Archive for November, 2009

Leave it to Breeders: Thanksgiving Edition

November 26, 2009

Straight people love a good charity case. They love to put on their finest buckles, armor, and smug expressions and spend all afternoon feeling sorry for those they deem less fortunate than themselves. Never mind that the Native Americans—like the homosexuals before them—were doing pretty well in the first place, without the help of a bunch of straight, white people zooming around Plymouth Rock in their gas-guzzling buggies and building thatched-roof McMansions as far as the eye can see. “Oh, if I could only help them in some way,” Sally Farthington thinks to herself, “If only my fried chicken were good enough—maybe they’d learn to be more like us…” Thanks but no thanks, Dear Breeder.

Oh please, painter of group nationalistic portraits foregrounded by fuzzy buildings and trees: We know this representation is a bold-faced lie. We know, for instance, that chocolate chip cookies were not served to a seated crowd of Native Americans by a Jane Austen character. We know that it would not become fashionable to wear electric blue stockings with green velvet pants (and to cross your legs in such a manner) until 1885, the year of Boy George’s birth. And we also know that Shirley Temple and her dog Sparky most certainly were not the guests of honor at what you so artlessly hail as “The First Thanksgiving.”

I will, however, compliment you, Painter of a Thousand Inaccurate Details, on your fine rendering of male facial hair. The drag kings who read our blog are going to be ecstatic.

And isn’t that, after all, what Thanksgiving is really about?

Classic Gay Sitcoms

November 23, 2009

You try maintaining a steamy love life, putting up with your husband’s insecurities, and spending wisely in the ladies’ department at Lazarus, all the while raising three lesbian children…

Gay Paris!

November 17, 2009

Finally, it’s happened. The people of France have begun a love affair with Breeder’s Digest. And we, in turn, have fallen back in love with France—as we remember it from our high school textbooks. Frankly, we’d forgotten how much we have in common with one another. Thanks, France, for reminding us once again that gays and the French share a mutual admiration for the finer things in life…

Midday drinking.
Decorative plant life that may/may not be fake.
Fur collars that may/may not be fake.
Impossibly uncomfortable wrought-iron chairs.
Plexiglass windows.
Giant pant legs, tiny shoes.
Things that spurt.
Street signs that get blurry after lunch.
Dogs who are just as snobby as we are.
Pink triangles.
Bald painters who feel entitled to paint just because they’re gay/French.
Men who take up too much space.
Unrealistic hair colors on women.
Waiters in mom jeans.
Leather bags with handles.
Faceless straight couples who read in silence.

Bonjour Paris, je m’appelle…

Breeder’s Digest: First Anniversary Edition!

November 11, 2009

As of today, our blog is officially one year old! To celebrate, we’re throwing the biggest, messiest, bloodiest GAY BASH ever! Unlike the gay bashings you’re used to taking part in, Dear Breeder, we’ll wake up from this one with all our teeth still in our heads, and without the need for a hate crime bill to protect us (eleven years after the fact)!

We hope you and the kids can’t make it, Dear Breeder, but if you can, you’ll get to meet some of our favorite personalities from blogs past!

Melissa Etheridge – We’ve definitely missed you, Missy. You got us into a LOT of trouble this year, which is why we’ll have to ask the members of your Fan Club to wait outside while you party with us, solo-acoustic-style! We really don’t want to have to offend anyone again, but between your erratic fashion choices and the catty lesbians who doggedly support your career, we can’t have our guests getting kicked off your message board all night, for flagrantly violating the terms of use! We never imagined your fan base would be so sensitive to our devil-may-care stereotyping of lesbian pop icons! Also, can you come over early and fix this wobbly table leg?

Bea Arthur – Don’t you hate giving out directions to your house, Bea? Especially since you’ve recently moved (to Heaven). How would you feel if we propped you up against a tree in the front yard, and tied a few streamers to your head? That way everyone will know which house is ours, and you’ll have the chance to reprise your career-defining role as a cold, stiff, shriveled-up harpy. Feminism may not be dead, but you sure are!

Stevie Nicks – We hate to make our guests work during a party, but how could we possibly plan a game of “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” without your help? Your shawls and petticoats and various layers of fabric will make the perfect blindfolds, and your compulsive spinning will leave every player weaving dizzily toward the giant poster of professional donkey face, Christine McVie! We’ll bring the candles, Stevie, if you bring the blow!

Photo courtesy of Glamour Shots
“I’m so high, I’m seeing spots!”

girlfriend is a homo – Sisters, please! You know you fellow bloggers are the guests of honor at our imaginary party. We don’t even care how drunk you get or how many of our exquisite gay items you accidentally break as the evening gets progressively messier, and the police are inevitably summoned. Just remember, “I was blogging about Jenny Shimizu” always makes for an airtight alibi!

