“Stupidity is the devil. Look in the eye of a chicken and you’ll know. It’s the most horrifying, cannibalistic, and nightmarish creature in this world.” ~Werner Herzog
Many years ago, I was sitting in my car, waiting to make a right turn. A disheveled man on a bicycle came toward me, and I could see in the distance that he was yelling. As he rode past my car, I saw that he was literally foaming at the mouth. “I hate niggers!” he screamed, spitting some foam.
I have never forgotten this incident. The image is embedded in my brain. It’s hard to describe how it made me feel. It shook me to the core. It was an encounter with fierce, virulent stupidity. It was like staring into the eye of a murderous chicken.
Yesterday, I was confronted again by that chicken, and it was horrifying. I thought we all agreed on basic laws of human decency. How could I forget that frothing bigot?
I don’t believe in censorship but I am against “hate speech.” I love a rousing debate or an exchange of ideas, but I’m not a martyr. I don’t mind insults, even nasty ones, but I’m not here to soak up the free-floating rage of the mentally unhinged. Who would ever think that mocking a spoiled rich kid would invoke an avalanche of crazed taunts about my worthlessness as a human being?
This reign of terror was launched on facebook by a self-avowed friend of the Aldridge women. This friend can’t stop firing off comments along the lines of “You have sand in your cunt LOL LOL, come shop at my store any time!” Today, she’s still at it. Karen Aldridge has been firing off her own brand of histrionic garbage.
I admit that these women scare me. I haven’t been exposed to this level of vindictiveness or indecency. It reminds me of prison stories where the inmates are reduced to throwing their own feces to express themselves. It’s not okay. I would like the good citizens of Texas to get back to whatever they were doing, and to let the Aldridge women fight their own war of words with me.
I did say that Jane’s face is fat. However, it does not rate as an attack worthy of the ones I received last night, to the tune of: “I sucked your son’s cock in hell!” and “I’m glad your kid died.”
Stupidity is a funny thing. At one level, it can be amusing. Max loved to watch Sean Hannity on Fox News during the last presidential election. He chuckled each time Hannity pretended to be making a point. Personally, I love the New York Housewives for good basic stupidity.
But the stupidity of these pro-Aldridge people is another matter. It is the devil. And I’m not letting the devil have his say here. I will publish any and all comments that respect my right not to be taunted about my private parts or the loss of my precious child.
That shouldn’t be too hard, right, chickens? For those people complaining that it used to be more fun here, I can only say, No shit, Sherlock. But we’ll still have fun again. I will, anyway.
I like how all your approved comments now are just those of the asskissers on here who give you a pathetic sense of validation. CHEERS SISTER WOLF, YOU ARE THE GREATEST
Alec Baldwin?!?!?!?!?!?!!
I don’t get to read everyday so. . .I thought the “Aldridge klan” was the group of women in TX who, along with their daughters, service Warren Jeffs – ha! Silly me. So do they support Sarah Palin too? Mom & Sea seem to be part of a huge movement of women in this country who don’t see the future too clearly if at all. I was with some last nite, very fashiony but they still think Obama is a black Muslim. So I think it’s o.k. if we mock the hell out of them & then inject intelligence at every opportunity. Cuz they need it. Let’s talk more politics.
On the upside, those at the source of these attacks have almost certainly discredited their brand.
While this forum doesn’t care about whether Vogue validates its point of view, I have a feeling that they care very much.
But maybe the phone has already stopped ringing, and this blog is the target of their helpless rage. Anyway, I’m glad it has come to a stop.
I think the censoring can be overlooked when the comments get that irrationally obscene, and the 2 line trick really tickled me, I think you should keep it up when necessary. It’s like a bucket of cold water over their silly heads.
I’m sorry there are so many vindictive idiots out there with such a perspective deficit.
Keep it up SW, I love your blog.
xxx
SW:
I think I´ve found a much more elegant cockroach design than Dolly Python´s. Even if it´s still eeeww, I´d consider this:
http://www.zarataylor.co.uk/ourshop/prod_957730-Unique-Flying-Cockroach-Collection.html
PS: Sorry for being off-topic. It´s just that I found Sea´s cockroach pendant gross! Love yah, SW! 🙂
“J. Aldridge, Dolly Python, et al. have certainly shown beyond all doubt that money cannot buy class.”
