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So, after the 6 seasons that dumb Portlandia show has been running, the feminist bookstore they parody has randomly decided they're not OK with being made fun of, despite being perfectly OK with it for years. However, in the fashion you would expect of a location with the description "a feminist indie bookstore in a gentrifying neighborhood of Portland," they're basically living out a sketch from the show: http://www.avclub.com/article/portlandias-feminist-bookstore-says-gently caress-portlandi-243359 quote:In Other Words issued a lengthy statement on its website explaining that it’s severed ties with the show. And it also released a far more succinct one, via a sign that first appeared in its window this past spring: “gently caress Portlandia.” "we will only take advantage of a public platform to air our grievances if you also give us free ad space for our GoFundMe. No? Well, you guys are scummy rape apologists and your newspaper (that we would have been happy to talk to if you had given us even more free promotion) is garbage." quote:And while the show has obviously boosted In Other Words’ profile, and helped bring national attention to previous fundraisers held to spare it from bankruptcy, that fame hasn’t exactly translated to profits. “Tourists and fans of the show come to our door to stand outside, take selfies, and then leave,” the statement reads. “The vast majority of them don’t come inside.” Film at 11: people who think Portlandia is a funny show generally don't really care about books on feminist theory. Odds are pretty high that if they actually came into the store the complaint would just change to "tourists and fans of the show come in our store and don't respect the safe space rules we have in place!!! quote:You could also question the fact that In Other Words seemed to have a pretty good sense of humor about its being spoofed for six years, only to very recently decide that these spoofs have somehow “only become more offensive” as the seasons wore on. You might even raise an eyebrow at the post’s conclusion blaming Portlandia’s “popularity and insipid humor” for the city’s gentrification—especially coming from a feminist, white-owned bookstore that, however progressive and well-intentioned, moved into its cheaper, historically black neighborhood. I love the gentrification argument when it's made by gigantic hipsters who have already co-opted poor neighborhoods. Even better is the idea that rich white people are moving to Portland because of a TV show that makes fun of how annoying people in Portland are I eagerly await the season 7 sketch where they make fun of this entire situation, and the angry backlash that will inevitably follow.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:27 |
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Isn't the point of Portlandia to make fun of the humorless dorks living in Portland? Cause it works."Interview with Carrie Brownstein posted:Brownstein, who is also one of the show’s writers and producers, told me, “In general, things in a place like Portland are really great, so little concerns become ridiculous. There are a lot of people here who can afford—financially but also psychologically—to be really, really concerned about buying local, for instance. It becomes mock epic. It’s like Alexander Pope’s ‘Rape of the Lock.’ I was standing in line at Whole Foods, and the guy in front of me says, ‘I really wish you guys sold locally made fresh pasta.’ And the cashier says, ‘Look, we do.’ And the guy says, ‘No, no—that’s from Seattle.’ Really? You don’t have a bigger battle?” Bookstore's gotta drum up business somehow, I guess.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:35 |
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Nobody can endure six years of Fred Armisen in a wig. They were bound to crack.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:46 |
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So this show brings in tons of tourist to this shop but these broads are too dumb to lure them inside? Talk about an epic business fail.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:47 |
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The feminist movement was started by the rockafellers to get the woman out of the house and into a taxable position, while giving the state the abiity to subvert their kids minds 8 hours a day....at the same time, increasing inflation and counter culture ideas of a cohesive family being undesirable, has lead to a total destruction of the american family thanks feminism, have fun being sluts protesting oil with your titties out I guess (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:51 |
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Why would you go to that lovely little bookstore anyway when Portland has Powell's city of books? A place that owns and isn't filled with humorless assholes.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:51 |
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the ol pump-n-bump posted:The feminist movement was started by the rockafellers to get the woman out of the house and into a taxable position, while giving the state the abiity to subvert their kids minds 8 hours a day....while at the same time increasing inflation and counter culture ideas of a cohesive family being undesirable has lead to a total destruction of the american family
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:51 |
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deal with it
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:55 |
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the ol pump-n-bump posted:The feminist movement was started by the rockafellers to get the woman out of the house and into a taxable position, while giving the state the abiity to subvert their kids minds 8 hours a day....at the same time, increasing inflation and counter culture ideas of a cohesive family being undesirable, has lead to a total destruction of the american family rock-a-feller trumbo rockofuller, tax baron Thirsty Girl fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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FedEx Mercury posted:So this show brings in tons of tourist to this shop but these broads are too dumb to lure them inside? Talk about an epic business fail. I get the feeling that Portlandia's depiction of the owners as completely humorless, holier-than-thou snarks hits a lot closer to home than the real owners would like to admit the ol pump-n-bump posted:The feminist movement was started by the rockafellers to get the woman out of the house and into a taxable position, while giving the state the abiity to subvert their kids minds 8 hours a day....at the same time, increasing inflation and counter culture ideas of a cohesive family being undesirable, has lead to a total destruction of the american family d...dare?
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:56 |
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My dog doesn't accept traditional gender roles and keeps humping my pillows. Is she a feminist?
