I never knew it was the Wilson's singing that horrific "Hey Santa". I love cheesy Christmas music, like, to the point of it being annoying for my family members. But even I hate that song.
@labeled: I searched an searched for a Mariah Christmas video, but all I could find was the video for "All I Want For Christmas Is You," which is actually shockingly classy for a Christmas video.
Also convinced that I've seen Mariah in a Sexy Santa getup... but it's entirely possible that was just a random Tuesday in Winter outfit for her. (Don't get me wrong, I actually kind of love her.)
@labeled: "All I Want for Christmas is You" may be the best Mariah song of all time, IMO. Lots of frolicing in snow and sitting on Santa's lap. I would link, but no YouTube at work.
When I think of cheesy, awful christmas songs/videos, Madonna's cover of Santa Baby immediately comes to mind. That insane baby voice she uses, that is made of cheese. And not good cheese, but the Velveeta variety.
Wait, is there a video for this? For some reason I thought there was, and now I feel foolish for piping up when the post is about cheesy videos, not just cheesy christmas tunes.
@Gnatalby: That's hilarious. I lovelovelove Eartha Kitt's version, but was confused as a child as to why she was basically seducing Santa into giving her expensive gifts, like some Yuletide Gold Digger.
@CashMoneyHoney: I used to work in a grocery store. People do that shit ALL THE TIME. My favorites were the woman who put her doggy on the conveyor belt and the man who left his pit bull outside without a leash on in the "stay!" command and then got offended when people were freaking out that there was a pit bull outside the only exit. #ozzyosbourne
@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I don't know why you would put your dog on a conveyor belt. Also, if my dog was on a conveyor belt she would freak the eff out. #ozzyosbourne
@CashMoneyHoney: They put everything on the damn conveyor belt. They put small children on it so they can "ride." Never mind the signs warning that fingers can get trapped. I started passive aggressively just grabbing things off the belt when there was a child on it. #ozzyosbourne
You know, as much as I dislike admitting it, Prejean kind of has a point in regards to Obama: irrespective of what we may think he may privately believe, he hasn't actually publicly supported gay marriage. And not doing so for political gain is a veeery cynical move, and say what you will about Prejean, but I personally don't think that she has the capacity for such cynicism.
This is not to 'endorse' her or 'attack' Obama or whatever (and I actually can't even believe I have to state this as a disclaimer), but a runner-up beauty queen doesn't really have the same power or influence as the POTUS, and that's a very crucial point to make.
(I kind of totes believe her on the Trump thing, tho. That man is a creeper, through and through!) #carrieprejean
@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Yes, Prejean's statement is hardly shocking, but I guess there are a lot of people who want to believe Obama can do no wrong.
But of course what Prejean wants is to claim that because she has the same bigotry as Obama she must also have some of his good qualities.
Not so much. #carrieprejean
@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Prejean does not get to call Obama a bigot. Period. I understand the point that she's clumsily trying to make, that Obama doesn't support gay marriage, either, but to compare herself to him is wrong.
Prejean is a white woman, with all the entitlements and privileges that skin color brings you in this country. Obama is a black man, and thus has faced institutional racism his whole life. Obama is not a bigot for the same reason reverse racism doesn't exist: To practice true bigotry or racism, you have to have the power of the institution behind you.
Carrie, YOU ARE A BIGOT. Now what are you going to do about it? I suggest stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com as a launching pad to your shiny new life as a former beauty queen who tours the country explaining your own white privilege and how you overcame it just enough to keep your nose, and your votes, out of gay people's love lives. #carrieprejean
@CoalMineCanary: "To practice true bigotry or racism, you have to have the power of the institution behind you."
While I agree with you in terms of race and privilege, both Prejean and Obama benefit from being straight and heteronormative, in a country, culture, and legal system that favours that. It is very easy to oppose gay marriage, or say that marriage is for 'a man and a woman only,' when you are never going to face the repercussions of this statement.
And given that this particular issue is about the rights of LGBT, I think it is important to not let this important distinction fall by the wayside. #carrieprejean
@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: You are absolutely correct. Being heterosexual is a huge leg up for both of them. If Obama was gay, he would not be president, even if he was also white.
I didn't mean to overlook this critical distinction; I wanted to point out that Prejean cannot compare herself to someone with whom she has no shared experience, i.e. being black in America. The fallacy of her statement, "If that makes me a bigot, so is Barack Obama" is that it's overly simplistic, ignoring the American context of race and heteronormalcy.
I'm deeply disappointed that Obama hasn't taken more of a stand on gay rights, but ultimately I consider Prejean to be a bigot, not Obama, for the reasons stated here and in my earlier comment. #carrieprejean
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I wish RuPaul would leave a new season of Drag Race under my tree this year...
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Also, I would like to submit Jon Bon Jovi's Christmas song.
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Also convinced that I've seen Mariah in a Sexy Santa getup... but it's entirely possible that was just a random Tuesday in Winter outfit for her. (Don't get me wrong, I actually kind of love her.)
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Wait, is there a video for this? For some reason I thought there was, and now I feel foolish for piping up when the post is about cheesy videos, not just cheesy christmas tunes.
Also, Christmas in Hollis rules.
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She also hated "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" for the infidelity. Yes, I had to explain to my mother that Santa Claus is just Dad.
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"Christmas in Hollis" = genius. Pure genius.
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This is not to 'endorse' her or 'attack' Obama or whatever (and I actually can't even believe I have to state this as a disclaimer), but a runner-up beauty queen doesn't really have the same power or influence as the POTUS, and that's a very crucial point to make.
(I kind of totes believe her on the Trump thing, tho. That man is a creeper, through and through!) #carrieprejean
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But of course what Prejean wants is to claim that because she has the same bigotry as Obama she must also have some of his good qualities.
Not so much. #carrieprejean
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Prejean is a white woman, with all the entitlements and privileges that skin color brings you in this country. Obama is a black man, and thus has faced institutional racism his whole life. Obama is not a bigot for the same reason reverse racism doesn't exist: To practice true bigotry or racism, you have to have the power of the institution behind you.
Carrie, YOU ARE A BIGOT. Now what are you going to do about it? I suggest stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com as a launching pad to your shiny new life as a former beauty queen who tours the country explaining your own white privilege and how you overcame it just enough to keep your nose, and your votes, out of gay people's love lives. #carrieprejean
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While I agree with you in terms of race and privilege, both Prejean and Obama benefit from being straight and heteronormative, in a country, culture, and legal system that favours that. It is very easy to oppose gay marriage, or say that marriage is for 'a man and a woman only,' when you are never going to face the repercussions of this statement.
And given that this particular issue is about the rights of LGBT, I think it is important to not let this important distinction fall by the wayside. #carrieprejean
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I didn't mean to overlook this critical distinction; I wanted to point out that Prejean cannot compare herself to someone with whom she has no shared experience, i.e. being black in America. The fallacy of her statement, "If that makes me a bigot, so is Barack Obama" is that it's overly simplistic, ignoring the American context of race and heteronormalcy.
I'm deeply disappointed that Obama hasn't taken more of a stand on gay rights, but ultimately I consider Prejean to be a bigot, not Obama, for the reasons stated here and in my earlier comment. #carrieprejean