CCS, that has never rung more true than it has the past couple of days. Anyone with a real measure of class and dignity about them would have ignored the whole bit and gone on counting their money and buying more shoes and roach necklaces…
The things said about Max were so horrible and show a complete lack of basic humanity. I sincerely hope that the Aldridges and Gretchen never have to suffer the pain of that sort of loss.
And I laughed at “murderous chicken.” I’ll have to work that into a conversation at least once a week.
I say remove the hate comments and have one post a week with them all on, along with any IP addresses, blog links etc. and name and shame. Bullies should be shown up for just what they are.
Werner Herzog is GOD!
The banal world of brainless fashion bloggers deserves to be dissected and destroyed!!
Funny you mention the Housewives of NYC, specifically that crazy Kelly -Her tweets are priceless … My guilty pleasure!
I was just thinking that those crazy comments you received would be great Bravo TV fodder, minus all references to your son. : / Al least all the heat stroke provoked venomous commentary that made its way out of my fellow Texas brains could be harnessed into another avenue other than your blog … Then Tide or another advertiser could make money off them & there would be shoes contests, beetle belts shows, throw downs at: Dolly Python, 4510 & Again and Again, Morgan Fairchild would make a showing … Jake Pavelka too! @BravoAndy are you reading this … Dallas is your next Goldmine!
Bet CB would jump at a chance to have the first filming at Korshak! Fashion show with the fab Jan Strimple draped in beetles. Show benefits Dallas SPCA.
Carry on Sister!
A Fan from TX
{Too much sun, cartwheels & caffeine today!}
Hey SW. I’m reading your blog daily since the last couple of months and this issue with Jane’s fans is getting out of hand. I am surprised that Jane hasn’t posted anything rude about you in her blog, I guess she’s too chicken to do this. But these comments you have received yesterday were surely innapropriate, offending, idiotic and they show that the person that wrote them is lacking of dignity. You only post comments about Sea’s and Sea’s mum style and you call them spoiled brats, which is a fact. You never said anything too offending that would have crossed the lines about them. I cannot understand why is this causing so much hate. I’m afraid of idiots too and I have to deal with many of them unfortunately.
Like most people who’ve commented above, I’m really sorry it had to get to this point Sister Wolf. I hate to think what you’ve had to read and how that’s made you feel – it was way below the belt and a completely unwarranted and disproportionate response to a harmless (relatively speaking) ‘comments for Jane’ post. I think the people responsible for the particularly offensive comments are ‘mentally unhinged’ as you say, but knowing that doesn’t give me any comfort. I can only hope that they get back to their curating of crap ASAP and leave you be. I’m pretty confident that you won’t let them silence your voice though – you have far too much sass and spunk for that! Viva La Sister Wolf!
Oh, and whoever it was who mentioned the Aldridges suing SW for defamation above – go away and look up the meaning of the word before you go mindlessly bandying it about. As a lawyer, it always gets on my nerves when people use legal terminology (particularly in the context of a threat) when they have no idea what they’re talking about. MORON!
I agree with the deleting. This isn’t just stupidity, it is a horrific deliberate cruelty. You are better than these people, and no-one wants to hear what they say. I am here to read what YOU say. I’m just so sorry you have had to put up with all this. It is your blog, you do whatever the hell you like with it, and I’ll keep reading because I think you are FAB.
I’ve lurked around and read your blog for an embarrassing amount of time, but this latest… thing deserves a comment. Sincerely: what the fuck is wrong with people? I am extremely sorry for your loss, especially as someone who has gone through the aftermath of suicide myself, and if one thing is clear, these hateful cunts don’t have the emotional depth to even begin to grasp what its like. As for Jane/Judy, every time I venture over to have a look at one of their blogs, I always think about Simone de Beauvoir’s writing about the horrible smallness of women preoccupied with ornamentation and nothing else. And since they haven’t exactly been proving me wrong, I do want to say thank you for continuing your blog despite the attacks. You are hilarious, and thoughtful, and everything those women are not, and the intertubes are all the better for you.
SW- Nothing that you have ever said or done could warrant that level of vile behavior.
I dont want to tell you what to do, but I would just stop writing about dumb sea and her dumb mom. The whole reason that she annoys me is because i dont think her blog is worthy of any attention at all. At least not by anyone over the age of 17. If we all just stop talking about her, maybe she will just go away?
Anyway- Once again, you rock. You are strong and smart woman and anyone who has the FN nerve to mention your child is so demented that they should be removed from society one way or another.
