Maybe I should have titled this "douchebag disease is contagious"....
Bob Bryer used his Twitter account to write the word "c--t" for all his fans and call it "art" and then, apparently according to someone at the NIN news site, he made a dick move in basically stealing his friend's idea and votes for making money for an animal shelter. Yes an animal shelter got money but he screwed over someone else to do it.
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A female guitar tech or someone else in the road crew could be a threat to the wifey as well.
Anyone with class would see right through him. That's probably why he seems to like the trashy sort.
Well, we all know he's a dirty cheater.
Someone posted these The Used lyrics at BN. Do you think they are about Gerard?
your market value, your resurrection
your shallow concept
help yourself, i hope you choke and you die
i know you meant it, nice fucking disguise so hollow
embrace the burn you bleed just like
you puke while running a mile
hey are you okay? you look pretty low, very handsome awkward
do you feel okay? you look pretty low, very handsome awkward.
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Liar, liar, pants on fire
And the pills go down and get you higher
Baby bottle's burning, motherfucker
And the mother hates him like the daughter
Only god and maker gripping tighter
Saying you will burn in hell, they say
You will burn in hell
Liar, liar, pants on fire
Liar, liar, stop your soul from catching
Fire, fire, god and maker
Liar, liar, pants on fire
Liar, liar, house of fire
And the glass tastes messy chew it louder
bet your tummy hurts you, you motherfucker
mother never loved you
father touched you with the hand of god
He's gripping tighter
Saying you will burn in hell, they say
You will burn in hell
Liar, liar, pants on fire
Liar, liar, stop your soul from catching
Fire, fire, god and maker
Liar, liar, you fucking liar
You're gonna burn in hell
You're gonna burn in hell
Hell, hell, hell
You will burn in hell, they say
You will burn in hell
Fucking liar.
Yeah, nonna Way is already sharpening her raven claws to take care of the poor thing.
Maybe she will give it one of her creepy dolls to cuddle with.
The used did say that, that CD was about him. I think it would have to be a band member. or someone who wants fame so he can have all the fan sheep say how great she is and how much they love her.
Quinn said once that Pretty Handsome Awkward was about a 'certain bleached-blond singer in another band', but Bert didn't say anything. Of course, Quinn is the one who told people Gerard was not sober, but was a huge cokehead.
For a person so hung up on image he married someone who doesn't make him look good.
I also don't think that he's sober/clean.
Why does he need two therapists? And how do you know that?
I don't think Quinn was lying when he said Gerard is a cokehead.
I agree with Siobhan that his nose doesn't look the same, and if you look close in some video interviews (liket he one that was posted earlier today), he looks like he has a red, irritated patch of skin right under one of his nostrils.
Quinn is the one who told people Gerard was not sober, but was a huge cokehead.
I think Quinn's telling the truth. Why lie about it?
Yeah, nonna Way is already sharpening her raven claws to take care of the poor thing.
Maybe she will give it one of her creepy dolls to cuddle with.
Am I the only one how doesn't find her creepy?
If Gerard is a cokehead and Lindsey is a cokehead, why on earth would they be having a baby? I don't think they would be that stupid.
I don't think he has the two therapists anymore. Do you think things would have played out the way they did at PR if he did.
Why does he need two therapists? And how do you know that?
He thank two therapists on 3 Cheers - I don't think he sees them anymore though.
he looks like he has a red, irritated patch of skin right under one of his nostrils.
Do you have a pic that shows that?
If Gerard is a cokehead and Lindsey is a cokehead, why on earth would they be having a baby? I don't think they would be that stupid.
It might have been too late to get rid of it.
I agree, Martha. I think he probably dumped his therapists a long time ago. I don't see how he could have been in therapy when the band was touring so constantly.
Do you have a pic that shows that?
I don't. Most pictures of him would have been retouched. But it probably wouldn't be all that hard to make a screencap and blow it up.
If Gerard is a cokehead and Lindsey is a cokehead, why on earth would they be having a baby? I don't think they would be that stupid.
Yeah, because it's so unlikely that drug addicts have babies!
And who says that the baby was planned?
Sorry this is 217 posts away from that post about Tasteittv.
I always hate that site with a passion. In my opinion, the girl who owns the website is a POSER/FAKE journalist - although there are other bands featured on her site, it seems that the whole website is created centering around mcr. What sickens me is that she claims to know them (yeah right, just because she talked to gerard for 15 minutes it doesnt mean she *knows* him). Plus,her pictures are nothing of value. They don't capture the concert atmosphere and almost all pics on her site are extreme closeups of gerard's face, wtf.
i dont understand why gerard craved to be a hero when he obviously cant be one.
