Every blogger wants to have readers. That’s why we’re here. Me, I want to express myself, and I like to get a response. Otherwise, I’d just keep a journal.
It’s good to follow blogging etiquette. But it’s also good to break free and say whatever you want. Lucky for me, I’ve already said I’m a cunt, so I’m already out of that closet, so to speak.
I’m also on record as not liking certain bloggers and types of bloggers. Most people are more circumspect in their opinions. Now, however, I smell trouble and I love it!
Queen Michelle got lots of her readers stirred up when she implied a lack of respect for another blogger called luxirare. Naughty Queen Michelle! Now people are all huffy, but most don’t want to have to take a stand one way or the other. Even luxirare jumped in and pretended to be hurt!
I CAN’T STAND luxirare and here’s why: She is too pretentious, her grammar is poor, and she features aggressive photos of singularly nauseating food. It doesn’t help that she mentions her mom’s old Chanel stuff. If your mom owned lots of Chanel, she should have taught you some manners, like don’t boast about your privileged background. (I miss my mom and I miss her crappy cheap handbags too.)
Luxirare can live without me being a fan. She’s got a million sycophantic readers going “OMG you are so amaaaaaaaazing!” and the ultimate fashion-girl accolade, “You are seriously killing it.” As far as I’m concerned, luxirare is a moron with a high end camera. Next!
Wait a minute, while I’m at it, I’m not crazy about Sea of Shoes or her vaunted Mom. If you add up what they spend on shoes, you could bail out General Motors and finance a health care program. There are too many $800 shoes going on, and nothing on their minds except for “Look at me! Can you believe me?!” I don’t see any accomplishment, I just hear cash registers going Ding!
Now what? Do you secretly hate any blogs? Do you secretly hate me? Let’s hear from you. If you can’t take a stand on something as harmless as blogger aesthetics, what good are you?!
I have nothing personal against any of the pouty fashion bloggers, or the interior design ones. It’s all for entertainment, no? I just can’t take them, myself, or life, too seriously, that’s all. And I can’t help it if I make myself laugh…whether it’s my foibles or theirs. We are all hysterically humorous in a certain light, and a bit ridiculous.
Maybe sea of shoes and her mom heard you, SW. She did a post about their charity work, where kids at a hospital doodled on a piece of white Louis quatorze furniture. What was the most funny to me was she included “Jane and I have been looking forward to sharing this”. But what, it was top secret? Or just in case we somehow got the mad idea that they were merely vapid shopaholics? No, all the while that they’ve been shopping and posing, they are actually thinking about those less fortunate, SEE?? All those people that can’t go to Tokyo or Paris for their summer vacation because they are sick and have hospital bills instead of Givenchy heels.
And it answers my question as well… THAT is what people do all day in five inch heels, charity work. Of course, how did I not see that?
Perhaps they think they have to prove they are good people by now posting about their philanthropic deeds. But no one in their right mind really believes that Jane and her mom are what their blogs or anyone’s else’s blog SUGGESTS that they are, not really. It’s a slim slice of someone’s experience, not the sum total. I’m sure they are very fine folks, and we could play dress up if we got together sometime. We’re just havin’ a laugh. You HAVE to laugh…or cry.
Even funnier to me about this post though is that none of the kids wrote on that chair: “Fuck you, motherfuckers!” or ” This hospital food is crap!!”, which is what my kids at that age would have done with cancer, a blank canvas and permanent markers. And I probably would have screamed at them til I cried and then cried til I laughed. Thus ruining the chair, the charity, and my otherwise spotless reputation as the perfect mother and friend to all less fortunate than myself. Oh well!
Jtut, I think it might have been only me who made mention of charity work and funny enough, after ranting, I felt like a jerk (rightfully so) and decided to look at Sea of Shoes. Sure enough, that was the first blog post that popped up. It was a charitable effort and I applaud her for it. So then that forced me to delve deep into my self conscious and think about what it really was that had ticked me off initially. I think it’s really just all the constant label flashing, all the time. In the nineties when many of the most popular hip hop artists were obsessed with their bling and Moet, I remember the incredible amount of shame and embarrassment I felt over all of this. I would go abroad and some kid in France (always the french) would start talking about P Diddy or some other flashy idiot as if I completely related because I too were black. Mortification. That whole bling bling movement made me feel like my ancestors were turning over twice in their graves.
