7 posts tagged “videos”
Video has been taken down, but he did apologize.
There's been some discussion over whether he was actually saying "faggot" or perhaps something else, and whether Jerry is a full fledged homo-hater or a man who is simply a product of his time (which there is such a thing, regardless of how trashy it is). Rob has a post investigating the spectograms (that's probably incorrect) of certain words and whatever it was Jerry Lewis said. Personally I think he was actually saying "Illiterate fag-eh- no" since we're being technical about it.
Or rather, if we also want to be realistic, he was saying "fag". However, I think through the circumstances surrounding the event you can also tell one of many things:
1) This was the attempted incorporation of a joke he didn't invent, but one he'd obviously heard-
2) a really long time ago. Not in the sense that the time frame made having inappropriate materal acceptable, but in that he'd had it rattling around in his brain long enough to not quite remember the middle, but know he had to get to the killer ending before the senility set in.
3) In fact it's safe to say he completely forgot the meat of the middle and just started throwing stuff in. You can see the mental gears turning,
"And here's your.. 'was it cousin Jimmy? He was the little brother I thought. Uncle Joe? Ah who cares, fake it till you get to the punchline, it'll kill them- did I just say 'fag'? oh-' -no."
It was then that you realized,
4) It wasn't Dean (DEAN!) who'd told him that joke, but instead Dean's insanely racist and Xenophobic (France is merde!) cousin from rural Virginia that they pay in beer to keep hidden.
5) The reason Jerry forgot this was.. well pretty self explanatory. Dean's cousin was a jerk, and you know how much the French love Jerry Lewis.
All in all I think it was a silly joke that just went horribly wrong. I don't know about the ramifications. If he'd said, "And here's the little nigger shoe shine boy" you'd best believe I'd probably have Jerry on a spit. Or I may just have sympathy on this old man (who evidently? Still alive! Who knew?) who was trying to raise money for unfortunate children and bring smiles to the faces of the world.
I'm guessing he'll be wanting one pretty soon.
Whoopi!
So Whoopi joins The View and decides to make a little splash. Only thing is, it was pretty tame. Suddenly WHOOPI SUPPORTS MICHAEL VICK!!! MICHAEL WAS CHARGED BECAUSE HE'S WHITE!!! WHOOPI TURNS THE VIEW INTO RACE DEN!! SHE'S ALREADY OUT OF CONTROL!!! WHOOPI SAYS BLACK PEOPLE LIKE KILLING DOGS!!
Seriously y'all, chill. Now I haven't said anything about the Michael Vick situation because a) I don't care that much about a1)Michael Vick, a2)dogs, a3)this country's justice system being fair or not, a4)idiots, and a5)Michael Vick being an idiot and fighting with dogs and this country's justice system. I care not one bit, but suddenly it became very important that Whoopi cared and what she had to say about it when honestly it wasn't very much.
The gist of what she said is that in the deep south dog fighting is a lot more common than you'd think. Dogs are not nearly as much for pets as for sport or work there. In many families there is no such thing as a dog being part of the family. A dog is a dog. She said that you could kind of see the light come on when Michael realized this was a very serious issue and not just something he could shrug off.
Now we know the dog fighting in and of itself didn't get him in too much trouble, or as much trouble as the illegal gambling did, but it will forever place a negative stigma on his image. Dog fighting is terrible if only for the inhumanity of it. I mean really? Is all of that necessary? Swinging dogs from chains clamped around their jaws to make them tougher, starving them, making them brutal. Many of these dogs are raised to be so vicious that when emancipated from this life of fighting they have to be put down because they become a danger to society. It just seems so ridiculous until you're a young brother looking to make some cash. Those fights pull MAJOR bank and if I were a person of lesser scruples or income you can believe I'd have Tinkerbell in the next match.
Anyhow, no where through this was Whoopi excusing Vick's actions or even standing up for him. She simply noted that it was an example of a low level culture shock. CNN and MSNBC made it look like she was wearing an airbrushed t-shirt with his likeness on it.
So in conclusion, Jerry's old and should put an era limit on his jokes, and Whoopi thinks that cultural differences are interesting. I'm off to my second job and can't think of a way to end this cleverly so I'll just leave you with this:
Cleverly.
Just testing some stuff to see if Vox is really where it's at. In the meantime, enjoy some chocolate rain...
"Chocolate Rain"
Chocolate Rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain
Chocolate Rain
A baby born will die before the sin
Chocolate Rain
The school books say it can't be here again
Chocolate Rain
The prisons make you wonder where it went
Chocolate Rain
Build a tent and say the world is dry
Chocolate Rain
Zoom the camera out and see the lie
Chocolate Rain
Forecast to be falling yesterday
Chocolate Rain
Only in the past is what they say
Chocolate Rain
Raised your neighborhood insurance rates
Chocolate Rain
Makes us happy 'livin in a gate
Chocolate Rain
Made me cross the street the other day
Chocolate Rain
Made you turn your head the other way
(Chorus)
Chocolate Rain
History quickly crashing through your veins
Chocolate Rain
Using you to fall back down again
[Repeat]
Chocolate Rain
Seldom mentioned on the radio
Chocolate Rain
Its the fear your leaders call control
Chocolate Rain
Worse than swearing worse than calling names
Chocolate Rain
Say it publicly and you're insane
Chocolate Rain
No one wants to hear about it now
Chocolate Rain
Wish real hard it goes away somehow
Chocolate Rain
Makes the best of friends begin to fight
Chocolate Rain
But did they know each other in the light?