Either that or she'll go out on the road and leave it to be raised by somebody else.
Maybe that's what the chimp was for. They weren't renting an animal for cheap entertainment, they were interviewing potential nannies.
Wow, I'm bitchy today >_<
Anonymous said...
If Gerard is a cokehead and Lindsey is a cokehead, why on earth would they be having a baby? I don't think they would be that stupid.
January 4, 2009 12:41 PM
They would be that stupid. It isn't hard to get pregnant. Just fuck with out protection. People with substance abuse problem have children that is how we know how the drugs and drink affect the fetus.
Maybe that's what the chimp was for. They weren't renting an animal for cheap entertainment, they were interviewing potential nannies.
LMAO!
Hello RW and any new anons
I loved your comment about Gerard needing two therapists: one for each face, RW. :)
i dont understand why gerard craved to be a hero when he obviously cant be one.
He uses the band to compensate for things he never had in his life.
Hi MJ, Siobhan, Anon(s) :)
I think it's because the hero is someone that people love. And who wouldn't to feel that
Hi there, RW!
And hello to the anons!
- Bridgitte from tasteittv
- Caliw from BN ('mcr secretary')
Sorry if they are friends of anyone here but it doesn't make any sense to me for someone who live thousands of miles away from the band, talk to them for a few minutes claim to know them (mcr) on personal level.
I'm not bitching about them but I dont understand why other fans look up to these two girls as their ultimate mcr source.
You can tell by the way Brigitte (or whatever her name is) talks to Gerard in that interview that she's only met him a couple of times. She sounds really nervous.
Caliw has already been outted as a lying piece of shit.
Like Gerard, she frequently changes her story.
Bridget has meet them, but she doesn't *know* them as she claims to.
Both girls to it for attention and to make it look like they are better then the rest of the rest of the fanbase. They're elitist little bitches.
I think Caliw is a stalker kind of like Eliza was. She hated lindsey, but when she got married, Caliw started stalking lindsey, because she posted pics of her and Lindsey together.
Links, please!
I want to laugh!
There are a lot of people over at BN that claim to know shit. It is the kinda of place that breeds people like that. Look at Eliza for the longest time no one was sure if she was Gerard's gf but Bn treated her like she was.
give people a few pictures that they haven't seen before over there and you will be treated like god.
your market value, your resurrection
your shallow concept
help yourself, i hope you choke and you die
i know you meant it, nice fucking disguise so hollow
embrace the burn you bleed just like
you puke while running a mile
hey are you okay? you look pretty low, very handsome awkward
do you feel okay? you look pretty low, very handsome awkward.
That song is defintitely about GW.
I also think "Hospital" and "Slit your own throat" are.
I think Liar liar is actually about Bert's dad? (just my take on it.) Just because he was mormon raised, his dad is religious, I dunno, can't put GW into the entire lyrics apart from the fact that he is a fucking liar!
In one interview Brigitte wears Iron Maiden t-shirt. I bet she never listens to Iron Maiden before and only wearing the t-shirt to get Gerard's attention.
Maybe in her mind she thinks that Gerard will ask her about the t-shirt, notice how much they have in common, and realize that she's the one for him.
Oh the fangirl fantasy.
LOL. I didn't mean to be such a bitch. xD
All of those loonies are hoping to be noticed and invited for tea at the Way mansion.
The should just go to the next homeless shelter and find themselves a young dude, take him home and just close their eyes while being boinked by that guy!
I bet they wouldn't feel or smell anything else than Lyn-Z does all the time when Gerard lies on top of her.
^Thanks for that image.
*hands out brain bleach to all*
You're welcome!^_^
I don't for the life of me understand why these girls find Gerard attractive. His features are so girlish and he's just a tiny little guy with a rather weird shape. And his voice...
Can somebody explain it?
*hands out brain bleach to all*
*takes a double dose*
Gerard has some pictures where he looks really good. I think it was around the time of the warped tour. He had the short hair and he looked like he was in shape. The two picture I can think of that show this are the ones from the VMAs and the one with the bullet proof vet between the buses. I think that is what brought in most of the fan girls.
As far as his voice goes i kinda like it. It has an interesting sound.
I found Gerard attractive for about thirty-five seconds.
No, seriously, I though he was good-looking when I first started following the band, around the time Helena came out. I thought he was bigger and he looked good in those suits he used to wear.
