Just downloaded a whole pile of dance tunes and though many of the videos suck in the usual sucky way, there were some surprising victories that I discovered. Let's start at the worst and work our way towards the best.
First up, 'White Lies' by Paul Van Dyk. Wonderfully catchy song, horrendous video in that typical "woman as nothing more than a stripper/peep show fodder" way. But out of all the songs in this post, it's my tied for my favourite.
Second song is 'Like This Like That' by Se:sa. Again, the women featured are nothing more than sexual objects. Double negative points for how, near the beginning with the guy-girl couple, he pantomimes a move that looks like beating her in the face. NO, BAD. At least the moral of the video is: "What Would Asians Do? KICK YOUR ASS." ;P
Third on the docket we have 'Toca's Miracle' by Fragma. This song originally came out in 2000 with this video. The girls are dressed a little silly but at least they are playing sports! But the song has been remastered and re-released for 2008, and the new video (the After Dark version) looks thusly All I want to know is WHY ARE THOSE WOMEN SO THIN? :(
Anyway, I'm ending with the video (and song!) I really like, cause it features a woman but the whole point is not her hotness but her desire to break free from corporate slavery. Sweeeeet. The song is 'Delirious' by David Guetta and it's very cute and fun. Enjoy!
May 28, 2008
Maybe It's The Crazy Poses That Are Evil
Here's something bizarre that was brought to my attention: Christian backlash against yoga. O RLY? YA RLY! And to think, I always thought yoga was one of those things that the western world happily co-opted from the motherland. ;P
No, I'm serious here; there are actual denouncements against yoga. Firstly, a British exorcist has claimed that yoga could put people in danger of being possessed by evil spirits. Also, a children’s yoga class has been banned from two church halls because vicars say yoga is a sham and un-Christian.
I'm sorry, I can't do much more than laugh at these people. I needed a good laugh.
No, I'm serious here; there are actual denouncements against yoga. Firstly, a British exorcist has claimed that yoga could put people in danger of being possessed by evil spirits. Also, a children’s yoga class has been banned from two church halls because vicars say yoga is a sham and un-Christian.
I'm sorry, I can't do much more than laugh at these people. I needed a good laugh.
May 14, 2008
Eurodance is Great But the Videos Suck: Volume Eleventy Billion
Today's banality is brought to you by Olav Basoski from Amsterdam. The song is called Waterman and features the lyrical stylings of Michie One. To be honest this video is not as bad as some of the other ones I've linked to, but it's so startlingly similar to the Calabria 2007 video that I had to share. Scantily clad ladies shake their booties, as usual. But at least the booties are not anorexic looking, and the booties are more than just sexual objects. There are some kick ass dancers here, thank you very much.
Also, I love this song. So I'm a little bit of a hypocrite ;)
Also, I love this song. So I'm a little bit of a hypocrite ;)
May 6, 2008
Numbered Musings For A Monday
1. Canadian military looking for Iron Man-type suits for overburdened soldiers. I know this isn't the same thing, but an army of Robert Downey Jr. look-alikes sounds like a fine plan to me. ;) But more importantly, this brings us one step closer to our army of Gundams, hee.
2. Snagged from a comment in Shakesville, the best current Lost theory yet (spoilers): "I think Sayid gets back to the island, picks up the six (or maybe eight?), and takes off again, intending to get another load after dropping the first off. Then... boop. The island moves. Now they can't find it, and the other losties are lost yet again." Oh Lost, I love you despite your mindfuckery. ;)
3. Any lamebrain who says that women and men are equal in today’s world should read up on Carolyn Jessop, the woman who escaped from the FLDS in 2003 and wrote a book on her harrowing journey. Last night I was reading all kinds of articles about her and even watched a video of her doing a reading of one of the chapters of her book. I find her tale fascinating in a very sad way. She often emphasizes how she is an anomaly amongst the other women in that community; she had family on the outside, only 8 children (only!), and most importantly a college education. The most heartbreaking part of the entire thing is that her oldest daughter was so indoctrinated that she went back to the FLDS once she turned 18. Plural wives, subordination of women, incest, child rape, blood atonement... it almost boggles the mind that a community like this exists in North America.
There’s an FLDS community in British Columbia, sadly. And the BC government is in the process of answering the age old question of whether (I shit thee not) Canada's laws against polygamy are constitutionally valid. Um, hasn’t it already been established that polygamy is wrong, an archaic practice where women are valued less than men? Or am I just using earth logic again? :P
2. Snagged from a comment in Shakesville, the best current Lost theory yet (spoilers): "I think Sayid gets back to the island, picks up the six (or maybe eight?), and takes off again, intending to get another load after dropping the first off. Then... boop. The island moves. Now they can't find it, and the other losties are lost yet again." Oh Lost, I love you despite your mindfuckery. ;)
3. Any lamebrain who says that women and men are equal in today’s world should read up on Carolyn Jessop, the woman who escaped from the FLDS in 2003 and wrote a book on her harrowing journey. Last night I was reading all kinds of articles about her and even watched a video of her doing a reading of one of the chapters of her book. I find her tale fascinating in a very sad way. She often emphasizes how she is an anomaly amongst the other women in that community; she had family on the outside, only 8 children (only!), and most importantly a college education. The most heartbreaking part of the entire thing is that her oldest daughter was so indoctrinated that she went back to the FLDS once she turned 18. Plural wives, subordination of women, incest, child rape, blood atonement... it almost boggles the mind that a community like this exists in North America.
There’s an FLDS community in British Columbia, sadly. And the BC government is in the process of answering the age old question of whether (I shit thee not) Canada's laws against polygamy are constitutionally valid. Um, hasn’t it already been established that polygamy is wrong, an archaic practice where women are valued less than men? Or am I just using earth logic again? :P
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