tszuj
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Dec 29, 2005 17:36:46 GMT -4
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Post by tszuj on Dec 19, 2012 5:26:18 GMT -4
I'm British, and I've never, ever heard of Blackface not being considered completely racist and unacceptable (I mean, obviously it was decades ago, but not in my lifetime). And this goes quite far over the line, with the Afro with the comb in it, and the lips and everything. No we don't have the history of slavery or the repression that led to the civil rights movement, but we're hardly a racial paradise.
Actually this major Christmas TV show last year - a Dickens spoof - had a joke where a very stupid character covers himself head to toe in black paint or something, and all the (Victorian-era) characters freak out and get all "um, no - really, no, you can't do that" because it sort of looks like he's in blackface. The joke being, even Victorians think blackface is racist and unacceptable.
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May 21, 2024 12:44:17 GMT -4
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 6:12:22 GMT -4
The comments I've seen basically say, "Oh no! It's cool! They're English and England doesn't have a history of slavery like the U.S. does so it's ok to do there! There's no racism either!" I have a sneaky feeling these people are very ill informed. Buh? What? Sure, we didn't have plantations in this country, but who do they think the slave owners in America and the Caribbean were?! Well, these are probably the same people who thought Titanic was just a movie, so... In his move towards full douchedom, Harry got a new tattoo. Yes, that is Taylor beaming proudly by his side (sigh). Seriously, what is it with these young 17 and 18 year-olds covering themselves in tattoos as soon as they can? Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus are also in this club. I like tats (in moderation), but FFS, when I was 18, I got a tiny butterfly on my shoulder. Think how much you change your mind about fashion and what you like in your teens. Damn, slow down, kids.
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Post by Ginger on Dec 19, 2012 11:31:51 GMT -4
Every time I see the name One Direction, I hear Stephen Colbert's voice in my head, "How dare they tell us how many directions to go in!" Every single time. That's why I'm hoping their career is short lived.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 4:37:12 GMT -4
Something new to send One Direction fans into a meltdown: Zayn's been caught cheating on his girlfriend.I'm sure some fans will deny their princes can do anything wrong, but this girl took pictures of him sleeping so it looks pretty legit. My sister's a fan of Zayn's ex Rebecca Ferguson and so I know he cheated on her, too. Maybe it's time to ditch the 'serious girlfriend' idea and admit he just wants to play the field.
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Post by GoldenFleece on Jan 27, 2013 8:45:53 GMT -4
I would guess the 1D fans wouldn't be that bothered about Zayn cheating, because they didn't want him to have a girlfriend, anyway, least of all one who was a celebrity in her own right.
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CarolinaGirl
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Jun 19, 2005 0:07:38 GMT -4
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Post by CarolinaGirl on Jan 27, 2013 9:57:22 GMT -4
I like that the girl is all offended because some guy she screwed after meeting him in a bar had a girlfriend. She claims that she didn't know who he was, but she took a couple of pictures of him while he was sleeping, and knew enough to go crying to a tabloid.
I wouldn't know any of them if they walked up and slapped me, but I'm not the one crying to a tabloid about a one-night stand with one of them.
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Post by petitesuite on Jan 27, 2013 13:42:19 GMT -4
I'm loving the righteous indignation on tumblr. Like he's personally betrayed them by not keeping it in his pants. Boy needs to just give up on dating for the time being, methinks. Until he meets me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 15:51:18 GMT -4
Wasn't he caught cheating on his girlfriend once before and he deleted his twitter or whatever? What is he, like, 18? I am not surprised that he's not faithful to his girlfriend, it's not like he's at an age where he's going to settle down (especially considering his career and level of fame). I bet his girlfriend probably cheats on him, too.
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Post by petitesuite on Jan 27, 2013 16:44:43 GMT -4
IIRC, he deleted his twitter because he got a spate of anti-Islam hate (I think it was around Eid and he/his girlfriend/his sister/whoever tweeted a picture of him celebrating, which spurred the disgusting reaction).
Also, his girlfriend looks so very much like Ann Romney. When I first heard someone say that I assumed it was a jealous fangirl, but the resemblance is striking.
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Post by GoldenFleece on Feb 2, 2013 21:13:06 GMT -4
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