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'''Klerck.org''' was a [[shock site]] registered | {{Infobox shock site | ||
|title = Klerck.org | |||
|image = KlerckFood.png | |||
|imagecaption = The "food as art" section of the site. | |||
|maker = Kevin Ealy | |||
|type = Shock host | |||
|date = 2001 | |||
}} | |||
'''Klerck.org''' was a [[shock site]] registered in 2001, hosted by a man named Kevin Ealy. The site provided a few different shock images, while the main page simply contained hyperlinked text labeled "FOOD AS ART!", where the creator hosted various pictures expressing themselves through what they eat, divided into sections: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. | |||
==''' | ==Images Featured== | ||
The | *'''Spin.gif''', most commonly known as [[Meatspin]], is an GIF depicting an act of anal sex between two people. One man is seated, and the other is sitting on his lap. The penis of the man below is inserted into the anus of the person on top. The person on top is moving up and down, causing their penis to spin in a clockwise direction; the image is animated in such a way that the spinning motion of the penis appears to be infinite. The one with the spinning penis has a tan line indicating they have worn female undergarments; this has led some to believe that this person may be transgender. | ||
*'''Christmas.jpg''' is a picture of a man laying down, while stretching their anus in an extremely wide position with their legs up in the air, a little similar to the prolapse of "[[Goatse]]" while putting a table clamp up their anus. | |||
*'''[[Dance.swf]]''' is an animated .swf file, which depicts two stickmen dancing to a song of Hamster Dance, on a plain solid color floor. After a few seconds, the music stops and the video zooms out, revealing that the floor is the [[Goatse]] image. | |||
*'''Pain4.jpg''' is a picture taken from [[The Pain Series]] which shows Goatse, Tubgirl, Wormeye, a severed head, a picture of a man with his face blown off, a mutilated dead man, a picture of a decapitated head, a closeup of a vulva afflicted by an STD, pictures of disfigured penises, a person with an infected foot, a man with an abnormal penis and scrotum, a man missing his penis, and an infected leg missing a toe with worms in place of the toe. | |||
==History== | |||
== | The website was first registered in either 2000 or 2001, with the oldest archive of the site appearing in February 2001. Klerck.org was initially hosted by a man named Kevin Ealy. At its beginning, the website was nearly empty, containing only one link that led to a picture of his dog. However, this site did not feature any pornographic content. | ||
By 2006, the website had gained a reputation for being listed on shock site lists created by users. While the main page did not contain pornographic content, some subpages secretly displayed disturbing images such as [[Goatse]], [[Spin.gif]], and others. | |||
Kevin Ealy Klerck was a well-known internet troll, and the website's purpose was to serve as a personal directory of his works, including [[Dance.swf]]. Additionally, Klerck created a petition on Petitions Online, demanding that New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson rename the second Lord of the Rings film to something more tasteful, considering the impact of the [[wikipedia:9/11|9/11 terrorist attacks]]. This troll gained widespread attention when websites, newspapers, and TV broadcasts began sharing stories about it. Forums were filled with people reacting angrily, outraged by what they thought was an attempt to impose political correctness on "their book".<ref>http://www.petitiononline.com/twotower/</ref><ref>http://www.livejournal.com/users/klerck/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/internetcollection/comments/5fo7w1/klerck_is_dead_a_website_dedicated_to_the/</ref> | |||
On March 8, 2005, Kevin Ealy was found dead in the bathroom of his boyfriend's apartment. He had posted a suicide note on his [[wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]], whom he goodbyes his family and internet friends, while telling his own motivation to commit suicide. The final part of his suicide note is quoted: | |||
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Some of you saw throught he facade I put on online a long time ago. You knew there was a lot more to me than I let on, and I appreciate how some of you stuck with me no matter whether I was being sincere or a trolling jackass. And then some of you are just dumbasses who don't shit about anything to do with me. Everyone knows which part they belong under here; I think I've made that clear enough over the years. So to the people that will miss me online, good bye, but to the rest: fuck you. | |||
And that about wraps it up. I'm sorry it had to be this way, but this is it, this is what I feel like I must do. | |||
Don't feel too bad about it, though. It's not entirely out of depression or anything like that. A lot of it is simply boredom. I know that sounds stupid, but I'm bored of life. I want to know what comes next. | |||
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After his death, Klerck’s suicide note was archived by internet users, and a temporary site called ''klerckisdead.com'' was created to preserve it.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071012082414/http://klerckisdead.com/index.php</ref> Despite his passing, the ''Klerck.org'' domain remained active for almost a year and a half before it was no longer accessible and put up for sale. | |||
==References== | |||
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== | ==Links== | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following links contain [[ | <u>NOTE</u>: The following links contain [[graphic content]]! | ||
* web.archive.org/web/20040614153854/klerck.org/spin.gif | * web.archive.org/web/20040614153854/klerck.org/spin.gif | ||
* web.archive.org/web/20030101142251/klerck.org/Christmas.jpg | * web.archive.org/web/20030101142251/klerck.org/Christmas.jpg | ||
* web.archive.org/web/20031030094955/klerck.org/dance.swf | * web.archive.org/web/20031030094955/klerck.org/dance.swf | ||
* web.archive.org/web/20031009031506/Klerck.org/Pain4.jpg | |||
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Klerck.org was a shock site registered in 2001, hosted by a man named Kevin Ealy. The site provided a few different shock images, while the main page simply contained hyperlinked text labeled "FOOD AS ART!", where the creator hosted various pictures expressing themselves through what they eat, divided into sections: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
Images Featured
- Spin.gif, most commonly known as Meatspin, is an GIF depicting an act of anal sex between two people. One man is seated, and the other is sitting on his lap. The penis of the man below is inserted into the anus of the person on top. The person on top is moving up and down, causing their penis to spin in a clockwise direction; the image is animated in such a way that the spinning motion of the penis appears to be infinite. The one with the spinning penis has a tan line indicating they have worn female undergarments; this has led some to believe that this person may be transgender.
