BISEXUAL WEB DRAMAZ!
I got a lovely response to the blog I posted on OKcupid:
=====fathom_works wrote=====
Well it is perfectly okay for you to complain about things in your own realm via your journal. In a sense, that is one way in which they are there for.
But if you're going to complain about men making generalizations about you, please try to do so without making generalizations about men.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a poor sap playing the "nice guy" card. And I'm sure you didn't really post that journal just to make the generalization that there are no intelligent people (or men) on OkCupid, as the journal did seem like a great self-esteem boost overall, but you can do that just as effectively without sounding so pretentious.
Don't get me wrong, again, I'm not trying to be mean and I'm not offended. But if you want those oh so intelligent people on OkCupid to take you seriously, your journal is a good example of what not to say.
My response: Where did I make a generalization about all men, really? My fiancé is a male. If I really thought that way about all men, do you think I would be involved with him?
Why is pretentious to state I will not take disrespect from people? I'm not stating people can't have different opinions, I'm stating people need to learn to at the very least be polite when they want to strike up a friendship. God forbid one of my prerequisites is an open mind when it comes to intelligence.
Nice save on the "not trying to be mean" comment, yet you go on to say "But if you want those oh so intelligent people on OkCupid to take you seriously, your journal is a good example of what not to say." Why be so coy? It's too bad; you had written a fairly civil response until then. It doesn't really matter, since I can tell something really did offend you about my silly rant that you would go far enough to say that. By the way, thank you for showing me that you can still be an asshole, even if you're subtle about it!
=====fathom_works wrote=====
Well it is perfectly okay for you to complain about things in your own realm via your journal. In a sense, that is one way in which they are there for.
But if you're going to complain about men making generalizations about you, please try to do so without making generalizations about men.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a poor sap playing the "nice guy" card. And I'm sure you didn't really post that journal just to make the generalization that there are no intelligent people (or men) on OkCupid, as the journal did seem like a great self-esteem boost overall, but you can do that just as effectively without sounding so pretentious.
Don't get me wrong, again, I'm not trying to be mean and I'm not offended. But if you want those oh so intelligent people on OkCupid to take you seriously, your journal is a good example of what not to say.
My response: Where did I make a generalization about all men, really? My fiancé is a male. If I really thought that way about all men, do you think I would be involved with him?
Why is pretentious to state I will not take disrespect from people? I'm not stating people can't have different opinions, I'm stating people need to learn to at the very least be polite when they want to strike up a friendship. God forbid one of my prerequisites is an open mind when it comes to intelligence.
Nice save on the "not trying to be mean" comment, yet you go on to say "But if you want those oh so intelligent people on OkCupid to take you seriously, your journal is a good example of what not to say." Why be so coy? It's too bad; you had written a fairly civil response until then. It doesn't really matter, since I can tell something really did offend you about my silly rant that you would go far enough to say that. By the way, thank you for showing me that you can still be an asshole, even if you're subtle about it!