According to comedian Margaret Cho, who has named her new puppy after a terrorist:
Gudrun is named after the infamous Gudrun Ensslin who was the female leader of the Baader-Meinhof Gang, an art terrorist group from the 70s. Terrorism was different then. It had a chicness to it, which made it seem less like a dangerous menace and more like fashion.
Hat tip: Jeff Goldstein (warning: f-word, which I was tempted to use as well)
UPDATE: What is an 'art terrorist' anyway? My mind immediately thinks of Jackson Pollock's horrible work, but using the term terrorist even in a metaphorical sense seems tasteless.
For an introductory account into the totally rad and groovy murder and mayhem wreaked by the Baader-Meinhof terrorist organization, click here.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Some people on the Left are having difficulty understanding why Cho's decision was a bad one -- which says all you need to know about them.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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People are actually listening to Margaret Cho? The last I saw of her, she was wearing tight leather pants (not flattering) and doing a standup set featuring few words airable according to FCC regulations.
Early on I thought Cho would become a good comic. I was wrong.
Crass hack z-list comdeian gives dog offensive name. Somehow, I can't get too fired up over this one.
Work on it, John. Stoke your anger.
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