Wednesday 5 September 2018

Babel Ads and Bad Women.

I keep seeing adverts written in strange, unintelligible tongues. A current example is:

THIS IS ESPORTS
THIS IS #TEAMRAZER

What the hell does that mean? And do they really expect me to press buttons which say Learn more, I want one, and Buy now? The words might be intelligible for a change, but expressed in combination they’re banned in my version of reality.

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And it occurred to me tonight that I have an unfortunate history of being the recipient of unwanted and unwholesome physical attention from women I found desperately undesirable. It’s why I’m such a fervent supporter of women who speak out against physical abuse. I know what violation feels like. Being ever the gentleman, of course, I never punched any of the culprits on the nose or vomited over their feet.

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