2.08:
I read somewhere that women prefers feminine looking men for long term partners.
Women prefer a 'feminine' appearance in partners
Umm, well I have to say that I always felt attracted to androgynous-looking men.
I loved Adam Ant and David Bowie and all the other 80's dudes with makeup.
I don't know why. Maybe, it's because they have seem mysterious. I can't really describe it.
I think Gerard looked sexy in the 'Helena' video and when he was lucky to have a good makeup artist by the hand doing the goth makeup for him.
I also liked the post-Revenge/pre-TBP era with short hair and when he started to wear those skinny jeans.
But he looked like shit with the blond hair and after that point he stopped looking attractive to me.
I also don't like his face now.
I just have to bring it up again; there's something wrong with his nose.
I don't for the life of me understand why these girls find Gerard attractive. His features are so girlish and he's just a tiny little guy with a rather weird shape. And his voice...
Can somebody explain it?
Can anyone explain this? And yet they were wildly popular with the girls in their day.
I think you can tell when Gerard is in therapy and not doing drugs by the he looks. I think most of the pictures where he looks really good right after Helena are when he was clean and getting help for his problems.
I think that lasted for most of TBP but I think he stopped going to therapy so that he could feel more the part of the characters for TBP. That is when shit started going down hill in his appearance.
He seems to need to live what he wants to do in the albums.
Can anyone explain this? And yet they were wildly popular with the girls in their day.
Now it's me who needs the brain bleach.
Have you noticed that a lot of the men that are consider good looking have very feminine looks. While a lot of the "good looking" women have masculine looks.
I don't find Britney good looking at all but when she shaved her head she looked very masculine.
The bridge of his nose looks extremely straight and the tip is curved into a perfect 90 degree angle.
I'm gonna be nice for once and say that he's blessed with a perfect nose.
Lol! Sorry, Siobhan ;)
While a lot of the "good looking" women have masculine looks.
I don't think so. I once made that rant about the 'Kindchenschema' on the previous entry and women are mostly considered being beautiful or pretty if they have big eyes and small noses and big lips. Sometimes they have an edged jaw line which gives them a more masculine look.
I don't think Giselle Bündchen is pretty. She looks very masculine to me.
Nevermind, RW! :D
Does anyone know if Frank really has 19 dogs?
Oh my God, you're question about Frank reminded me of that picture of Jamia on that 'secret' thread on LJ someone posted here.
And that reminded of the time when people almost wanted to cut my throat at Mayo's because I suspected that Jamia could be pregnant when I saw their wedding pics.
Hahahahha, good times!
That's the word from Bob. Don't know if he was serious or joking around.
Dunno though, Frank always seems to have another dog each time I read an interview or see a pic.
And that reminded of the time when people almost wanted to cut my throat at Mayo's because I suspected that Jamia could be pregnant when I saw their wedding pics.
One of the reasons I'm wondering about the 19 dogs is that I think someone with that many pets is someone who isn't planning on having children.
19 dogs? I don't want to know what their house smells like.
I think so too, RW!
Maybe they're some kind of substitute.
Maybe. Or they just prefer pets to children. Pets are usually more reasonable.
Maybe they're trying to learn how to take care of a living creature first before considering having a child?
Not that you can compare taking care of a dog with taking care of a baby but both require a sense of responsibility.
Maybe they're planning on having 19babies.
O_o
Poor Jamia!
2:14,
So did I, at first. but nowadays, whenever I look at any of the current pictures, to me he looks ugly, and I wonder why tween girls still find him attractive, because nowadays I don't.
He looks like a little boy and that's such a turn off.
Hi, BC :)
LynZ grande e grasso.
Hi RW *squeeze!* How are you?
At first I thought it said Lyn-z el asso grande, haha.
I'm well, thanks, BC *squeeze!*
How are you today?
Well, time for my bath.
Have a good evening, all :)
My bath killed the blog.
Hello RW
Hi, MJ :)
What are you doing.
Painting my toenails & watching Most Haunted on YouTube.
What are you doing?
Talking to you
^_^
Have your kitties been stalking you today?
I've eaten too much over the holidays. I feel all blowed up >.<
nope kitties are sleeping right now. I didn't eat much either
They're just building up their energy to attack you later.
I hope not.
Hi again everyone :)
I don't want to go to work tomorrow :(
Hi, BC :) *squeeze*
hello martha, bc and rw.
Hi, 6:20pm :)
Hello bc
Hello 6.20
Maybe this will cheer you up RW *Squueezzzee!* :)
Hi there mj and anon, how are you guys?
