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Straight Outta Weho: Real L's Romi Launches Rap Career With "Gay in LA"

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So. This is a thing that happened today on the internet. I kinda like it, actually.

Courtesy of  WorkitLA.com, directed by Daniel Ainsworth and featuring Romi Klinger and Shay from Love Darling.

64 responses to “Straight Outta Weho: Real L's Romi Launches Rap Career With "Gay in LA"”

  1. wasteunit

    Bird. Earring.
    Please, someone, teach me how to Romi.

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    1. Paper0Flowers

      I was going to say those exact same things. Curses!!

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  2. lia

    hilarious!
    but the parrot does not match the color of her hair.
    just saying.

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    1. L

      I thought this was some sort of weird ‘carpet matches the drapes’ comment at first.

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      1. lia

        being a foreigner forced me to actually google “drapes”.
        after finding out what it means I needed a moment to actually get whatcha talkin about….

        being ‘lost in translation’ makes my commenting mostly innocently and G-Rated (and also grammatical suspect)…so noo I’m just talking about a dead bird and her head hair :D

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  3. tct

    i really love it when people can laugh at themselves and/or not take things too seriously. a great vid imo :)

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    1. Carmen SanDiego

      I agree. Since I read Romi’s Autostraddle Interview I started liking her, now this video shows me that she has a sense of humor. Plus she has good taste in girlfriends (Kelsey)
      And the song is catchy, I am still humming “its good to be gay in LA in LA”

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  4. Jules

    I… *Almost* can’t believe this exists.

    Strap-ons are on the attack

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    1. Alo

      How did I know I would find you here?

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  5. Paper0Flowers

    This is surprisingly the best thing ever.

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  6. Emily

    oh my god

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  7. Tia

    awesome. strap-on and dreds. dead parrot earring…. Romi: forever the fashion guru.

    but, who was the hottie running on the treadmill in the gym?

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  8. Laneia

    i was here and i watched this video.

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    1. Ferin

      I was here and I watched this video…

      30 minutes ago and all I can hear in my head still is “it’s gooooood, to be gayyyyy, in elll-ayyy, in elll-ayyy”…

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  9. Beth

    So much love for Romi after the 2nd season…and this.

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  10. AJ

    this is the first song in the soundtrack to hell.

    ;)

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  11. bra

    I can’t even… <3 Romi.

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  12. Laura

    oh my. oh yes.

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  13. Crystal

    i lol’d at the Where’s Waldo thing

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  14. Paige

    Lol! “My ex is your ex, whose her ex and her ex…”. So true.

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  15. Nina

    The show should be renewed for a third season just so that this can be the theme song.

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  16. Jen

    “all the pumps are go-go dancers, all the pants are…unemployed?”

    this is number 1.

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  17. Marika

    If that was any longer than three minutes, I wouldn’t have been able to make it through that.

    I get it, you had sex on the tv. It was a while ago. Can we talk about something else?

    relatedly, why did I watch that. (because i’m procrastinating is the answer)

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    1. mkr

      I watched it, I will usually give anything a chance that someone takes their time for us to put on the site. Half way through I thought, why? Not why am I watching, just… why?

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      1. Dina

        My feelings were very similar.

        I made this face the whole time I watched the video: o_O Now my eye is really dry. The big one.

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        1. Altinay

          Ha! That’s funny :)

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    2. RachelwasHere

      I expected these to be my feelings, but then I found it hilarious. Like, really really hilarious.

      But it also somehow made me never want to live in LA. IDK.

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  18. Carolyn

    my favourite part is definitely the parrot.

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  19. Nico

    She totally sampled “Rock the like” by Team Gina.

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  20. JSO

    So, I guess the jewelry thing didn’t work out. This is a much better use of her um…creativity. Yeah.

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  21. Po

    debs. babe.

    i cant even

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  22. Fiona

    @riese – clickthrough to Love Darling doesn’t work :(

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    1. Jenin

      Sounds like a job for @tess ;)

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  23. samantha i. lewis

    wannabe kreayshawn.

    gayshawn?

    highlight = brief cameo from kelsey.

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    1. Carmen SanDiego

      Kelsey? Where? When?

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      1. busy

        In the club scene… she’s on the right side of the screen in the whole “my ex is your ex” part…. :) I spotted her right away…. ;)

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  24. Mary

    I want a dead parrot earring.

    also I’ve never even watched TRLW, and I know Romi’s taken some heat, but I like her. it seems like she handles herself in the spotlight pretty well, she has cool style, plus she was an as calendar girl. all of them get bonus points.

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    1. Vanessa

      yes to every single thing in this comment

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  25. Ellla

    Why is “birds are dying, left and right” even a verse? Did this woman cause that to occur?

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  26. Paper0Flowers

    I wonder how much of this song is a direct response to the AS recaps………………

    Riese, you’re a muse.

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  27. Lisa

    Oh, is it April Fool’s already? I thought we were in October.

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  28. cait-o

    shut up. stop.

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  29. Aunnica O\'Brien

    Does it get any better than this?

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  30. Kimbit

    I don’t even what is happening.

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  31. Jenin

    I can’t decide if I liked the vid or the AS comments better. I <3 you guys.

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  32. Mer

    “This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! He’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! He’s a stiff! Bereft of life! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!”

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    1. dizzy

      “If you hadn’t nailed him to the perch he’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now history! He’s off the twig! He’s kicked the bucket, he’s shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!”

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      1. T

        He’s probably just pining for the fjords

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        1. Mer

          Pinning for the fjords!?!?!

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          1. dizzy

            Or, as Romi sings:

            Birds be dying / left and right / pining for the fjords

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  33. Laura

    Calling out the haters = A+

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  34. Steph M.

    Okay, so I never watched the Real L-Word because:

    1) I don’t do reality shows, for the most part
    2) After season 4 of The L-Word I was fed up with Chaiken.

    So, my only pop-culture exposure to Romi is this site… and this seemed pretty funny. But then I didn’t see her get banged on TV, so I imagine I might roll my eyes more if I had.

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  35. Karina

    Dread pubes at the end.
    I don’t know what else to say.

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    1. Olivia

      LOL. did not see that until you pointed it out

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  36. Jamie

    Verdict: I don’t hate it!

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  37. Sophia

    Before I watch it, let me clarify:
    This is a JOKE video, right?
    Like a spoof, piss take, LOLOLOL vid,NOT a serious move for Romi into the world of rap music?

    I need to know before I can procceed, as my cringe reflex is so strong that watching a genuine alternative lifestyle BRAPPWIKKAWIKKA could be dangerous.

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  38. busy

    I genuinely liked it… I don’t want to know what that says about me. My favorite part is her on the treadmill…. that look she gives the girl next to her is priceless. ;)

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  39. Diane

    I would tell her to keep her day job but…

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