1. In terms of the blogsphere micro-controversy du jour--watch the video--in which two Jezebel editors seemingly got shitfaced and made some pretty out there statements (Moe: "I guess, I like, regret being date raped," Host asks why she didn't prosecute, Moe responds: "Because it was a load of trouble and I had better things to do, like drinking more"), I think this is less a blog-based, political/feminist debate than an example of what happens when you train a camera on an alcoholic. That said, I used to do a show called "Politically Incorrect" and would say crap like this on a pretty regular basis. Perhaps it wasn't quite so out there, but I'm sure it was just as offensive to some. Several years later, I watched the videos and was completely humiliated. Ah, the folly of youth, a failure to understand what happens when the opaque eye of the camera trains itself upon you, and the next AA meeting is thattaway, kid. Of course, Res Ipsa Loquitur (via Fimoculous) summarizes the entire situation far better: "Fuck everyone and anyone you want, and tell everyone and anyone the details, it still won’t buy you a vowel and isn’t enlightening anyone but your ego when you read your visitor stats."
2. Recently, there was a big fuss because Vogue Italy came out with an issue featuring all black models, which prompted everyone else in the fashion industry to run around debating whether or not the business of fashion is racist. (Uh, prolly.) More recently, sets starring Naomi Campbell and Toccara Jones surfaced online. I'd say they indicate that black models are welcome. As long as they're willing to show their tits. Or get stuffed in a trunk. I'm sure that's progressive. In Zimbabwe.
3. Speaking of political incorrectness, this story from W, "Money Honeys," is pretty enlightening in terms of providing a peek into the billionaire brainset. "Hedge funds aim to hire hot women [to work in marketing]... They want a hot chick with a nice ass and nice boobs who is going to come in and sell the fund to them... These girls don’t talk to anyone worth less than $50 million." I don't have a lot to say about the mind of a hedge fund manager, but the idea of not settling for anyone worth less than $50 million sounds totally awesome.
