A Homo Says What?
Posted by
DJ G on
Oct 19, 2009
I understand that showing food on TV commercials is to remind you to pick up the ever delicious Swanson Dinner, Post Cereal, or whatever preservative loaded snack that is fattening up our children.
I also learned long ago that strange concoctions are used to make food look more appealing. Like a white glue mixture used in place of milk to appear more appealing whilst poured over a bowl of Raisin Bran. Ice Cream is often scoops of mashed potatoes covered in motor oil instead of chocolate syrup. Even the steam coming off of a hot dish is a hidden smoking cigarette.
I can accept all this, because they want to make things look irresistible to us and of course, to buy it. However I cannot quite grasp the way that eggs are portrayed.
I don’t mean hard boiled, but they way I prefer to have mine prepared, those sunny side up beauties I can’t wait to dip my toast into. These are almost always under cooked, RUNNY, SLIMY, and not at all something that I want to eat. So I have some questions for the folks over at Eggland’s Best.If commercial food is made to appeal to us, to the point we jump up, run to the kitchen, and fix ourselves the exact dish we just saw on the screen. Or dash to the local grocer’s to buy some Mr’s Paul’s fishsticks. ( Do you like fish sticks?) Then why do we accept that undone eggs look scrumptious and some thing that we would partake of?
Sunny side up eggs seems to be the most shown types of “cooked” eggs in commercials and the most disapointing in my eyes. I often shout out loud during these ads “Salmonella!”, and am amazed that anyone see’s that and says, “yum”. Sorry i just don’t get it. Yuck! Gross! Ughhh!
Ok I guess I have ranted enough. I think I want to eat now. I think I may stick with some veggies until these images are out of my head.
Love ya for reading,
G
Posted by
DJ G on
Oct 08, 2009
Okay I haven’t written since the first one, I promise to get better at keeping up on this blog, and help to keep my partner off my back.
Now when I started this blog I did not expect to have to change the name to “A Fat Faggot Says Nothing, cuz’ he is too busy eating blog….”
Back in January of 2008 I weighed 170 pounds. In April of the same year I quit smoking, of which I am so glad and proud of myself. By August, a mere four months later I was weighing in at a hefty 210. Oh yeah! Two-hundred and ten giant mother fudging pounds!!
Now it is October and I have only gained another 5 pounds since August.
I have never weighed this much, and it is very depressing. It does shit for the way I feel about myself. I do understand that one does gain weight after quitting smoking, and my doctor even said that I should’nt worry about the weight gain right away,as it can cause people to start smoking again. I can relate to that,but not accept it.
The other problem is getting motivated to start doing anything about it. Which is something alot of us have problems doing.
The only thing I can say is that I must start doing something fast cuz’ I aint gettin’ no younger!
I’ll write again about this, and maybe that will help to get the ball rolling.
Thanks for reading, I’m not sure I would.
Posted by
DJ G on
Aug 08, 2009
Trying to figure out what I was going to post first on my new blog was a real challenge. I wasn’t sure if I should explain or even if I had the answer to why I started blogging now after I had been podcasting for almost four years.Why should I want to write a blog?I’m not even good at writing.
Yet here I am and here you are reading it,and asking yourself why I would call it “A Homo says What?”
Cause I’m a homo saying what.Or at least I’m saying something from a gay man’s point of view.Although I do hope as a reader you will come to know that gay is only one part of me so I say that this blog will be from a man that happens to be gay who has an opinion on everything.
Enjoy!
Am I supposed to sign a blog?
sincerely,
dj G
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Listened to most of 177 at the gym tonight. Awesome episode as usual. One thing I marvel at- every time I listen, is the raporte/exchange between you two. I love my partner to death, but I think we would make lousy co-hosts. You two really have it down and it is part of what makes the show rock.
Re: being a liberal or a moderate. I’m with Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post. These categories of liberal/moderate/conservative really don’t suit today’s political reality, and perpetuate differences that hinder our progress politically. I don’t think liberal means extreme, any more than conservative means extreme. There are extremes on the far left and also on the far right, but it is very possible to be liberal and not extreme at all. No matter what you call yourself Carman, you are becoming more politically active and I’m so proud of you!
Re: Podcamp and podcasting. I’m not sure it is just the Pgh Podcamp which is experiencing an evolution towards social media in general. Podcamp Ohio was the same with topics ranging from everything Social Media. What I find disappointing about PCPGH, is the movement towards treating Social Media as the new PR and Marketing world and failing to recognize the activist use of these medias. I could care less is a business can determine how to use Twitter, but Twitter and other SM is an essential tool for real people to give voice to the stuff that is important to them. But I have no doubt that everyone who goes to PCPGH will find plenty for them there. I can’t wait!
Re: Wingnut donuts. I can’t believe you really gave this story air time, but glad you pointed out that UrbanSpoon is supposed to be reviews of the food, not the political or social views of the owner. I am of the belief that the most extreme right wingnut and the most flaming commie fag both have a right to make a living. That is why I worked so hard to get a non-discrimination ordinance passed in Allegheny County. Attempts to hurt someone’s business is just plain wrong and a form of hostile intimidation. Imagine f the roles were reversed and a gay-owned business was targeted by the wingnut extremists?
Sue Kerr offers a valuable resource toi Pittsburgh by highlighting that this business is owned and operated by a wingnut H8′er. That is a good thing. Too bad it goes too far like a bull in a china closet. If he has a blog where he spouts all this shit, the right place to post a protest of his personal views is at his blog! That is countering free speech with free speech.
BTW, I think the tag line is actually really good, but I interpret it to mean that even the most uptight conservative has an inner hippie dying to come out with a donut. But marketing hype is just that marketing hype- is it ever meant to reflect personal views or philosophies?
Like it or not, our world is made up of far right wingnuts and very left liberals and everything in between, and while both extremes may wish the other would roll over and die, the truth is we all have to make whatever progress we can in this all together. If GLBTQ’s are going to get anywhere, we have to quit focusing on the ultra crazy far right, and work to build coalitions with those in the middle. we are too small on our own, and ultimately we need change that will benefit the most number of people which means we have to all work together towards something as opposed to trying to tear something else apart.