Where did they come from? Russia? Anne Applebaum asks this question in an article that, while admittedly frivolous, nevertheless enlightens us on the subject of . . . I haven’t the vaguest idea what she’s yammering about, but it’s about hawt Russian women.
And while we’re on this subject, I just want to take issue with Keith Olbermann’s characterization of Mary Katharine as the Worst Person in the World. It’s true that she gets a lot more coverage than I do . . . because I’m nawt hawt. And she has talent. But it’s also true that, compared with Mary Katharine, in both quality and quantity I have spewed far more and more potent venom, and said more horrendous, phobic, unforgivable things.
It’s a farce. It’s a beauty contest. I mean, I like Mary Katharine, but . . . get real!
Baldilocks has thoughts on octoroons for maroons.
Fine Dan – I, Enoch Root, Hereby Nominate Dan Collins for: Worst Person in the World 2009
Feel better now, hater?
Thanks!
The public is just damn fickle, Dan.
Ain’t THAT the truth.
Work on your clavicles. People dig clavicles.
Re: Russian Women
I don’t care where beautiful women come from, so long as they come here.
Interpret that ANY way you like.
I was in New Orleans over the weekend, and picked up a newspaper that was, ostensibly, named “Data”. Turns out that it was “Black Data”; guess I’m colorblind.
Ennyway, one of the editorials questioned Barack Obama’s utility to People of Color, given that he was only half black.
Head-pounding stupidity.
I love baldilocks (as an internet entity; I don’t know who she is), but I think she doesn’t get it, too. Kind of. And I understand. But.
Not knowing why Obama is widely regarded as black and objecting to his own opportunistic claim that he is aren’t the same thing. I know how and why it works, and that to racists, among which the US government has been, and remains, an outstanding example, one visible drop is enough. That doesn’t make it right, and it doesn’t make it true.
To me, also a fractional type (the very fraction she mentions), opportunistic claims of one-drop-rule blackness are self-refuting, because it’s a victim identity adopted for benefit. That’s just bullshit.
The reason I’m not black is because no bad shit that happens to black people just for being black has ever happened to me, and it never will, so I never have, and I never will, say I’m black. My life doesn’t match the label. Neither does Obama’s. Mine’s much closer, though — and you know what I mean — so he personally annoys me.
It seems obvious: If your blackness, of whatever fraction, has never hurt you — in his case, it’s only helped him, and quite a lot, until he got up against Hillary’s bloc of racist voters; but it was only their and his agreement that he’s one-drop black that caused that trouble — and all you’re doing with your claim is making demands on “the community” and its white patron/exploiters — in his case, for solidarity and prove-you’re-not-racist votes — you don’t get to call it.
Well, you get to — it’s your life — but someone should call bullshit on it, too.
He was supposed to be a post-racial candidate. Naturally, he is. But he’s cynically reverse-passing, and reinforcing and perpetuating a purely racist standard of blackness by doing it. He could have helped. He’s not.
And he’s embarrassing and dorky when he’s acting what he thinks is “black.”
Fuck that honky.
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You want infamy, Collins? You? You aren’t fit to clean the marks that infamy’s boots make on the tortured linoleum of the world! Worst Person Ever? Pfaugh!
When you develop a death-ray capable of incenerating a city then you’ll be in the running!
He should make MKH the worst person in the world every night! That way he’d get to post video of her, and I might actually watch that silly show.
Psycho, my dear, I do indeed get it. What many white people don’t get is that the identification of those with African ancestry as black is a tradition which–as you acknowledge–has nothing to do with opportunism and nothing to do with “reverse passing” (whatever that is). Quite its opposite, as a matter of fact.
I see that it’s time to finish that post on the subject that’s been sitting in my draft coffer for a year. Maybe in a few days, ’cause I’m all Obama’d out.
So, Dan, maybe Olby laid the WPW award on MKH because he “likes” her. You know, like back in elementary school? Get her attention? Bring up her name… I think, in spite all your fine qualifications for a WPW award – all confirmable, by the way – I’m wondering if you should, well, just think twice about the actually attracting the attention of that knucklehead.
Unless it results in some sort of monetary gain. For you and/or Jeff. Then I say go for it.
I think Keith Olbermann is probably an octobuffoon.
He ceratinly exhibits the classic characteristics of the polypoltroon – the half cock-on-a-dunghill/half *sshole creature of Greek myth.
Look, guys, I’m not saying that I’m the WORST person in the world. I’m just saying I’m a couple standard deviations closer than Mary Katharine.
There’s always someone worser than one.
Maybe in a few days, ’cause I’m all Obama’d out.
Say it ain’t true, girl.
Which one?
Personally, I think he’s half-white.
No, you aren’t saying that. But you want it, that accolade, that acknowledgement. And you can’t stand it that a mere slip of a girl has seized that trophy.
Me, I’m bitter about the whole thing because I thought I was in the running – you know: lawyer, republican, white male, aspiring evil overlord. Olbermann will pay for that slight, let me tell you; he’s gonna think that ‘torture’ is a synonym for ‘career’.
And don’t think of cutting in front of me, Dan!
Yes, well that’s been a long kept secret about Russia: the young women are gorgeous. They just tend to turn into the factor working tractor sitting babushkas. Sort of like Hispanic women, unnaturally beautiful while young, turn into something else with age. It’s not 100% of course, but it’s typical.
Kind of blows the hell outta the old stereotype perpetuated by Apple in their 80’s “Svimvear…. Eveninkvear…” Russian beauty pageant commercial, huh?
Man I wish I was a Russian mobster…
As watcher of the referrer log, I want to note that posts with titles like “Gorgeous Russian Women” generate plenty of traffic to the site. Most likely from people who want to condemn Dan as Worst Person in the World.
My favorite Russian actress? Angela Sarafyan.. The Cingular Umbrella Girl.. Ok, so she’s not really Russian.. but she plays a lot of Russian women on TV and she’s definitely Russi-licious…
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McGehhe – I concur.
The eyes are very arresting.
Everything else is just a felony waiting to occur.
Note to self: Speed up aspiring evil overlord plans; hot chicks dig guys with tropical island fortresses, death rays, and gobs of extorted cash (esp. the extorted cash).
Note to self: Downside to tropical island fortress – relatives drop by in winter. Hide fortress.
Mikey NTH
If you are feeling particularly well disposed, you could give Dan work on “Death Ray Island”. Nick-Nack to your Scaramanga, if you will…..
Ouroboros,
That commercial is for Wendy’s. One of my all-time favorites. (I’d link to the YouTube video, but my fascist corporate IT overlords blocked it.)
Slartibartfast
Yes! I think that photo will accompany my post.
Youre right Squid… My mistake. Back when Wendy’s advertising was funny.
Svimvwear.. Is nice!
Its a nice blog.
Thanks.