absurdical

gaffegaffe:

theavc:

Ashton Kutcher pretending to be an Indian guy: maybe not the best way to sell potato chips

Meanwhile, the discussion continues over whether Kutcher’s caricature is simply the latest in a long line of comedic, occasionally terrible Indian impersonations—a lineage that stretches from Peter Sellers in The Party through Fisher Stevens in Short Circuit, Hank Azaria on The Simpsons, and Mike Myers in The Love Guru—or evidence of an innate, institutionalized racism that would somehow preclude someone like Ashton Kutcher from pausing from lathering on brown makeup, looking in the mirror, and saying, “I don’t know, guys, is this a good idea?”

THIS IS HORRIBLE. How many people approved this, and what was possibly REJECTED in favor of this?? 

Also, calm down with your marketing ploys. They’re POTATO CHIPS. People aren’t exactly in danger of forgetting they exist/feeling to their very core the express need to shove huge handfuls of them directly into their mouth sockets. Just put a bag of chips on a nice table, film it, and say, “WOW DON’T YOU REALLY WANT THESE NOW? I THINK THE STORE IS STILL OPEN. GO GET THEM. YOU CAN PAUSE TV BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE. GO. RUN! RUN TO CHIPS. HUMAN LOVE POTATO CHIPS.” 

See that wasn’t racist at all & is very cost effective. Potato chips, let me know if you need a publicist. 

REBLOGGING FOR MY BRILLIANT BEAUTIFUL PUBLICIST FRIEND, GAFFEGAFFE, WHO JUST SOLD ME A BAG OF POTATO CHIPS. 

citysleep:

thedailywhat:

President of the Day: A brand new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll released today predicts that if the elections were held today, Rick Santorum — the presidential candidate who believes that pregnant rape victims should make the best of it, that free prenatal testing leads to more abortions, and that, contrary to the Constitution, the separation of church and state should not be absolute — would defeat President Obama by three percentage points.

Against Mitt Romney, Obama comes out even at 47% all.

Interestingly, both Obama and Romney are apparently being dragged down by the same thing: Universal health care.

“If they used Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts health care program as a guideline for the Obamacare thing, what’s the difference?” asks 37-year-old Sanford, NC resident Robert Hargrove.

Lynn West, a retired New Hampshire state education official who says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been “fabulous” for her family, has a suggestion for Obama’s campaign on how to strengthen the president’s flagging numbers.

“If I had to fault President Obama or the people that help him put out his message, I think they need to be simpler,” says West. “A lot of times it’s the catch phrases that catch fire, like when he said, ‘Yes we can’ in the 2008 campaign. That’s why the term ‘Obamacare’ has worked — a simple phrase, and they’ve been able to put a negative connotation to it. In fact, they ought to be saying, ‘Obamacare! Let’s rejoice!’”

A silver lining, perhaps: According to the latest poll of battleground states conducted by Politico and George Washington University, Obama’s approval rating has increased by 5 percentage points to 53. Mitt Romney’s approval rating stands at 43, while Rick Santorum is in third place with 42.

[usatoday / politico / dailybeast.]

I wonder who exactly is being polled in these things.

Also, I think PA should do an episode of Intervention with America, and explain exactly why he was kicked out of office by an 18% margin in 2006. Seriously. We need to talk.

citysleep:

thedailywhat:

Dress Code Violation of the Day: Brigham Young University student Brittany Molina thought she was getting a love note when a fellow student handed her a folded piece of paper while she was standing around the school’s Provo campus on Valentine’s Day.

But when she opened it up, she discovered not an admission of attraction, but instead a strongly worded criticism of her attire.

“You may want to consider that what you’re wearing has a negative effect on men (and women) around you,” read the letter. “Many people come to this university because they feel safe, morally as well as physically, here. They expect others to abide by the Honor Code that we all agreed on. Please consider your commitment to the Honor Code (which you agreed to) when dressing each day. Thank you.”

Molina posted the piece of paper on Twitter along with a photo of what she was wearing when she received it. ”Gosh dang it,” she tweeted, “I’ll remember to dress in jeans, a sweatshirt and tennis shoes tomorrow. That way I don’t make people feel uncomfortable.”

According to Molina, the young man who handed her the note “was gone within 5 seconds.” BYU has not commented on this incident.

[sltrib.]

You may want to consider that your shitty attempt at slut-shaming is laughable. Transfer to an all-male school if the sight of a confident, respectably dressed young woman makes you comfortable. Or better yet, just dig yourself a hole and sit in it. Forever.