Comments on: Performance Vandal Elle Ko Describes Her New Public Defender

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:18:44 +0000

“‘Yuppie’ implies wealth”…

I’m going to let that sit there for a second.

Anyone remember what the word “yuppie” stood for, originally? Back in the 80s? Anyone?… Anyone?… Bueller?

It stood for YOUNG URBAN PROFESSIONAL (with an “ie” that is supposed to remind people of “hippie” and “yippie”), you ignorant, know-nothing fucks!

The word “yuppie”, far from implying wealth, was intended to signify the striving hopefuls who aspired to (or pretended to be) the future upper middle class. And we all know how often that turned out wrong.

Excuse me, but I am sick to death of Mission hipster wannabe radicals misusing that word.

By: tk

tk — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:10:53 +0000

Yeah, nobody gets “saddled” with an SF Public Defender job. They get 100s of resumes every time there’s an opening. They’re also some of the best criminal defense attorneys in the city.

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:44:39 +0000

I’m sure once her public defender sees that tweet, he’ll be really motivated to do his best!!

By: hoboking

hoboking — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:16:31 +0000

I actually doubt that, the SF Public Defender is an extremely difficult and sought after job, and usually darn good at what they do. I do doubt that the defender is a ‘Yuppie’, insofar as ‘Yuppie’ implies wealth, and despite a better pay scale then most PD’s I wouldn’t call them wealthy…especially with the loans.

Now it sounds to me that Ms. Performance vandal is just being a typical criminal suspect and blaming her representation for the fact that she got caught doing something and is being prosecuted for it…

By: pat

pat — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:05:40 +0000

I only just discovered this whole publicity stunt, and had to read all the ones about how awesome it is to get banned from the Westfield and spend food stamps at Rainbow. My favorite was the “the north face produces its bubble jackets in Bangladesh. i am slashing these items on the racks”

Man, Levi’s is crafty!

By: Bob Dole

Bob Dole — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:56:52 +0000

Or perhaps she doesn’t realize that the public defender representing her totally hates her job and is only doing it to pay off the thousands of dollars of student loans she’s saddled with; and one day has aspirations to open up her own coffee shop somewhere along Valencia St.

By: ed

ed — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:50:07 +0000

She could represent herself. But then her message would be: “My defense attorney is a clueless piece of shit”

By: Ferocious Foot Odor

Ferocious Foot Odor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:42:47 +0000

It takes one to know one.