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Tag: parody

  • The Only Lebanese Fashionista Worth Following on Instagram

    Just like almost everyone else, I spend my fair share of time on Instagram everyday and I come across all kind of “influencers” in my feed. From entrepreneurs with inspirational quotes on every photo, to gym rats, foodies, and fashionistas who are the worst of them all! And I simply hate the latters because of their artificial photos and all the fake stories they try to create around them.

    Forget all about their sponsored posts because we all whore ourselves nowadays, but some of the posts are just unbelievable. Breakfast in bed? Wine in the bathtub? Joyful 9 months pregnancy shots? Happy family photos with 2 years old babies standing still? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

    Neither breakfast in bed nor wine in the bathtub are actually possible, chances are you will have breadcrumbs all over the bed sheets and soapy water in your wine glass… And don’t get me started about pregnancy and kids, the last couple of months during pregnancy are not all glam and glitter for women, and those family photos with happy toddlers in them are just a myth. Trust me, I’m a father of two little boys…

     

    Thank u @dr_roy_moutran for always making me look beautiful ! You Rock !!! 🤜🏻

    A post shared by Jenn Zee (@bloggerwanabe) on

    So with all these “influencing fashionistas” around, I recently stumbled upon @BloggerWanaBe on Instagram which is a satirical account by Sara Zeaiter (AKA Jenn Zee) that aims to poke fun at all those fake photos and videos on Instagram. Some of her posts are actually quite hilarious and make you really wonder how much effort is put by other influencers into creating those “natural” photos and videos.

    Judging by her posts and stories so far she seems pretty cool, and funnily enough she has all it takes to become yet another fashionista with a followers count that just keeps increasing… so I guess it will be hard for her to turn down sponsored deals in the near future! 😉

    Anyway, make sure to follow her account @BloggerWanaBe because she seriously is the only fashionista worth following nowadays in Lebanon!

  • Lebanese Selfie

    This one is epic!

    This parody of The Chainsmokers’ Selfie is a collaboration between Olga Habre, Daniel Abdel Sater, Mark Abou Jaoude, and Beirut Night Life.

  • Malek El Raouche ملك الروشة – Blurred Lines Lebanese Cover

    This one is hilarious! The video was made by the cool people at Leo Burnett Beirut as part of an inter-agency competition. They were requested to create a video clip representing the 2010’s era and they actually won. Make sure to watch it since it really represents the scene at Raouche and some other places!

    via @ZakiaDimassi

  • Dracula loves the Lebanese

    GEICO by the way is a US auto insurance company known for its advertisements stressing how it takes a 15 minutes call to save 15% on car insurance using different characters.

    via reddit

  • More parodies on the Orthodox law video

    These two videos are made by Ali Zaraket, Yehya Jaber, and Hussein Ghourayyeb.

  • Buzz “Khalleh el jaww wel3an” – The sequels

    Buzz “Khalleh el jaww wel3an” ads > XXL ads



    Make sure to also check this ad parody by Majdi & Wajdi.

  • Gangnam Style – Arabs Style

  • LBCI falls victim to the Facebook Inshallah button joke

    You probably have heard in the last few days the joke about a new button being unveiled by Facebook to the Arabic market to allow the users in the region to respond with “Inshallah” to event invitation they receive. The joke was started by a parody website The Pan-Arabia Enquirer, and unfortunately the LBCI website fell for it! Check the article they posted here. (I expect them to delete it soon)

    Following the opening of its office in Dubai, Facebook has revealed the first of what it claims will be many alterations to the social media site tailored to the local Arabic market. As of next week, users across the Middle East and North Africa will have to opportunity to respond with ‘Insha’Allah’ to an event invitation, along with the usual ‘Join’, ‘Maybe’ and ‘Decline’.

    “This was the result of several focus groups across the region,” said Facebook Arabia’s Regional Solutions Manager, Majid Johnson. “Adding an ‘Insha’Allah’ button for Facebook events was by far and away the most popular request.”

    Facebook Arabia also announced plans to introduce a ‘Platinum Upgrade’ specifically for GCC markets.

    “This was another big winner in our focus groups,” claimed Johnson. “Facebook Platinum is going to be our premium option for the more exclusive social media user. It’s going to come with a significant signing on fee, but will offer five-star services, such as a bespoke wall and 24-hour status concierge facility, along with space for just 50 members at one time.”

    Facebook Platinum is expected to launch this November.

    Absolutely priceless!

    Thank you @tinkeyeh

    Update:

    The article was removed from LBCI’s website.

  • Shit Lebanese say about football

    This video is made by the awesome Anthony Semaan. Make sure to check his blog over at The Football Supernova.

  • A spoof of Nishan’s anti drugs commercial

    LOL!!