# GovernmentMan, you're creeping everybody out **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599 "2011-10-24T03:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/41 "2011-10-24T22:54:28Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > … But, I’m getting braver in my posting or you guys are corrupting me or something. > … We’re corrupting you. Run away. Run away, now. Save yourself, while you still can. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/42 "2011-10-24T23:08:23Z")
[Are these girls hipsters?](http://www.forkparty.com/3449/hot-hipster-girls-american-apparel-models) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/43 "2011-10-24T23:16:07Z")
Relax, as soon as he discovers 4chan we will never hear from him again. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/44 "2011-10-25T00:13:15Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Personally, I think the creepiest part is the fact that he looks at a few pictures and/or videos of girls who are (ostensibly) strangers, and projects an entire life onto them However, when you say that he posted a link to a YouTube music performer then it is not so creepy. Because she obviously uploaded videos to YouTube so that she would have views, likes, subscribers, ect. So that she would become a YouTube celebrity. Because when you really think about it: Are celebrities strangers? Don’t we all (or most of us) project an entire life onto them? Don’t you (to use an example) project an entire life onto [Sara Bareilles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bareilles)? Or, if you don’t, do you think it is wrong for those that do? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/45 "2011-10-25T01:02:39Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > Don’t we all (or most of us) project an entire life onto them? …no? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/46 "2011-10-25T01:04:46Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > Are celebrities strangers? Don’t we all (or most of us) project an entire life onto them? > > Or, if you don’t, do you think it is wrong for those that do? Yes, they are. No, we all don’t. And no, I don’t think it’s _wrong_, I just think it’s _creepy_. I mean, I don’t think that much about my _own_ interests, much less anyone else’s, and certainly not a total stranger’s. I might think to myself that this or that celebrity seems like a cool person or would be fun to hang out with - for instance, I’d love to go get a beer with the Mythbusters - but I can honestly say that I’ve never imagined about anyone, celebrity or otherwise, what kind of music or radio shows they listen to, what books and magazines they read, where they shop, what they do in their spare time, what their home decor looks like, or what they daydream about. And I’ve certainly never decided I do or don’t like this imaginary person based solely on the imaginary likes and dislikes I’ve assigned to them. If you do that, then sorry, I think you’re weird, too. Not wrong, but weird. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/47 "2011-10-25T01:25:34Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > I’m waiting for the “Is this girl tied up in my basement a hipster”? thread before I judge. Is this girl in my trunk a hipster? Need answer fast. > [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Am I a hipster? Are you in GovernmentMan’s trunk? ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/48 "2011-10-25T01:39:23Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I might think to myself that this or that celebrity seems like a cool person or would be fun to hang out with - for instance, I’d love to go get a beer with the Mythbusters. Isn’t that the question (supposedly) voters should ask themsleves before casting their ballot, i.e. Would I want to have a beer with him? > [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > what they do in their spare time Post (or lurk) on the SDMB, of course! 😛 > [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > And I’ve certainly never decided I do or don’t like this imaginary person based solely on the imaginary likes and dislikes I’ve assigned to them. If you do that, then sorry, I think you’re weird, too. Not wrong, but weird. Adam Savage for President. 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/49 "2011-10-25T06:52:53Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Am I a hipster? Do you drink Pabst? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/50 "2011-10-25T09:42:19Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > That’s a relief. I haven’t heard of them, either, and I was beginning to think they were some sort of add-on to the hips. My hips don’t need the help, they get more than they need from the Butter Crunch ice cream. Following the posts, I tried to figure what kind of girls were those “hipsters” by googling images. But it didn’t help. I’ve had a hard time figuring out a common denominator amongst the young women depicted. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/51 "2011-10-25T10:25:08Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > We’re corrupting you. Run away. Run away, now. Save yourself, while you still can. It’s too late. I told you guys I have an addictive personality and you all had to go and be all interesting and funny and shit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/52 "2011-10-25T10:49:09Z")
He thinks he’s talking about hipsters, but he actually is slightly off the mark. It’s called a [Manic Pixie Dream Girl](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManicPixieDreamGirl) for a reason. Natalie Portman’s character is very typical. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/53 "2011-10-25T11:00:20Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Do you drink Pabst? Only when ironing. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/54 "2011-10-25T11:51:17Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Part of me thinks that GovernmentMan is part of some kind of viral marketing campaign for the guitarist girl he keeps posting pictures of. > > Maybe it’s just that I’d rather believe that. That was my hope too. Is it the same girl in the “smalltown” pics as in the youtube guitarist videos? ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/55 "2011-10-25T12:18:16Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Only when ironing. Irony-ing? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/56 "2011-10-25T12:34:48Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Do you drink Pabst? If I drink Pabst because it’s only $1 for a large can at the local pub, am I hip? Cheap?..Chip? ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/57 "2011-10-25T12:37:01Z")
> [@Miss\_Violaceous](#): > > He thinks he’s talking about hipsters, but he actually is slightly off the mark. It’s called a [Manic Pixie Dream Girl](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManicPixieDreamGirl) for a reason. Natalie Portman’s character is very typical. “Let’s say you’re a brooding male hero, living a sheltered, emotionless existence.” Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/58 "2011-10-25T13:02:10Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Irony-ing? Ironic ironing is played out, now I do it because everyone else thinks it’s cool, but I know it’s not. So I do it ironically. Which may mean I’m just ironing at this point… ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/59 "2011-10-25T13:45:02Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > Don’t you (to use an example) project an entire life onto [Sara Bareilles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bareilles)? Or, if you don’t, do you think it is wrong for those that do? Uh, no, and as to the second question, that’s completely weird and creepy. I’m not sure about the word “wrong.” But it does strike me as unhealthy, and no compliment to the real live human whose actual life experiences and personhood you prefer to ignore. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599/60 "2011-10-25T15:08:39Z")
> [@clairobscur](#): > > Following the posts, I tried to figure what kind of girls were those “hipsters” by googling images. But it didn’t help. I’ve had a hard time figuring out a common denominator amongst the young women depicted. Hips? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599.md?page=4)