Martina Navratilova – Martina, things may get a little out of hand at this party, and you’re the only person we know who has a first aid kit in her pocket knife. Would you mind keeping an eye on things tonight? For old times’ sake?

Lady Gaga – Let’s stop playing these LoveGames, Gaga. Our mutual apathy toward each other only belies the fact that we kind of adore you and you basically have no idea who we are. But that’s cool. Since you’ll probably arrive dressed as a circus clown anyway, would you mind blowing up a few balloons? Or better yet, just wearing some?

Lady Gaga blows
Bubbles McGaga is also available for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs.

Mr. Peanut – Seeing as how you already spend most of your free time cruising men’s rooms and rest stops, Mr. Peanut, we think you’ll make the perfect bathroom attendant at our party. You’re well-dressed, gentlemanly, and nearsighted to a fault. Still, we know you can at least make out blurry shapes and some colors through that monocle. NOW, QUIT CHECKING OUT MY JUNK!

Nancy Drew – We really hope you’ll unwind tonight and relax with us under the palm fronds, ice sculptures, and barred exits that make our parties inescapably unique. There’s no reason at all for you to follow your nose (and Stevie Nicks) into the men’s bathroom, to investigate what that white powder is. You’re off duty tonight, Nance! Instead, why don’t you put your mind to getting to the bottom of…that bottle of Wild Turkey? We swear, it’s haunted!

Elizabeth Taylor – We’ll put anything you want on the rocks for you, Ms. Taylor! Including all eight of your marriages! But would you mind doing us a favor, Lucky Liz? Would you be a doll and garnish everyone’s cocktails with these DIAMOND GOLD swizzle sticks and CANTALOUPE balls? You’ll be parked by the bar all night anyway!

ElizabethTaylor

“The bottle said Bacardi Limon, but I didn’t expect it to be THIS blond!”

Finally, we extend a VIP invitation to all the “adolescent girls who shave their pussies and have sex with horses” out there. According to our blog stats, you’re the search term that brings us the most traffic on a daily basis, even though we’ve never actually written about you. Inexplicably, those search terms link to our post on Linda Ronstadt. Guess we know what that says about her fan base!

Thanks for reading!
Emma John

No Lesbo

November 6, 2009

Because it is among the most significant, and most obvious, bastions of male homoeroticism in the United States, hip hop culture (like the U.S. Military and Fred Phelp’s Facebook page) is primarily composed of a delicate mixture of gay hate and woman hate. And now, the internet loves discussing hip hop’s “latest invention” which displays the genre’s constant attention to, and disavowal of, homosexuality. As you might expect given the media attention, the phrase “No Homo” is captivating to straights and gays alike, in its quiet revision of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” into something more like, “You didn’t ask but let me tell you anyway in case you were obsessing about it like I am: I’m not gay.”

Ever since hip hop became commercially viable (i.e. was white-washed into a constant drivel of black stereotypes and phallic symbolism that everyone can enjoy!), homoeroticism has been the scaffolding that props up the aggressive, ego-centric, party-hard, shoot-first-ask-questions-later masculinity that the record execs love to promote. They love artists and videos that say: “Women are nameless sex objects, gays don’t exist, good thing we homies can all hang out together. All the time. Alone. Do you want to have sex with that girl with me?”

Whatever happened to “Black Power”?
“Ain’t no fun unless we all get some.”

Although it’s clear that “No Homo” is just a practical assertion of heterosexuality in this crazy world of mixed-up identities, Dear Breeder, I think it’s time we consider how to properly implement the phrase “NO LESBO” into our daily vocabulary, even if those words will obviously not be useful to the hip hop community (where guys get really turned on together as a group wholly focused on itself at the thought of girl-on-girl action). Here are some everyday situations where I think the phrase would be relevant:

“It seems like the underpinnings of patriarchal oppression are rooted in base-level male insecurities.” NO LESBO!

“I can’t find the muffin tin, and these cupcakes are due for delivery in three hours.” NO LESBO!

“What was the name of the weapon Xena used to kill Darphus?” NO LESBO!

“I think I might be having a miscarriage right now.” NO LESBO!

“Industrial-sized Tidy Cats were buy one, get one free at Target. And I found this cool crew neck sweater for $12.99!” NO LESBO!

“I really wish she had a more positive body image.” NO LESBO!

“Yeah, it’s sort of weird she tried to pass that off as gluten-free.” NO LESBO!

“Baby, can you run to the store to buy more Liquid Nails? I’m overwhelmed right now with re-gripping my tennis racket.” NO LESBO!

“Do you have time to talk?” NO LESBO!

“That seems like a risky song to listen to while you’re on your period. You really need to be emotionally present right now.” NO LESBO!

“I am plotting the overthrow of your racist and simple-minded gender regime.” NO LESBO!

Love from your affirmative lesbian yes-man,

Emma


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