BC: ^_^
I wonder why none of the mcr guys have wished their fans a happy new year
More grey suit alterations to do this week. X_X
They're easy, but boring.
Maybe they all slept through it & don't know it's 2009. Except Mikey.
because they are above that now, being hardcore & all ;)
How much longer do you think they're going to keep up the Twitter thing?
Poor RW :(
MJ, because they're evil. Pure evil ^_^
It was so 2008, after all.
too right rw
why should they be courteous to all the minions that worship the ground they walk on.
Yeah it was RW.
For twitter, I'll give it maybe six more months. A friend and I were complaining the other night when we talking at how boring reading mcr's posts were.
What's next: They're gonna tell us when they took a shit?
Gross O_o
Well, time for me to turn in, I'm afraid.
It's been short, but fun :)
Have a good evening, all!
It will last because I think they are being made to do twitter. If they were on their own I don't think they would want to talk to anyone after the first day because I would have to hurt someone if all I got was fangirls telling me how great I was.
He puts up a bingo card and the act like it was some amazing piece of art
goodnight rw
Goodnight Rw.
Goodnight RW sweet dreams :)
Hate to say it, but I am not holding out on the mentioning of taking a shit thing.
Like I said the other day, the only posts worth reading is Ray's because he looks like he added effort to make his days interesting.
martha, the bingo card is called post-modern/minimalism. add a magnifying glass and it becomes surrealism :)
I am not holding my breath on the shit thing either because once msi gets on twitter it will probably happen.
6.42 lol. so what whee the pictures of the toilet at the rest stop that he had Bob send
that i would call childish, boyish nonsense
Look is it shit or blood. How old or you Gerard. for real you didn't need to share that.
sorry martha, i didn't get that
The toilet picture there were some drops pf some kinda of matter on the toilet and Gerard asked if it was shit or blood.
he is a weird little dude...
I'll go with sick.
Anonymous said...
LynZ grande e grasso.
And in English?
No idea
Interesting read.
I get the feeling that most of the fans if not all feel the same way we do. they are just "keeping the faith".
I think they also see the msi relationship for what it is but have been brainwashed into the i must love them because MCR does.
Hello everybody!
Well a girl there posted the "This man is living every dream you ever had" speech .. and my question is
is that an excuse to act like a douchebag ? souldn't it be the other way round?
gerard acting like a better person not worse!
It is one of the many excuse people use when someone starts acting like a douche bag.
They are having fun, living out their dreams, they are an adult, they are in love and they are only human. Man it is all nothing but excuse used by enablers so that they can look the other way.
mikey had the time to post a "2008. I barely knew you" msg but he didn't have the time to wish happy new year to the fans.....:D
ohhh but i guess the reason is he is too happy right now he just can't bother with fans like when he was feeling sad and depressed.
Hello Tl
I think they think fans are either stupid are evil. You got the ones that worship them as gods who can do no wrong. than their are the ones who question them and call them out on their bull shit.
But the only ones allowed to speak to them and know for sure are the ass kissers. That has got to get old but also it is their own fault.
"Also if you watch Gerard during say, Taste of Chaos, compared to Projekt Rev. You can see a major raise in confidence level. He's happy. Why isn't that good enough for you people?
It's perfect for me."
taken from the girl's post on BN
:D:D
it's easier to believe a lie than to deal with the truth.
Hello MJ, how you doing?
TL I am well how are you I am doing well.
"Also if you watch Gerard during say, Taste of Chaos, compared to Projekt Rev. You can see a major raise in confidence level. He's happy. Why isn't that good enough for you people?
It's perfect for me."
Well lets see I am not you so that is why it isn't perfect for me. I do not see being an egomaniac as big jump in confidence or being happy.
When you have to over compensate like the way he was something is wrong.
But the only ones allowed to speak to them and know for sure are the ass kissers. That has got to get old but also it is their own fault.
yeap, i sometimes feel sorry for the fangirls though. like they're expecting some sort of miracle to happen. " yes they changed but for the good! now they're all happy bla bla .. but they still care for us the fans. bla bla..
well
actions speak louder than words.
and they're not acting like if they really care what fans have to say anymore.
MJ, i doing well thanks, should be sleeping right now but im the nocturnal type :D
seems like we are the only posting on here tonight..
I agree with someone who said this in that journal.
A movie? Please, go fuck yourself. The only reason he's been offered any goddamn movie deal is because of his name, not his work.
