Friday Q&A

Questionable Denunciation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome back to an important edition of the Friday Q&A. Each week, I condense my words of wisdom down into blog form. It's a bit of service that I enjoy doing for the Fark community. If there are pressing issues, you can bet that I'll press the hell out of them.

Q: What is the most popular Fark cliche?

A: In terms of infamy and staying power, the Beer Looter is always at the top of the pile. Who knew that the most enduring sign of hurricane Katrina would be this simple picture? Well, that and all the buildings they still haven't fixed. If there was an original image featured in a Fark Photoshop contest in the last few years, and it contained water, this guy was sure to show up.


Q: Why do people hate the Looter?

A: In the past, some Farkers have made a rather dubious claim that the picture is racist. I fail to see why. Was it racist of the photographer to take it? Or racist of BL to do the looting? If the photog had also gotten some white people looting in the shot, would it not be racist then? Oh wait, I forgot, there has to be a person representing each race in a group for it to be considered non-racist. So if there would also need to be an Asian and a Hispanic in the shot. And at least one Middle Eastern race, maybe two because we're bombing them for various reasons and need to compensate.

Q: Why do you like the Looter?

A: First of all, he gives everyone something to bitch about. If your masterpiece goes unnoticed in a contest, just hate on whomever posted the Looter and drained all the votes away. You obviously would have won by a hundred points if that pesky cliche didn't exist. But more importantly, I like BL because he's living the American Dream. In that he's about to drink beer that was free by virtue of being unattended. The American Dream has nosedived this past decade or so, but that's a subject for another post.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. If you ever find yourself becoming frustrated with the Beer Looter, take a step back. He's a man from humble origins, who saw what he wanted and took it. Well, to be fair, he probably wanted a carton of Newports instead, but those were all wet.

Stay tuned for more casual racism from the Doctor!