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Of course my Annoy.com covers have been getting me into trouble of late, although not compared to the deluge of mail I received relating to my editorial on Don Imus, Imus and the Flies. The fact that Sid Rosenberg, whom I criticized venomously, was fired after mocking Australian singer Kylie Minouge's breast cancer added fuel to the fire. A google search for Sid Rosenberg and Imus brings my editorial up in the top 20 results and a search for Bernard McGuirk brings up my criticisms of him in the top 2, above MSNBC's biography. Newsweek's little faux pas -- failing to authenticate a story about interrogators at Guantanamo Bay flushing a Q'uran down the toilet -- provided fodder for the White House to deflect criticism of its own policies by blaming Newsweek for America's lack of global popularity. My image of the Q'uran in the toilet on the cover of Newsweek prompted much criticism, but quite honestly, I would have done the same had the story been about the Bible or Torah. The Ann Coulter cover of Time, inspired by Time's decision to put this moron on their cover received much attention too, although very graphic and not recommended for opening at work! The John Bolton cover received scant attention, perhaps reflective of the fact that no one really cares about him one way or the other. (Until he's representing America at the United Nations!) And , of course, I've yet to hear from Hummer! Other than that, nothing is more important in America than Michael Jackson and Jesus, in that order. Till next time, adios. |
News and Stuff...
I am participating in a group show at Amaru gallery in San Francisco titled Joto. Amaru Gallery. "Joto" will run through July 31st, 2005. In many Latin American countries, the word "joto" is a pejorative term akin to "faggot" in English. It derives from the letter that was assigned to the cell block in prison which was reserved for homosexuals. The letter assigned to that block was the letter "J", pronounced "jota" in Spanish. "Joto" being the masculine form of the word "jota", came to mean "faggot". Other artists include Tony De Carlo, Javier Rocabado, Xavier Garza-Galindo, Juan R. Guitierrez, Eugene Rodriguez, Roberto Arras and Jairo De La Vega. (For those of you wondering, my fabulous grandmother's name was Jacinta Roseiro!)
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Annoy.com Editorials
As everyone fought and politicized a woman's personal and private nightmare -- with such ugliness one can only hope she was not cognizant of any of it -- John Paul II lay clinging to life, powdered, puffed and swathed in silk and satin in what was interpreted by the Catholic Church as a "lesson in suffering and sacrifice." His much anticipated death quickly knocked Schiavo off the front pages, but only amplified the increasingly vulgar mix of religion and politics - particularly in America. Until they remembered Michael Jackson.
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A serin gas story we were forced to retract |
Following the melodramatic demise of the Pope and the prehistoric display of secret conclaves and plumes of smoke of indeterminate colors that dominated media coverage the globe over, a former Nazi-youth fossil goose-stepped from the Reichstag into the Vatican vacancy left by John Paul II, anointing himself Benedict XVI. It wasn't a particularly long march. Among the first things this murderous pig did in his new position, aside from fast-track John Paul's road to sainthood, was to convince African clergy that contraception was sinful, so what if it helped stem the little AIDS pandemic plaguing the continent. African Catholics should be very wary of Benedict XVI though. What better way to racially cleanse than to trick the black folk into shunning contraceptives? You can take the Nazi out of the Reichstag, but you can't take the Reichstag out of the Nazi. |
Weapon of Mass Destruction
Mass Destruction |
Jewdicial Activism At the height of the Terri Schiavo case, the artificial Senate majority leader Bill Frist managed to make a complex medical diagnosis via video tape that was as kooky as the image of Virgin Mary appearing in a toasted cheese sandwich. (This was before he appeared with Conservative Christian leaders on a nationally televised rally sponsored by the Family Research Council to compare the congressional act of filibustering to "lack of faith"). Denouncing judges as "judicial activists" perhaps he would climb off his religious pedestal and be less inclined to inject his pseudo-religious dogma into his political decisions if he simply remebered how martyrs were made -- and by whom! |
Ambassassain: Semi Sawed-Off Diplomatic
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Annoy.com Feature Pope John Paul II: A Legacy of Shame
Over the last eight years or so, Annoy.com has amassed an impressive collection of content relating to Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church and the scandals and hatred that continue to plague its clergy as it continues to issue proclamations, edicts and directives that despite being positioned and packaged as a "culture of life," are abusive and deadly. |
Freedom, Flies and Wife Support
The death of Terri Schiavo last Thursday left some extraordinarily deep rifts in its wake, not the least of which was exposure to a growing religious fervor that is bringing America ever closer to a dangerous kind of theocracy. Not to be outdone, the Pope clung to life for two days while overeager news channels, like Fox, reported that he was dead before he actually died. But America's "culture of life" is admirable if you ignore the hundred thousand or so Iraqis killed so far, the more than 1,500 American servicemembers or the 152 people Mr. Bush executed as governor of Texas (mocking Karla Faye Tucker's plea to have her life spared). Abstinence only approaches to reproductive education and the havoc such a policy wreaks globally on fighting AIDS is not even worth mentioning at this point. (And you thought Mr. Mbeki's policies were problematic). With America's renewed commitment to rid the world of dictators, rather than praying for the Pope, consider praying that Zimbabwe either strikes oil or opens their reclaimed land to U.S. military bases. Oh, and a belated Happy Easter and Passover as we celebrate even more death in the name of religion. Till next time, enjoy the show. |
