Archive for August, 2009

The New Adventures of the Old Testament

August 28, 2009

That goddamn Bible! With its nonstop begatting and relentless thee-thou political agenda, this book has led to centuries of repression and grief for gays, and basically everyone else. Sure, there’s some good stuff in the second half: oversexed virgins, all-you-can-eat seafood suppers, and a half-naked savior with the kind of ripped torso and head of hair I’d sell my own mother for. But the first half? Well, let’s just say it’s no Da Vinci Code.

Considering the eco-friendly, Earth-conscious attitude we’ve all recently pretended to adopt, there must be some way to responsibly recycle and reuse all that perfectly good paper! As always, Breeder’s Digest is here to hold your hand as together we slide down that slippery slope to Hell once again, and for all eternity.

So, whip out your grandmother’s cherished family heirloom Bible (you know, the one with the fake gold inlay and those cute illustrations of lambs you used to masturbate to!), and let’s start tearing out the pages one by one—for a better, cleaner tomorrow! Once you let go of your hopelessly outmoded belief system, you’ll find you have tons of paper-thin paper on your hands perfectly suited for:

1. Picking up the random cat shit that mysteriously accumulates just outside the litter box.

2. Starting fires for at-home re-enactments of heartwarming scenes from Stephen King’s Firestarter.

3. Writing simply-worded fan letters to Courtney Love.

Don’t it make my brown eyes jaundiced?

Straight to Hell in a perm basket.

4. Packed with fiber, the Bible makes a handy meat substitute-substitute for your next lesbian potluck!

5. Cut out words like “barley” and “shekel” for future use in ransom notes.

6. Is it winter solstice already? You know what that means—paper snowflake time!

7. Sometimes I like to throw pages of the Bible in the air and pretend it’s raining money!

She makes everything look so easy, all the time!

Don’t forget your jazz hands, faggot!

8. Using twigs and masking tape, fashion your Bible into a makeshift kite. And remember—by adding a few small bits of metal, you’ll attract extra lightning bolts!

9. Fold individual pages into a series of origami sculptures depicting my fate when the Rapture strikes.

10. One word: cum rag city!

JK, JC! We still cool, right?

John

Gay Translation Made Easy

August 24, 2009

“The real motivation is to just turn the world gay. I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream. I committed myself to them and they committed themselves to me and because of the gay community I’m where I am today.”
– Lady Gaga

"I’m so unhappy it’s edgy."
Hay. It’s not just for horses anymore!

We know it can be so frustrating, Dear Breeder, to parse the language of homosexuality, or even to listen to gay people talk. But there’s nothing more frustrating than listening to straight people talk about gay people as a way to emphasize how gay-straight they truly are.

So let me break this gaga down for you. First off, this Lady wants to turn the world gay and has chosen to employ a “gay infection” meth-aphor to describe the strategic process through which she will accomplish this feat. We likewise admire her repeated use of the alienating “they” to refer to a minority group (which conveniently doubles as her primary audience). Like so many art school drop-outs before her, Lady Gaga flashes that famous poker face and cashes in her gay chips to get famous, while still being clear about the boundary where she ends and “they” begin.

But wait! We hired a crack team of dishonorably discharged ex-military gay translators to tell us what Lady Gaga really means here. This is what they revealed!

“The real motivation [of my career] is to make a lot of money by smuggling gay taste into unsuspecting suburban households. I want to bareback my way into the mainstream on the heels of my ‘separate but equal’ commitment ceremony that I just had with the boys out back of the Eagle, where I was today for an important photo shoot.” –Lady Gaga

Ribbed for no one’s pleasure.
WASP: White Art School Piece-of-Shit

If you were a real friend to the gays, or even a real performance artist, you’d climb high up into a tree and vow never to take out your hair bow until everyone can legally tie the knot!

Emma

Thanks to our friends at girlfriend is a homo for bringing this urgent matter to our attention!

What a Difference a Gay Makes!

