October 07 2008
Casual Racism, Satirical Homophobia and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 1:01 pm
Casual racism in marketing Source
Is new Australian TV comedy Bogan Pride the next Kath and Kim? You decide.
Picture this: This guy’s going to make a great dad.
Dead cat, no longer bouncing: Trying to keep on top of what is being written about the current economic crisis? Everything you need to know (and read) is in one spot at The Money Meltdown.
Warning: homos ahead! A clergyman stated in a blog that homosexuality was “clearly unnatural, a perversion and corruption of natural instincts and affections” and “a cause of fatal disease” and recommended that homosexual practices be discouraged “after the style of warnings on cigarette packets”. He wrote: “Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan SODOMY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH and their chins with FELLATIO KILLS.” But he claims it was satire.
Eco-friendly clothing company called Goodone has created this anti-plastic bag with attitude in response to the popular Anya Hindmarch “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” tote that has been seen swinging from the shoulders of do gooder celebrities. I want one.
Original thought: Did anti-depressants cause the mortgage crisis? (Sometimes a little anxiety is a good thing.)
Video: The literal version (if songs sang what was happening in the music video) of a-ha’s famous pop song “Take On Me”; could be the start of an new internet meme. And then, in a few years, maybe it can become an innovative Telecom ad!

October 7th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Isn’t satire supposed to be funny?
October 8th, 2008 at 6:52 am
That video is crack up. I want more!
October 8th, 2008 at 6:57 am
My Oxford Dictionary doesn’t mention humour, but does say that satire is the “use of ridicule, irony, sarcasm in speech or writing for the ostensible purpose of exposing and discouraging vice or folly”. You decide.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:11 am
that video clip is the funniest thing ive seen in ages!!! wohooo. classic.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:31 am
i agree jim bob! more more
October 11th, 2008 at 5:07 am
“He’s gonna get an a..full of pipe wrench!” hahahahahahah
October 11th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I remember that video many years ago and thinking what an odd video for the song, now it all makes sense. Extremly funny