Pickup Artistry, Victorian Style
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I ran across this remarkable painting, titled “The Irritating Gentleman,” on Sheltered and Safe From Sorrow, a blog devoted to Victorian mourning rituals and other creepiness from that period. The gentleman in question seems to be a Victorian era Pickup Artist in action. He’s even peacocking, Mystery style, with that bow tie and stupid hat and even a non-ironic handlebar moustache. Probably the only thing keeping him from wearing aviator goggles is the fact that airplanes haven’t yet been invented.
What makes it all the worse is that the PUA’s target is clearly in mourning. As the blogger behind rawr I’m a tumblr notes:
She’s wearing all black in 1874. Black gloves, hat, cloak, and dress. In public. The whole nine yards. That’s not a fashion choice or a gothic thing. Back then when people wore all black like that, they were in mourning for someone who died. No one did mourning like the Victorians, that shit was an art form to them.
Someone in her family has died—she could even be a young widow. No one’s accompanying her either. With the carpet bag? She’s traveling alone while still in deep mourning. Look at the closeup. She’s got tears in her eyes. She is upset, devastated in a way that one is only when someone has died. And the guy’s still bothering her, like her problems are flippant bullshit and she needs to just smile or pay attention to him because ladies are supposed to be pleasing for men no matter what shit they’re going through. That’s not a look of “what an ass.” That’s a look of devastation that even in her pain, she’s expected to give people like him focus. She’s not mad. She’s hurt. And to add insult to injury? Everyone would be able to tell. It was a clear sign and still is in ways that someone is mourning, to dress in black crepe like that. He would know why she’s wearing all black, and he’s still demanding her attention.
What an insufferable dick.
Yep.
Like this:
Posted on January 12, 2013, in creepy, douchebaggery, men who should not ever be with women ever, misogyny, MRA, PUA, sexual harassment and tagged art, misogyny, pickup artists, PUA, victorian era. Bookmark the permalink. 461 Comments.
That’s an interesting question, emilygoddess. As the great Vash the Stampede once said…
“I have always revered the all-time greatest hits”
Hits according to what criteira? Abnoy’s boner?
“because I have had a classic education :p.”
Funny, most people who’ve had a classical education or are educated in the classics know how to use the word.
And the rest of the post is just a hash of cliches. Abnoy’s mastered triteness if nothing else.
RE: Abnoy
Nah, dude, sorry. You lost me with the Liefeldian 90s. Like, the pillows, I have no problem believing, no problem with that, but… LIEFELDIAN 90S, man. That’s gotta be an act. I mean, I’m fucking GAY, and I can give you much better cheesecake than goddamn 90s Image. Richard Moore, Adam Hughes, hell, Jeff Smith, even. Polly Guo!
It’s just as well I’m sure that this is all an act, because… DAMN, man. DAMN. I’m a fucking ALTER, living in a goddamned attic, and I feel like I’m so much happier than you.
I really do hope all this is an act and you actually have a very nice life somewhere full of enjoyable hobbies and people who love you, because otherwise… *shakes head*
“Liberals tend to infantilize adolescents out of overprotectiveness. They’re growing up faster than ever before in human history both in mind and body, especially in the First World, thanks to all the hormones, chemicals, radiation, and knowledge in the environment, yet they’re ironically they’re underestimated more than ever before in human history as well.”
Oh. You’re talking about pedophilia?
*shudder* I was a teenager raped by an older guy. And yes, dammit, I’m male.
I wasn’t infantilized, Abnoy. I got to go the cops all on my onesy, give them the report, knowing all the while nothing would be done about it. My folks let it happen under their noses, even suspecting what was going on, but letting me deal with it. Because you know, I was sixteen. Totally an adult, right? Certainly didn’t need any support during that time.
You don’t know jack shit, Abnoy.
“I mean, I’m fucking GAY, and I can give you much better cheesecake than goddamn 90s Image”
Ah, to those who understand no explanation is neccessary and to those who don’t no explanation will suffice. There’s no accounting for tastes after all. And people are always nostalgic for the things they enjoyed in their youth.
Bah, when did I ever advocate gay teen rape? And you have my sincere condolences, I too can sympathize with what happened with you because I dealt with my fair share of sexual harassment from gay men in my country when I was young (I was a cute kid, tragically for me, I did not retain my looks when I got older). The gays in my country have been too tolerated in many ways and get away with things that they couldn’t elsewhere in our continent (and just in case you’re wondering what country, well, it should have long been obvious already).
And is there anything original nowadays anyway? I will use the words of others, but only because I agree with the ideas in the first place. If I don’t, I won’t.
*ignores the rest of that mess*
Anyone got an ABNOY bingo card in the works? Add “homophobic statement” would you?
ABNOY — I’m pretty sure LBT was replying to your comment about teenagers being coddled and overprotected.
LBT — First, I’m sorry if my above guess is wrong. Second, I’m sorry that happened to you. Third, I’m sorry you had to listen to that hot mess by ABNOY. 3b, and that he’s blaming homosexuality for your rape — both in terms of your orientation, and his belief that gay rape is about TEH GAY and not about power, like straight-rape.
