{"title":"The Nobodies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nobodies are New York City’s least favorite nightlife weirdos, a supergroup composed of Ariel Italic, Lady Bearica Andrews, and DJ Accident Report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to their negligible income and short attention spans, you’ll find them hosting a plethora of different events, including RuPaul’s Drag Race viewings, dance parties, variety shows, and movie screenings. You may even have caught them working at BPAL’s booth at various conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being nominated for a 2016 GLAM Award for Best Duo or Group, they have taken over as producers and hosts of the Slam Awards (the NYC nightlife equivalent of the Razzies, which has absolutely nothing to do with the WWE’s Slammy Awards).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the main sponsor of their annual Mx. Nobody drag pageant (technically an un-pageant, which judges contestants of all genders on the basis of Newness, Outlook, Passion, and Eugh), Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is proud to participate in The Nobodies’ ongoing experiments testing the limits of audience tolerance and plain old common decency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlessed few may have what it takes to be a real Nobody — but now anybody can smell like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Logo artwork by Lily Gabrielle Hoyda.)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jk-men-are-very-good","title":"JK Men Are Very Good","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJK MEN ARE VERY GOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat a piece of worke is a man! how Noble in\u003cbr\u003eReason? how infinite in faculty? in forme and mouing\u003cbr\u003ehow expresse and admirable? in Action, how like an Angel?\u003cbr\u003ein apprehension, how like a God?\u003cbr\u003eThe beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet,\u003cbr\u003eto me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me-\u003cbr\u003enor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the way Facebook’s hate-speech algorithms work, casual observations such as “Men are trash” or “Men are scum” end up being treated with the same gravity as words meant to attack and harass marginalized communities. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2019\/02\/men-are-scum-inside-facebook-war-on-hate-speech\"\u003eVanity Fair has covered exactly how this came to pass\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and why they won’t be changing them anytime soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a small business that has always drawn inspiration from the historical, the erotic, the political, the esoteric, we have frequently run afoul of Facebook’s policies. Iironic, isn’t it, considering the horrifying abuses that still pass muster by the site’s standards – which larger companies, foreign countries, and yes, certain MEN seem to effortlessly circumvent?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd we’re not alone: our nightlife friends\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackphoenixalchemylab.com\/product-category\/collaborations\/nobodies-watching-wrestling\/\"\u003eThe Nobodies’\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevent page for their upcoming showcase of drag king talent, playfully entitled “Men Are Trash,” was deleted almost immediately, eliciting a warning from the website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir solution was to create a new event entitled “JK MEN ARE VERY GOOD LOL.” But this too ended up being deleted, and as a consequence of back-to-back “hate speech” violations, the group’s entire Facebook presence was removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo… what is a man, exactly? And what is it possible to say about him? We really, honestly couldn’t tell you. Would Hamlet’s comment “Man delights not me” end up getting deleted? Will our posts promoting this scent?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least we’ll all be in great company in Facebook jail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProceeds from this scent will be donated to NYC’s \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaycenter.org\/\"\u003eLesbian, Gay, Bisexual \u0026amp; Transgender Community Center.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePipe tobacco, leather, mid-century aftershave, a belt of bourbon and a grassy smear of mud from a fairway divot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBnBe0NLOLk0KqlKs4KiXLg\"\u003eFollow The Nobodies on YouTube\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pipe tobacco, leather, mid-century aftershave, a belt of bourbon and a grassy smear of mud from a fairway divot.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606578192540,"sku":"NOBODY-JKLOL-2","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/7891\/8812\/files\/jk_men_LOL_-_LABEL.jpg?v=1772729975"},{"product_id":"mx-nobody","title":"Mx. Nobody Perfume Oil","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMX. NOBODY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 will mark\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBnBe0NLOLk0KqlKs4KiXLg\"\u003eThe Nobodies’\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeighth annual drag pageant, in which 56 competitors of all genders battled through five weeks of events in Brooklyn. What does it take to win in a contest where all the “rules” of an art form are suspended? Over the weeks leading up to the pageant’s finale, reality itself will be pushed to the breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, only one may claim the title of MX. 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