{"id":3119,"date":"2009-08-31T23:17:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T07:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=3119"},"modified":"2009-08-31T23:17:21","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T07:17:21","slug":"the-progressive-insurance-girl-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/the-progressive-insurance-girl-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The Progressive Insurance Girl: Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n If you don’t live in the US, you may not know about this girl. She is featured in a series of TV ads from which there is no escape.<\/p>\n At \u00a0 first glance, or if you’re deaf, you might be pleased with her retro make up. However, soon enough, the horror of her over-the-top goofiness will obliterate this asthetic appreciation. She exudes a sickening self-satisfied energy that makes me want to kill her.<\/p>\n Here’s the problem. Apparently, you’re supposed to love her!<\/p>\n I found this out when I googled the question, “Is Matt Taibbi gay?” I thought he might be, but I wasn’t sure. I admire everything about him, as do gay men<\/a>, I soon learned. The gays are disappointed that Matt<\/a> is straight. But on a conservative blog, someone insisted that his dislike of the Progressive Insurance Girl proves that Taibbi is gay!<\/p>\n Am I gay, too? Matt Taibbi is on record as wanting to strangle this girl. YES, Matt, YES! Why would anyone object to such a healthy and normal reaction?<\/p>\n This world is dangerously out of whack, that’s all I know. If you google her, you’ll see an essay <\/a>titled “The Strange Allure of the Progressive Insurance Girl.” Evidently, the whole nation has fallen for her “endearing” charm. \u00a0 God. Make it stop.<\/p>\n It’s you and me, Matt. Give me a call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you don’t live in the US, you may not know about this girl. She is featured in a series of TV ads from which there is no escape. At \u00a0 first glance, or if you’re deaf, you might be pleased … Continue reading