Why is obey the walrus so scary

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"Obedece a la Morsa", known in English as Obey The Walrus, is a viral video featuring drag queen the Goddess Bunny, who was disabled from childhood polio. The video features herself tap dancing to a distorted version of "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Many find the video unsettling, and it has inspired reaction videos, parodies, and remixes.

Origin

The original video clip was taken from the film The Goddess Bunny [1] which is about the drag queen.[2] The film was released in 1998 and the clip was uploaded to eBaum's World [3] on July 3rd, 2006, where it has accrued over 250,000 views as of March 2021. It was later reuploaded to YouTube (shown below).

The video features a distorted version of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song and different visual and audio effects.

Spread

The video spread to the Creepypasta Wiki[4] and various internet forums.[5][6] It is also featured on Frikipedia.[7] In the years since it was posted, it has been the source of multiple reaction videos and is often associated with other famous creepy videos such as Agamemnon Counterpart and I Feel Fantastic. [8] Popular reaction videos include an August 12th, 2016 reaction by Tyrone Magnus that gained over 196,000 views (shown below, left) and a December 14th, 2016 reaction posted by BucketHeadNation that gained over 133,000 views (shown below, right).

On January 23rd, 2015, YouTube channel ScareTheater uploaded an explainer of ObeyTheWalrus, gaining nearly 1 million views in five years (shown below).


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Goddess Bunny

Why is obey the walrus so scary

Crisp in 2007

BornJanuary 13, 1960

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

DiedJanuary 27, 2021 (aged 61)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Other namesSandra Crisp, Sandy Crisp, Sandie Crisp
Occupation

  • Drag queen
  • actor
  • model

Known forThe Goddess Bunny
Obey the Walrus
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
SpouseRocky Dale Wilson

Sandra "Sandie" Crisp[1] (January 13, 1960 – January 27, 2021), better known by her stage name The Goddess Bunny, was an American entertainer, drag queen, actor, and model.[2] Footage of Crisp tap dancing, originally recorded around 1987, was the subject of one of the first viral videos.[3]

Life and career[edit]

Sandie Crisp was born on January 13, 1960,[1] in Santa Monica, California, to John Wesley Baima, an Italian lawyer,[4] and Betty Baima, a half-Cherokee secretary.[5] Much of what is known of Crisp's life comes from her own retellings of events, some of which were fabricated. For instance, in 2018, Crisp claimed to have participated in the first Paralympic Games in 1974, but no such event took place that year in Los Angeles, where Crisp was based at the time.[5]

Crisp was a transgender woman, transitioning in the late 1970s.[6] She performed as a drag queen during evenings.[5] After meeting fellow drag queen Glen Meadmore on the set of Hollywood Vice Squad, Crisp would become his friend and collaborator.[5]

She contracted polio soon after her birth. Crisp was subject to the malpractice of multiple doctors resulting in the further disfigurement of her body. Crisp used a wheelchair throughout her life.[7] Crisp lived in various foster homes for disabled children following the divorce of her parents. She routinely endured physical and sexual abuse[6] from members of her foster care families largely due to her gender identity and disability. Crisp returned to her mother's home during her teens, coming out as a trans woman aged 14.[6] Her mother was deeply religious and rejected her gender identity, insisting on calling Crisp by her birth name, although Crisp would return to live with her mother at times during her adult life.[6]

Crisp began pursuing a career in the entertainment industry immediately after graduating from high school.[5] She made her acting debut as Charlean in the 1986 film Hollywood Vice Squad. She later made an appearance in the music video for "The Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson.[8] Crisp claims she was "paid nothing from the start" for her roles in music videos.[6]

In 1994, she was the subject of a documentary titled The Goddess Bunny, directed by Nick Bougas.[2][9] Another documentary about Crisp, titled Bunny and made by Hunter Ray Barker, was released in 2019. The film is based in the assisted living facility Crisp resided in during her later years, and features fans of Crisp including Gene Simmons.[7]

The Louvre has The Goddess Bunny as Leda (1986), a nude photo of Crisp taken by Joel-Peter Witkin, as part of its permanent collection.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Although Bunny had no biological children of her own, she informally 'adopted' fans[10] including photographer Chuck Grant, who is the sister of pop musician Lana Del Rey.

She reportedly met one of her sons, film director Hunter Ray Barker, in a Mexican restaurant.[7] Crisp acted as a muse for Barker, who made a short documentary film about her.[7]

Death[edit]

Crisp lived in an assisted living facility in Inglewood, California, towards the end of her life.[6] She died of COVID-19 in Los Angeles on January 27, 2021, 14 days after her 61st birthday.[11]

Lana Del Rey posted a tribute to Crisp on her Instagram page.[12] Crisp's son, Hunter Ray Barker, created a GoFundMe appeal to raise money to cover Crisp's funeral expenses, seeking to honour her wish to be buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[3][13]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Note

  1. ^ The films are listed in order of release date.

Television credits[edit]

Music video credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Goddess Bunny". IMDb. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Stuart, Gwynedd (April 29, 2017). "At the Punk Version of DragCon, NYC Queens Honor an L.A. Legend: The Goddess Bunny". LA Weekly.
  3. ^ a b AnOther (February 11, 2021). "A Tribute to Goddess Bunny, Hollywood's Disabled Trans Art Star". AnOther. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Risen, Clay (February 4, 2021). "Sandie Crisp, 'Goddess Bunny' of the Underground Scene, Dies at 61". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Goddess Bunny's Life as a Hollywood Staple". PAPER. April 5, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "The Legend of Goddess Bunny, Hollywood's Forgotten, Disabled, Trans Art Star". www.vice.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d Dazed (October 9, 2019). "The story of Hollywood's tap-dancing, disabled trans star Goddess Bunny". Dazed. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Sunderland, Mitchell (November 1, 2016). "The Legend of Goddess Bunny, Hollywood's Forgotten, Disabled, Trans Art Star". Vice.
  9. ^ "The Goddess Bunny". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Glory Hole, a documentary project honoring America's counterculture legends". Document Journal. March 31, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Risen, Clay (February 4, 2021). "Sandie Crisp, 'Goddess Bunny' of the Underground Scene, Dies at 61". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "You meant everything to my sister and hunter and because of that you meant so much to me. Thank you for bringing so much joy into their lives". Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Baume, Matt (January 29, 2021). "The Goddess Bunny, a Trans Disabled Cult Icon, Passes Away at 61". them. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)". IMDb.
  15. ^ "The Drift (Video 1989)". IMDb.
  16. ^ "The Goddess Bunny Channels Shakespeare (Video 1989)". IMDb.
  17. ^ "The Goddess Bunny (Video 1994)". IMDb.
  18. ^ a b "Sugar & Spice (1995)". IMDb.
  19. ^ "S (2002)". IMDb.
  20. ^ "The Three Trials (2006)". IMDb.
  21. ^ "Scumbag (2017)". IMDb.

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