The Faggiest Vampire
The Faggiest Vampire
#1The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:22am
No, this is not a thread about Robert Pattinson.
Just ran across this book for children called "The Faggiest Vampire".
There is very little mentioned in any of the reviews about the use of the word "faggy". Someone mentioned offhandedly that is means "cool" in one of the comments on amazon.
Have any of you guys ever heard of this book? It seems innocuous enough, and there doesn't seem to be anything even remotely political or hateful in it. But how strange, right?
Deep in The Land of Broodsarrow, just outside the village of Gneirwil, and high on a cliff overlooking the Everbleed Sea, there stands the faggiest gothic castle that any mortal being has ever seen. Living in this ancient faggy castle is none other than the well-renowned vampire, Dargoth Van Gloomfang. The citizenry of Broodsarrow sure has its share of faggy vampires, but old Dargoth has always been by far the faggiest of them all. That is, until a new vampire came to town. A younger, hippper vampire. One that emits such a grand amount of fagginess that one cannot help but be completely overwhelmed by his presence. Now Dargoth Van Gloomfang must figure out a way to out-shine this young newcomer if he wishes to ever reclaim his throne as . . . the faggiest vampire.
....but the world goes 'round
Updated On: 6/28/10 at 11:22 AM
#2The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:23amWhat the hell?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
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#2The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:26am
According to the comments, you need to calm down. It means cool. So, calm down and you will be the faggiest.
Yeah, I dunno. Is he trying to reclaim the words and give them a positive meaning? Otherwise I really don't get it. He also wrote a book called The Menstruating Mall. And the Baby Jesus Butt Plug. I have nothing more to say.
Updated On: 6/28/10 at 11:26 AM
Q
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#3The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:33am
Somewhere, there must be a board that I can post on using the handle "Baby Jesus Butt Plug"!
Honestly, the only thing that strikes me is he knows how to get his books some publicity.
#4The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:45am
Actually, the comment reads:
It's a light-hearted read and the word "faggy" is used in the same vein as "cool" or "awesome". There is no hate here, so calm down bleeding hearts.
Nice. My question is, why does the author decide to do this?Why do we want to reclaim the word? By black people using the n-word with each other and in music, does that mean it is ok for everyone to use now? Um...no. So what is this going to accomplish? Attention, perhaps.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#5The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:51amIs he hoping it will catch on, like "fetch"?
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
Q
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#6The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:56am
"Is he hoping it will catch on, like 'fetch'?"
Or felch . . .
#7The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:59amThis is totally bitchcakes!
With Irma you gotta do something!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#8The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 12:03pm
Yeah, I don't know if he's hoping it will catch on. Also, I don't think he's actually a fag, so I'm not sure he gets to decide if it can be reclaimed or not.
Can someone send a copy to Alice Ripley, please?
#9The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 12:04pm"Fetch" is never gonna happen, Tina!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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#13The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/28/10 at 1:51pm
Yeah, except none of the mean girls were named Tina.
Updated On: 6/28/10 at 01:51 PM
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#16The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:20am
About the author, Carlton Mellick III: "His influences range from offbeat children's book authors such as Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl to Japanese cult directors such as Takashi Miike and Shinya Tsukamoto to trashy B-movies such as those from Troma and John Waters."
I'm dying to read The Faggiest Vampire and The Baby Jesus Butt Plug. I mean, c'mon. Is there a better coffee table book than The Faggiest Vampire?
#17The Faggiest Vampire
Posted: 6/29/10 at 2:15am
Yes. The Baby Jesus Butt Plug. 
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