Saturday, May 19, 2007

A strange video: What, what (in the butt)

I don't know if this music video is totally gay (literally, not in the ironic sense), or homophobic. Here's what Wikipedia says about it:

"What What (In the Butt)" is a viral video for the song of the same name by Samwell (Sam Norman), a singer, songwriter, and actor.[1] The video contains numerous camp references to homosexuality and anal sex.[2] The lyrics of the song mostly revolve around the title.[2]

The song was produced by Giorgio (Mike Stasny)[3] and the video was produced by Brownmark Films.[4] The video was uploaded on Valentine's Day 2007 to YouTube and Google Video.[4]

The video lasts 3 minutes and 47 seconds, was made in widescreen format, and appears to have been produced entirely with a green screen.

Samwell said in an interview with KROQ-FM that the opening image is "not a cross, but a flaming symbol that [he] just happened to use,"[5] but according to Giorgio, "[Samwell] wanted it because he's a Christian but he doesn't do Christian morality. For him having a burning cross is a way to pay respect to his beliefs."[3] It is followed by a sighing lips superimposed on a chocolate heart.[3] The purpose of the glossy mouth is to attract attention.[5] Both asscheeks of Samwell's pants are decorated with the word "what."[6]

On April 8, 2007, Brownmark Films released an interview with Samwell.[7]


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