George Michael’s Careless Rizla: Homophobia And Tabloid Puns

GEORGE Michael is in jail. So, a perfect chance for a spot of punning and homophobia in the tabloids.

He scored eight week’s jail for being off his face on cannabis and pills when he crashed his Range Rover into a branch of Snappy Snaps in Hampstead, north London. (They’re the only winners in this.)

Anorak takes a look at puns and gay slights in the news about a great talent who is too stubborn or goofed to get a taxi:

Puns (Anorak goes with Careless Rizla)

LOCK ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO – Sun

Careless Whimper as Star goes down – Sun (pun and homophobia)

Bang Me Up Before You Go Go – Star

“l’m your Van” – Mirror’s caption of van taking George to jail

Because he is gay, you know

At least there will be someone to pick up the soap in the showers – Gordon Smart, Sun

The “gay icon” – Neil Syson, Sun

He’s in HMP Pentonville. Anyone else been jailed there? Neil Syson knows:

“The North London prison’s previous high-profile inmates include writer Oscar Wilde – jailed for homosexuality – and Michael’s fellow pop star Boy George, who was sent there for assaulting a mail escort he held captive”.

Just two examples if the hundreds of criminals sent to that jail – who both happen to be gay…

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Kenny Goss leaves Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in north London, where singer George Michael was earlier jailed for eight weeks after he admitted crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of cannabis.

Anorak

Posted: 15th, September 2010 | In: Celebrities Comments (6) | TrackBack | Permalink