At this point I feel really sorry for Gerard. Dark Horse, Universal, Reprise and WB are milking him for all he's worth before mcr become yesterday's news.
ohh i was wrong about MJ and me being the only ones posting on here tonight, hello anon :D!
i agree with this part
"As far as rockstar Gerard goes, I hate him. I hate what he's become. He is everything he swore up and down he'd never be, and that is disgusting. "
... couldn't have said it better myself
Hello 12.14
I don't think the movie will happen TUA isn't that big of a title. I think the company that bought it did it for just in case so if it does become big they don't have to pay as much money to him. He screwed himself big time with that one.
He doesn't seem to be very good at making good decisions in any area of his life. Poor slob.
I guess he need the money to pay for the house
Don't forget there's a baby on the way= diapers, clothes, food,medical care, school, etc etc ..
he sure will need the money.
i can never tell if hes actually that well off or not. youd think hed and lynz would at least be able to buy baby essentials without needing to make any extra income like that. but then with neither of them touring right now and record sales dwindling for both bands, i guess they need whatever they can get. i can't see the umbrella academy paying that well on its own, even with all of that unwarranted, unnecessary, undeserving extra merch it has.
I heard a rumor ( to quote his character) that he likes to buy flashy and expensive stuff. Besides what he got Lindsey
He probably thinks he's living the high life as a big star in LA, and thinks he has all the money he could ever need. Both of those are obviously not true.
I think he's going to fall off that delusion cloud very quickly in the coming months.
I was thinking about the msi situation. How Jimmy didn't want musicians in the bad I wonder if that was so he could get all the writing credits for the band and therefore get all the royalties.
Everyone gets paid when the album first comes out but after a while it is only the people credited with writing it that get paid. As some fans have said Lindsey does very little in the band so she is screwed as well
Anonymous said...
He probably thinks he's living the high life as a big star in LA, and thinks he has all the money he could ever need. Both of those are obviously not true.
I think he's going to fall off that delusion cloud very quickly in the coming months.
January 5, 2009 1:00 AM
It is always like that with new artist especially rappers. They think they are going to make big money off an album that only has one hit.
i don't think msi have a busy schedule when it comes about touring.
they have been around for 10 years and it's not like they fill big stadiums or have sold out dates, not by their own anyway. they always share the stage with other bands.
I think that all their big shows have been festivals or as opening acts for bigger bands. but Until MCR I don't think the got more than a 1000 seats if that.
Martha Jones said...
I heard a rumor ( to quote his character) that he likes to buy flashy and expensive stuff. Besides what he got Lindsey
January 5, 2009 12:57 AM
well I just hope they don't become to be the new Beckhams :/
they headlined their last 2 U.S. tours, and actually had bands opening for them. Bands I've heard of like Birthday Massacre and Innerpartysystem. not huuuuge bands but bands that have been around enough to get a name for themselves. msi played a lot of well-known medium sized places, and a lot of small clubs too. so yeah they'll never fill a stadium by themselves, and I don't think they plan or want to, but they have a big enough fanbase to headline tours and have a lot of people come out. and they've been doing that for a few years now, before Gerard ever came into the picture. I'm actually rather curious why some of you are so convinced msi was unable to get any fans before mcr. if trashy acts like Kid Rock can have fanbases, so can this one. Not on the same scale obviously, but a fanbase is a fanbase.
I'm not even a fan of them. I looked them up and concluded that just because I don't like them doesn't mean they don't have a large fanbase. I'm just wondering.
well I just hope they don't become to be the new Beckhams :/
They don't have anywhere near the money and no one outside of the fans and ex fans care enough about them to a big fuss.
If they did a reality show it would have to deal with someone have a substance abuse problem for anyone to care. Because if we are to believe that they are clean and he is just being geek and her an "artist" no one will bite. Even the fan girls will get bored.
You are twisting words 1.22. No one here doesn't think they don't have a fan base or a nice size one for an underground band but do you really think they would be playing the Kerrang tour If it wasn't for MCR. Also headlining a tour isn't just for big bands small bands do it as well just not big tours. A little band can do a tour of clubs where they are the only band playing so that would make them head liners in a way.
well okay. it's just some of the comments I've read here sound like the only reason msi has any size fanbase at all is because of mcr. but yeah that seems more reasonable. thanks Marha
I t can read like that but that isn't what we mean. Like that msi fan who thought we were saying Lindsay flash her naked crotch at people when we were talking about her flashing her crotch with underwear on.
