This somewhat alarming video was recently posted in Reddit’s GamerGhazi subreddit. It features Sarkeesian Effect co-creator Jordan Owen explaining, at some length, his disagreements with antiporn feminist Gail Dines over the book Fifty Shades of Grey. (Dines, you see, was Owen’s previous obsession, before he discovered Anita Sarkeesian; this video is a couple of years old.) Alas, the sound cuts out about halfway through the nearly hour-long video, so you won’t get to hear the whole thing.
You might also be slightly distracted by the fact that Owen delivers this lengthy critique while sitting naked in a bathtub.
I tried. I got 13 seconds into it and couldn’t.
I got through 10 minutes yesterday, and it was just dull as all hell. I mean, I guess you could go through minute by minute to explain everything wrong, but a lot of the “mistakes” are either problems of nuance or fabrication. It wasn’t even that funny to me after the novelty of tub-rant wore off.
Respects is Ernie.
I think I may have the opposite of trypophobia (trypophilia?) I find lotus pods strangely appealing. But even I draw the line at Surinam toads. ALL THE NOPE.
[Remembers “WTF is that?” shock pic seen a decade ago]
[Searches “lotusboob” with a text-only browser]
So *that’s* what it was. Yes, it did leave me pretty nauseated at the time. But thanks for that hint, I’m now a bit less squicked by the whole thing.
I watched maybe the first 3 or 4 minutes? I laughed out loud when he “cut” to the interview he was complaining about. He was literally pointing a camcorder at a screen. You can see him and the camcorder reflected in the screen. It was too hilarious.
So he keeps “cutting” away from this “footage” of the interview to make comments on it, and at one point he makes this horrible high pitched screaming noise. And at this point in the interview, the woman he objects to so strenuously had done little other than explain that she is a “sex-positive” anti-pornography feminist.
But the hilarity of those moments quickly lost their lustre so I just scanned through the video to see if he was really topless and in the tub the whole time and yes, he really was.
O.o
I wonder if his odd videography is a matter of “Guys, I have this SUPER IMPORTANT THOUGHT, and I need to share it with you all NOW NOW NOW.”
My brain is often in overdrive, and I’ll often give little lectures to myself to clarify my thinking on recent topics, like I’m doing an imaginary interview. I usually do this while I’m in the shower, walking somewhere or (unfortunately) lying in bed.
I recognize that these thoughts are often rambling, may not be backed up by research, and that I’m certainly no expert in any of these fields, and my thoughts are probably of no interest to anyone but myself. He probably doesn’t have that filter running, which means every thought process on the couch becomes a 50 minute unedited youtube video. It’s just THAT important, guys. =/
@leftwingfox, I do the same thing! Imaginary interviews. Really does help me clarify my thoughts.
I am putting my cat down this afternoon and am really sad. Took the afternoon off so we could hang out. Having ridiculous videos to watch (and awesome 50 shades snark to read) REALLY helps.
I rant and ramble to myself too. I also have the sense to keep it inside my own head.
I’m so sorry about your kitty Tracy. All the hugs to you.
Ditto. Sometimes I find the inner monologue thing goes on for too long though, boring other parts of my brain to the point where I find I’ve started snarking at myself.
So sorry to hear that Tracy, all the hugs in the world if you want them.
All the hugs for everyone and their kitties.
Oh, and am I awful for finding it amusing that the people who are arguing over tagging for pomegranates are Homestuckers? That is just … so Tumblr.
@Kim
I suppose the guy specialized in movies, which means that he’ll have to spend a lot of time hunting down lists – lists of movies, lists of distributors, lists of cinemas that showed these and combine them with names. He’ll need those to get into contact with people who might still have reels from the time when pornographic movies still ran in specialized cinemas exclusively. Because as I’ve learned from Cinema Sewer, pornographic reels were neither treated with care, nore stored with an eye towards preserving them and original negatives are apparently even harder to come by. Plenty of them were even destroyed willfully.
I think you are right, leftwingfox. I have known people who thought they got their most spectacularly brilliant ideas while soaking in the tub. Writing things down is clearly a messy business in those circumstances. You would think once they recorded themselves they would realize the error of their ways, but noooo. Not this guy.
filmrunner:
I’d go further and say that with his porn obsession and his misogyny, he should never have sex with anyone ever, regardless of whether he already has or not.
thebewilderness:
“Eureka is Greek for ‘this bath is too hot'” – the Fourth Doctor
I think it was Terry Pratchett who glossed “Eureka!” as “Hand me a towel!”
Ninja’d from all the way down in Oz!
@Tracy: sorry to hear that.
@Robert FSoG is like the BDSM equivalent of individually wrapped slices of pasteurized process American cheese. If that’s all you’ve been exposed to, you really don’t know what you’re missing.
Remember, if FSoG reads like it’s Twlight fanfiction, that’s because it originally was Twlight fanfiction. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.
Wow, how did I miss typing the i twice?
*Twilight
Thanks to everyone for the comments and hugs and support. Eugenio the Cat is currently hospitalized. IV perked him up a bit and I’m hoping that’s a sign of better things to come.
I’d really like to thank the people who told me about their own experiences with sick cats because I was so paralyzed by fear I never thought of forcefeeding him myself or trying other types of food. When he gets home, if he’s still not eating, I’ll certainly be implementing your suggestions.
This is the handsome bugger: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/irenadel/941133_10151636704376602_1256493466_n.jpg
I’d embed the picture but have no idea how to do that o_O
All the hugs, Tracy.
@Ire, fingers are crossed.
@Tracy
I’m really sorry. I hope everything goes gently and you can say goodbye properly. I know it’s not much, but I’m sure you gave your cat the best life you possibly could.
My goodness, Eugenio is very handsome.
Thanks guys. My sister is a tech at the vet office, which helps, and they’re really good. She actually died while they were putting the catheter in – we’re pretty sure she was on the brink of heart failure. She did have a good life with us for the past 15 years (she literally picked us up on the street, jumped right in our car… she was pregnant and homeless)
@Ire I’m so sorry to hear about Eugenio. If he isn’t eating, I’ve found that parmesan sprinkled on food will perk up interest (it’s stinky and tasty), same with small bits of blackforest ham. Blackforest ham = kitty crack. If you can get Weruva canned food where you are, I’ve yet to see a cat refuse it (sick or not), esp. the fish varieties. Whooo, pungent! But good stuff!
I tried watching In The Tub With Jordan but pooped out after about 3 minutes. Just… gahh, tedious stuff.