AmJack grows up? or the 30KMillionare

ms244 · Dec 2, 2007

Thought this would be interesting for discussion here.

I, for one, didn't know that douchebag could be used as in the title of a story in a major newspaper.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-1...s-in-the-mist/

gorgekko · Dec 2, 2007

I don't know who the bigger douchebags are, the people in the story or its writer.

GQgeek · Dec 2, 2007

I can't stand the amjack aesthetic or attitude but they're pretty harmless and are easily avoided due to, well, everything about them.

Really, the only women that should really be wary of them or care are gold-diggers. If an amjack dupes such a woman into thinking he has money, then she's getting what she deserves.

As for the article, it was fairly anticlimatic. Did she really think she was going to attract those types with a t-shirt that said 30k millionaire?

From her lack of success, I can only assume that the bait wasn't good enough.

SoCal2NYC · Dec 2, 2007

I don't know what is worse.
That soomeone wrote 6 pages or that I read them all.

celery · Dec 2, 2007

Ya, I'm so surprised. She found a bunch of horny marsupials in clubs, bars and lounges.

Amjack is what happens when you have no character/personality and your only interest is sex.

Besides the writer of the article seems like an uptight college feminist, who hates/resents those guys because they never wanted to sleep with her because she used to be fat.

But I would like to make a point of saying that an amjack is an attitude/state of being rather than clothing and the like. An amjack dressed by Tom Ford himself would still be an amjack.

Edward Appleby · Dec 2, 2007

Well the Dallas Observer is a free weekly, not a real paper so I suppose that's why they can get away with douchebags.

I'm not really sure why people have such an issue with the writer- it's just an intentionally silly piece about a group of people that everybody loves to hate.

Originally Posted by celery

But I would like to make a point of saying that an amjack is an attitude/state of being rather than clothing and the like. An amjack dressed by Tom Ford himself would still be an amjack.

I often think of Tom Ford as pioneering a certain gay-AmJack style.

lefty · Dec 2, 2007

Originally Posted by ms244

Thought this would be interesting for discussion here.

I, for one, didn't know that douchebag could be used as in the title of a story in a major newspaper.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-1...s-in-the-mist/

Also on the cover of this month's Details: Are you turning your kid into a douchebag?

Who brought this word back? In the 60s and 70s it was rarely used and considered on par the C words.

lefty

v0rtex · Dec 2, 2007

Originally Posted by Edward Appleby

I'm not really sure why people have such an issue with the writer- it's just an intentionally silly piece about a group of people that everybody loves to hate.
It's an easy target to ridicule yet the author takes 6 pages to repeatedly present one joke which most people got out of their system in their mid-teens ("Posers suck lol, at least me and my friends are authentic"). The author comes across as incredibly condescending, expecting men to fall over their feet for her the minute she puts on some short-shorts. Author seems to come from another equally privileged, obnoxious group - young urban hipster creatives, so the article comes across as insignificant bickering between yuppie subcultures rather than a genuine investigation into the habits of an emerging subculture. While obnoxious, the amjack/30k millionaire group doesn't really do anyone any harm so the article came across as rather mean-spirited in the same way as a "Track down the most crack-addicted hobo" or "Ridicule white people who can't dance" article might. A depressing read.

FidelCashflow · Dec 2, 2007

My eyes glazed over after the first page. I was shocked to see it went on for 6 more.

Do you have to be amjack to be a 30k millionaire? Do you have to be conspicously flashy to be a 30k millionaire? If not, I suspect there are a few on this forum who fit the description.

"$30,000 millionaires live above their means, usually with the aid of multiple credit cards and sympathetic family units, spending more money than they make on items such as... clothing."

hmmm...

GQgeek · Dec 2, 2007

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

My eyes glazed over after the first page. I was shocked to see it went on for 6 more.

Do you have to be amjack to be a 30k millionaire? Do you have to be conspicously flashy to be a 30k millionaire? If not, I suspect there are a few on this forum who fit the description.

"$30,000 millionaires live above their means, usually with the aid of multiple credit cards and sympathetic family units, spending more money than they make on items such as... clothing."

hmmm...

no you do, but a lot of them are.

Bradford · Dec 2, 2007

Interesting - 30K Millionaire's are found throughout the Scottsdale / Phoenix area and it's actually a very common term around these parts. Check out this site... http://www.dirtyscottsdale.com which makes fun of all the 30K DB's and their enhanced friends. P.S. The AmJack style is definitely the preferred look among this group.

Bradford · Dec 2, 2007

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

My eyes glazed over after the first page. I was shocked to see it went on for 6 more.

Do you have to be amjack to be a 30k millionaire? Do you have to be conspicously flashy to be a 30k millionaire? If not, I suspect there are a few on this forum who fit the description.

"$30,000 millionaires live above their means, usually with the aid of multiple credit cards and sympathetic family units, spending more money than they make on items such as... clothing."

hmmm...

Yes and yes - 30K Millionaires are quite different than most members of this forum.

redcaimen · Dec 2, 2007

Originally Posted by v0rtex

It's an easy target to ridicule yet the author takes 6 pages to repeatedly present one joke which most people got out of their system in their mid-teens ("Posers suck lol, at least me and my friends are authentic").

The author comes across as incredibly condescending, expecting men to fall over their feet for her the minute she puts on some short-shorts.

Author seems to come from another equally privileged, obnoxious group - young urban hipster creatives, so the article comes across as insignificant bickering between yuppie subcultures rather than a genuine investigation into the habits of an emerging subculture.

While obnoxious, the amjack/30k millionaire group doesn't really do anyone any harm so the article came across as rather mean-spirited in the same way as a "Track down the most crack-addicted hobo" or "Ridicule white people who can't dance" article might.

A depressing read.

Wow. You win the "put the finger right on it" award.

You might also want to approach FOX with your "track down the most crack addicted hobo" and "ridicule white people who cant dance" ideas for reality series consideration.

gorgekko · Dec 3, 2007

I think the worst thing about this story is the early high school level quality of Andrea Grimes' writing. I mean really, starting a story with a "safari" angle? God, the only thing worse would have been to begin with a dictionary definition.

Edward Appleby · Dec 3, 2007

Originally Posted by gorgekko

I think the worst thing about this story is the early high school level quality of Andrea Grimes' writing. I mean really, starting a story with a "safari" angle? God, the only thing worse would have been to begin with a dictionary definition.

Hahahaha...

Again though, if any of you guys knew the Dallas Observer this article would get no more discussion than O'Reilly making unfounded generalizations.

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