I do think msi wants to fill stadiums why else open for a big act that plays them. If you are a band that wants to stay away from that you don't open for big acts.
hi 1:22 , i was more on about the money business thing, and gerard turning his comic into a movie.
not saying that msi have no fans. obviously they have
but they're not a huge band that get millions and millions .
MCR is a more famous band, but still i don't think gerard is a millionaire either.
so this TUA move is more like a plan B in case the new cd fails.
'cause i'm sure they will need the money.
I just don't see the TUA movie as even being a plan B. I used to love MCr but even when I did I noticed they aren't as big or have as much money as the fans think.
I find it sad as well that Gerard would be willing to use his fans the way he has with the TUA merchandise. I don't see to many of the male fans buying a TUA umbrella.
I'm also not so sure about TUA being made into a movie. Studios option things all the time, often with no intention of making it into a movie. Even if there have been meetings, there is still no guarntee it will get made, especially with the economy being the way it is. Plus all the special effects that will be needed will cost a lot of money - the studio won't risk that sort of money unless they can guarentee they can make it back.
Here are the numbers from the TUA just in case anyone was interested
Series 1
Issue 1 Ranked 58 Sold 37,686
Issue 2 Ranked 77 Sold 31,143
Issue 3 Ranked 80 Sold 29,497
Issue 4 Ranked 89 Sold 28,686
Issue 5 Ranked 74 Sold 29,712
Issue 6 Ranked 67 Sold 28,861
Series 2
Issue 1 Ranked 50 Sold 36,784
Readership had dropped off after the first issue, but by the time the new series started and there was that whole baby drama sales were up again, though they will probably drop off a bit now. To put it in perspective though, in November 2008 when TUA Series 2 Issue 1 sold 36,784 copies, in the same month Batman sold 103,131, Buffy sold 74,187 and the Dark Tower (a Stephen King adaptation from one of his books) sold 58,268. TUA does well but it doesn't do brilliantly to warrant a movie being made or the amount of merch that is created for it. The Dark Tower comic has barely any merch that I've seen and yet it sells far more copies.
^ The above is based on sales in North America. Sorry, I should have mentioned that.
Has anyone else here read TUA and what do they think of it. I bought like two issue than found the rest online to read. I was very disappointed. To me it felt like he was getting all his ideas from other places but not doing anything new with it.
The pace seemed off and I found the character to be for the most part unintresting.
Nighty night everybody!
was a pleasure to share opinions with all of you.
:)
thanks for posting the TUA numbers,anon,i was wondering about it.
I dont think TUA IS popular enough yet.it would have to turn into a phenomenon like twilight or sth..
Ihave read some interviews and gerard seems pretty serious about doing the movie and stuff but well, the guy changes his mind a lot. so you can't never know with him.
MJ, i bought apocalypse suit. and err well i have to admit i liked it. i was expecting it to be crap but i found it quite entertainment . i haven't read the new series yet though
*enterteining!
Goodnight Tl. I was thinking I would like TUA but I was really disappointed
BRB
This is just my opinion, but I found TUA to be quite sexist. I put it down after issue 3 in disgust, but picked it up again to finish it a few months later when I could bare to read it again. I don’t want to start off a huge argument about feminism, and I’m not accusing GW of being sexist, it’s just that in my opinion there were some sexist undertones in the comic. I don’t have my copy to hand, so this is just from what I remember. It was fine up until issue 3, but there’s that big battle with those robot guys. Rumour freezes and Spaceboy rescues her from the robot things and then tells her to ‘stay with the children’. Rumour spends the rest of the battle huddling with the kids while the guys do all the fighting. Vanya then turns up and is rescued by the Kracken who shouts at her - I can’t remember exactly what he says, but he makes her feel worthless and she runs off. Then in issue 6 we have exactly the same thing happen again - big battle, Rumour is rescued by Spaceboy after she has her throat cut and before she can use her powers and actually play a role in the battle and he jeopardises the whole team by running off to get her some help. Rumour never actually uses her powers at all as an adult in the whole series, the only time she does so is the make Spaceboy kiss her. Instead she constantly needs to be rescued. Vanya finally becomes empowered, but fails to destroy the world (I was kind of hoping she would destroy some of it) and the whole series ends with both the female characters disempowered lying in hospital while all the male characters are all at home making sandwiches and still with all their powers. Also there are no female supporting characters aside from the mother who is a mannequin, whereas you have the Inspector, Hargreaves, Pogo etc loads of secondary male characters. The whole world felt very male centric and the female characters seem a liability and unnecessary to the team. I did like the art though and even the story, I just was frustrated about the way the female characters were presented.
