Slightly nervous that this compo is creating imageswhich could be re-appropriated by scary men with no hair. Perhaps we should tag them all 'Nick Griffin is a cock' to be on the safe side.
(A criticism of the challenge, rather than this image specifically)
((A criticism of the challenge, rather than this image specifically)
monkeon schmonkeon,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:21,
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last wee homophobiathis week xenophobia
we really should have gone with bees or lost consonants
(we really should have gone with bees or lost consonants
HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:27,
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BzZZzZzzZzzZlolzZzzbBBbbbBzZZzZ.TEAM BEES SAYS THEY WERE ASKING FOR IT WITH THEIR BRIGHT COLOURS AND THEIR POLLEN RIGHT THERE ON DISPLAY!
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^),
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:42,
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IF THEY DIDN'T WANT ATTENTION THEY WOULDN'T WEAR SUCH REVEALING PETALZZZ.
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Mu Dinofiddler,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 0:02,
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ALL YOUR BASIL ARE BELONG TO US.Burkhas for Begonias.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 0:07,
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and then dying out all over the placewho do they think they are
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Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 0:13,
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It would just have beenfull of people making words like "week" into "wee" IMHO
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DogHorse plop,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:29,
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hahahahathat would have been brilliant :D
( HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:30,
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A wee and poo challengewhere all the jokes have to be something that you could safely tell a six year old would be excellent.
( monkeon schmonkeon,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:37,
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aw man time for the joke my "niece" made up againQ: Why didn't the duck quack?
A: Because it had been underwater all day and all night!
(A: Because it had been underwater all day and all night!
Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:39,
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Your "niece" is creepy and should be exorcised immediatedly. Mu Dinofiddler,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:47,
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You are probably just as insane as MGT pretending to be her niece.
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^),
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:56,
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With its clever use of callbacks and superb misdirection it's comedy gold!
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 6:58,
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or both at once,go for ees
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:31,
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I'd love a Bees compo. When was bees up for the vote?HOW DID I MISS BEES?
( Mu Dinofiddler,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:44,
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It probably got Modded just like SHED! The LOVELY Mu.sadtimes.
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^),
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:53,
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I thought they were all too busy knuckle deep up dogs' bumoles to do any serious modding.This is an outrage stujy.
( Mu Dinofiddler,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:58,
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homophobia,xenophobia...
next week's challenge: show us why women should stay in the kitchen
(next week's challenge: show us why women should stay in the kitchen
Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:30,
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I don't think the Gay Robots one was that bad.I saw lots of gay stereotypes, but nothing stood out to me as being particularly hateful or predjudiced.
( Mu Dinofiddler,
Fri 1 Feb 2013, 23:51,
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only one good reason comes to mindbecause the kitchen is where all the really sharp knives are, and the rest of the house and garden is infested with Zombies.
It's interesting that - up until now - it seems no depravity is too low for b3ta, except racism and sexism. Sadly homophobia has always been rife. As an offender myself in this Image Challenge, if it's any consolation I'm pulling two of my images from the compo before it's over.
What disturbs me most is some of the comments are "hahaha I agree too" when the aim of the entries are supposedly to cleverly meet the compo's guidelines, not necessarily reflecting the submitter's own attitudes.
*Edit* done and done - I feel happier for it too.
(It's interesting that - up until now - it seems no depravity is too low for b3ta, except racism and sexism. Sadly homophobia has always been rife. As an offender myself in this Image Challenge, if it's any consolation I'm pulling two of my images from the compo before it's over.
What disturbs me most is some of the comments are "hahaha I agree too" when the aim of the entries are supposedly to cleverly meet the compo's guidelines, not necessarily reflecting the submitter's own attitudes.
*Edit* done and done - I feel happier for it too.
ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 2:31,
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*sigh* agreedI feel the same way about some of the images I've created, and have sat there a few minutes before hitting the submit button... or not, as I've abandoned a few that were just too much.
As I'm using Transport Posters the source is very much limiting what joke I can do (which is normally fun: be creative within constraints) - while this can't fail to be a reflection on my own imagination (if not my own morals); interestingly it's also partly a reflection on the general attitudes of the 1950s, albeit lensed through the image challenge constraints. In retrospect perhaps the challenge should have been MORE challenging by specifying "non-racist/sexist etc images only" - actually raising the cleverness of submissions (always good) while reducing the easy fallback of being offensive.