I guess the same goes for constant and blatant label flashing all the time on a blog. It just becomes so predictable and expected. Are you really that excited about your 20th pair of very expensive shoes because I lost interests after the 5th. I’m not really an incredibly flashy person. I love nice things but overkill leaves my head spinning.
I remain my stance with people paying their dues (this is why I don’t buy any celebrity designed lines). I’m thinking of taking a course in shoe designing. I’m super excited about it, if I can manage to do it. I don’t even know what I would do with the information, but I think it was satisfy all my curiosities.
Great post, very refreshing! I agree that it is annoying that many fashion bloggers’ success seems directly correlated to their looks and wallets. Good to know I’m not the only one totally disillusioned by these specimens and their masses of adoring fans. I love the discussion this inspired.
At this point, I love Susie, KOS, Garance (for the commentary) and… most of the other major fashion bloggers annoy me. I hadn’t read your blog until I clicked the link from Style Bubble, but I absolutely intend to after this!
Ann – Application accepted! You’re on top of the list because I loved “moral vacancy” (and because you’re the only one that’s made a reservation thus far)! Wonderful turn of phrase, it’s so descriptive.
I hate you because you have a super-sweet YSL sequin top and i want it!!
But seriously hate is very strong word right ?
there’s room for everyone and i think it’s great to see other people sharing their style. I find it very inspiring.
WHy hate on people for having money ? It’s just as bad as hating people who don’t
At least one thing is clear, it’s not enough to have lot’s money, to be a fabulous narcissistic pain in the ass with a bad fashion taste to make a good bloger.
Erika you should re read some of the comments here before dishing out advice on how people should behave. I don’t envy them, I don’t want all their shoes, (I don’t even really like YSL that much to begin with). But it’s all the bragging that becomes a little much. It’s tacky and crass. Sorry if you don’t share my opinion but I simply don’t share yours either.
*to have a lot of money*
(10xhand-to-face, bad foreigner English person!!!)
REQUIREMENTS TO BE A “FASHION BLOGGER”
1. Must have a boyfriend that owns a camera or a photographer.
2. Must have a designer shoe, clothing, or bags, etc.
3. Must have an outfit that is ” out of this world” or in other words, your “style”. (looking as an alien!!!!)
The blogs that I don’t like are Karla’s closet, Sea of shoes, Life in travel, Nini’s style, Fashion toast, and Atlantis home.
Karla’s closet – why always have your hand in your face gurl?!?!?! to be frank, she doesn’t know how to style, why always wear skirts that makes you look 20 pounds bigger? and you better hide those legs girl because they ain’t hot!!!
Sea of shoes – you poor little shit, go back to school or keep studying instead of buying expensive shoes. You have absolutely bad taste with shoes ( how dare you call your blog sea of shoes, how about sea of shit?). Plus, your mother looks so much better ( vogue – daugther’s mother’s take!). tsk… tsk… tsk…
Atlantis home – go homeeeeeeeee, your poor daughter Carol is waiting for you to notice her! How come Jane’s getting all the attention? Stop shopping!! take good care of your daughter Carol, puhhhlease!!!
Life in travel – Ohhhh.. i get it, marrying an old ugly dude to support your materialistic acts huh!! how bout let him teach you a lot of english grammar and spelling! Quit acting like a model!
Nini’s Style – Hayayayyyy.. Nini panini, what am I going to do with you. You’re similar with your friend Hanh (life in travel), ehem… well no wonder why you’re friends. Stop that 101 bullshit because you’re the one who needs some “fashion” 101. You have an ugly face that disgusts me. Whatever high end brands you buy or wear you still look the same which is, SHIT!
Fashion toast – first time I saw this blog, I thought to myself.. Ronald Mcdonald’s missing wife!! What an ugly shoe!! I don’t give a fucking fuck if it’s Chloe!!! Baddddddd stylinggggggggg….
Why this bloggers call theirselves fashion bloggers??!?!?!
FASHION DISASTER!!!
