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Post by trashcanman on Aug 17, 2011 20:46:06 GMT 2
How much of a fucking douche do you have to be to have a company pay you money to STOP wearing their brand on a highly rated television show? This much: www.celebs.com/archives/abercrombie-and-fitch-will-pay-the-situation-to-not-wear-its-clothes.htmlI have not watched Jersey Shore. I will not ever watch Jersey Shore. Ever. I can't even sit through an advertisement or description of the show without walking out of the room. I have, however, sat through numerous parodies (Simpsons and South Park among them), so I'm aware of folks with moronic nicknames like "Snooky" and "The Situation". Do a search of "The Situation" like I just did and count the percentage of pictures where this fucker is lifting up his shirt like above. How big of a fucktard can one person be? Big enough that one of the douchiest clothing lines in existence, Abercrombie and Fitch (also parodied on The Simpsons, actually), will not only pass on the free exposure, but will fucking PAY to get less where you are concerned. This is just amazing to me.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Aug 18, 2011 23:04:48 GMT 2
I too have never seen an episode, but I know enough that it is pretty much anti-everything that is right with the world. I had never heard of "Snooky" before, but she was a guest at Wrestlemania and even got to "wrestle" in a match. The fact there were beyond talented guys who didn't even get on the fucking card, and she was there was just staggeringly stupid. Almost as stupid as her, in fact.
Ricky Gervais was once asked by a journalist; "what would your advice be to people who want to be famous?" And he replied, "go out and kill prostitutes." Basically he was saying he doesn't understand the concept of these sorts of people, famous for.. well, fuck all. Being idiots. Being vain and shallow and stupid. The word "celebrity" surely should mean "celebrated", and what's to celebrate here?
The negative publicity thing happened with Cristal champagne. They got name-checked in every fucking rap song for about five years, until they pretty much requested that they didn't want to be associated with rappers because it cheapened the brand. Of course they were accused of being racist.
It says a lot thought when a clothes brand doesn't want to be associated with one of the most popular shows on TV, though. That's when you KNOW you're walking dogshit.
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theothernewestone
Wouldn't Even Harm a Fly
Do your parents KNOW you're Ramones?!
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Post by theothernewestone on Aug 20, 2011 5:14:20 GMT 2
Abercrombie and Fitch just gained some minute respect from me. Not enough to buy their shit, but still.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Aug 20, 2011 8:13:23 GMT 2
Here's something you might not know; you know the group LFO (Light Funky Ones... possibly the worst group name ever)? The boyband who had a hit in the 90's with that horrible "I like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch" song? The lead singer died of leukemia last year. Talk about karma catching up with you.
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theothernewestone
Wouldn't Even Harm a Fly
Do your parents KNOW you're Ramones?!
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Post by theothernewestone on Aug 20, 2011 8:21:53 GMT 2
Your cavalier attitude about death tickles me. Lol.
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Post by trashcanman on Aug 20, 2011 11:48:58 GMT 2
My fashionista wife (who once dragged me into an A&F store, which was fucking NIGHTMARISH) pointed this out to me today when I shared the *ahem* "situation" with her: starcasm.net/archives/116608Yup, so A&F had previously actively EMBRACED the douchery in days previous. Wonder what made them go 180.
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