A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Cloud Fleets


So, when we received this photo, I just assumed it was some kind of “white trash” tattoo, whether prideful or ironic or whatever. Then I checked the image’s information and, in addition to seeing it was submitted by the excellent Johnny Stiletto at Baltimore Street in Hanover, Pennsylvania, there was a line about “Internet superstar Brian Peppers” and orders to “Google it, mo-fo!” Mercifully, I had never heard of Brian Peppers, but I figured, Hey, what’s the harm in keeping abreast of an Internet meme?

In conclusion, I hate the Internet.

Comments

54 responses to “The Cloud Fleets”

  1. ugh Avatar
    ugh

    Do you guys believe everything you read on the internet? The person who wrote that letter came out as a fraud. http://www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us/Secured/p23.aspx?oid=LEzIoOoadek= the victim is listed as a female child, so it could not have been a nurse. No matter what the truth is, it takes a really big asshole to get a tattoo solely to make fun of someone with a physical deformity.

  2. sazmatazz Avatar
    sazmatazz

    there is a distinct difference between condeming someone because they are a sex offender and taking the p*ss out of someones disability.
    Just because he is a sex offender doesn’t mean you have the right to mock his (and therefore other peoples) disabilities.
    Yeah, he is trash in the sense that he is a sex offender, but insulting his disability is completely unrelated!
    I am not suggesting you take pity on him, pitying the disabled isn’t even on the cards here, and should you pity the disabled you may as well be slagging them off anyway…
    It is very strange to me that we still live in a world where it is percieved as ok to mock the disabled whereas racism is deemed unacceptable. it is effectively the same thing!
    Imagine the scenario, insulting comments about a sex offender who happened to be black, based upon his/her race?
    i don’t think so modblog….

  3. poops mcgee Avatar
    poops mcgee

    he’s now dead and irrelevant so I hope the guy with the Tattoo is proud of himself.

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