I find it really difficult not to feel resentful towards:
A) Some of the super-affluent bloggers who have enormous wardrobes full of designer clothes, partly because it’s distressing to think of the amount of money that went into them, and partly because I admit I am envious.
B) Blogs which are run by girls with spray tans and highlights but who persist in trying to show us how “unique” and “rock and roll” they are in their studded shorts and Alexander Wang diffusion vests.
I have just spent far too long reading all those comments..
I am glad that someone finally disccused their love/hate for certain blogs. I think its good, I mean blogs are discussion forums of sorts where people write about their likes and dislikes. And people only seem to talk about the bloggers they like, so this is far more interesting.
For me, like you said Sea of Shoes really annoys me, which is clearly written by the mother to promote the mothers ‘online shop’ which is full of belt that cost far more than they should.
Then there is ‘hail mary’. I am sure she is a lovely girl, but she constantly posts about Darfur inbetween the fashion/art posts.. Its great that she is raising awareness for it, but she could also raise awareness for other issues instead of continually posting pretty much the same post..
I dont really dislike any blogs. Sometimes there is an ‘off post’ where a blogger just posts something really annoying, but we all have annoying days…
This could have been a very productive discussion, but the disposition of the majority is really too hostile. I’m not sure singling out comments and their authors is necessary in expressing your own views? hm…?
That said, I’ve blogged about this many times myself: it’s irritating to see these beautiful items without substance. I don’t think Luxirare and Sea of Shoes are necessarily boastful. The point of their blogs is to showcase their shoes and wears; to criticize the display of said things is like criticizing your blog for being insensitive.
i don’t read any fashion blogs. this technically isn’t a fashion blog, correct? sometimes you write about fashion, but mostly the recurring theme is anger and hatred.
also you are hilarious. in an epic-ly manner that kills it. you rock that funny to death. i’m smitten. i’ve had to read these comments in intervals, because it seems every time i get on there are atleast 10 more. it’d be nice if you made money from all this extra traffic.
I would be honored Sister Wolf!!!
SusieB – One thing is clear: people are VERY passionate in their likes and dislikes. Also, I think blogs often promote a sense of community; so if someone complains about your “community” you take it personally. Maybe bloggers think that when they comment to Sea of Money or to Karla or to Style Bubble, they are talking to a “friend”….they feel connected even though it’s a complete illusion. HOWEVER! If all a blogger ever gets back is a bunch of ass-kissing OOH you are so amazing! then they are not doing a good enough job.
S.M. Hoffman – Yep, same here.
Jill -YAY!
Ann – I do vouch for you, unconditionally
.Supa Kid – I don’t know what to tell you. Keep having fun.
Angie Montreal – Cunts are a favorite topic here, a favorite of mine, anyway.
Ebony – I hate them too. Childhood Flames is particularly tragic.
jtut – I was directed to go look at Sea of Money + Mom last night, and I was staggered by the display of faux humanitarianism. You could actually see a portion of YSL cage shoe in one of the pix. It can’t even be parodied! But I may still try….
Aja – Charitable effort?!!?!?!?! Why don’t they just stop buying shoes and give the money to the dying children unit?!?!?!?!?!? When you have to DOCUMENT yourself doing a good deed….I can’t go on.
Hannah – Thank you!
HelonWHeels – You will LOVE Ann. She’s the best. I’m all choked up over this!
erika – Hate is a strong word, but it doesn’t scare me. I don’t hate “on” people, but I do hate lots of them. And Hating the wealthy is not at all like hating the poor. Where do I even begin with you? Could you read some Karl Marx and then get back to me?
dust – Damn right.
WTF – Hahahaha! Poor Carol! She’s in Paris, so she missed the charity work!
Trashforce – HAHAHA! “Alexander diffusion vest” = extra funny!
Tamara – oh god, the Darfur posts. They don’t make up for anything.
jae – No, wrong. The compulsive display of high end shoes can be judged as shallow and narcissistic. Whereas, my “insensitivity” is an expression of existential suffering. hm..?
dewayne – Just kill jae for me, will you please?
You rule!!!!! This was the best discussion ever!
I have a lot of opinions, yet none of them mean much. I really do appreciate this post, and I appreciate the comments.
