Irony And The Streisand Effect

Posted on | April 7, 2010 | 22 Comments

by Smitty

Much ‘Hey!’ has been made about the topless march in Portland. This is a variation on the theme of the Streisand Effect:

a primarily online phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information has the unintended consequence of causing the information to be publicized widely and to a greater extent than would have occurred if no censorship had been attempted.

One mitigation would have been to invite the participation of Barbara herself, which would have crushed interest in the event like a brace of wrecking balls swinging. . .let’s just permit that imagery to die right there.

Category: humor

Comments

22 Responses to “Irony And The Streisand Effect”

Americaneocon
April 7th, 2010 @ 12:43 pm

Barbara topless? I’m trying to visualize that!
Americaneocon
April 7th, 2010 @ 7:43 am

Barbara topless? I’m trying to visualize that!
apotheosis
April 7th, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

Jesus, Smitty, how much are the makers of Viagra paying you to permanently cripple libidos?
apotheosis
April 7th, 2010 @ 8:14 am

Jesus, Smitty, how much are the makers of Viagra paying you to permanently cripple libidos?
JeffS
April 7th, 2010 @ 2:54 pm

Babara was hawt when she was young AND apolitical. When her leftie leanings came out, though, bleah! Instant skank.
JeffS
April 7th, 2010 @ 9:54 am

Babara was hawt when she was young AND apolitical. When her leftie leanings came out, though, bleah! Instant skank.
Bannor
April 7th, 2010 @ 2:57 pm

MY EYES!!!
Bannor
April 7th, 2010 @ 9:57 am

MY EYES!!!
Roxeanne de Luca
April 7th, 2010 @ 4:10 pm

Oh, I think the marchers like the extra attention… that’s what the whole thing is about. If you’re the type of person who would turn a bra into a constitutional issue, then you’re the type of person who likes being offended.

Just saying.
Roxeanne de Luca
April 7th, 2010 @ 11:10 am

Oh, I think the marchers like the extra attention… that’s what the whole thing is about. If you’re the type of person who would turn a bra into a constitutional issue, then you’re the type of person who likes being offended.

Just saying.
Bob Belvedere
April 7th, 2010 @ 5:57 pm

I CAN’T STOPPING VISUALIZING THE HORROR! THE HORROR!

Ahhhhhhhhh! PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!! PLEASE!!!!

BRAIN BLEACH – STAT!
Bob Belvedere
April 7th, 2010 @ 12:57 pm

I CAN’T STOPPING VISUALIZING THE HORROR! THE HORROR!

Ahhhhhhhhh! PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!! PLEASE!!!!

BRAIN BLEACH – STAT!
Bob Belvedere
April 7th, 2010 @ 5:58 pm

Like OediPOTUS…er..Oedipus, I feel much better now that I have plucked them out.
Bob Belvedere
April 7th, 2010 @ 12:58 pm

Like OediPOTUS…er..Oedipus, I feel much better now that I have plucked them out.
Lipton T. Bagg
April 7th, 2010 @ 6:07 pm

Three words – Oh my God… Will Drano remove that hideous image?
Lipton T. Bagg
April 7th, 2010 @ 1:07 pm

Three words – Oh my God… Will Drano remove that hideous image?
Charles Johnson
April 7th, 2010 @ 6:19 pm

I banned Wild Irish Rose and Sharmuta for stuff like this. I do not care for saggy baggy hippie boobs, except of course my own. Which I am fondling now.
Charles Johnson
April 7th, 2010 @ 1:19 pm

I banned Wild Irish Rose and Sharmuta for stuff like this. I do not care for saggy baggy hippie boobs, except of course my own. Which I am fondling now.
richard mcenroe
April 7th, 2010 @ 7:26 pm

What has been seen… cannot be unseen…
richard mcenroe
April 7th, 2010 @ 2:26 pm

What has been seen… cannot be unseen…
Estragon
April 8th, 2010 @ 6:23 pm

I’ve begun having this recurrent nightmare where I’m being chased by these giant old wrinkly white socks filled with sand . . .

Does ObamaCare offer some sort of disability payments for those who’ve been scarred psychologically?
Estragon
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:23 pm

I’ve begun having this recurrent nightmare where I’m being chased by these giant old wrinkly white socks filled with sand . . .

Does ObamaCare offer some sort of disability payments for those who’ve been scarred psychologically?