I’ve always thought Vinnie Gallo was an odd duck. Consider this bit of drama surrounding his film The Brown Bunny:
Roger Ebert called the film “the worst in the history of Cannes” to which Vincent Gallo responded that Ebert was a “fat pig with the physique of a slave trader”. Ebert paraphrased a remark of Winston Churchill and responded that “although I am fat, one day I will be thin, but Mr. Gallo will still have been the director of ‘Brown Bunny’”. Gallo then put a “hex” on Ebert’s colon, to which Ebert responded that “even my colonoscopy was more entertaining than his film”.
That’s kooky.
Then I saw this: Vincent Gallo’s Sperm $1 Million
If the purchaser of the sperm chooses the option of natural insemination, there is an additional charge of $500,000. However, if after being presented detailed photographs of the purchaser, Mr. Gallo may be willing to waive the natural insemination fee and charge only for the sperm itself.
Good to know Vincent has “no cripples” in his family history.
I like this line:
Mr. Gallo maintains the right to refuse sale of his sperm to those of extremely dark complexions.
I’m really not sure what pissed me off most about that ‘ad.’ Could it have been his overwhelming modesty? Nope, I’m a Leo, a salesguy, and just nacissitic enough to appreciate that lack of humility.
It might have been the racially charged language:
“Mr. Gallo maintains the right to refuse sale of his sperm to those of extremely dark complexions. Though a fan of Franco Harris, Derek Jeter, Lenny Kravitz and Lena Horne, Mr. Gallo does not want to be part of that type of integration.”
Or…maybe, just maybe it was the anti-semitic garbage that closed the offer? Hmm…I really have to think of some more ways to hate that asshole. I respect his freedom to speak, but I wish his caliber of personality would choose not to use that right. What a schmuck!
Just to give Vinnie the benefit of the doubt: I’d be willing to wager that this “ad”, much like his films, is meant to be a sort of “art installation” and is therefore over the top with its irony and cheeked toungedness.
Or he might really be that kind of asshole.