Really, when I look at some blogs, I often find myself comparing and can feel inadequate for some reason. WHY??? I don’t know, that is my shit. It is not the bloggers fault. They are simply doing what they do.
I think sometimes, it is the comments that get on my nerves (I have stopped reading a lot of them). It is as if a lot of the readers have no brain, no vision, or personal sense of self, and fawn over those who seem to have “a lot” of something, be it money or whatever.
In this blog. most of the comments are intelligent or funny. Sister Wolf challenges readers, and like it or not, brings a deeper sense of reality to the picture,
SW, you say you are a cunt. We all are, no matter how “good” we try to be, everyone is multi layered. You have a deep heart, in addition to a biting tongue, and that is why I love reading you. You are brazen enough to say what you think, in a way that demands whom you are speaking to, to at least take a look. Does that make sense. You could care less if someone disagrees with you, because you know who you are. At least, that is the way it seems to me.
Thats all I have for today.
“A cunt is just a sexual tool with no personality attached to it, or a really awful person nobody can stand. Same dual meaning as bitch.”
Thanks for defining ‘cunt,’ Raisincunt. Now go away and leave us cunts alone, you stupid cunt.
here is my list.
Life in travel – keeps posing like a model, but looks like a common Vietnamese slut, even in expensive clothing. Always talking about her efforts to be educated but after years in US she still can’t spell!
Nini’s Style – What The Fashion nailed it “fashion 101”. who is asking Nini for a lecture on how to pair nude shoes and spiked panties?
Sea of Shoes – makes me sick! Their idiotic trip to Japan, taking pictures of Japanese people without asking permission. No wonder they got so many shots of asses! No Japanese dude wants to pose for you! (only the poor waiter, but hey, he’s on duty). And this new charity bullshit. They want kids to draw on the char, auction the chair, get someone to pay big bucks for it and give it to the hospital. So, Mother and Jane are not idiotic enough to buy this ugly thing for their living room and need some other rich bitch to spend. Can’t they use money they have in their ‘shoe piggy bank’ to donate directly? K
Karla’s closet – her blog is “oozing with inspiring pictures, clippings, and personal photographs to make your life a little more fashionable” – ew, Karla.
In all honesty, I am perversely fascinated by Sea of shoes and the scarecrow lady who spawned her. kinda like a particularly gross reality tv show.
The faux charity post made me want to puke though. I like my reality TV/blogging to be decadent cunt cake. Did anyone else notice Jane’s stupid ass rainbow addition to that chair?
In Jane’s defense, she IS barely 17. I blame the mother. That woman’s home design is absolute hipster kitsch trash. She was a model. Are models supposed to have good taste and make good choices?
Rumi…………..good lord. I predict eminent death. She will either starve, freeze or trip over her pvc clog dominatrix bootied feet. She is harmlessly entertaining.
Luxirare exists in her own little lala land of fetish and michael jackson. I get a kick out of her too.
KoS and Susie are the clear winners. These two introduced me to this funny little “community.” I love it and I love them.
Sister Wolf is my fashion blog antidote.
I wasn’t familiar with Sea of Shoes blog so i had a read.
Firstly i can’t believe she’s only 17, she dresses like just like her mum… but the thing that struck me most was the boring life she seems to lead, lunch with mum, shopping with mum, holiday with mum etc.
At 17 i hardly seen my mum (and didn’t want to be seen with her!) i was much to busy hanging out with friends. So is Jane just a lonely isolated teen seeking acceptance and misplaced love from strangers? In my opinion it’s no life for a girl her age, the 17 year olds that work for me haven’t enough time for a blog they’re much too busy working, partying and studying and generally having a bloody great time! in my opinion she’s more to be pitied than hated, that old cliche money can’t buy you happiness, well it can’t buy you a life either
I don’t have a link to my crazy lady, but she’s Pasadena New Progressive. She’s hot on the trail of the Pasadena Public Information Officer, who is a sweetie pie most undeserving of bullshit invective. http://pasadenanewprogressive.blogspot.com
I’d never heard of Luxiare. I know who Fashion Toast is but blogs that are just pics of the writer in their clothes are only on the rarest occasion interesting to me. I feel like I’ve heard of Sea of Shoes but never been to that blog either.