August 20, 2009

I’m sorry if this comes as a shock to you, Dear Breeder, but your dinner parties suck. The small talk is uncomfortable, the food uninspired, and the cloth napkins wholly un-monogrammed. Remember that time I canceled on you at the last minute because I was having “an ironing emergency”? That was a lie. Remember that other time I canceled on you, because I was certain if I stepped out of the house, I would be swept up by a giant, hawklike bird of prey? Okay, that was not a lie, but I could just as easily have come up with one, if you’d really put me to it.

The reason no one enjoys your food, home, or company is because you clearly have no idea what you’re doing in the domestic realm, and yet you stubbornly refuse to call upon the expertise of a more learned, more experienced homosexual point of view.

As an opportunity for growth, Dear Breeder, let’s take a gander at two dinner parties: one demonstrating a textbook lack of gay involvement, and one with a somewhat lighter touch.

Before:

“Excuse me, do we have the right to vote yet?”
“What time is Jeopardy on in 1953?”

As is clearly evidenced from the above photo, these women know how to have what they reluctantly refer to as “a good time.” Our charming hostess Gladys P., pictured extreme right, isn’t afraid to invite her friends over for an evening of oversized Swiss Cake Rolls, Magic Eye wallpaper patterns, and tragically comedic teeth. But what are her guests saying behind her back? Sue C., pictured extreme left, was heard loudly complaining from behind a full eyebrow that there wasn’t enough “sugar” for her “coffee.” I think we all know what that means. Jacqueline R., pictured second from right, pasted on her best Child Protective Services smile and wondered what her kids were doing right about then. And Misty W., second from left, simply grinned and bore it. And bored she was.

But now, Dear Breeder, through the magic of GayVision, let’s have a look at this selfsame dinner party, had you simply chosen to involve the various opinions and aesthetic sensibilities of any homosexual, anywhere.

After:

“Why yes, my shower is made entirely of gold!”
“Could someone fist me a grape?”

Oh, yeah. I like what I see here. In the interim, our valiant hostess has learned to keep her mouth shut, concealing her ridiculous teeth, and effecting instead a deeply erotic scowl. This bored housewife knows, with a single glance, how to communicate to her guests such popular phrases as, “Why, yes! The secret to my Swedish meatballs is grape jelly!” and, “Now get ready to have a series of small objects inserted into your anus!” The strong influence of a gay is evident here in the voluminous and silken fabrics draped across 90% of the banquet chamber, not to mention the headdress adorning the hostess, the delicate ringlets cascading down her back, the soft, moody lighting, the palpable sense that a violent orgy could break out at any moment.

We want your next dinner party to be a success, Dear Breeder—or rather, what we homosexuals consider a success: An evening full of unapologetically hedonistic sexual debauchery and barbaric feasting, culminating in a wildfire of coerced boundary-pushing and the destruction of thousands of dollars worth of personal property, and ending in the inevitable police intervention and series of arrests. Forget about those monogrammed napkins, Dear Breeder, and hand me a roll of Bounty. We’re all gonna bleed tonight.

Bon appétit!

John

Lost and Found at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival

August 16, 2009

A week ago I alighted within the rural countryside of Hart, Michigan to attend my first Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. There, I promptly found my inner lesbian sister-spirit, and lost the following items: my wallet, my hand-woven goddess stick, and—on the last night—my “All who wander are not lost” girlfriend, who’s since been returned.

Where lesbians and lawn chairs finally belong.
Anyone up for a game of “Where’s Carla”?

The MWMF was born in 1976 in the heyday of lesbian separatism, a reality born from the dream of an empowering womyn-only, womyn-built space packed with folk music, all-day consciousness-raising workshops, and tofu nutloaf for thousands. Today, not much has changed, making it one of few places in existence where we can actually experience (and in the case of the lentil stew, nearly taste) a part of our lesbian herstory.

Not much is lost on the land (which is how lesbians refer to the 650 acres that house the festival). When my “wallet” fell out of my “pants,” a sister (which is how lesbians refer to each other on the land) picked it up and visited surrounding campsites until she found a friend of mine who could return it to me. Isn’t sisterhood powerful?

