Posts Tagged ‘Language’

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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Seen near the intersection of Ignorance and Hate. Click the pic above for more incredible examples of the value of hom skoolin

(tip: Thanks to Zakiya Khabir of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality who posted the über-montage from which this snippet was snipped on Facebook)

The Quotable Mark Morford

Friday, July 17th, 2009

“Here’s the thing: With the miserable rise of nasty, inane, puerile, meaner-than-thou anonymous commenting on every media website in the world (see most of below), with the concomitant death of intelligent email correspondence and the end of the sacred author/reader bond, it turns out only Facebook is now offering the kind of connection most creative types I know dream of having with their audience.

“Which is to say: active, responsive, reasonably or even wildly intelligent, at least somewhat authentic, intimate, human.

“On Facebook, no one can hide behind fake names and rancid anonymous ideologies and sneering spittle-flecked right-wing Bill O’Reilly bulls–t, and if they try it, not only can you see who they are and just how sad and low their lives hang to make them behave that way, but FB makes it a snap to kick them to the digital curb, forevermore.”

Mark Morford, SF Gate columnist, from Me and my 5,000 Facebook friends

Vas te faire encule !

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

France’s GayClic Collab Against Homophobia
(video: GayClicTube at YouTube)

It’s back!

Only this time a bunch of French kids are using Lily Allen’s catchy little tune to send a short and sweet message to the haters.

Tip: Joe. My. God.

The meedja, part 1 of 3

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The Meedja, from the BBC series Grumpy Old Men 
(Video, BBC, via
YouTube)

You know, you reach a certain age and … never mind, I’m going to let these nice younger men explain it.

Part: 1, 2, 3

The meedja, part 2 of 3

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The Meedja, from the BBC series Grumpy Old Men
(Video: BBC, via YouTube)

If you’re watching along, note the absence of censorious beeps. This is how grown-up conversations are broadcast in Yurp.

Part: 1, 2, 3