40 ounces of fury

mmkay, so this 40 ounce cozy is an item from the ever-unpopular (on this blog, anyway) Urban Outfitters. i have a weakness for going to their site and looking at the home items because a) i like knick-knacky crap, b) i would never buy it anyway cause it's way overpriced, and c) if i were to ever cave and buy something from them, at least the whole world wouldn't have to know how lazy and unoriginal i had become, only trusted house guests.

well, when i saw this my first thought was, naturally, "OFFENSIVE!" call me a reactionary, politically correct whatever-the-fuck, but i do not appreciate the connotative meaning of the bandana pattern. it's pretty racist and the giant white hand doesn't help. OH HOW IRONIC! you darn clever hipsters and your ironic alcohol choices! my second thought, upon reading the product copy, was that the idea of a 40 oz cozy is actually rather clever, as they do tend to get warm as you drink them. finally, i thought of how weird it is to see things like this being mass-produced and marketed to idiotic college kids (there's that irony again). i mean, hopefully in those fancy classes they teach critical thinking and maybe the reality is that most people who saw this would be like "ew. that's offensive. i am going to make my own." because, as i mentioned, there is definitely a market for all types of beverage cozies, if you ask me.

also, why do some american regional dialects insist upon calling them "coozies"? wtf? that sounds so wrong if you know and understand the accepted definition of the word cooze.

far be it for me to judge, however, as i guess i'm all about tolerance and stuff. i guess.

one more thing i will mention is this singer chick katy perry, whose song "i kissed a girl" is racing up the iTunes charts. i was intrigued by the title, despite myself. i had heard of her growing popularity on myspace and watched the video for her song "ur so gay" which, in addition to having unbelievably derogatory lyrics, just generally sucks. it's a good example of the BAD things that happen now that anyone hot can be famous. well, i listened to the short iTunes clip of "i kissed a girl" to see what the hype was all about. i liked the music and the fact that behind the harder electronic beats, her gritty voice sounds much better. i decided to seek out the lyrics and the entire clip after reading an opinion on it at your daily lesbian moment. well, i have to say that i was really disappointed. firstly, aside from the catchy chorus, the song structure is extremely discordant, and the way she sings is awkward... i don't know enough about music to explain it right, but it sounds bad and not in a good way. secondly, much like the daily lesbian moment blogger, i want to believe that "i kissed a girl" has good intentions behind it, promoting the fact that experimentation is okay, etc., but i found the lyrics very confusing, immature, and bordering on offensive (there's that word again! i swear, i'm not super-sensitive today). that's two strikes of shady against the gays and i'm not cool with that. why is this chick obsessed with us? are we sure she's really straight? someone look into this, please. i'm not going to post the lyrics or videos here, because at this point i have made my decision and don't care to promote her music, but both videos are on the blog i linked and you can google the lyrics. 

well, that's all i have to rant about, for now. i am looking forward to pride weekend. l.a. pride has never been my favorite thing in the world, but as i mentioned before, the east side of l.a. has really gotten it together this year, and i think it's going to be better than EVER! i'm going to be buried up to my ears in queers all weekend, and i wouldn't have it any other way. expect tons of pictures and stories. 

xo

Comments

[the sarah]

remember the original, much more awesome "i kissed a girl"?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zpI7znS8Fuc

man, i loved that album when i was 14.

[gaycondo]

the previous commenter beat me to the punch, but I tried to look at the videos in the link and they aren't available anymore. Lame... the old school Jill Sobule version is okay though, but mid-90's folk really isn't my thing. Still, I was like 13 or so when it came out and it was around the time Ellen and Melissa Etheridge officially came out - a little blip of lesbian visibility in the media. It's worth checking out if you haven't already.