There’s always time for a gay parade!
National Womyn’s Wyg March and Sew-In

Not all of my sisters were as lucky as I. Or as quick to leave personal belongings on mulched pathways that would be compassionately trampled by hundreds of Tevas, Birkenstocks, and patent leather stiletto boots in a matter of days. In fact, the festival’s Lost & Found safe space tells a different story altogether, one in which numerous lesbian-feminist heirlooms were lost to the moonlit skies and absent-minded disposition that comes from living in a dream-world where neither shirts nor shoes are required for service.

Official MWMF Lost & Found Inventory, 2009
Cedar n’ Sage dog brush
Hemp afghan, for cool nights
A dusty copy of A Woman’s Guide to Animal-Whispering
Hand-blown glass bong (with “Our Bodies, Ourselves” inlay etching)
One mystical feather, one pot of gold
Satchels
Hers-and-hers rainbow muumuus with “dancing goddess” batik pattern
One sealed box of latex gloves
One empty box of latex gloves
A fleeting vision of dolphin equality
At least fifteen appropriations of Native American culture
Four unique “Pstyle” models
1,235 leathermans
A quiver of arrows
Melissa Ferrick

Portrait of the artist as a young goddess.

Don’t worry, my sisters. Your secrets are sacred with me.

Emma

Leave it to Breeders: Air Weddings Edition

August 13, 2009

Another upscale Renaissance Faire wedding dream come true!

Well, leaping lizards! Congratulations on the marriage of the Sorry sisters to an entire men’s bowling league. This sister act from Nebraska doesn’t lose a wink of sleep over such “societal norms” as “conventional beauty” or “taste in clothing,” and they’re all the more redundant for it! Meanwhile, back in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the backwoodz boyz are all fancied up and ready for a good old fashioned game of “snake in the outhouse.” And don’t forget, y’all—the reception’s being held on the scenic shores of Lake Sad Times Ahead!

Thank goodness the photographer had the good sense to turn down the gravity a little, so as to subtly draw the viewer’s eye away from the bride, and toward anything else.

John

Please note male ghost figure on the right. Eat that, Disney!

I’ll just start off by saying that I wish all straight weddings floated quite like this one. But unfortunately we may never know what the gay wanna-be fashion photographer shouted at Troupe Boring to make them raise their hands and jump like the Pointer Sisters. In the meantime I’ll sit and marvel at the Groom’s enchantingly flat-footed Dick Van Dyke jump, which he must have self-consciously perfected on putting greens all over the country before his “big day.” Also, how convenient that these lovebirds got married in a generic urban industrial waste-dump, so that their clichéd personalities could shine like Penelope Cruz and Halle Berry in Gothika. I just love it when Bride & Groom decide on their wedding day to use the futuristic technology of Vague Metropolitan Snapshottery to pretend like they led exciting lives “downtown” before they got married.

Now we can all enjoy the vague, happy memories of jumping in place currently reserved for those who can legally wed.

Emma

Crime Scene: Anatomy of a Gay Anatomy!

August 9, 2009

Wanton criminals are everywhere these days, aren’t they? As the economy continues its downward slide, break-ins, muggings, and carjackings are on the rise. And for the first time ever, Dear Breeder, it isn’t only minority and fringe groups who feel unsafe on the streets. This crime wave affects upstanding, straight, white citizens like you, too. And I say it’s high time we finally do something about it!

The dangerous, uncertain tenor of our present socio-economic situation has affected us all in different ways. Perhaps some litter appeared one morning on the front lawn of your in-town mini-mansion. Perhaps a person of dubious ethnicity brushed past you on your way out of a trendy restaurant or co-operative grocery store.

“We got our knives from J. Crew and our hoodies from Williams-Sonoma.”
“Give me all your money and about three pounds of organic pears!”

Whatever traumatic event brought you here today, Dear Breeder, we sure are glad you came. Here at the Breeder’s Digest School of Self-Defense and Urban Warfare, we intend to teach you the survival techniques you’ll need in order to avoid dangerous, potentially life-threatening interactions with the lower class! You and your loved ones will sleep better at night, knowing that our patented methods have been developed and perfected over years of hatred, abuse, and street violence aimed at homosexuals. We’ve done the work—so you don’t have to!

