I ran across this remarkable painting, titled “The Irritating Gentleman,” on Sheltered and Safe From Sorrow, a blog devoted to Victorian mourning rituals and other creepiness from that period. The gentleman in question seems to be a Victorian era Pickup Artist in action. He’s even peacocking, Mystery style, with that bow tie and stupid hat and even a non-ironic handlebar moustache. Probably the only thing keeping him from wearing aviator goggles is the fact that airplanes haven’t yet been invented.
What makes it all the worse is that the PUA’s target is clearly in mourning. As the blogger behind rawr I’m a tumblr notes:
She’s wearing all black in 1874. Black gloves, hat, cloak, and dress. In public. The whole nine yards. That’s not a fashion choice or a gothic thing. Back then when people wore all black like that, they were in mourning for someone who died. No one did mourning like the Victorians, that shit was an art form to them.
Someone in her family has died—she could even be a young widow. No one’s accompanying her either. With the carpet bag? She’s traveling alone while still in deep mourning. Look at the closeup. She’s got tears in her eyes. She is upset, devastated in a way that one is only when someone has died. And the guy’s still bothering her, like her problems are flippant bullshit and she needs to just smile or pay attention to him because ladies are supposed to be pleasing for men no matter what shit they’re going through. That’s not a look of “what an ass.” That’s a look of devastation that even in her pain, she’s expected to give people like him focus. She’s not mad. She’s hurt. And to add insult to injury? Everyone would be able to tell. It was a clear sign and still is in ways that someone is mourning, to dress in black crepe like that. He would know why she’s wearing all black, and he’s still demanding her attention.
What an insufferable dick.
Yep.
“I mean, I’m fucking GAY, and I can give you much better cheesecake than goddamn 90s Image”
Ah, to those who understand no explanation is neccessary and to those who don’t no explanation will suffice. There’s no accounting for tastes after all. And people are always nostalgic for the things they enjoyed in their youth.
Bah, when did I ever advocate gay teen rape? And you have my sincere condolences, I too can sympathize with what happened with you because I dealt with my fair share of sexual harassment from gay men in my country when I was young (I was a cute kid, tragically for me, I did not retain my looks when I got older). The gays in my country have been too tolerated in many ways and get away with things that they couldn’t elsewhere in our continent (and just in case you’re wondering what country, well, it should have long been obvious already).
And is there anything original nowadays anyway? I will use the words of others, but only because I agree with the ideas in the first place. If I don’t, I won’t.
*ignores the rest of that mess*
Anyone got an ABNOY bingo card in the works? Add “homophobic statement” would you?
ABNOY — I’m pretty sure LBT was replying to your comment about teenagers being coddled and overprotected.
LBT — First, I’m sorry if my above guess is wrong. Second, I’m sorry that happened to you. Third, I’m sorry you had to listen to that hot mess by ABNOY. 3b, and that he’s blaming homosexuality for your rape — both in terms of your orientation, and his belief that gay rape is about TEH GAY and not about power, like straight-rape.
“And is there anything original nowadays anyway?”
EA time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us7IYd04m1M
Embed fail!
Stop tolerating “the gays”, people! Intolerance is a thing to be proud of.
(Says a very sad little man.)
Wow.
We did just actually see someone saying to someone who just quite obviously declared themself to be a gay male:
So I’m not sure whether you win the Intolerance prize or the Complete Fuckwit prize, but… bravo.
“The gays in my country have been too tolerated in many ways and get away with things that they couldn’t elsewhere in our continent.”
Please elaborate Abnoy, I would like to see where this is going.
Google “why we do we allow gays to dominate Philippine cinema” (oh well, I really didnt want to name my country at all). And since we remain the most fanatically Catholic country on Earth (only country where divorce is still banned due to bishops straight out of Borgia’s papacy and a RH bill just barely got passed just last month) well, you can figure out the rest based on recent American history. Also google the 2012 NatGeo expose on the evils of Philippine ivory. Who is the kingpin? I rest my case.
Fuck! Did they think you consented? More hugs!
RE: Argenti
Auuuugh, I need to learn not to play your Emile Autumn links, everyone seems to hit that special sonic range that makes my brain shriek, “DO NOT WAAAAAANT!” Sorry.
RE: Abnoy
You know, dude, I already know you’re a Poe. You don’t need to try anymore, I believe you. Here, have your gold star for effort and go back to being a real human now.
RE: Falconer
No, my folks felt that if they did anything, it would only make things worse. So, they uh. Let their high-schooler deal with it.
It is only within the past week that I’ve been informed that is abnormal parental behavior. But… well. I guess my family’s fucked up. Which reminds me, my brother relapsed and I need to call him.
Eck, sorry, you might have better luck with anything off Enchant, it’s more classical (and Laced is actually classical music, but YMMV)
Hello thread, you and your ABNOY belong back in the sidebar, because maybe someone else can figure out how to reply to that?
WTF is Abnoy blathering about?
So now he combines complaining about the extremes of Catholicism (ie no divorce) with having every misogynist, repressive idea about women you could name.
Surprise, not. “The Church won’t let me abuse women the way *I* want to!”
I’d rather focus on a better human being than Abnoy:
Even without sound, that video says “Much Better Human Being!”
Love her ceramics.
And the kittehs!
Speaking of cool ceramics… Here is an octopus bowl made by the friend whose house I stayed at this weekend.
Tsk tsk is no one paying any attention to past posts? Clearly I was replying to what someone asked about what I meant about the gays in my country and I was saying they were of the same sex offender-Catholic priest variety thats been so controversial in your own Western countries. What did women have to do with anything in that post? You people are slow, sigh…
And speaking of … well, I’m not going to pretend this is relevant, but here is a photograph taken by one of the other friends I saw this weekend while she was at the Noche de Rábanos (Night of the Radishes) festival in Oaxaca. Yes, those are radishes.
Gorgeous! Sort of like a modern-style version of the marine style from ancient Greece (or was that more Minoan? Whatever).
It looks like the Nightmare before Christmas with extra pink!
And finally, here is a boy offering milkweed to a monarch butterfly overwintering at Ardenwood in N. CA.
Antidote to Abnoy!
I love the octopus bowl, and the radishes are too cool. Night of the Radishes? BRB, gotta look that up.
Noche de Rábanos is reason #287 why I need to go to Oaxaca some day soon.
The difference between gay men and pedophiles: please learn it.
Yes, gay people dominate the Philippines. Unless they want to get married. Or don’t want to be discriminated against.
(The Philippines seem to be close to the same level as the US.)
ABNOY — try being more specific then, not like there haven’t been a dozen plus Catholic issues in recent American history.