The only ones of mine I'm truly happy with only reference Tea, Sharks, and Hell. Much better than my Sexist and Racist ones, yet these are both rating by far more popular in the challenge - which is sad. I'm thinking of pulling them from the compo.
What disturbs me most is some of the comments are "hahaha I agree too" when the aim of the entries are supposedly to cleverly meet the compo's guidelines, not necessarily reflecting the submitter's own attitudes.
*Edit* done and done, images removed. I feel better about it now.
(As I'm using Transport Posters the source is very much limiting what joke I can do (which is normally fun: be creative within constraints) - while this can't fail to be a reflection on my own imagination (if not my own morals); interestingly it's also partly a reflection on the general attitudes of the 1950s, albeit lensed through the image challenge constraints. In retrospect perhaps the challenge should have been MORE challenging by specifying "non-racist/sexist etc images only" - actually raising the cleverness of submissions (always good) while reducing the easy fallback of being offensive.
The only ones of mine I'm truly happy with only reference Tea, Sharks, and Hell. Much better than my Sexist and Racist ones, yet these are both rating by far more popular in the challenge - which is sad. I'm thinking of pulling them from the compo.
What disturbs me most is some of the comments are "hahaha I agree too" when the aim of the entries are supposedly to cleverly meet the compo's guidelines, not necessarily reflecting the submitter's own attitudes.
*Edit* done and done, images removed. I feel better about it now.
ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 2:15,
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"not necessarily reflecting the submitter's own attitudes"...at least SOMEONE's realised I'm not signed up to the BNP.
But on the other hand, looks like I've finally got the hang of this b3ta thing! ;)
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Sat 2 Feb 2013, 9:16,
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But on the other hand, looks like I've finally got the hang of this b3ta thing! ;)
I didn't think you were.It was just a strong example of the sort of image that could easily be seen out-of-context as something it is not supposed to be, which it is hard to not do.
( monkeon schmonkeon,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 10:57,
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I think careful taggingcan get around the problem to make intent clear, which yours I felt already were - I saw them as old-fashioned stereotypes rather than the sort of ones the EDL use... which is actually a good way to mock current attitudes by comparing them to archaic ones.
Never really seen b3ta to be homophobic, to be honest. People who have been clearly so have usually been flamed. Stereotypes get played with, but that is usually because they can be amusing in a way the average person isn't. There's a good South Park where there is a meeting of the gay community and everyone is very 'normal' apart from Big Gay Al and Mr Slave at the front, which I felt was their way of showing that there's simply far more room for fun with the stereotypes which is why they are disproportionately used.
But, yeah, with immigration (and I'd say the unemployed is the other area) there seems to be far more opinions expressed that I myself find troubling.
(Never really seen b3ta to be homophobic, to be honest. People who have been clearly so have usually been flamed. Stereotypes get played with, but that is usually because they can be amusing in a way the average person isn't. There's a good South Park where there is a meeting of the gay community and everyone is very 'normal' apart from Big Gay Al and Mr Slave at the front, which I felt was their way of showing that there's simply far more room for fun with the stereotypes which is why they are disproportionately used.
But, yeah, with immigration (and I'd say the unemployed is the other area) there seems to be far more opinions expressed that I myself find troubling.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 10:53,
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good pointsAgree with the tagging, but the idea that someone could intentionally take my image out of context for their own BNPesque uses was disturbing. The key thing for me is I wasn't entirely comfortable with the images myself, which probably means I only actually submitted them because I'd spent a bit of time making them!
I guess you're right on the homophobia, re-reading I'm not sure where I'm coming from saying it's "rife" - the Gay Robots challenge was as good an indication as any that the b3ta community plays with the subject rather than vilify it.
Anyway, looking forward to constructing some more images for this challenge more along the lines of "Britain is unattractive" rather than "You are unattractive to Britons".
(I guess you're right on the homophobia, re-reading I'm not sure where I'm coming from saying it's "rife" - the Gay Robots challenge was as good an indication as any that the b3ta community plays with the subject rather than vilify it.
Anyway, looking forward to constructing some more images for this challenge more along the lines of "Britain is unattractive" rather than "You are unattractive to Britons".
ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-,
Sat 2 Feb 2013, 23:19,
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