Comments on: Wham's "Last Christmas" remixed, with erotic butter art dancing (messed-up holiday music video)

By: C W

C W — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:25:00 +0000

There’s a somewhat blurry line where I think that internet collective stalking/bullying should be preventable or otherwise addressed, but mashing up an art performance ~based around some amount of humiliation~ is not a part of this.

By: heavystarch

heavystarch — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:04:00 +0000

Oh gawd forbid anyone harass, bully or threaten someone/thing on the internet). JESUS TITTY FUCKING CHRIST.

By: Charles McLaughlin

Charles McLaughlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:44:00 +0000

Dylan, Love your work! That was awesome.

By: Dylan Mitchell-Funk

Dylan Mitchell-Funk — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:35:00 +0000

I’ve appealed the removal notice on the grounds that the original video has lived on YouTube since 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnPNr9yquuc and some other remix has been around since April http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9pW6PwEayQ

For the time being, I’ve whacked it onto Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/55574013
Merry Censorshipmas!

By: steve849

steve849 — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:34:00 +0000

No video.

By: Sparrow

Sparrow — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:43:00 +0000

WTF?

“This video has been removed as a violation of You Tube’s policy prohibiting content designed to harass, bully or threaten.”

Unless you are made of butter, how could this be harassing or threatening?

By: Duncan Toms

Duncan Toms — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Removed: harassing bullying or threatening. That would be Wham! then

By: Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:16:00 +0000

> Duration of the performance : 20 minutes

That would be the longest 20 minutes in the world.

By: Rich Keller

Rich Keller — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:09:00 +0000

As a Wisconsiner, I am curious as to the qualities of this butter. Is it like the salted sweet cream butter I get from Weyauwega or is it more like the sticky European style or even like pre-clarified ghee?

I need to know.

By: Justin Forposting

Justin Forposting — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:48:00 +0000

It’s definitely butter, lard wouldn’t be sexy at all.

By: GertaLives

GertaLives — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:26:00 +0000

This is why I stopped wearing heels when I dance on butter.

By: A Viescas

A Viescas — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:25:00 +0000

I think it’s an improvement on the song.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:41:00 +0000

Wow, Saint Nick on a stick. Thanks for this.

Have to say, even thought it’s art, I felt bad about her repeated falls…ouch.

By: Jeff Scherr

Jeff Scherr — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:29:00 +0000

I didn’t enjoy this until she starts falling… which segs beautifully to the super slo-mo Wham Christmas dinner. Bravo to the VJ!

By: Aditya Liviandi

Aditya Liviandi — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

http://www.melatisuryodarmo.com/html/w-p/02a2.html

EXERGIE
- butter dance

Performance

2000

Wearing a tight black dress and red shoes, Suryodarmo walks into the space, and steps on the pieces of butter. She starts dancing. Melati Suryodarmo is flailing, crashing heavily downwards, and continuously being on the verge of standing, slipping and falling on the butter- greasy dance floor.

Duration of the performance : 20 minutes
Music: Daeng Basri Sila and Khaeruddin, Drums of Makassar/ Kendang Makassar
Material : 20 blocks of butter

By: Bookburn

Bookburn — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:47:00 +0000

What the fuck? I’m going back to reading NPR in the mornings.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Hmmm. Grad student art project? (The original video, I mean.)

And the word erotic may need q marks. Watching this just gives me a sad.