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:58 |
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the ol pump-n-bump posted:The feminist movement was started by the rockafellers to get the woman out of the house and into a taxable position, while giving the state the abiity to subvert their kids minds 8 hours a day....at the same time, increasing inflation and counter culture ideas of a cohesive family being undesirable, has lead to a total destruction of the american family You whore bitches don't deserve a nice guy like me mk II: m'lady edition
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:58 |
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Those feminists want the D but theyve been mind controlled into thinking scissoring and tori amos are what they want....I dont get what you arent understanding
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:58 |
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I like Portlandia. And I also like it when parodies come to life and hilariously own themselves, so this is all good.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:59 |
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Kelp Me! posted:I get the feeling that Portlandia's depiction of the owners as completely humorless, holier-than-thou snarks hits a lot closer to home than the real owners would like to admit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ch1kXp3mQA
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 15:59 |
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the ol pump-n-bump posted:Those feminists want the D but theyve been mind controlled into thinking scissoring and tori amos are what they want....I dont get what you arent understanding Ok first I thought you were dare but now I'm pretty sure you're jon pop
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:00 |
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'Devaluation of feminist discourse' being listed as an unforgivable transgression. Thats the type of thing you usually hear in the context of fundamentalist religion.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:01 |
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What's Up With The Feminist Bookstore From Portlandia Lately Oh This Is What Is Up With Them Okay Guys Anyway If You Click This Article There Are Pictures Of Bats And Bunnies
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:03 |
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Pretty much. I can understand the idea of wanting to make a space comfortable for everyone, but this seems a bit excessive quote:In Other Words supports the safety of our staff, volunteers, and patrons. By entering In Other Words and/or participating in our events, discussions, and activities (both on the physical space and online), you agree to abide by the following guidelines: Seems a bit extreme for a small bookshop IMO. I get the feeling that as a cishet male I would instantly be judged by every single person in that shop the second I walked in.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:04 |
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FactsAreUseless posted:What's Up With The Feminist Bookstore From Portlandia Lately Oh This Is What Is Up With Them Okay Guys Anyway If You Click This Article There Are Pictures Of Bats And Bunnies Bats and bunnies? Maybe I should click the link in the op but I won't.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:04 |
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im gaye posted:Nobody can endure six years of Fred Armisen in a wig. They were bound to crack. It's hard to take the male Russian spy seriously in that "The Americans" TV show as a tough dude because he looks so much like Fred Armisen.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:05 |
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FactsAreUseless posted:What's Up With The Feminist Bookstore From Portlandia Lately Oh This Is What Is Up With Them Okay Guys Anyway If You Click This Article There Are Pictures Of Bats And Bunnies Yesterday I had to do work at someone's house and they had a second floor they never went to and when I went up there to check on stuff it was just full of dead bats. Dead bats littering the floor. I couldn't walk without stepping on a dead bat. I told them and they laughed like living underneath some kind of bat holocaust was something they knew about and were fine with. Also Portlandia is funny.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:05 |
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Oh my god not the feminist bookstore from Portlandia! Dammit! I can't believe we lost the feminist bookstore from Portlandia to the god drat PC Police! When are those clowns in Congress gonna shut those bastards down? What a bunch of clowns... feminist clowns that is!
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:06 |
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How can you move in a city in such a way that it is neither white flight or gentrification
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:06 |
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Can we make this thread about the bat holocaust house instead of about feminism?
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:07 |
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It seems extreme because the whole bookstore is a CIA front designed to spread disharmony by polarizing parts of the population against itself, in the name of political correctness, use your brain moran political correctness is just a way to encourage group think you all are way behind on this
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:09 |
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the ol pump-n-bump posted:It seems extreme because the whole bookstore is a CIA front designed to spread disharmony by polarizing parts of the population against itself, in the name of political correctness, use your brain moran
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:09 |
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quote:In Other Words supports the safety of our staff, volunteers, and patrons. By entering In Other Words and/or participating in our events, discussions, and activities (both on the physical space and online), you agree to abide by the following guidelines: George Carlin is spinning in his grave.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:09 |
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The feminist bookstore is angry. It rumbles and cracks have formed in the fiundation. The bookstore is angry and we do not know how to calm it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:10 |
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FactsAreUseless posted:What's Up With The Feminist Bookstore From Portlandia Lately Oh This Is What Is Up With Them Okay Guys Anyway If You Click This Article There Are Pictures Of Bats And Bunnies I can't find these pictures of bats and bunnies send help
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:10 |
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FlimFlam Imam posted:George Carlin is spinning in his grave.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:10 |
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bag em and tag em posted:The feminist bookstore is angry. It rumbles and cracks have formed in the fiundation. The bookstore is angry and we do not know how to calm it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:10 |
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I do not watch Portlandia or read books
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:11 |
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This must mean Kyle MacLachlan really is the mayor!
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:11 |
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The feminist bookstore has gained sentience and it is loving pissed about it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:11 |
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seriously tho where are these bats and bunnies
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:11 |
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You know what else is a safe space? Literally any big retail store in America. The only color that matters is green.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:11 |
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Moon Atari posted:The feminist bookstore has gained sentience and it is loving pissed about it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 16:12 |
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This monsterous bookstore will devour us all.
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FactsAreUseless posted:Ah yes, the old "George Carlin agreed with whatever I think about anything" argument. George Carlin was also the conductor on Thomas the Tank Engine really makes you think FactsAreUseless posted:Fee Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of the cishet scum! how did you guess the title of my next feminist flash mob gathering
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