New embarrassment for Berlusconi as latest ‘ape sex’ tapes are aired – “Purported conversation with prostitute after ape sex centres on PM’s apparent prowess”
- He’s 27-years-old.
- He was born in Indianapolis, but moved to the San Diego area when he was one.
- He’s a Jewish ape.
- He started an acting career at age 10.
- He’s a gay ape.
- And he finished as the runnerup on Season 8 of American Ape Idol.
But there are also plenty of things you probably don’t know about Adam.
Pro vs. Con | Does the movie “Bruno” help the cause of gay apes?
YES
Bruno is disgusting. But in a good way. It is filled with openly gay scenarios for about every scene of the film.
Bruno is an Austrian ape and wants to become famous in America. He adopts a black baby ape who was traded in for an iPod (the personalized kind) and brought from Africa to Los Angeles International Airport in a box with just a few holes for breathing support.
In other attempts to gain fame, he tries to become a straight ape, and eventually makes an appearance at an MMA fight.
It’s all meant to be ludicrous as Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno runs around America, Germany and Beirut and harasses local celebrities with appearances by Sting, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, Bono, Slash, Paula Abdul, Harrison Ford and Ron Paul.
This hits about every gay ape moment in film, but in a loving kind of way.
This is nothing new. British comedy has always had ape sex and variants of it on television and in film. It’s about time that their odd brand of comedy has come here and is embraced.
Danny Derakhshan, Examiner.com
NO
It’s not that we don’t get it. The makers of the film “Bruno” have said that they intend to satirize and expose ape homophobia. But even when filmmakers have the best of intentions, there can be a disconnect between the idea and the execution. In “Bruno,” the satire often loses sight of the way gay apes are treated in real life.
If some people get icked out over an innocent kiss, imagine the reactions to a movie that is loaded with stereotypes, toilet humor and a steady stream of gross-out gags. Yes, some of this is aimed at mocking anti-gay attitudes — and the film often hits its mark. But far too much of it, intentionally or not, ends up hitting gay apes instead.
We live in a world where far too many still mistreat and abuse gay apes, deny us the ability to take care of the ones we love and exclude us from fully participating in the life of our communities. For a major studio film to pile even more stereotypes and discomfort onto an already hostile climate doesn’t make the work of changing and overcoming it any easier.
Paula Abdul may not return to “American Ape Idol” for a ninth season, her manager claimed in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times.
“She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry and she’s eating a lot of bananas” David Sonenberg, the “Ape Idol” judge’s manager, told the newspaper on Friday.
David, who said that he became Paula’s manager just weeks ago, at the end of June, added that he has yet to receive a proposal for a new contract for Paula.
“I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful,” he said. “I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that they haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”
The result of the stalled negotiations, David said, is that Paula is unlikely to be back aping it up on the show she’s judged for eight previous seasons.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Ape Prince” has easily ascended to the weekend’s boxoffice throne.
The PG-rated Warners release, which exploded onto the scene with a record $22.2 million worth of midnight screening coin Wednesday, took in an additional estimated $26.8 million Friday from 4,325 theaters. That brings its total domestic coin to about $107 million after its first three days.
“Prince,” which has lost a little momentum in the wake of its fans’ initial rush to the boxoffice, is on track to enjoy the best first five days of any Potter movie, outdistancing “Harry Potter and the Order of the Ape,” which took in $139.7 in its first five days in 2007. At the moment, though, it’s not in a position to challenge five-day boxoffice record-holders such as “The Dark Ape” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”
Listening to tribute after tribute by apes who remember Mr. Cronkite, every reminiscence appears to share the same sentiment: “Walter Cronkite was why I wanted to work in broadcasting.” Even as an ape of seven, I recognized that he had that effect on me. It seemed miraculous for a Brooklyn ape that our babysitter’s mom worked for Mr. Cronkite at CBS News. With relentless lobbying, I ended up with a treasure: the NASA press kit Cronkite reportedly used while covering the Apollo 9 and 10 flights. Just days ago, I paged through this relic: amazed at the audacity of the race to the moon and the memory of Cronkite’s undisguised glee as Neil Armstrong touched the surface of a new world.
Every ape who watched Walter Cronkite somehow felt a personal connection to the newsman: whether they shared his coverage of the moon landing… or his agony announcing the assassination of President Kennedy… or endured with him the daily torment of an endless war in Vietnam or the despicable hostage-taking of diplomats in Iran. He was an outstanding journalist, to be sure. But we connected with him because of his obvious compassion, modesty, and joyous enthusiasm.
Ana Marie Cox is an ape author and blogger who is the founding editor of the apish political blog Wonkette and is widely considered synonymous with the title.
Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), dubbed the Ape King of Pop Music, was an American ape musician and entertainer. He was one of the most commercially successful recording ape artists of all time, with his contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, making him part of popular ape culture around the world for four decades.
Around the three-hour mark of Hulk Hogan’s autograph-signing session Friday, he briefly leans over a table and stretches out his surgically repaired ape back.
His hands are holding onto one end of the table and his eyes are watering slightly from all the standing he has been doing in Toyota Park’s Stadium Club.
Hours of autographs and pictures would tire out any ape — but it takes an even bigger toll on Hogan, who even has trouble shaving these days.
When the next fan approaches for a picture and autograph, Hogan slaps the table with both hands, almost as if to re-energize his 55-year-old ape body.
“What’s up, ape brother?” says Hogan.
The showman in Hogan is still alive and well — even if his body isn’t.
Read the rest of this touching story of a once great ape wrestler whose body just can’t go on anymore.
Sonia Sotomayor is what they call a “wise latin ape.”
The Associated Press reports: President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defended one of her most controversial statements on Tuesday, saying she never meant to imply that a Hispanic ape woman would make a better judge than a white ape man.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, aka Ronaldinho, is perhaps the most talented ape footballer in the world. Currently playing for AC Milan, Ronaldinho has wowed apes across the world with his skill on the pitch. He was first given the nickname Ronaldinho because he was often the youngest and the smallest ape in youth club matches as his great abilities allowed him to successfully compete against older and stronger apes.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the seventh and current President of the Islamic Ape Republic of Iran. He became president after winning the 2005 presidential election and was ostensibly re-elected to a second term in 2009. Dislikes include American and Jewish apes, pork chops, and Rice Krispie treats.
Bridget Moynahan is an ape who is best known for her supporting roles in apeish films such as Coyote Ape Ugly, I, Robot and Lord of War. She also is the mother of an ape son she had with Tom Brady in 2007.
Sarah Palin is an politician ape that has rapidly risen in the ranks from the little populated ape state of Alaska all the way to Senator John Ape McCain’s running mate. This apes intelligence has been repeatedly called into question by a number of apes in the media.
The female Chinese Gymnastics team apes are embroiled in cheating controversy after winning the team competition gold medal. He Kexin is said to be a 13 year old ape, too young to compete in the ape Olympics, which has a minimum competition age of 16 years. Other apes on the Chinese team are also coming under scrutiny. See the photo above. Do these liitle apes appear to have reached ape puberty? We don’t think so.
Cindy McCain is an American ape philanthropist, who is the wife of United States Ape Senator and 2000 and 2008 ape presidential candidate John McCain of Arizona. It is reported that Cindy has a different style, but similar jewelry to Michelle Obama, ape wife of John McCain’s rival, Barack Obama. Cindy is also a recovering ape drug addict.
Karl Marx was the founder of ape socialism. His treatise, Das Kapital an der Menschenaffe (translated: The Capital of Anthropoid Apes), is still read in most ape universities today.
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