My biggest problem with the female character were that they were the Marsha Jan stereotypes. In the end they both lived up to that stereotype. rumor was useless and Vanya got some powers and still acted like she was in the shadow of everyone else.
I was hoping that in the end when she w faced with her father figure she would have at least hurt him or taken out some of those kids to get back at him. Nope she screamed at him like she would as if she had no power and got shot in the head for it.
Yeah, I got the feeling that Rumour was only there to be a love interest for Space Boy.
didn't Gerard do an interview where he was talking about what part of him the characters in the comic represented.
Yep, he did.
Maybe he never wanted females in the comic. In LOTMS, only Space Boy, Scence and Hargreaves are mentioned. Maybe Dark Horse felt they needed girls in there.
I don't remember seeing any women in the breakfast monkey either.
At least he didn't make the women into big boobed sex pots
I'm glad I wasn't the only one disappointed in the female characters. I looked for reviews after TUA came out where I was hoping someone would mention the female characters being weak and under developed compared to the male ones, but there was nothing. Not even from people who have immediately picked up on Supergirl or Wonder Woman or any of the DC or Marvel female characters being treated in such a way. Though maybe they just didn't read TUA. I was just expecting someone to say something, but they were probably too busy kissing Gerard's ass.
That's another thing I noticed, the two female characters are very much anti-traditional superhero beauty, usually they have long hair and enourmous breasts, but in this case both the female characters have very short hair. In the web serial Anywhere But Here, I thought Vanya looked like a guy in drag. Initially I thought it was good, that he was obviosuly rejecting traditional concept of superheroines and how they should look, but now it just seems like he really wanted them to be male characters and Vanya really is a guy in drag.
I found all the characters to be under developed. But the women suffered from it the most. And all the female charters ended up having some life altering shit happen to them. Even the mom character. we didn't get to see it .
I would think that maybe it is the horror movie influence to use women like that but in most horror movies they have a strong female character.
I think you are right that maybe it was suppose to be an all male super group but they added the women in at the last minute.
Well, even if that's how he meant it, it's rather arrogant of him to assume that most of the girls in the audience would wind up with a man that wouldn't be able to "get the job done."
Besides, telling girls to "fake it" isn't exactly the best advice. Maybe instead he should have told them to stand up and tell the man they're with what they want.
The 'you're going to be doing this for the rest of your lives' wasn't about faking it for a guy, it was about sticking your hands down your pants and getting yourself off.
And lol at you assuming that they will end up with men.
mcr new single will be released next month.
...and they ain't gettin' any of my money.
Kiss goodbye to my £4 MCR. You ain't getting it this time.
What is it with these people and their limited editions?! Haven't the masks taught them that nobody cares anymore?
6:57
First of all, you took my comment out of context. It was responding to this:
i am fairly certain it's due to the fact that you're going to frequently find yourself with a guy that won't always get the job done and as such, you will need to take matters in to your own hands..so to speak. it's funny and sadly, it's sort of true to be totally honest.
I never said I thought that was Gerard's intent, I only pointed out that if it had been, it was pretty lousy advice to be giving to girls and that he wasn't exactly qualified to be a sex therapist.
I also never said that I assumed all of these girls would end up with men. Lol @ you for ASSuming that I did.
The 'you're going to be doing this for the rest of your lives' wasn't about faking it for a guy, it was about sticking your hands down your pants and getting yourself off.
Orly? Did he tell you this himself, or are you just psychic? I don't think anyone but Gerard knows what his intent was, so stop pretending that you do.
I don't think even Gerard knew what his intent was, he was just trying to be all hardcore like his idol Jimmy Urine.
Whether Gerard was telling girls to "fake it" or to "learn to get themselves off", he still is nobody to be giving out advice.
I don't need sex tips from a guy in a rock band, thanks.
The 'you're going to be doing this for the rest of your lives' wasn't about faking it for a guy, it was about sticking your hands down your pants and getting yourself off.
I don't see that myself, because he said something like "moan for me and make it convincing". That sounds like faking an orgasm to me.
The 'you're going to be doing this for the rest of your lives' wasn't about faking it for a guy, it was about sticking your hands down your pants and getting yourself off.
Some dumb ass try to say that at mayo's once. Okay why are you faking it if you are getting your self off. That doesn't make any sense.
That's probably what all the women in Gerards life had to do...fake it. Maybe he is one of those that doesn't go by "women first".
That's probably what all the women in Gerards life had to do...fake it. Maybe he is one of those that doesn't go by "women first".
