Sex, death and Grumpy Cat: The true meaning of SXSW

[DainBramaged]

small cat. A very small cat. A tiny lump of latte-colored kitty with more than a hint of Siamese, curled up against a pillow on a red velvet couch, bordello Baroque. Klieg lights illuminate the basement of Austin PR firm Fosforus like Havana at three in the afternoon.

She blinks her angelic blue eyes without raising her head, her long fur matted down by the palm grease of countless reporters … and everyone else who's incapable of walking by without petting her. If she's grumpy, who can blame her?

She is, of course, Grumpy Cat. On an Internet composed of 98 percent cats, she is currently the most famous one going — and as such, the very first celebrity cameo on the YouTube game show from Friskies, "Will Kitty Play With It?" Grumpy Cat, the 11-month old feline who is actually quite sweet and is really named "Tardar Sauce" (a colloquial spelling of "Tartar Sauce," for her color), is in town from her home in Arizona for South by Southwest Interactive, the annual Austin superstorm of emerging technology, Internet superstars, digital show cases and marketing — lots and lots of marketing.

The Friskees "Will Kitty Play With It" clip will premiere on YouTube the week of March 17 but, fittingly, it was filmed the day before the huddled masses clutch their iProducts and descend upon downtown Austin. This unlikely convergence of grassroots meme and famous cat food is the perfect harbinger for what's about to happen at SXSW: Anything and everything goes, all in one big non sequitur.


http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/sex-death-grumpy-cat-true-meaning-sxsw-1C8773768

[RevStPatrick]

1. Yep. It's true. SXSW is OVER!

Way over.

[MotherPetrie]

2. Named "Tardar Sauce" for her COLOR? Yeah, right.

Because tartar sauce is tan.

She was simply named Tard when I first came across her video. Guess they had to come up with something more politically correct when she hit the big time.

The way they are exploiting this poor cat is absolutely vile and disgusting.

[RevStPatrick]

4. Why is it "vile and disgusting?"

I'm sure the kitty doesn't mind.
They can probably afford a better quality cat treat now.
And pay for the kids' college education...

(that was just a guess. I know nothing about the cat's "owners" and whether or not they have kids)

[MotherPetrie]

12. Have you seen the slide show of that poor cat forced to pose with numerous idiot strangers?

[RevStPatrick]

18. "...that poor cat forced to pose with numerous idiot strangers..."

Oy vey!

[Comrade_McKenzie]

5. OK. Fuck this site. Seriously.

This was the last straw.

This type of loony bullshit is why Democrats have a bad name.

I'm going to Reddit where the younger, next generation of liberals hang out.

[Ikonoklast]

9. A poster has to be a Democrat first.

Poster is just another gunner here for fun, search the posting history.

[MotherPetrie]

14. I'm a life long, liberal, progressive Democrat who loves cats. You?

[Ikonoklast]

15. Dying of laughter.

[MotherPetrie]

16. Don't let me stop you.

[Ikonoklast]

17. No worries. You can't.

[MotherPetrie]

21. Not worried in the slightest.

[seabeyond]

10. bye

[DainBramaged]

11. I think the door should hit you in the ass...

[MotherPetrie]

13. Good to know you approve of animal abuse.

[Melon_Lord]

24. Picture taking?

[DainBramaged]

19. YOU GONE YET? YOU STILL MAD BRO???

[DainBramaged]

20. YO YO YO

[DainBramaged]

22. So you can read shit like this?

This is what people at my school do for attention and it makes me want to hit them in the face with a fucking lead pipe


http://www.reddit.com/

[KittyWampus]

6. pretty sure you're right about the name. But at least the owner now knows better.

That's a good thing.

[Aerows]

3. :)

and



and finally:



I lied - one more:

[MadrasT]

8. Heh. Those are awesome.

[Aerows]

7. One more :D

[stlsaxman]

23. FSXSW

that is all.