& I thought craft bloggers were competitive!
a good laugh, thanks very much! it is so funny how people assume that your blog=the sum total of your existence. of course it is unimaginable to such narrow minded people that there is much more to these people than the content of their blogs.
if i was to draw the same kinds of conclusions about the lives of people who left such blatantly idiotic comments here….
yikes.
-author of one of the above blogs
Oooooooh c’mon A Reader, who are you? I think it’s a bit cowardly to fight back anonymously, don’t you? I hate to tell you but a blog regardless of how slim or large it
is, IS a reflection of your life. May not be the sum, but of course people are going to judge.
Ahahaha! “Idiotic comments”! If I didn’t find that amusing…well, I don’t think that I would ever not find anonymous, blind insults amusing. A Reader – see, I think that the comments here have been anything but idiotic. The majority of them have been well thought-out discussions on WHY the readers hate certain blogs. Obviously YOU are going to lash out when your own blog has been judged, weighed and found lacking. Instead of being a coward and calling us names maybe you should consider the criticism and use it constructively.
Aja – Brava! Well said.
Hooray! What a fucking relief! A last a critique of the teen cognoscenti.
I would die if anyone found out that I read all this crap, but I do. Logging on to see what Jane Alridge et al was just bought is fascinating in a similar sense to watching freak show TV… morbid, a bit furtive, somewhat embarrassing, but transfixing. And the comments! Amazing! So many offerings of adoration. It must be like being a rock star. But the weirdest thing of all is the near-total absence of criticism, piss-taking and humbling of these really very affected and vain kids. So why not dig a little? Would probably do them a lot more good than endless syrupy sycophancy. And it would make it all so much more real.
Right. Can’t believe I forgot that people don’t receive sarcasm in print very well unless you put quotations around it, or tags. It just slips my mind, sometimes, that the obvious interpretation of the suggestion that one’s opinion of a certain configuration of pie is correlated with the quality of their soul would be literal, and entirely serious, and not at all meant as a humorous interlude in an otherwise critical comment.
And no, I’m not particularly protective of Luxirare. I’m just not particularly fond of people who attack others without provocation, and really without any reason at all beyond the attacker’s own tendency toward bitchiness. And I don’t mean “bitchiness” in a good way, in case you insane people are still confused about the way the word’s intended.
And as for annemarie, I adore how she took my quotation out of context, leaving out the part about voluntary charitable actions being more beneficial than those imposed by government, as they’re usually done with more efficiency and enthusiasm.
arline – Your thoughtfulness is my reward for the tedium of responding to so many silly comments. And you are quite right: I’m more than just a cunt.
Mark – That is too reductive for her, evidently.
Chippy coco -SING IT, GIRL!
ali- Cogent analysis. Thank you.
a reader – Why not identify yourself? Are you ashamed of your blog??
HElOnWheels & Aja. Thanks for setting a Reader straight.
Raison GIrl – I stopped cowering at the accusation of the word “bitchy” years ago. It’s usually used to keep females in line. But “insane” is a little much.
Hello guys.
I guess no one expected that this conversation will get to Romania as well, infect it did. I am a fashion blogger in Romania, and a pretty well seen one, but of course everything there it is written in romanian so you won’t be able to read anything.
I don’t have the time and patience to read all the comments on this page, but I have figured a little of what you are debating here.
I really don’t know which is the target of the readers of the “godammit” blog, but I have seen that everybody is a little frustrated about this Luxirare girl and the exquisite life she is apparently living.
You know, usually the fashion magazines that we are buying are selling a lot of commercials and very expensive products, and they are full of pictures with fine clothes and fine stuff. We can’t afford much of what they recommend us to wear through their pages, but we still buy those magazines. Why ? Because all this “Unaffordable” is just fascinating and it is enough to get to know that it exists. It is part of all the things that contribute to our visual culture.
Luxirare as well is one of the blogs that contributes to my visual culture. All that killer clothes and fine cuisine is just part of my esthetic culture.
Ofcourse if you consider that blog a nonsense…you can just ignore it. But why shoot it with such critic words ?
Do you guys really have all that time to be doing this ?
All the things she presents on her blog are made by her. So I can easily declare Luxirare a very fine designer and a very fine chef.
