I'll be all, "So, what's the deal with having such tiny elevators in Carmen Hall? That Core Curriculum was killer. And, what kind of name is Ruggles for a dorm? Doesn't it sound like a disease we should be immunized from? Am I right? Wow, I love your popped collars. They aren't douchbaggy AT ALL. I would kill for a Nussbaum and Wu bagel right about now. Who's with me? Up high! "
They are gonna lovvvvve me. And, as I laugh heartily, I will pop my monocle back on my right eye and tap the ground with my gold plated cane as I eat caviar off the hubcap of a Rolls Royce. I will also magically have three arms as I attempt this feat.
Here's their video for their song "A-Punk." Watch it.
In decidedly less smug news, the Washington Post has announced the launching of a new online magazine geared for Blacks called the Root. It has a political, high-brow focus and will be helmed by the Harvard dude Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The emphasis will be on genealogy, hence the name. It's always a great thing to add more voices to the mix, but upon initial perusal, I am struck by a few editorial choices:
1. There is inconsistency in the headline style. Is it upstyle or downstyle? This simple oversight is very distracting for me and is a very amateur mistake. This title even has a period in it. Is someone asleep at the wheel? Take a look below:
2. The original contributions are downright perplexing. One article, The Wonders of Down Under, encourages the readers to "Talk to your daughter about 'body drama' early and often." What? Ew. Look at this quote!No matter how crazy or evil your daughter may seem as her adolescent hormones rage, remember that she needs you. "Girls are naïve, worried and hungry for love," says Redd. "I see the frustration and worry in their eyes. Too often I meet the kind of girl who didn't know anything until a guy hit on her. Then she's like, 'oh, this is what my body does.'"Oy vey! That is some harsh stuff. I'm actually pretty offended by it. Worried and hungry for love? What? I didn't know anything until a guy gave me attention? I remember being seriously creeped out when guys started hitting on me in high school. I would give them fake phone numbers or pretend that I didn't hear the request in the first place. There was no eureka moment where I thought, "This is what my body does," as the article suggests. Gross!
I even turned down my first boyfriend when he asked me out because I thought it would cramp my style/good timez to have a boyfriend. It took me almost two weeks to change my mind and begrudgingly allow him to call me his girlfriend. Oh man, I guess I was pretty evil. Maybe that shitty article is right?
I'll admit that I was naive, but what teenage girl isn't? Isn't that the point of being young? This article is so poorly written and judgmental, it is astounding. It feels like fluff more appropriate for a Redbook article than a Salon-ish site.
3. HBO is a prominent advertiser and listed as a founding sponsor. That's very interesting to me. What about this project appeals to HBO? I'm just curious, I guess.
4. This is seriously one of the article's titles:
Michelle Singletary: Be Happy With What You Can Afford
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By Michelle Singletary
Ok. this is an article clearly reprinted from the WP site and her name is in the freaking title! What is that? That's so strange!
[Confidential to Courtney: This is like the article "Why Hecky Applegate is the Best Dog Ever" by Hecky Applegate.]
Ok. Enough of my rant. I think this is an interesting project and I intend to watch it develop. But, those guys need to seriously tighten up their game! Thanks, journalism degree, for making me aware of these choices and giving me new reasons to get frustrated at the world of online journalism.
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