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Angsty McGothsalot ([info]angstymcgoth) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-06-27 20:48:00
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How many goths does it take to build some fine Swedish furniture?
Ikea runs an advert that a particular product will brighten up your dorm room, "unlike a creepy gothic roommate, who can be a bad influence."

Gothfash, the lj goth fashion community reacts predictably, with a post titled, "I am outraged by this and I am going to write a letter."

Don't miss the derrogatory useage of the word 'norms' and how the oppression of the pasty, whiney, and emmaciated is ABSOLUTELY LIKE the systemic racism directed at African Americans!

The icing on the cake is that the OP, [info]mme_archel is community mod and owner.

Thanks to a mouse for the head's up!

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eviemouse
2007-06-28 07:33 am UTC (link)
People were offended by this stereotype and stood up for themselves. Who are you to discount this?

How did "Someone made a joke about the group I feel I belong to in a small text box of an ad which practically noone will ever read! I'm going to write a letter and you all should, too!" become a "standing up against oppression" type thing which should be admired by all of us who do not have the courage to fight the establishment, or something?

Someone is clearly lacking in perspective.

But this one's nice:

i think goth often gets a bad rap in the mainstream media

I'd like to hear a bad rap about Goths, please!

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[info]dragonfangirl
2007-06-28 08:00 am UTC (link)
Actually, "to get a bad rap" is acceptable and well established English slang; it carries the same meaning as "bum rap."


–noun Slang.
1. an unjust accusation, verdict, or punishment: He was sent to prison on a bum rap.
2. an adverse opinion or judgment considered undeserved or unjust: The review was a bad rap, but I liked the play.

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eviemouse
2007-06-28 08:03 am UTC (link)
Oh, thanks - I had thought that it came from "bad reputation" - you learn someting new on the internet everyday.

*isn't a native speaker*

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[info]dragonfangirl
2007-06-28 09:44 am UTC (link)
You live and learn. :)

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(no subject) - [info]amymccabe, 2007-06-28 11:09 am UTC
(no subject) - eviemouse, 2007-06-28 06:08 pm UTC

[info]puipui
2007-06-28 05:28 pm UTC (link)
Huh. I didn't actually think that making a pun meant that you didn't know the meaning of the word in question, but apparently I was wrong. Thanks for letting me know!

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(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 10:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]qem_chibati, 2007-06-29 03:40 am UTC
To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
[info]vigilanterodent
2007-06-28 11:32 am UTC (link)
Yo yo yo.

They came and they conquered,
raped and they pillaged,
bringin' down the smack
on every peasant village.

The Visis smacked the Romans,
the Ostros beat the Huns,
they were big and strong and hairy
though they used spears not guns.

. . . Well, that's the kind of Goths ought to be writing bad rap about, anyway.

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Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
[info]onaga
2007-06-28 12:52 pm UTC (link)
I love you. <3 <3 <3 THIIIIIIIIIS much.

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Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
[info]puipui
2007-06-28 05:23 pm UTC (link)
I love you. Pillage me.

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Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
eviemouse
2007-06-28 06:09 pm UTC (link)
oh, that's priceless.

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Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
[info]mistressrenet
2007-06-29 01:40 am UTC (link)
THANK YOU.

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Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]totchipanda, 2007-06-29 02:54 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-30 02:04 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights:
[info]suzycat
2007-06-29 09:59 am UTC (link)
Check it out, yo. Respect.

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All right, STOP
[info]snarkbunny
2007-06-28 12:25 pm UTC (link)
Collaborate and listen!
Goths wear black even while they're pissin' -
Trying! To be fey and spritely,
Though don't they know they're just endin' up frightly?
Could they ever tan? YO. I don't know.
Turn off the lights - and they glow.
Inside the mall the goth crowd's hard to handle,
Drawn to Hot Topic like a moth to a candle!

GOTH GOTH BABY
WANKTASTIC GOTH GOTH BABY
WANKTASTIC...

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Re: All right, STOP
[info]onaga
2007-06-28 12:49 pm UTC (link)
The fact that you used Vanilla Ice takes this from funny into the realms of glorious perfection.

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Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 01:16 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]hallidae, 2007-06-28 02:00 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:46 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP
[info]angstymcgoth
2007-06-28 01:29 pm UTC (link)
That really is just about the best thing evar :D

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Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:48 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP
[info]tez
2007-06-28 05:47 pm UTC (link)
I cannot even begin to express my love for this. You win an internet.

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Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:47 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP
[info]squib
2007-06-28 11:20 pm UTC (link)
*worships* Thing of beauty, right there!

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Re: All right, STOP
[info]mistressrenet
2007-06-29 01:40 am UTC (link)
♥

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Re: All right, STOP
[info]metal_dog5
2007-06-29 08:21 am UTC (link)
Pure genius :)

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Re: All right, STOP
[info]theartema
2007-07-07 03:57 am UTC (link)
Coming home from a shift at Hot Topic, I have to say this made me sporfle.

ps, is that Crowley in your icon? :D

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[info]angstymcgoth
2007-06-28 01:31 pm UTC (link)
Not a rap--actual song. Still funny:

Oh, I'd be thinner, I'd be taller
Go clubbing in my collar
With skin pale as a moth
Dressed in black, I'd go creeping
While the normal folk are sleeping
If I only were a Goth

With my hair up, I'd look fancy
Like Siouxsie and the Banshees
With silk or velvet cloth
Dressed in boots, never sandals
And the room would be lit with candles
If I only were a Goth

Yes I'd wanna die
From the bottom of my heart impure
Would I like another clove? Well, sure
And after that, we'll go listen to The Cure

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[info]frequentmouse
2007-06-28 03:15 pm UTC (link)
This reminds me of Sara Vowell's bit where her Goth Name is Debbie and she represents the pink of Goth.

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(no subject) - [info]vigilanterodent, 2007-06-29 01:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-29 04:27 am UTC

[info]lysana
2007-06-28 07:11 pm UTC (link)
Yay, Voltaire!

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(no subject) - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-29 12:54 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lysana, 2007-06-29 03:51 am UTC

[info]mistressrenet
2007-06-29 01:41 am UTC (link)
I like Dead Girls Like Me better though.

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[info]frau_eva
2007-06-28 04:38 pm UTC (link)
BEHOLD!

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=6210

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[info]bwthree
2007-06-28 10:32 pm UTC (link)
I don't have a bad rap about goths, but I do have a good song about Ikea. Will that do?

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