Chocolate Rain
Every February washed away
Chocolate Rain
Stays behind as colors celebrate
Chocolate Rain
The same crime has a higher price to pay
chocolate Rain
The judge and jury swear it's not the face
(Chorus)
Chocolate Rain
Dirty secrets of economy
Chocolate Rain
Turns that body into GDP
Chocolate Rain
The bell curve blames the baby's DNA
Chocolate Rain
But test scores are how much the parents make
Chocolate Rain
'Flippin cars in France the other night
Chocolate Rain
Cleans the sewers out beneath Mumbai
Chocolate Rain
'Cross the world and back its all the same
Chocolate Rain
Angels cry and shake their heads in shame
Chocolate Rain
Lifts the ark of paradise in sin
Chocolate Rain
Which part do you think you're 'livin in?
Chocolate Rain
More than 'marchin more than passing law
Chocolate Rain
Remake how we got to where we are.
(Chorus)
Bouncy go BOOM!
Shorty, cool as a fan
On the new once again
but Still has fans from Peru to Japan
Listen baby, I don't wanna ruin your plan
But if you got a man, try to lose him if you can
Cause your girls real wild throw your hands up high
Wanna come kick it wit a stand up guy
You don't really wanna let the chance go by
Because you ain't been seen wit a man so fly
Friend so fly I can go fly
Private, cause I handle mine
t.i. - Call me candle guy, simply because I am on fire
I hate to have to cancel my vacation so you can't deny
I'm patient, but I ain't gonna try
You don't come, I ain't gonna die
Hold up, what you mean, you can't go why
Me and you boyfriend we ain't no tie
You say you wanna kick it with an ace so high
Baby, you decide that I ain't your guy
Ain't gon lie ,Me in your space
But forget your face, I swear I will
Same mark, same bullet anywhere I chill
Just bring wit me a pair, I will
I love this song, but what's up with the video? It seems so disjointed, has it been released yet? I hope that's not the final edit, but we'll see. Anyhow, one thing I love about FS/LS is the interludes are basically mini-songs within themselves. The My Love interlude starts after Sexy Ladies before kicking off into the actual song.
I adore both, it's very yin/yang and a mixture of black and white which works (and actually works for the whole album, one day, when you've refriended me, I'll talk more about that).
Anyhow, my favorite part of the rap is when T.I. says,
a. Private, cause I handle mine
t.i. - Call me candle guy, simply because I am on fire
b. I hate to have to cancel my vacation so you can't deny
I'm patient, but I ain't gonna try
You don't come, I ain't gonna die
Hold up, what you mean, you can't go why
I love the flow of part a) and how nicely it ripples off TI's tongue. It's just a very nice rhythm that carries into the next part.
Part b) is awesome because basically he's spittin' all this game like,
"Whatever, I mean, eh yo, this is what I can give you, right? But eh, you don't want this, I ain't gonna care, there are plenty other fish in the sea that want this.
WHAT YOU MEAN YOU DON'T WANT THIS?!"
Hee! Too cute, and I think every woman in the world has had some sweetie pie try to act all big and rough and end up like this. Just too cute.
And yes people, I added a "Mr. JT" tag, please leave your taunting in the comments.
Celebrity Duets is currently what is sometimes referred to as: "My ISH". I Love it, it's so fun and since I only watch the ones I care about, it only takes 15 minutes to watch!
First off, my favorite:
Hal Spark & Wynona: "I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE ISSSSSS!" Ha! So funny,
and Hal got a little freaky with Mrs. Judd (who is just as country as
she wants to be as twice as bad. You gotta love her.) He did an awesome
job and I loved it, so surprised that Mikey can sing!
Alfonso
Ribeiro & Jeffry Osborne: Jeff blew Alfonso out of the water, but
he did a very nice job none the less. Very controlled, very... Carlton,
but Jeffry was SO GOOD! The crowd went a little crazy for him, very fun.
Jai
Rodriguez & Brian McKnight: I'm so not impressed with Jai. I'm
sorry, he hass all the gay a girl can love, but he has this level of
annoyingness that permeates everything he does. He's already recorded
an album you know? He's mostly broadway though and I think he does a
fantastic job there. I'm so mad he didn't hit the high note on One, but Brian McKnight KILLED it so it's all good.
Xena
& Kenny Loggins: Lucy is 100% Vegas singer, so cute and spunky and
overall nerdy. She's adorable. I don't think she's very good, but she's
a LOT of fun.
Little Richard: THE ARCHITECT OF ROCK &
ROLL! Shut your mouth! Hey! You here what I say, the man was born
yesterday, but that don't make him no old fool, or no wet silly nilly!
Whop ba ba loo bop a whop bam BOOM! HAY!
Marie: She's cute, kicky.
David Foster: Get a British accent or shut up.
Wayne Brady is doing a pretty nice job. He's still a bit awkward, but he's finding his niche.
This video is a HOT MESS. First off, you ain't all that girl! Secondly, whoever wrote this song needs to be shot for these little 2nd grade lyrics ("He knows... and he knows it well."), and thirdly, is that Teddy Geiger? Heh.
