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=== JarSquatter === | === JarSquatter === | ||
'''Jarsquatter.com''' contains a ] of a man squatting and lowering himself over a ], inserting it into his ]. Upon achieving this, the ] and ] of the jar against the floor cause the jar to break.<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jar%20Squatter</ref> The remaining several minutes of the video consist of the man removing the broken glass from his ], while an increasingly large pool of ] forms on the floor beneath him. The most unsettling thing about the video is the complete silence of the man, and absence of any reaction (a ], ]s, etc.), and the lulling, ] ] music that plays in the background throughout. It is reported that he didn't die, despite speculation to the contrary, and that he is living somewhere in eastern Europe. He suffered from internal injuries but treated them himself.<ref>http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100324201604AA8Qk2e</ref> The ] "jarsquatter.com" has a Global ] ] 744,576 (476,027 ]).<ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/jarsquatter.com#</ref> | '''Jarsquatter.com''' contains a ] of a man squatting and lowering himself over a ], inserting it into his ]. Upon achieving this, the ] and ] of the jar against the floor cause the jar to break.<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jar%20Squatter</ref> The remaining several minutes of the video consist of the man removing the broken glass from his ], while an increasingly large pool of ] forms on the floor beneath him. The most unsettling thing about the video is the complete silence of the man, and absence of any reaction (a ], ]s, etc.), and the lulling, ] ] music that plays in the background throughout. It is reported that he didn't die, despite speculation to the contrary, and that he is living somewhere in eastern Europe. He suffered from internal injuries but treated them himself.<ref>http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100324201604AA8Qk2e</ref> The ] "jarsquatter.com" has a Global ] ] of 744,576 (476,027 ]).<ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/jarsquatter.com#</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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A shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive, disgusting and/or disturbing to its viewers, containing materials of high shock value which is also considered distasteful and crude, and is generally of a pornographic, scatological, extremely violent, insulting, painful, profane, or otherwise provocative nature. Some shock sites display a single picture, animation, or video clip, or a small gallery, and are often passed around via e-mail or disguised in posts to discussion sites as a hoax in an attempt to trick readers into following the link to the website (a bait and switch). Most shock sites are merely websites that openly display shocking material.
Some shock sites have also gained their own subcultures and have become internet memes on their own. Goatse.cx featured a page devoted to fan-submitted artwork and tributes to the site's hello.jpg, and a parody of the image was unwittingly shown by a BBC newscast as an alternative for the then recently unveiled logo for the 2012 Summer Olympics. A shock video known as 2 Girls 1 Cup also quickly became an internet phenomenon, with videos of reactions, homages, and parodies widely posted on video sharing sites such as YouTube.
Examples of shock sites
Goatse.cx
Main article: Goatse.cxGoatse.cx was one of the best-known shock sites, featuring an image of a man stretching his anus with his hands. The site featured a page devoted to fan-submitted artwork and tributes to the site, and a parody of the image was also shown by a BBC newscast as an alternative for the then recently unveiled logo for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
2 Girls 1 Cup
Main article: 2 Girls 1 Cup2 Girls 1 Cup is a famous shock site/viral video portraying coprophilia and emetophilia with two girls defecating into a cup, consuming the excrement, and vomiting into each other's mouths. The site has garnered a great deal of attention on internet forums and video sites, spawning various reaction videos and parodies such as songs and animated versions. Among these is a video showing comedian Joe Rogan's reaction to the clip and a parody video featuring John Mayer. The video was also brought up in episodes of VH1's Best Week Ever, Family Guy and The Inbetweeners. Violet Blue, an author, described this website as becoming "the new 'tubgirl' and goatse all in one disgusting moment of choco-poo-love" in a San Francisco Chronicle article.
Stile Project
Main article: Stile ProjectStile Project, which won a Webby Award in 2000 for Weird site and was a People's Voice winner, evolved into a website with a lot of pornographic and extreme material; Wired referred to the website as a "shock site" in a 2001 article.
Lemonparty
Lemonparty.org contains an image of three elderly men in a bed kissing and having oral sex. The song If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul plays in the background. The image has been mentioned on some television shows such as a sketch on Talkshow with Spike Feresten, and dialogue on 30 Rock, and in the Flaming Moe episode of The Simpsons.
JarSquatter
Jarsquatter.com contains a viral video of a man squatting and lowering himself over a glass jar, inserting it into his anus. Upon achieving this, the force and angle of the jar against the floor cause the jar to break. The remaining several minutes of the video consist of the man removing the broken glass from his rectal cavity, while an increasingly large pool of blood forms on the floor beneath him. The most unsettling thing about the video is the complete silence of the man, and absence of any reaction (a jolt of pain, moans, etc.), and the lulling, classical piano music that plays in the background throughout. It is reported that he didn't die, despite speculation to the contrary, and that he is living somewhere in eastern Europe. He suffered from internal injuries but treated them himself. The URL "jarsquatter.com" has a Global Alexa traffic rank of 744,576 (476,027 USA).
See also
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References
- ^ Kahney, Leander. "Gruesome Movie Sparks Outrage." Wired. August 29, 2001. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Stewart (2004-06-09). "Lazy Guide to Net Culture: NSFW". The Scotsman.
- ^ Herrmann, Steve. "Shock tactics." BBC. June 5, 2007. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
- ^ The Best Week Ever, VH1.
- ^ "The Hands of God". Snopes.com. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- Pawan Kumar (2008-11-11). "Goatse.cx; Distended?". Yaziyo News.
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- Joe Rogan Watches 2 Girls 1 Cup Video
- 2 Guys 1 Cup with John Mayer from john mayer
- "The top 10 sex memes of 2007 From convictions to hoaxes, Violet Blue looks at 2007's most-clicked items." San Francisco Chronicle. December 27, 2007. Accessed July 29, 2008.
- Mulligan, Judie. "STARS TURN OUT TO HONOR THE BEST WEB SITES OF THE YEAR AT THE WEBBY AWARDS 2000." Webby Awards. May 11, 2000.
- It’s Not An Old Man Orgy If It’s Not a Lemon Party! Best Week Ever (VH1) official blog, September 2007.
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- Clip of Simpsons Lemon Party Reference
- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jar%20Squatter
- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100324201604AA8Qk2e
- http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/jarsquatter.com#
External Links
A list compiled of internet "shock sites"
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