Things That Are Not Steampunk #7
There may be something more Steampunk than a funky neon tank top, but I don’t know what it is!
Oh wait, it’s a plastic cupcake charm.
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July 9, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Plastic crap and patchwork sewing does not equal steampunk. Crackhead, perhaps — but not steampunk.
July 9, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Nah, it’s the metallic time-esque pieces.
neon is never equal to steampunk
July 9, 2010 at 1:38 pm
finally! cogs and gizmos and watchworks! i am even ok with the purple…
too bad the the rest of it slamdanced into an early 80′s video, back when MTV was more music than tv…
oh, and honey? since we’re concerned with the definition of things…it’s wife-beater. wife.
July 17, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Hehe, “slamdanced”.
July 9, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Just because it has a piece of metal doesn’t make it steampunk!
July 9, 2010 at 1:41 pm
So every asshat with a junk drawer full of cheap plastic crap, buttons & a blank tank top is a designer?
If I closed my eyes & threw crap at a moving target I could make a better ststement.
July 9, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Steamjunk.
July 9, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Man, is her dad going to be pissed when he sees what she did with his watch.
July 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm
So the punk in steampunk derives from the influence of 80′s fashion icon Punky Brewster?
July 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm
If I ever sink low enough & wear anything like this I hope someone beats some sense into me.
July 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm
What a terrible use of the HRC logo. I am fairly certain none of my gay friends would ever consider wearing this.
July 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Bananarama cleans the junk out of the bottoms of their vinyl purses, and you want to sew it to an undershirt?
July 9, 2010 at 1:49 pm
This is not a steampunk take on anything!
This is a tank top with shit sewn on it.
July 9, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I don’t want to be rude, but it looks like her face might be more steampunk than anything she’s selling.
July 9, 2010 at 1:51 pm
It’s like my junk drawer threw up all over a purple tank top.
July 9, 2010 at 1:54 pm
oh wait, it has GIZMOS.
I take it back.
July 9, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Only $32.00? She’s selling that piece short. It needs at least another zero.
July 9, 2010 at 1:57 pm
context is everything:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71485133@N00/4777690395/
July 9, 2010 at 1:57 pm
BOYFRIEND BEATER.
http://picpaste.com/pics/BOYFRIENDBEATER.1278709082.jpg
July 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Today’s Etsy “steampunk” search count: 45,776 results for steampunk
July 9, 2010 at 2:01 pm
# 19 @ tejasmom-I’ll bet less than 10 % of them are actually steampunkish-
July 9, 2010 at 2:13 pm
But it has watch gears!
egads.
July 9, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Beater funky= Beat Her Funky
July 9, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Boyfriend Beater shirt! I’m a big fan of using domestic violence as a selling point.
How about:
- Dad Is Mean When He Drinks belts
- Verbally Abusive Teenager shoes
- Momma Slaps Me culottes
- Black Eye Baby diapers
- Brute of the Loom underwear
Excuse me. I need to go license some brand names.
July 9, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Junk Drawer.
Sewing Kit.
Junk Drawer.
Sewing Kit.
Fuck. I can never tell them appart.
July 9, 2010 at 2:21 pm
You might need a new category:
“Stuff with shit sewn onto it.”
July 9, 2010 at 2:25 pm
“Many genuine” watch parts = steampunker-than-thou. That self-justification is like when hipsters say “I was listening to Modest Mouse before they were popular” or “my mullet is ironic”
July 9, 2010 at 2:26 pm
On behalf of all men, I am offended by the term “boyfriend beater.”
July 9, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I don’t get it…
How did this cost a lot to make? The most expensive thing there is probably the tank top, which is like $9 at Target. I think I have the same one, and I won’t spend more than $9 on a tank…ESPECIALLY if there are random pieces of junk sewn on. That’s highway robbery!
July 9, 2010 at 2:29 pm
She likes attaching things that don’t go together:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/35024038/screw-war-try-peace-dog-tag-necklace
July 9, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Great barking spiders! This will pair swimmingly with my ice cream cone ear studs.
July 9, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Things like this make me want to punch her right in the airships.
July 9, 2010 at 2:41 pm
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July 9, 2010 at 2:44 pm
#7 Cineaste – That was my first thought too! Great minds think alike.
Great minds do not sew crap onto a used Old Navy tank and call it steampunk. They just make fun of it.
July 9, 2010 at 2:53 pm
If this is Steampunk, then EVERYTHING is Steampunk. My sunglasses are Steampunk. My leather jacket with fringe from the 80s is Steampunk. My dog is Steampunk. My truck is Steampunk. The Disabled Guy is Steampunk. *I* am Steampunk.