I had one of those once. I kicked his ass to the curb pretty damn quick.
maybe he was giving lindsey advice about playing her bass.....fake it.
LOL anons. I just love have fansheep find anyway to try and spin it so Gerard doesn't look like an ass.
LOL anons. I just love have fansheep find anyway to try and spin it so Gerard doesn't look like an ass.
January 5, 2009 10:55 AM
I agree. Gerard could tell them to stick a glow stick up their ass and would.
Then they would open their mouth and see if it glowed!
I am just so sick of the fans making excuses for Gerard that they wouldn't make for anyone else. For the love oh god you don't have to come out like here and make fun of him. But the everything he says is for the good of the fans and not offensive or demeaning in anyway BS need to stop.
It makes the fans look crazy and gives the band a big head and lets them know that they can get away with doing anything to the fans. Like refuse to talk to them on twitter but expect them to shell out money for limit edition box sets.
Well i think he needs to be treated like any regular asshole.Just because he is in a band, doesn't mean that people should let him get a free asshole pass.
this is the funniest thing i've ever read. it's from Metal Hammer.
How does it feel to be more highly regarded for your back bends while playing bass than actually playing the bass itself?
Lyn-Z: "i think the people writing these questions either a)can't play an instrument or b)could never be in a band. these people are sitting at home, probably eating crisps. commenting on all the things that i'm doing. if they hate me so bad that it inspires them to say, 'fuck her, i can do it better', then my job is done."
Lyn-Z: "i'm pissed about that question. i'm an awesome bass player and i can play bass in any fucking band. nobody can do what i do, and i'm really annoyed that there is a fucking general attitude that i can't play."
Lindsey is so fucking delusional. she's the one who said she was a shit bass player. for the rest of the interview go here.
http://www.mindlessselfindulgence
.com/press/reviews/
mh1008/index.php
I guess she just makes up shit as she goes along -- just like her husband.
Next thing you know we'll be hearing about how she was on the same train/ferry as Gerard was when the towers fell on 9/11 and they didn't even realize it at the time -- which of course means that they were destined to be together.
i'm an awesome bass player and i can play bass in any fucking band.
Yea right. I guess she choose MSI over a good band because she is so good. LOL!
someone please help me. does it cost money to follow someone on twitter on your cellphone? please i need to know this.
Next thing you know we'll be hearing about how she was on the same train/ferry as Gerard was when the towers fell on 9/11 and they didn't even realize it at the time -- which of course means that they were destined to be together.
January 5, 2009 12:34 PM
And they were chewing the same flavor gum that day and wearing the same panties.
Lyn-Z: "i think the people writing these questions either a)can't play an instrument or b)could never be in a band.
We all could be in a band if all we had to do is stand there and play along to a pre recorded music. LOOK MOM ! NO HANDS!
Lyn-Z: "i think the people writing these questions either a)can't play an instrument or b)could never be in a band.
Actually Lynz, I CAN play an instrument, thank you very much, and I think you right suck. Plus, most people consider people who can't play instruments people who could never be in a band, exept if you want to ba a vocalist, so thanks for pointing out the obvious. Lynz, you seem to to be the only one who thinks being in a band isn't about the music or talent, its about flashing your goods, and that's pathetic.
The only thing is that i can't do a backbend.I would have to think of a new gimmick....I know, if i drink a soda real fast i can burp really lood.Yes i could be in a band!
Lyn-Z: "i'm pissed about that question
She needs to be pissed...pissed off because she can't play.
Kitty: "As girls, we're just viewed as eye candy. At least we still fucking fit into our 19-year old-clothes!"
LynZ: "Hell yeah, baby! We look good!"
Kitty, I thought you were going somewhere with the eye candy thing, but then you blew it. LynZ's already shown us eye candy is all she'll ever be. And wasn't Lynz fat at 19?
That MH interview pisses me off. Steve implied that in order to be really good at an instrument, you obviously have no friends, LynZ couldn't make enough sense to stand up for herself, or she had Steve and Kitty "try" to do it for her, Kitty pulled the whole "Because I'm a girl drummer I'm automatically respectable" bs... they really ARE the stupid, aren't they?
Lindsey must have been really pissed -- probably pissed enough to get herself pregnant so she could quit the band and not have to be asked those questions anymore.
you guys please answer my question. do you have to pay to follow someone on twitter on your cell? please im desperate!
I love hoe Steve tried to make it seem like LynZ was already in the band at the time of the audition, and that she was "already in" That's not what it sounded like in the Tasteit TV interview.
I don't know, 1:11.
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