- Christmas.jpg is a picture of a man laying down, while stretching their anus in an extremely wide position with their legs up in the air, a little similar to the prolapse of "Goatse" while putting a table clamp up their anus.
- Dance.swf is an animated .swf file, which depicts two stickmen dancing to a song of Hamster Dance, on a plain solid color floor. After a few seconds, the music stops and the video zooms out, revealing that the floor is the Goatse image.
- Pain4.jpg is a picture taken from The Pain Series which shows Goatse, Tubgirl, Wormeye, a severed head, a picture of a man with his face blown off, a mutilated dead man, a picture of a decapitated head, a closeup of a vulva afflicted by an STD, pictures of disfigured penises, a person with an infected foot, a man with an abnormal penis and scrotum, a man missing his penis, and an infected leg missing a toe with worms in place of the toe.
History
The website was first registered in either 2000 or 2001, with the oldest archive of the site appearing in February 2001. Klerck.org was initially hosted by a man named Kevin Ealy. At its beginning, the website was nearly empty, containing only one link that led to a picture of his dog. However, this site did not feature any pornographic content.
By 2006, the website had gained a reputation for being listed on shock site lists created by users. While the main page did not contain pornographic content, some subpages secretly displayed disturbing images such as Goatse, Spin.gif, and others.
Kevin Ealy Klerck was a well-known internet troll, and the website's purpose was to serve as a personal directory of his works, including Dance.swf. Additionally, Klerck created a petition on Petitions Online, demanding that New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson rename the second Lord of the Rings film to something more tasteful, considering the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This troll gained widespread attention when websites, newspapers, and TV broadcasts began sharing stories about it. Forums were filled with people reacting angrily, outraged by what they thought was an attempt to impose political correctness on "their book".[1][2][3]
On March 8, 2005, Kevin Ealy was found dead in the bathroom of his boyfriend's apartment. He had posted a suicide note on his LiveJournal, whom he goodbyes his family and internet friends, while telling his own motivation to commit suicide. The final part of his suicide note is quoted:
| “ |
Some of you saw throught he facade I put on online a long time ago. You knew there was a lot more to me than I let on, and I appreciate how some of you stuck with me no matter whether I was being sincere or a trolling jackass. And then some of you are just dumbasses who don't shit about anything to do with me. Everyone knows which part they belong under here; I think I've made that clear enough over the years. So to the people that will miss me online, good bye, but to the rest: fuck you. And that about wraps it up. I'm sorry it had to be this way, but this is it, this is what I feel like I must do. Don't feel too bad about it, though. It's not entirely out of depression or anything like that. A lot of it is simply boredom. I know that sounds stupid, but I'm bored of life. I want to know what comes next. |
” |
After his death, Klerck’s suicide note was archived by internet users, and a temporary site called klerckisdead.com was created to preserve it.[4] Despite his passing, the Klerck.org domain remained active for almost a year and a half before it was no longer accessible and put up for sale.
References
Links
NOTE: The following links contain graphic content!
- web.archive.org/web/20040614153854/klerck.org/spin.gif
- web.archive.org/web/20030101142251/klerck.org/Christmas.jpg
- web.archive.org/web/20031030094955/klerck.org/dance.swf
- web.archive.org/web/20031009031506/Klerck.org/Pain4.jpg