Oh, wait… my screen name clearly states that I am NOT Steampunk.
July 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm
There is a bright side-no evidence of glue guns ,cowls, pubic dandruff, or dried orange peels.
July 9, 2010 at 3:08 pm
My steampunk is ironic.
July 9, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Hmm, “boyfriend beater.” How very Camille Paglia of her.
July 9, 2010 at 3:12 pm
@#28 – Yes, but at $7? Now she’s talking!
*throws bad-ass double peace sign as in 3rd pic*
July 9, 2010 at 3:12 pm
We need to get the time machine back from that other “steampunk” bolero jacket listing and throw this one in, too…but this round we’ll also need the flux capacitor because we’ll need to take a trip waaay back into 1984.
July 9, 2010 at 3:39 pm
WOMYN RIGHTS!!!!!!
I’m not with Bronc here – I’m OK with the term boyfriend beater, but if your wearing a boyfriend beater don’t expect my seat on the subway, expect to open your own doors and the Sparkletts bottle won’t be lifted by ME – I’m just saying.
lets find something we can beat together that gives us both pleasure – hmm… maybe?
July 9, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I’m most confused by the navy and yellow stripes on the side.
July 9, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I’m confused. What’s a “boyfriend beater.” ???
July 9, 2010 at 6:02 pm
#16 KittyPrawn :
Only $32.00? She’s selling that piece short. It needs at least another zero.
$032.00
There you go, I fixed that for you.
July 9, 2010 at 6:09 pm
How the @#$% would you wash it? Or is perma-pit stank part of it’s steampunkness?
You might as well throw a handful of bolts and loose thread into the dryer, because that’s more or less what is coming back out.
July 9, 2010 at 6:28 pm
but… this one has actual watch parts on it.
Maybe if she adds a monocle?
NAH.
July 10, 2010 at 9:13 am
@45:
STEAMPUNK.
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7918/vernebeater.jpg
July 10, 2010 at 10:45 am
but…but…but….she put a lot of time, effort and money into it!!!
‘time’ I can see, if her junk drawers are like mine, it takes forever to dig through them to find just the right ‘adornments’. And then of course you have to put all the junk back and still get the drawer closed. And this is even with having already found the tank top in the bottom of the closet or hamper, and the needle and appropriately colored thread that rolled under the couch.
July 10, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I like the way she tells us that “I LOVE this one”! In which case, she’s not going to be too upset then that she’s going to be stuck with it forever, since no-one is either blind or stupid enough to actually buy the goddamn tasteless ‘orrible foul thing
Oh, and by the way? Gluing watch gears to any old shit still =/= steampunk
July 10, 2010 at 4:43 pm
So, I’m forever going to use “Great Barking Spiders!” Whenever possible. Also, I think battered men need some recognition, women have a movement, men are in the shadows. How about a battered mens shelter? (Oh, for the record, I refuse to acnowledge the purple piece of shit with more shit sewn on it. Pictured above)
July 10, 2010 at 9:58 pm
what a joke: she is the creator of something that’s been around for years? (boyfriend beater shirt)
MissGoldfish’s Profile
Bio
Hi! I’m Miss Goldfish!
I’m the creator of Boyfriend Beaters: The eccentric, outspoken, colorful, brazen womens version of the mens plain ol’ Wife Beater.
I also make jewelry. I work with quality materials and take a lot of time to make things “just so”.
July 11, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Its a “boyfriend beater” because wife beater is sexist and does not recognise people in nontraditional relationships. She’s such a feminist. /sarcasm
July 12, 2010 at 2:19 am
What if you don’t have a wife, or a husband, or a boyfriend or girlfriend? Who do you beat then while wearing one of these shirts? The dog?
July 12, 2010 at 10:31 am
actually, that looks a lot like Juicy Couture men’s apparel.
BTW – you should totally post everything in your junk draw on ebay, it WILL sell. And by the time you pay posting fees, ebay takes their cut, you pay for shipping (the ebay quote was off by $9.00) and ebay takes another cut under “paypal” you will owe eBay $17.20.
July 13, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Wait. I just realized all that crap is glued or sewn to the shirt.
I thought it was a “necklace.” Really.
August 2, 2010 at 9:33 am
OOOOOOOOH! steampunk cupcake charm!
July 17, 2011 at 9:49 pm
I went and looked at her other stuff, and I have to say that the day you try to sell a necklace with hello kitty riding a blue duck is probably the day you should ask yourself where your life is going.