August 23, 2005

We'll Take Manhatten

It's time for another installment of Mocking the Malignant Gawker Typos.

Lemme preface this: When you're on a tight deadline, it's understandable to make a typo or two. I understand. And, y'know, I have a copy of the Gawker Media style guide right here and it doesn't seem to mention any hard and fast rules about typos or grammatical errors. But, see, there's this thing. And this thing is known as the city we live in. It means that, no matter how speedily you need to post something, you still have to spell Manhattan correctly. [Thanks, Vidiot.]

And while we're on the subject of mistakes, let's discuss a particular thematic gaffe we got goin' on here. And I'm even going to ignore the slightly distasteful insinuation that hip-hop=gunfire. But for the love of God, if you're going to make some sorta transgressive joke, at least familiarize yourself with the location of Queensbridge Park. Because it's right above the Queensbridge projects, which, as this whitegirl can tell you, are considered the biggest, baddest projects in NYC, home of Nas, MC Shan, Marley Marl, Mobb Deep, &c. I mean, as far as projects go, we're not fucking around. So I think it's pretty safe to say that some of its residents will be attending the Kurtis Blow concert tonight. Clutch the pearls, folks!

But, y'know, Queens is profoundly uncool. And I am profoundly uncool. This is why I notice these things.

Also: "PARTK"?

Posted by Dana at 07:44 PM