Lesson 1: “Leave your purse at home!”
Let us learn an important lesson from our sister-women-lesbian-sisters, ladies. The entire contents of your purse can be whittled down to little more than a fistful of cash, a carabiner with keys, and a single no-frills tampon. The next time you leave the house, make like a lesbian: anything that won’t fit in your front pants pocket should be properly secured in a holster at your side.

Lesson 2: “Never hold hands!”
You may think gays and lesbians are reluctant to hold hands on the street, because it tends to draw unwanted attention from a wide variety of haters. On the contrary! Gays and lesbians know that in the case of a sudden attack on the street, you’ll want to have both hands free, in order to shove your domestic partner or one-night stand away from yourself and toward your aggressor. Thank goodness I was wearing my running shoes that night!

Frida Kahlo was known for her powerful upper body and artwork.
Lesson 2.5: “In case of shark attack: stop, drop, and smolder!”

Lesson 3: “When in doubt, butch up!”
When encountering shadowy, underworld figures in darkened parking lots, we gays know it’s no time for an impromptu Bea Arthur trivia challenge. Instead, we try to look tough. We deepen our voices. We pop our collars, so as to appear larger and more threatening. We’ve learned over time that when danger lurks, it’s always best to make the first move. We therefore recommend, Dear Breeder, that you try screaming something at your would-be attacker. “Faggot” should do the trick. This will no doubt send him or her flying toward you in a hail of fists and weapons, thereby giving you the perfect opportunity to demonstrate your skill and mastery of the concepts of self-defense we’ve taught you here today.

Once you’ve successfully fended off your would-be assailant, or woken up in the emergency room, we promise you’ll find that self-defense—much like your collarbone—is a snap!

Stay safe!

John

The Way We Live: Lesbian Beer Summits

August 2, 2009

Although they are under-reported in the press, Lesbian Beer Summits occur almost nightly even among lesbians that don’t have the slightest interest in current events. That’s right! When not attending giant keg or pool parties that feature beer pong and bad music, lesbians prefer to drink beer in the out of doors, on large plastic garden furniture, in husky male voices with a few choice friends (see photo). Whether they’re hashing out the latest lesbian break-up gossip or having a few laughs about racial profiling in the US, it’s no surprise that the lesbian beer summit is a party the entire country, almost, can fall off the wagon for!

"Let’s just see who has the best racial profile… Silhouette photo shoot everyone!"
“That doesn’t count as gang rape, Jo!”

Sure, these four lesbians seem relaxed and amicable, you might observe, but what are they actually saying to one another? Where’s the soundtrack to this lesbo party that is clearly off the gay chain? Well, Dear Breeder, we’ve certainly learned that asking questions and discussing differences can make any stereotype disappear in the new America. So, rather than ask these bulldaggers to speak for themselves, let’s eavesdrop on these hot lesbian studs and make up our own minds about what we think about old school butches throwing back some beers while the whole world’s watching.

obama-beer1

“Wearing all of this black fabric makes me seem impermeable to vulnerability, hate crimes, and penetration.”

“Whoa, this little baby dyke next to me needs to relax! Isn’t that what khakis are for?”

“Beer always reminds me of how hot Scarlett Johansson is.”

“I need to find my buddies soon, so that I don’t look so gay sitting here next to my girlfriend.”

obama_beer4

“I’m having so much fun at this ‘Flights for Flannel’ lesbian benefit beer tasting speed-dating workshop!”

“I never expected there to be so many attractive lesbians in one room. Are you sure this is a Marriott?”

“Reba McEntire steals the show once again, as all eyes in the room turn to her perfectly upturned cuff.”

“What an honor to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Lesbian Secretaries Ball!”

Lesbian Wine

“I used to think beer was all about male retardation, date rape, and being the straight man’s universal go-to activity for creating a personality from nothing. Boy, was I wrong!”

“I love to pair a woven wheatgrass candle with a hoppy import beer.”

“Let’s try to wash the mousse out of each other’s hair with a little MGD.”

“Promise we’ll always drink Molson out of these commemorative wine glasses, Joyce?”

Emma


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