

Yes.

Also: Yeesh. Gotta agree with you. That is some deeply fucked up, serial killer shit.

[number8]

Also: Yeesh. Gotta agree with you. That is some deeply fucked up, serial killer shit.

It's the reason why this feud is probably one of the best music feuds of all time. Taylor is a Mean Girls character who has become a powerful adult, and basically used Mean Girls tactics to punk Kanye. And it was a complete success until the revelation that Kanye West is apparently Richard Nixon.

Btw, have you read this breakdown on Blac Chyna from a few months back? It's my favorite piece of celebrity writing in recent memory.

[Skitch]

If Pokemon Go has taught me anything, its that I really need to never judge how people spend their free time. I read so many hateful comments from people blasting Pokemon players I blocked a few people. Ripping how anyone wastes time...on the internet...is just pure hypocrisy. Unless youre helping fellow man, literally every single frivolous minute is a fucking waste of time. Waste it however you want (as long as yourr not hurting anyone.)

[Dukefrukem]

The irony is where politicians or sports journalists comment on video games.