१५ जून, २०१३

An ambiguous headline that reveals too much about us: "Kim Kardashian's Pregnancy Fails."

The quote is a teaser, found at the bottom of another article under the "More from Our Partners" heading. I don't even see the ambiguity. I read "pregnancy" as a noun and "fails" as a verb, and think it should mean that the woman has miscarried, but realize it could mean that her pregnancy was supposed to have some cultural meaning or some impact on her popularity, but the intended effect has not occurred.

Clicking the link, I see that "pregnancy" is an adjective and "fails" is a noun. The linked article is: "Fashion Fails: Kim Kardashian's Worst Pregnancy Looks." That is, absolutely nothing has happened, but there is one more entry in the endless series of opportunities to see what is happening to women's bodies.

Admittedly, that is the most interesting subject in the history of the world and the meaning of everything, but still....

१७ टिप्पण्या:

JPS म्हणाले...

Funny - I was grumpily wondering just yesterday when the hell "fail" became a noun, and an overused one at that.

madAsHell म्हणाले...

She's finally famous for something.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

The headline did its job; it got you to follow the link.

Paco Wové म्हणाले...

"...too much about us"

For certain values of "us".

Rusty म्हणाले...

Each time you click on anything Kardashian you automatically lose 5 IQ points.
There are some people here that can't afford to lose any more.

cf म्हणाले...

You did not name the perp site that sucked you in. Where was this "More from our partners?"

my guess: Puffington Host, they excel at the provocative mislead, but there a corral of possible contenders, haha.

What side was it?

cf म्हणाले...

That is,
"there are a corral of possible contenders.

What Site was it?"

Nathan Alexander म्हणाले...

The Left-ification of America continues apace.
Huxley warned us about this Brave New World, but too many people took it as an instruction manual.

edutcher म्हणाले...

hat's this "us", white man?

Left Bank of the Charles म्हणाले...

We have people at the NSA to read this stuff so you don't have to.

edutcher म्हणाले...

s/b What's

SteveR म्हणाले...

Not just fail but epic fail

Carnifex म्हणाले...

The scandals falling out of Zero's ass like turds, and the low interest voters see more about some slutty twats belly bump fashion than the least of zero's turds.

Carnifex म्हणाले...

@Rusty...

Does that include Kendall... 'cause I'm countin' the days till that lil' piece becomes legal.

Rusty म्हणाले...

Carnifex said...
@Rusty...

Does that include Kendall... 'cause I'm countin' the days till that lil' piece becomes legal.

This may seem strange, but I have no idea which Kardashian is which. I plan on keeping it that way.

ricpic म्हणाले...

The Armenians are even more maddening than the Jews, if that's possible. They're a very sharp, creative, resourceful and entrepreneurial people but they also produce a ton of Kardashians and Cher types. 'Tis a puzzlement.

Carnifex म्हणाले...

@ Rusty

She's the git of Bruce and Mamma K...only half a Kardashian.

@ Ricpic

To quote Archer "Sticky fingered people, the Greeks."