I had no idea what I’d find on Blue Penguin Killer, so my mind was open to just about anything. The first thing that caught my eye was the black background, which I generally dislike. Black is hard to read. At least these guys are using a decent font.
This blog is written by a “staff” of two, BPK and Evil White Guy. Evil White Guy has recently started writing here. After reading a few random posts, I was convinced that these guys are a couple of 14 year olds based on their rampant use of profanity. There is no “about” section, so I had to dig a bit to find out for sure. Evil White Guy mentions his wife, so I guess he’s at least of legal marrying age.
There is a rather recent post that attempts to explain the blog. The writers are attempting to satirize events much like the writers of South Park. Even in the early days though, the profanity in South Park wasn’t as prevalent as it is here. As BPK explains, “If myself (BPK) or Evil White Guy thinks that you, your thoughts, your ideas, your writing, your movies, your actions etc. are stupid, then you can expect to get verbally treated as if you were a 12-year-old redneck that was [doing] his mom when all of a sudden his jealous redneck father walked in on the scene after drinking too much moonshine at the still hours before.” Yes, that’s pretty much how all readers are treated. That is frequently the level of writing proficiency as well.
BPK goes on to tell the reader that the blog’s purpose is to make people laugh. Unfortunately, there is not much that is comedic here unless you are a young teen who giggles at curse words. I’m sure the authors are trying to be irreverent in an “angry guy” kind of way, but it comes off as them trying too hard. Let me also say that I am no prude. Profanity can and is used effectively on many blogs. Unfortunately when it’s used constantly, as in almost every sentence, it’s just boring. An interesting example is the post titled “To All Of Those,” (April 17, 2004) where BPK basically tells everyone and everything to f-off. I guess you have to have a certain sense of humor to find this stuff amusing.
The blog itself is functional and the design is minimal. The archives go back to February 2004, though the posting is pretty light. Some months only contain one post. It is not until October that BPK begins posting on a regular basis on this site. November posts are nonexistent, so I assume Evil White Guy was brought in to keep the site regularly updated. There is no common thread to any of the posts. The “staff” just spouts off about whatever comes to mind.
This blog is not for the faint of heart. If you are looking for humor, you should probably look elsewhere. I can only imagine the interesting words BPK and Evil White Guy will use to describe my review. Then again, how many times can you call someone an m-fer before it gets old? In October BPK posted about a blogger he particularly dislikes. He bashed her because as he says she, “has a low self-esteem problem and can’t handle a negative opinion geared toward her work.” I wonder if he can?
Blue Penguin Killer