“And is there anything original nowadays anyway?”
EA time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us7IYd04m1M
Embed fail!
Stop tolerating “the gays”, people! Intolerance is a thing to be proud of.
(Says a very sad little man.)
Wow.
We did just actually see someone saying to someone who just quite obviously declared themself to be a gay male:
So I’m not sure whether you win the Intolerance prize or the Complete Fuckwit prize, but… bravo.
“The gays in my country have been too tolerated in many ways and get away with things that they couldn’t elsewhere in our continent.”
Please elaborate Abnoy, I would like to see where this is going.
Google “why we do we allow gays to dominate Philippine cinema” (oh well, I really didnt want to name my country at all). And since we remain the most fanatically Catholic country on Earth (only country where divorce is still banned due to bishops straight out of Borgia’s papacy and a RH bill just barely got passed just last month) well, you can figure out the rest based on recent American history. Also google the 2012 NatGeo expose on the evils of Philippine ivory. Who is the kingpin? I rest my case.
Fuck! Did they think you consented? More hugs!
RE: Argenti
Auuuugh, I need to learn not to play your Emile Autumn links, everyone seems to hit that special sonic range that makes my brain shriek, “DO NOT WAAAAAANT!” Sorry.
RE: Abnoy
You know, dude, I already know you’re a Poe. You don’t need to try anymore, I believe you. Here, have your gold star for effort and go back to being a real human now.
RE: Falconer
No, my folks felt that if they did anything, it would only make things worse. So, they uh. Let their high-schooler deal with it.
It is only within the past week that I’ve been informed that is abnormal parental behavior. But… well. I guess my family’s fucked up. Which reminds me, my brother relapsed and I need to call him.
Eck, sorry, you might have better luck with anything off Enchant, it’s more classical (and Laced is actually classical music, but YMMV)
Hello thread, you and your ABNOY belong back in the sidebar, because maybe someone else can figure out how to reply to that?
WTF is Abnoy blathering about?
So now he combines complaining about the extremes of Catholicism (ie no divorce) with having every misogynist, repressive idea about women you could name.
Surprise, not. “The Church won’t let me abuse women the way *I* want to!”
I’d rather focus on a better human being than Abnoy:
Even without sound, that video says “Much Better Human Being!”
Love her ceramics.
And the kittehs!
Speaking of cool ceramics… Here is an octopus bowl made by the friend whose house I stayed at this weekend.
Tsk tsk is no one paying any attention to past posts? Clearly I was replying to what someone asked about what I meant about the gays in my country and I was saying they were of the same sex offender-Catholic priest variety thats been so controversial in your own Western countries. What did women have to do with anything in that post? You people are slow, sigh…
And speaking of … well, I’m not going to pretend this is relevant, but here is a photograph taken by one of the other friends I saw this weekend while she was at the Noche de Rábanos (Night of the Radishes) festival in Oaxaca. Yes, those are radishes.
Gorgeous! Sort of like a modern-style version of the marine style from ancient Greece (or was that more Minoan? Whatever).
It looks like the Nightmare before Christmas with extra pink!
And finally, here is a boy offering milkweed to a monarch butterfly overwintering at Ardenwood in N. CA.
Antidote to Abnoy!
I love the octopus bowl, and the radishes are too cool. Night of the Radishes? BRB, gotta look that up.
Noche de Rábanos is reason #287 why I need to go to Oaxaca some day soon.
The difference between gay men and pedophiles: please learn it.
Yes, gay people dominate the Philippines. Unless they want to get married. Or don’t want to be discriminated against.
(The Philippines seem to be close to the same level as the US.)
ABNOY — try being more specific then, not like there haven’t been a dozen plus Catholic issues in recent American history.
“The difference between gay men and pedophiles: please learn it.”
And that, please.
Wasn’t Abnoy one of those salivating over underage girls just the other day?
Well, he was complaining about the west, or something like that, being overprotective of minors // the legal concept of majority being overprotective. He never confirmed nor denied whether that included vast age differences (quite deftly side stepped my question, particularly for him)
And it came into his drooling over the various manga/anime themes where the robot (?) has a sort of teenage body and infant mind, didn’t it? Can’t remember more specifically what sort it is, I don’t know the names.
I daresay Abnoy’s just another of the “pedophilia is men wanting to fuck boys, eww ick, but men wanting to fuck girls is natural and manly and True Male Sexuality” vomitbags.
I don’t fuck girls, I make sweet love to them hehehe
… well, whenever I can pay for it.
Yeah, that’s totally the appropriate response to questions regarding your interest in minors. Totally and completely.
Someone call the cops.
Someone call Mr. Al’s mom.
Is anyone else thinking that ABNOY’s being stuck in perma-mod isn’t strong enough, he’s reached/reaching “please just ban him”?
Either way, any attempts I made to defend him, saying “well maybe not”, yeah, not happening anymore.
Yes, child prostitution and a smiley face equals ban his ass.
Yes^