I never thought the day would come where I would cover something like this...
...but this, I just could not ignore. *Sighs* Let's say that lazypadawan already commented on it and forcewatcher commented on it and this has to be one of the worst fandom-related things to ever happen ever. *sighs*
From Portland, Oregon -- I'm just going to let the headline speak for itself:
Jasha Lottin, Portland Nudist, Broke No Laws by Killing, Gutting Horse, then Posing Naked Inside Carcass (NSFW Pics)
I'm just going to give you the overview of what happened: Let's say that a Portland nudist/model had the "bright idea" to buy a horse, kill it, gut it, then climb into the carcass naked and take pictures of herself inside and ultimately post it on 4chan. One guy got more than slightly disturbed by the pictures of her inside the dead horse (which she also ate to boot), and called the Portland deputies, but let's say that the Portland deputies didn't charge her because ultimately, they had concluded that she hadn't committed any animal abuse or broken any laws. And of course, I would be remiss if I did not point out that how she got the idea was actually the *tauntaun* scene from EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (Basically, when Han stores Luke inside the dead tauntaun to keep him warm?) And that she was trying to be "one with the animal". And that she didn't understand why people were upset. *Sighs*
First off, I have done many, many stupid things in terms of imitating things I saw in movies (not...exceptionally stupid things like jumping off the roof with an umbrella or using a flamethrower to get rid of black widows, but some pretty stupid things), but I don't think I've ever bought a horse, killed it, then eviscerated it so I could climb inside and take pictures of myself to upload to the Internet. (And I'm pretty sure you could get the same effect if you went down to the hobby store, bought yourself some supplies, and made a tauntaun out of cardboard. Bingo! Not only do you get points for creativity, but it's the sort that doesn't involve getting questioned by deputies or causing an Internet shitstorm over what amounts to *fucking animal cruelty*. And the deputies...*buries face in hands* Seriously, it was wrong. No other way to put it. Just...wrong. And the fact that the woman didn't understand why people were getting angry over it -- we're not mad because of whatever fetishes you have regarding being "one with the animal" (and I'm not familiar with these things, but that's not how it works). We're mad because of what you did to the poor horse just to recreate a scene that happened in *science fiction*! You can't do that in real life! You just can't! I'm sorry, but you can't. *Sighs* Dear God...
And yes, second page, there's actually pictures. *Sighs* Let's say they're so graphic that the author of the article, Curtis Cartier (and dear God, I feel so sorry for the poor bastard even thinking about it. I bet he never expected in all his years of journalism to end up with an article like this) actually said, in the article: "We'd recommend people not look at them while eating." My thoughts exactly, man. :/ Seriously, this isn't fandom. Not in the slightest. This is just pure, unmitigated *batshit crazy*. 'Nuff said.
Thoughts?
From Portland, Oregon -- I'm just going to let the headline speak for itself:
Jasha Lottin, Portland Nudist, Broke No Laws by Killing, Gutting Horse, then Posing Naked Inside Carcass (NSFW Pics)
I'm just going to give you the overview of what happened: Let's say that a Portland nudist/model had the "bright idea" to buy a horse, kill it, gut it, then climb into the carcass naked and take pictures of herself inside and ultimately post it on 4chan. One guy got more than slightly disturbed by the pictures of her inside the dead horse (which she also ate to boot), and called the Portland deputies, but let's say that the Portland deputies didn't charge her because ultimately, they had concluded that she hadn't committed any animal abuse or broken any laws. And of course, I would be remiss if I did not point out that how she got the idea was actually the *tauntaun* scene from EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (Basically, when Han stores Luke inside the dead tauntaun to keep him warm?) And that she was trying to be "one with the animal". And that she didn't understand why people were upset. *Sighs*
First off, I have done many, many stupid things in terms of imitating things I saw in movies (not...exceptionally stupid things like jumping off the roof with an umbrella or using a flamethrower to get rid of black widows, but some pretty stupid things), but I don't think I've ever bought a horse, killed it, then eviscerated it so I could climb inside and take pictures of myself to upload to the Internet. (And I'm pretty sure you could get the same effect if you went down to the hobby store, bought yourself some supplies, and made a tauntaun out of cardboard. Bingo! Not only do you get points for creativity, but it's the sort that doesn't involve getting questioned by deputies or causing an Internet shitstorm over what amounts to *fucking animal cruelty*. And the deputies...*buries face in hands* Seriously, it was wrong. No other way to put it. Just...wrong. And the fact that the woman didn't understand why people were getting angry over it -- we're not mad because of whatever fetishes you have regarding being "one with the animal" (and I'm not familiar with these things, but that's not how it works). We're mad because of what you did to the poor horse just to recreate a scene that happened in *science fiction*! You can't do that in real life! You just can't! I'm sorry, but you can't. *Sighs* Dear God...
And yes, second page, there's actually pictures. *Sighs* Let's say they're so graphic that the author of the article, Curtis Cartier (and dear God, I feel so sorry for the poor bastard even thinking about it. I bet he never expected in all his years of journalism to end up with an article like this) actually said, in the article: "We'd recommend people not look at them while eating." My thoughts exactly, man. :/ Seriously, this isn't fandom. Not in the slightest. This is just pure, unmitigated *batshit crazy*. 'Nuff said.
Thoughts?