Okay, so I just read Emily Gould's article in the New York Times Magazine. In my defence, I was on an exercise bike at the gym and had nothing else to do but read 8,000 words of rambling droning drivel. For those who don't know this lady, she is famous for writing on a website called gawker which has a section where it spies on celebrities and she became famous from this TV clip where she looks like a total deer with Tourettes who gets grilled by Jimmy Kimmel.
Anyhow, she suffered a nervous breakdown after receiving lots of hurtful comments about her disastrous appearance on this show and finally quit the gawker gig. And then lay on the floor in the foetal position and started wondering whether she hadn't been a little too fast in saying that citizen journalism should be allowed, ie. that celebrities have no rights and should always be under the media microscope. Now, poor dear, she too was under the microscope and she couldn't cope. She also cracked up from the thought that she had written a lot of personal stuff on her blog and suddenly she didn't want anyone to read it anymore. She lost the will to blog for a while. Once she'd recovered, she managed to write the article for the New York Times. Why, if you wanted to no longer be under public scrutiny? A bit hypocritical really. Because now bloggers will be blogging about someone who is no longer a blogger. She must be so addicted to people commenting on her that she needs to be commented on even though it gives her panic attacks.
I was also intrigued to see her face up on chickipedia - the site for hot chicks - and then got angry because I wasn't up on it because I'm a hot chick too. So I put myself up there (hey, feel free to edit me if you like), and will not get upset if anyone leaves nasty comments because I like to think I'm not so naive as Emily. Although I am, cough, ten years older.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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I believe it really is possible to marry yourself in California. Ruby wax did it on TV. You say vows to yourself and pledge your love to yourself. But I'm not sure you deserve yourself Emma.
GB....Is that a backhanded compliment? You mean I'm too good for myself? and what about the more existential question of why I am not on chickipedia?
Of course you deserve to be in chickipedia, Emma. You have the right attitude for it, as well as the requisite luscious body. But I think the recommendation should come from one of your own species.
Having wasted an hour of my life reading the rambling narcissistic diatribe of Ms Gould online, I am entirely sure that she's put herself up there. And if she hasn't, it's the only blog whoring she hasn't done.
You're better than these people- that's why you aren't on, darling!
chikopedia? I'm going there right now to check you out. It had better be hot!!!! ha ha
I wanted to slap that silly girl before I'd seen that interview. Now I want to slap her so she doesn't see the kick coming towards her arse.
Daft little tart.
As for chickipedia; Em, my sweet, you should be like some old famous person and not want to be a member of any club that would have you xx
Oh aye, I'm digging the dress!
I dunno whether to vote for you or book you for my friends stag night!
misssy m....well I know I'm better than those people but sometimes I like slumming it. So now I'm next to all the greased up lumps of meat. I'm sure I won't be there for long.
VE....course I'm hot...I'm hotter than a honeymoon hotel.
angela...But I don't want to be a famous old person yet. I just got angry because that Gould bint was on and I wasn't. Sad but true.
inchy...book you for my friends stag night!
I'll do it for 200 quid if you throw in a bag of pork scratchings! ;)
I'm back from the dead! Hellooooo!
And, first of all, I'd like to say: 36/26/34? Oh, Emma! What a nice set of numbers, you saucy minx!
I actually read that article by Emily Gould this week, and was surprised by the insipidness of it all. The idea behind it was a good one - blogger anonymity/privacy etc. - but I don't really understand why she was chosen to write such a high profile NY Times magazine. There are plenty other people out there who have probably "suffered" a lot more than she has (e.g. fucked-up friendships/relationships/marriages/jobs) by revealing their private life on a blog, so why couldn't the NY Times have written about them instead. The trivial trials and tribulations of Emily Gould's blogging life were hardly a revelation.
Looked at the Jimmy Kimmell. She looked like a silly, giggling girl but a part of me (a very small part) felt a wee bit sorry for her. It can't be nice being a young female being torn to shreds by a group of older, more experienced men.
If certain sex bloggers can make FhM or whatever it's called, I'm sure you can do better than chickipedia.
P.S. I'd almost consider getting married just to book you for my stag night.
Hey, thanks for putting this up here, I've never heard about any of it before so I found really interesting!
I just watched the clip and read her whole 10 page article plus had a squiz at what her ex-boyfriend wrote about her too.
The bit where she defines blogging and how it intrudes on your life is something I can relate to (on a Much MUCH smaller scale obviously, with my nine comments per post)...i could understand that.
But it seems that her celebrity 'they deserve it' justifications were proved to be rubbish and I'm glad she figured that out....some of the stuff Perez Hilton says on his website is utter shit and I don't know how he can be so nasty day after day.
Anyway...I''m going to check you out at chickpedia...of COURSE you deserve to be there, dahling. You are fabulous.
That was definitely a backhanded compliment from Gorilla Bananas; you deserve better.
How about a fronthanded compliment ??
Christ you have good bongos...
You're right Fingers, a damn fine pair of babbajangas you have there!
This gal pisses Moi off to no end. But I do so covet that corset dress you are wearing on Chikipedia.
25 seconds in and I had to stop.
What is with that wench's face?
i won't leave a nasty comment on your chikipedia entry mainly because i wouldn't look nearly as good in that outfit you're wearing and i haven't even shat out kids yet.
down with celebrities!
i just felt like yelltyping that.
slutty mcwhore...
Glad you're back. Been shagging a lot no doubt. Probably walking like John Wayne, and why not??
Midnight...
If certain sex bloggers can make FhM or whatever it's called, I'm sure you can do better than chickipedia.
Ha ha, it's not actually an ambition of mine to show my corned beef curtains in some soft porno spread but thanks for the thumbs up!
I'd almost consider getting married just to book you for my stag night.
Right you are. I'll practice my pole dancing.
sparsely kate...
of COURSE you deserve to be there, dahling. You are fabulous.
thank you. I am most honored.
fingers...
you can pay me a fronthanded compliment anytime. Also maybe we can form a band. You can play my bongos and I'll blow your trumpet?
Inchy...
a damn fine pair of babbajangas you have there!
don't be so modest inchy-boy, you have a terrific set of legs!
moi...
But I do so covet that corset dress you are wearing on Chikipedia.
yeah, it's a hot one - can't breathe or move while wearing it of course!
Xbox4NappyRash...
What is with that wench's face?
dunno, maybe constipation or more likely, verbal diarrhoea.
Kara...
i won't leave a nasty comment on your chikipedia entry
bah! I was hoping for some nasty comments. I guess everyone likes my bongos.
I tagged you over on my blog. It is a shameless attempt to get traffic to my blog... *hangs head and blushes*
No obligation, mind you.
I didn't realise you were so tall.
Gosh ! You really ARE quite hot aren't you ?
what an idiot...
An idiot with taste, Mars.
;-)
E-K...I don't think Mars was referring to you...rather to Ms Gould, you daft monkey.
Well Mars would have been quite accurate in that summation of me, Emma.
I can be a right dweeb ... but the laydees lurv me for it. ;-)
Tis a cross I can bear.
Hey nice site. And nice profile on chickipedia, although I thought you're promised that I was the only one who'd ever get to see you in that outfit. I'm crushed.
Anyway, I'm going to start up my own site, called "Dickepedia" where anyone can place pictures of someone they think is just a humongous dick. Innaugural members will include Donald Trump, Simon Cowell, and Dick Cheney (and don't think the irony's lost on me for that last entry. heh)
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