First you should try to do something better than she is. And if you succeed, please let me know and I’ll be honored to than read you criticism regarding Luxirare.
Till than…keep your voice down.
Best regards,
Pret-a-Protester.
Oh my that’s the most entertaining blog post/comments thread I’ve read in ages! <3 u SW. I have to say that I hate all the worshipping rather than the actual blogs of certain “famous bloggers”. Eg : Childhood Flames wearing a simple tank top & black skinny jeans – “OH EM GEE! GENIUS!! I DIE!!!”.
What’s wrong with people? I don’t get all the whole competition between bloggers thing either.
Luxirare – I don’t find this blog pretentious or boastful in the slightest (is it just me?) She doesn’t mention over and over again that something is high-end. She presents things well and obviously has a talented eye for detail and craft. At first I thought, food and fashion on the same blog???, but it kinda works. Her style isn’t really something I can relate to but I still like to read her and I’d love to try making some of her food. Who’d have thought owning a bit of Chanel was cause for so much controversy. So many blogs rant and try to piss people off, yet she did it without trying or even wanting to. Thank fuck for Chanel!
Susie Bubble – ” …and the nice award goes to.” She’s quite like-able and funny. Great things happen to Susie and it never goes to her head, never an ounce of the usual “I’m a blogger, dammit!” She’s smart.
Sea of Shoes – I’m not one for being annoyed at people who have money. It never bothers me to see people with expensive things, as, without these people, high-end fashion would have no means to exist, but, the blog definitely seems vacuous and repetitive. I hate that Over-the-shoulder-glance-while-walking-into-the-distance pose…vomit! I also have an issue with ugly shoes, peep toe booties to be precise. Toes are ugly! I don’t care how well cared for and painted, ugly! To frame them in leather but be covered above the ankle is just wrong! Kinda like rubbing gold leaf on your arse-hole….it’s never going to make it pretty and glamourous. Hanging out with Mom all the time is also odd, but I guess if she keeps buying you things, that friendship is easy to sustain. I wonder how this girl will cope when she has to stand on her own two feet (so to speak.)
Kingdom of Style – Admittedly, at first I thought this was a transvestite website, the camp name and the two ‘Queens.’ I had respect for Michelle for doing such a great job of hiding her sausage in such clingy leggings. Obviously I was wrong and now that my respect has waned, I have mixed feelings, 25% I like (probably Marie’s posts, they air on the fun side and she doesn’t take herself too seriously) and 75% of it should be renamed Kingdom of Cow. I find Michelle unbearably pretentious, aggressively supercilious, deluded, condescending and parochial. There is a clear override of petulance over style. I find her teenage ramblings vapid, even very embarrassing at times (probably the reason I keep looking.) Its the inconsistencies and contradictions I’m addicted to. Its glaringly obvious motives I can’t quite believe. That FUN, FUN, FUN meltdown had me in tears. I loved that post and all of its ramifications, not to mention posing on a bin like Queen of the slag heap (all she needed was a can of lager and a fag) and wrapping grommet tape around her legs (a style tip I’m certain she took, circa 1986, from Wiggy on Hitman and Her) It’s like watching a ‘never got famous’ Angelica Houston living in the Eastern Bloc, bitterly taking it out on her poor blogging partner and anyone else who seems like young competition. There have been times when I’ve felt genuinely sorry for Queen Marie. I think I love this blog in the worst kind of way.
Sister Wolf – I find this blog, your blog, entertaining. It’s refreshing to see some honesty in blog-land, even if its a bit cruel at times 🙂 I hate all the ‘keep me in the loop’ arse sucking that goes on with bloggers. That said, this thread is odd, you invite comment/opinion but don’t willingly accept it. I also have a wonderful notion, one that I know there is probably not a shred of truth in, that you are ‘Elizabeth.’ You cleverly engineered this whole fiasco, picking the perfect moment, just so you could take it a little bit further on your own blog. Please say it’s so 🙂
Well, after visiting Luxirare’s site for the first time just now, I think we should all try to say something nice about it. Such as: it could probably be a really great blog… if she removed all the text from it.
