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Comedy / Sex / Teh Internets Pretty Good Sex Advice
Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Each one of Jenna Marbles YouTube videos has been viewed at least three millions time already... and somehow I've never heard of her. But you have! The Internet is a race and you won! But I'm going to go ahead and post this video to Slog anyway because I think it's actually pretty good sex advice. And, yeah, that guy from Legends of Hidden Temple.
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I've never had too many problems using this method. I've struck out a few times, but rarely. But then, I rarely choose someone I think I'll strike out with.
She seems like someone who likely has a very small pool of people she'd strike out with, so I'm not not surprised the direct method seems like an obvious and easy solution to her.
She seems like someone who likely has a very small pool of people she'd strike out with, so I'm not not surprised the direct method seems like an obvious and easy solution to her.
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Look at her eyes. Lights are on, but no one is home. Use extreme caution when taking advice from an idiot.
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I thought she was charming. The world needs at least a few people like that, and the advise wasn't half bad.
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@10, yes, because the appearance of someone's eyes is such a reliable indicator of intelligence. The best IQ tests just use a high resolution photo of your eye and the principles of iridology to determine your score. Certainly there's nothing wrong with making snap judgments about someone's intelligence based on their eyes. I mean, come on, look at that slack-jawed, dull-eyed mouth breather Stephen Hawking. What an idiot!
Seems like you've got some latent sexism to work through. She may look like a stereotypical "dumb blonde", but if you actually listened to her you'd realize she's pretty clever.
Seems like you've got some latent sexism to work through. She may look like a stereotypical "dumb blonde", but if you actually listened to her you'd realize she's pretty clever.
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@17, it's the accent. It's impossible to sound intelligent sounding like that. Stephen Hawking would sound like a meathead if he had an accent like that on his thingie.
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"Be direct, tell them you would fuck 'em" sounds like good advice, especially if you're hot and female. But notice when it comes time to list the people SHE would screw, it's all actors and fictional characters, instead of people she knows. The reality is that Jenna's advice is a good way to be labeled a sex offender.
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I think the "we could pretty much just skate through life without ever having to tell anyone that you're interested in them" was a pretty astute observation. Agree with the idea or not, I don't expect that from youtube video personalities.
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I asked my boyfriend (now-husband) out, AND proposed to him. SO FUCK YEAH, JENNA! (although he did buy me a ring. But it's fake, and we spent the money on a vacation instead).
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Brandon, you can tell someone you want to get in their pants without being a "sex offender," a douchebag, a creep, or a pervert. The key is accepting rejection with grace.
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She's onto something, but she's still a bit of a hypocrite. None of the people on her list are people that she actually knows. She's still hiding, and she's already given us the reasons why: she's still afraid of what people will think. It takes no bravery to announce attraction to media characters, because there's nothing on the line. Who are the boys & girls in her world that she's attracted to? That would take some guts.
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didn't watch the video , sorry i'm dumb enough with out some sluts advice making my brains run screaming out an ear hole . my guess is the list of people she wouldn't fuck is a lot shorter perhaps smaller than the book of italian war heros .
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It's a good idea, and something I practice. I'm not very good at the stupid little games people play. If I like you, I'll tell you I like you, and I'll ask you if you would be willing to spend some time with me because I think that if you do you'll like me too.
Of course it doesn't work out that well for me because I'm not a hot girl on the internet. Maybe if I turned my hat sideways ...
Of course it doesn't work out that well for me because I'm not a hot girl on the internet. Maybe if I turned my hat sideways ...
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@16. Her first viral video is entitled "How to Trick People Into Thinking You're Good-Looking," which showed her looking...not so hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnyw…
I also dig "How To Get Ready For A Date": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghA5oOPE-…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnyw…
I also dig "How To Get Ready For A Date": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghA5oOPE-…
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i love that she included both pete's from pete and pete. I actually had a reoccurring masturbation fantasy involving them when i was in middle school :-)
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Her "How to trick people into thinking you're good looking is awesome"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnyw…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnyw…
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She's a comedian. This particular video is a *little* out of her usual style; those of you who think she seems stupid or stereotypical or whatever sexist bullshit you wanna slather out there, notice that she's got a TON of videos and a SHIT-TON of views. It's not just because she's cute (although the ones in her underwear probably have the highest hits, that's nature). So look at at least ONE of her other videos and then give us another opinion.
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It takes her just under 4 minutes to explain the importance of being direct. Let that sink in for a second or 2.
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@10, ya know, if you watched her other videos, you would know that she actually has a masters degree. So way to be a judgmental dick.
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I actually like her, and I think she's giving good advice: be straightforward, don't "protect" yourself from rejection just because you're a girl, actually learn to deal gracefully with rejection (guys or girls, there'll be a lot of it throughout life, in sex and elsewhere). I would indeed have preferred if she actually listed guys she actually knows rather than only TV stars. But yes, it would be a better world in which people could be frank about who they would or wouldn't fuck, without this being used as evidence of you being either a "slut" or a "sexual predator" or a "harasser" and what not.
But then again, when will we ever stop being afraid of what the reaction of others will be? So, is it realistic to think her advice could actually become generally accepted? There, I have doubts. It would be great, but will it ever happen?
But then again, when will we ever stop being afraid of what the reaction of others will be? So, is it realistic to think her advice could actually become generally accepted? There, I have doubts. It would be great, but will it ever happen?
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Thumbs up. She's pretty darn attractive, pretty darn funny, and pretty darn right-on-the-money with her recommendation to just be frank and honest.
Leaping to the assumption that she's dumb based on her Valley Girl twang and her appearance is itself dumb. She is not a genius, sure, but I'm sure her IQ is in triple digits.
Leaping to the assumption that she's dumb based on her Valley Girl twang and her appearance is itself dumb. She is not a genius, sure, but I'm sure her IQ is in triple digits.
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@23 - I imagine she just tells them. In real life. Which is probably enough. Why do the internets need to know? Until and unless she starts that site, that is. Then she is obligated.
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I totally forgot about Legends of the Hidden Temple! I used to dream of being a contestant on it! also, if you think people with Southern California accents are automatically stupid you can go fuck yourselves. and that list of hers got kind of creepy.
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If I ever direct a musical based on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, someone remind me to have her audition for the role of Patty Larceny.
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@ 4, you're on MY list. @ 6, can I be on yours?
It is wonderful to dream that people who watch her videos will be serving in Congress and the senate soon......
It is wonderful to dream that people who watch her videos will be serving in Congress and the senate soon......
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@12 -- Well her and Paris Hilton are both blonde, and both womenfolk, so yeah, they're probably the same person.
Post a video of a lady talking on the internets and all the misogynistic pieces of shit out there really ooze their way out of the woodwork eh? Crazy!
Post a video of a lady talking on the internets and all the misogynistic pieces of shit out there really ooze their way out of the woodwork eh? Crazy!
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Um, to everyone who's saying they wish she listed real people...this is intended to be funny. And what makes it funny is that we all know the people (or characters or objects) she lists, and most of them are unexpected or incongruous. Comedy!
And much funnier than if she said, "Here's the people I'd fuck: Dave...James...that guy at the grocery store..."
And much funnier than if she said, "Here's the people I'd fuck: Dave...James...that guy at the grocery store..."
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