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Dumb Video of the Week: Ben Taylor’s “Wicked Way”

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

Pop Culture

Look, we’re all for the occasional casual sex, especially when it’s between two parties who equally understand the casual nature of said fling, who are fully aware of the inherent risks of such behavior, and who treat each other with kindness and respect even though they may never see each other again. But this stupid video from Ben Taylor (spawn of James Taylor and Carly Simon) is a perfect example of what’s wrong with a lot of sex today. It’s all, “Me, me, me, me. I don’t care about you, what you have to say, or what you think. I just want to get you drunk so I can basically date rape you.” The visuals only compound the offensiveness of the lyrics, further suggesting that it’s all about quantity rather than quality, that (hot) women have nothing to say, that one just blends into the next. What a terrible message about sex…and women! Claiming it’s all a “joke” to begin with doesn’t make it funny. Besides, if you’re going to do the whole face morphing thing, you better make sure it looks at least as technically good as Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” video which was made 18 freaking years ago. And don’t even get us started on that pseudo accent that’s supposed to make you sound cool and sexy but actually just makes you sound like your self-involved celebrity parents dropped you on the head as a baby one too many times. And if you’re uneasy being in front of the camera for this song’s video (as you should be), why are you in front of the camera to introduce it?… Can you tell we’re annoyed?

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12 Responses to “Dumb Video of the Week: Ben Taylor’s “Wicked Way””

  1. Erin Says:
    August 17th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    The thing that annoys me the most is his intro. I don’t think i’d be as pissed if he hadn’t acted like a jerk and said things like “freaky sex”, or something to that line about why he was not in front of the camera and why he did the song. Maybe he could just say “hey ladies I’m a douche and want to get into your pants, but you’ll do it because my voice is like honey, but don’t even expect me to act interested in anything you say, unless it’s about your boobies. I’m only here for the sex ladies so don’t expect too much from me.”.

  2. Ellis Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 12:35 am

    Yeah, this is one of those things that gets claimed as a joke so that people can pretend its not offensive, but that doesn’t actually poke fun at its subject material. I’m sure if poor Ben there didn’t look like a crazy-eyed homeless man, he’d be out there trying his best to live out the lyrics. Eugh.

  3. Dave W Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 12:58 am

    I wonder if he uses roofies to help him get his Wicked Way.

  4. Dannie Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 9:33 am

    Oh…my dear Lord. I’m so disturbed. Why would those women even participate in this?? This makes me want to, in the words of Lewis Black, eat a bag of nails and spit them at a nun. Or just puke.

  5. Erin Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Can we just take a minute and wonder who would be in this music video if they are going to look so sad and look like they were forced to do it. It’s so ironic that he’s talking about taking advantage of women and the girls look like they have been taken advantage of by their obvious lack of enthusiasm and glazed eyes by some,while lip-sing to this terrible song. I find it a little horrifying that some of them look like they look as though they were forced to do this and look like they had been roofied. I wonder if it was part of the screening to let him have his wicked way with you, because personally thats what some of these girls faces seem to be saying.

  6. M. Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Eww. See jezebel.com’s article on SexyFace. “I’m just being honest”?
    What are you 16? Just having a disclaimer doesn’t make it cool to be a D-bag. I don’t like his homeless-chic either.

  7. Nic Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Ben Taylor, if I ever meet you, I will give you a swift kick in the nuts for all of womankind.

  8. gina Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    those woman had to have been paid cause im sorry he’s so ya looks like a homeless man who should have sold his camera to fix the gap in his teeth and bought a shower ticket at a truck stop what a loser I wouldnt let him have his way with me if he was the last human on earth and peanut butter and dogs were extinct!

  9. M Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    OH! and the accent is TOTALLY fake. I watched an interview of him later on. Em&Lo right again as always <3

  10. Alex Says:
    August 30th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Piece of shit!

  11. Kristen Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Does anyone who posted here have an education? It’s art jack asses! Get a grip!

  12. Betty White Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    These comments sound like they are coming from a bunch of jealous bitches who need to get laid!


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