I don’t really loathe any specific blogs, but I am pretty annoyed by watching old or niche trends sweep through mostly second tier fashion blogs and have the blog writers acts as if they’ve discovered something new. I’m not trying to be all “I LIKED THE VELVET UNDERGROUND WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD” about it, because I realize tons of people know about creepers, doc martens and studding clothes. It’s just kind of grating when people are like “Check this new DIY out I realized you can stud denim shorts!”
kellie – Sorry, I left you out! You make a great point. There is no variety in the reactions on those blogs. It’s just a big affirmation of “You’re so wonderful, amazing, your hair, your shoes oh god etc.” I think it IS very much like a celebrity and the adoring fans.
pret-a-protester – I have plenty of time. I think it’s very Romanian of you to command “Keep your voice down.” Thank you for weighing in on this topic, though.
Lulu – What IS wrong with people?!? As for competition, maybe there’s competition in any field of endeavor, but there is actually plenty of bonding as well.
InOtherWords – I could not agree more with you on the open toes thing. It’s wrong on every level. It’s so presentational, like a showcase for your big toe. About comments and opinion: I do accept them! I never delete anyone. If I don’t agree, I just say so. If someone is rude to me, I get to be rude back. It seems fair to me….not to you?? XO, Elizabeth.
homodachi -YES, BINGO! I wish I’d said that. Could not agree more.
Eleni – Know what I hate? It’s the 8 year old bloggers who post old clips of the Velvet Underground. Why can’t they enjoy their own culture instead of co-opting mine?!
Now that was entertaining. I must show the spawn. The Scarecrow and the Spawn, that sounds like a great 70’s cop show.
the Scarecrow
Raisin Girl did not write her last comment!!! There is just no way that she went from saying about Luxirare that “some of her ideas were amazing and interesting” to writing “one’s opinion of a certain configuration of pie is correlated with the quality of their soul would be literal, and entirely serious, and not at all meant as a humorous interlude in an otherwise critical comment”! She copied that or had some one else write it!!
Right, and calling all of us insane is really going to get your pretentious point across. For the record, the light bulb was an “amazing” idea so was the internet and so many other “amazing” inventions. Copying or re-interpreting outfits or culinary creations that were done first or better by another is interesting, beautiful, delicious, lovely, etc, etc, etc. It’s not AMAZING or AWESOME!!! It doesn’t even get near intriguing.
Queen Michelle for Kingdom of Style:
“Admittedly, at first I thought this was a transvestite website, the camp name and the two ‘Queens.’ I had respect for Michelle for doing such a great job of hiding her sausage in such clingy leggings. Obviously I was wrong and now that my respect has waned, I have mixed feelings, 25% I like (probably Marie’s posts, they air on the fun side and she doesn’t take herself too seriously) and 75% of it should be renamed Kingdom of Cow. I find Michelle unbearably pretentious, aggressively supercilious, deluded, condescending and parochial. There is a clear override of petulance over style. I find her teenage ramblings vapid, even very embarrassing at times (probably the reason I keep looking.) Its the inconsistencies and contradictions I’m addicted to. Its glaringly obvious motives I can’t quite believe. That FUN, FUN, FUN meltdown had me in tears. I loved that post and all of its ramifications, not to mention posing on a bin like Queen of the slag heap (all she needed was a can of lager and a fag) and wrapping grommet tape around her legs (a style tip I’m certain she took, circa 1986, from Wiggy on Hitman and Her) It’s like watching a ‘never got famous’ Angelica Houston living in the Eastern Bloc, bitterly taking it out on her poor blogging partner and anyone else who seems like young competition. There have been times when I’ve felt genuinely sorry for Queen Marie. I think I love this blog in the worst kind of way.”
Thank you “InOtherWords”
InOtherWords– I applaud and salute you for the precision of your description of Kingdom of Cow. Careful though, she doesn’t take criticism very well (see above, comment numbers 8 and 15).
God save Queen Marie.
Judy Aldridge, that was kind of awesome.
This topic is still growing and growing. People are getting super hot and bothered. Judy and Jane are probably cool people. Raisin Girl is not. I guess it’s kind of like this people: remember reading about WWII and how the Queen totally toned down her wardrobe to drab auxiliary style clothing because the rest of the world was taking a beat down? Well no, this isn’t exactly the same, but it is tough economic times for 70% of the world. I mean SJP and Patricia Fields are in heated argument about whether or not the wardrobe of the next SATC movie should be toned down for the sake of being nearly realistic. I agree with SJP, last time it was so over-the-top I couldn’t focus on the film’s weak, predictable plot.
