Will You Indulge in an All-Day Anthony Weiner Lewd Pic Fiesta?
I just figured if I ignored it, it would all go away, and by "it" I mean Congressperson Anthony Weiner's digitized genitalia and the Internet trumpeting thereof. But the "story" is zooming well into week two, and one website, which is at this point entirely composed of Weiner alleged naked pic news, is going the extra mile with a promised all-day rollout of new pictures allegedly sent by Weiner to a lady constituent. (Just kidding: I think she lives out of his district.) So if you're inclined to play along with this spectacle as news, it seems to be beginning here. Why not? If you'd like to participate in the gleeful attempted destruction of a guy's career via the revelation of unverified and totally legal and consensual private behavior, have at it. (On the downside, the website claims "we will not be releasing all of the material because some of it is of an extreme, graphic nature." Hmm. That's a hard case to prosecute if you're not going to deliver the goods!) Anyway, today's another good day to remember that you are what you read.
BREAKING UPDATE: "INTIMATE HOME PIC" of Anthony Weiner reveals fully-clothed Congressman sitting on couch with cats. Boy, that is a real CAREER-ENDER.
Well, I read Choire's Twitter all day, which means I'm an unending parade of witty, silly & slightly deranged observations
Nope, still going to ignore it. Don't care.
For all MY penis problem news, I turn to John Edwards (this week, next week it'll be John Ensign. Bi-partisan!)
"If you'd like to participate in the gleeful attempted destruction of a guy's career via the revelation of unverified and totally legal and consensual private behavior, have at it."
Tell us what you really think, Choire.
Yeah but the thing is, this guy's name is Weiner. And the pictures are of his penis. Do you get it? You can't write comic gold like that.
@Matt Noooooooowwwwwwwww I get it!
I've been doing my best to ignore this, so forgive me if we've covered this ground, and feel free to link me to an answer: do any straight women out there actually appreciate disembodied dick pics?
@C_Webb I mean, honestly, I understand an actual indiscreet sexual act more than I understand "WOO MY PENIS (MAYBE! WHO KNOWS!) ON THE INTERNET! WOO!"
@C_Webb I'm an old, but I would say NO. I've clicked on links by accident before and my reaction is always the same: Shrieking and dropping the phone.
(even clothed people, playing tennis, on Twitter:)
Here's my rule: Unless I know it and am expecting it, I don't want to see it.
@hockeymom Way back when I was online dating, I used to get lots of them, often accompanied by incongruously everyday messages, some of which didn't even mention the attachment, as if it were an afterthought ("Oh, so THAT'S where I left that picture of my penis!") or simply part of an average email, like a sort of signature ("Best wishes from me and my penis").
@C_Webb How do you feel about the way he organizes his bookshelf?
@C_Webb There was a thing on Salon about this topic the other day, and (insert usual disclaimer about the difference between anecdotes and data) the universal response from those ladies the author talked to was along the lines of "ick". Among gay men, response was more dependent on context. Leading off with wiener pictures: generally frowned upon. Wiener pictures after things had progressed a bit: could be hot.
Sample sizes, needless to say, were quite small.
@C_Webb Well, I have a friend who would routinely send me pics of huge dicks wrapped up in hot dog buns and attached to guys wearing tight cop uniforms. I would gather from this that there are at least ladies out there who like sending dick pics. It's awesome when your husband is like, why do you have a picture of some guys dick?? while your phone is charging on the kitchen counter.
@winchesterwolcott Speaking of phones, I lost my iphone last week. It's black and has been missing for 6 days. Please contact me here if you see it.
@winchesterwolcott This! Also, THINK OF THE CHILDREN, PEOPLE!!!11!
My kids (I worry about them, etc, etc), routinely use my computer and phone. I don't want them coming across a "Hey, Here's a photo of Mr. Happy!" In fact, here's some solid gold advice to those of you thinking of procreating at some point: The best gift you can give to your children is complete ignorance of any existence of parental sex life. My sisters and I were blissfully unaware of our parents ever "doing it." As far as we're concerned, our mother got pregnant from swimming in the public pool. We never walked in on them and we sure as hell never saw photos. We were not scarred for life like some of our less fortunate friends. The number one reason people go to therapy is because they accidently saw their parents having sex. LOOK IT UP, IT'S A FACT.
Don't force your hypothetical future child into expensive therapy because you want to text your junk all over town today.
@hockeymom "Mommy and Daddy are just going to take a grunting nap."
@hockeymom This reminds me of the time that I found a Playgirl that my mom had received as a bach. party favor. I was like, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauncutaaaaaaaaaaaaat???
@hockeymom: After high school, accidentally catching your folks going at it is not so traumatic as funny. This observation is based on one data point from the summer after my sophomore year of college.
@C_Webb What's your email address again?
@SidAndFinancy et al: You guys make everything better, almost but ultimately not including dick pics.
@winchesterwolcott: Penises wearing funny costumes are a different story entirely.
@B Stalin: Have we met? I think I'd remember a bookshelf like yours.
@C_Webb If I said "a black Billy" I'm not sure that would be very evocative. There's a signed copy of Beautiful People with Beautiful Feelings at eye level though.
You guys go ahead, I'm going to do the right thing and provide comfort and moral support to Huma during this trying time.
Guess someone's not an Apple fanboy, eh?
To be clear: If he's not having an affair, then yes sending un-asked-for dick pics to someone is pretty much sexual harassment, yes?
What are they worried about Anthony Weiner's genitals, when John Boehner's head is seen all the time uncensored?
@keisertroll Bush. That is all.
I love this story? Because something unbelievably weird is going on with the guys Dan Wolfe and Mike Stack, who started the ball rolling by forwarding the original photo to Breitbart. Then, it was so interesting how not even Drudge would touch the story with a ten-foot pole. The Anonymiss angle, too.
What happens when the media's sewers overflow; worth thinking about.
You're missing the scandal here: He used an AOL account to send the pictures!
I am kind of reeling about that….
I'd be satisfied with a composite picture of Nick Denton made entirely out of Weiner parts.
Well gee, they may not be releasing all the material but if Breitbart says he has it then it surely must exist
Wowowow big government dot com is entertaining:
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! DISGRACE! RESIGN! DIVORCE! DIRTBAG! Bye bye Weiner. You now must resign. Unfortunately you will get a nice high paying cushy job, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
PS to all the "newpeople" who made disparaging remarks about Breitbart "manufacturing" Weinergate, I demand an apology! Course with liberals that's impossible. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!" ~"Haditwgov," 6 hours ago
@invisiblecunt I don't know, pics sure look like Wiener to me. But then again it all just might be cgi tricks and altered images like Wiener Dog says it is. Look, Breitbart is a scumbag, but he is not a stupid scumbag. He just held off on releasing the pics long enough so that Libs started claiming the photos did not exist.
http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/deja-vu-another-congressman-bares-naked-torso-and-more-for-online-pal/#more-279716
@invisiblecunt Thanks for the re-tweet!
one website, which is at this point entirely composed of Weiner alleged naked pic news