I think if you have a huge audience as a blogger, it’s sort of a bit of a responsibility to make your readers not feel completely isolated. For all the “you killed it”, “your blog is epic” comments, there’s someone who feels like total shit for reading it sometimes. And probably some of the ones congratulating you on your possessions fall into that category. I once read on one of the above blogs, some comment that was a response to the blogger (who comes across as fairly affluent) talking about her faith. This particular commenter, young and impressionable wrote that she didn’t think god loved her because she wasn’t pretty and didn’t have nice things. It KILLED me to read it. It was not a joke. It made me really re-think blogging and what hand my idolizing of shoes and pretty things, played in this kid’s low self esteem. I don’t even have strong religious beliefs but I wanted to wrap this kid in my arms and tell her that her god does love her. I know, it’s not the blogger’s fault that sometimes people feel completely inadequate because they have less . . . but I guess I am making a concentrated effort to tone it down with the expensive labels and purchases (not that I have a particularly large audience). Besides that chair, which was a steal, I haven’t bought anything pricey in months . . . everything you see on the blog is either old, dirt cheap or made by me. The point of all of this (for me) is to connect with other people, not make them feel like they’ll never be on my level.
Wow. You said it. YOU SAID IT ALL!
When I go to bed at night, I take two things with me, my narcissism, and a pair of YSL tributes. I snuggle them all night mother fuckers!!!
Phew….I’m exhausted. I was all hot under the collar up when I started reading the comments but it took me so long to understand what the fuck was going on that I’ve had the wind knocked out of my sails.
I’ll take SW over ‘style bloggers’, any old day.
Something tells me that last one wasn’t Judy Aldridge. But if it was I continue to laugh.
Judy Aldridge – I knew instinctively that “a reader” was you. Weird, eh? I think that if you position your self and your daughter to be internet celebrities, known for your high-end shoes and designer wardrobes, that is exactly how you will be perceived and judged. Most people seem to adore you and your daughter. Other people are appalled, bored, or amused. That’s how it goes.
“Could you go read some Karl Marx and then get back to me?”
A new favorite response. If I was into killer tattoos it would go on my ass.
these comments are not only out of control but out of order somehow! Okay, so:
HelOnWHeels – I agree, Raisin Girl cheated.
Scott Landez – Queen Michelle is welcome to respond to you in these comments or as a guest author. Try not to feel sorry for Queen Marie, though: She is a star in her own right.
annemarie – I have already issued a warning about you.
Aja – I support you in your compassion for the weak and impressionable. But we can’t protect them from the shallow consumer culture that has brought the world to this shaky point in history. It’s EVERYWHERE! Good looking people who have nice things are the Ideal. It’s up to parents and educators and leaders to instill better values.
I want to connect with other people too, and I have formed some solid bonds via cyberspace. I’m not here to be ‘nice,’ but I try to offer the same stuff I’m looking for: amusement and/or ideas.
secretista – what a great name you have!
judy aldridge – Have you been drinking or are you just showing your sassy side?
Imelda Matt – I am totally worn out, I hear you. Props back at you, xoxo
fashionherald – Hahahhaha! Did I say that? It sound familiar but I’m closing in on brain dead.
Dear Sister Wolf,
I am so glad I came across your blog in my youth, as it’s harder to teach an old dog new tricks. You are an inspiration to me. I find it hard to find a way to express myself when I get irritated at someone’s antics. It’s like I know they are wrong, yet so much is wrong with the situation that my mind just can’t focus on anything except being angry. You seem to have found a way of pointing out irritating antics, without making yourself a target for the majority to attack. I’m not 100% sure if you were born this way or you learned it over time. I see you as a wise philosopher who has conquered many social barriers. Sorry if that last statement sounded pretentious.
sorry if that last comment about the last comment irritated you. In fact sorry if this whole post irritated you.
Alana – I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but if not, that is really high praise. I went through your comment with a fine tooth comb and couldn’t find a bit of pretentiousness. xo