I’m so happy Annemarie is back!
It would be interesting if the Aldridge Ass Kissers had something semi-intelligent, literate or though provoking to say. But after the 2nd foaming at the mouth, all-caps, bile-filled, psychotic “YOUR OLD” or something even more awful, it gets boring and disturbing. IRL we all “censor” toxic people out of our lives, there’s no reason why we can’t do it on the internet.
Yes, Iron Chic, you’re correct; somebody needs to mock and dissect the banal and shallow.
I am so sorry that you had to go through that. Those people are low-class, hateful bigots living in their bubble world of endless money and tasteless jewelry. They have never stepped foot in the real world and it saddens me that they don’t have the slightest idea of what real life is like.
The fact that they personally attacked you, like bullies on the playground, and sunk so low as to insult the memory of your dead son (I am completely sure that they have never lost a child and have no idea of the pain you’re feeling) shows that they are the worst sort of people – ones completely lacking compassion and allowing themselves to get carried away with heckling and abuse.
It’s not about “blindly following Sister Wolf” or any of the less flattering epithets that they’ve thrown at your readers. It’s about seeing the sides – a blogger snidely poking fun of a couple of women who spend ridiculous amounts of money on mountains of tacky things versus a posse of rich, bored housewives spewing out vitriol like “I’m happy your son died”. We don’t need to be anybody’s blind followers to see who’s the greater evil here. Hint: it’s not Sister Wolf.
That shit was intense and crazy. Your tenacity and ability to deal with it is admirable.
A friend poignantly noted that you just cannot reason with crazy. It’s a fleeting and headache inducing challenge. You will run around in circles and thoroughly exhaust yourself trying to get a logical point across to someone who has their hands over their ears yelling “LALALA, I can’t hear you!” And then you’re met with shit that doesn’t even make any sense or isn’t relevant to what you’re discussing. Like, sand and genitalia, etc.
I was once confronted by a crazed homeless man while smoking a cigarette with a friend on a stoop. He approached me asking me for drugs. I laughed and replied that I didn’t have any. He proceeded to say “BITCH, you are a LIAR!” My friend was obviously uneasy and wanted to walk off, but for whatever reason I didn’t feel terribly threatened. I knew he was not of right mind, and while it was initially jarring to deal with, I didn’t feel it was right to be pushed out and scared off of somewhere that I was comfortable hanging out at just because of someone’s stupid crazy shit. Eventually he got that I wasn’t interested in playing his game and left, and I stayed put and smoked another cigarette. Moral of the story- stay put, and eventually the crazy will grow tired and bored and get quickly distracted by something rad and shiny.
They can’t sue if it’s satirical!
I think u are doing well Sister…I hate censorship in a blog, but if people dare to speak about your son and you as a mother in a negative way, the censorship is just necessary. Let´s forget these people, the Sea of shoes team, they are not interesting, even to joke about them, they are terribly boring. Jane is just a dumb spoiled 18 year old girl, I dont blame her about being like she is, she is just a teen, the problem is the evil adults that prowl around her…I think u are quite more interesting and intelligent than them, so just ignore them and dont speak about them here anymore, they just dont deserve, even the bitter jokes are too much for these people, they always get the wrong meaning of irony casue their minds just dont go beyond.
sketch 42 – I couldn’t possibly stop writing about Sea and Mom. Remember: You can’t let the terrorists win!
The things that were written to you were shameful. I think you are such a funny and lucid writer. I love fashion and I like looking at fashion blogs, but quite frankly I think the world of fashion blogging (Roomy, Sea etc) and writing (like the inane articles Grazia) needs to be made fun of. Reminds me of the chapter in William Burroughs The Wild Boys – Le Gran Luxe where he satirises a fictitous group of rich for the trend of wearing clothes that look like they are vomit stained but when you look closer, it’s actually gold thread. Life imitating art with the cockroach thing. Anyhow the point of that was that you inspire me to think. You really make me laugh too. Sorry to see and hear about what happened. xxx
SW..you are a stud. You are honest, that is one of the reasons why I love it here. Sea & Company are sneaky and sick. Whatever you do or don’t do with this blog…I’m in.
Sister, yours is probably the single sane voice which ever reaches the ears of those fuckspittle Aldridge women. Judging by this weekend’s comments, the rest of the time they’re obviously surrounded by a braying pack of human dogs. They should thank you for your input!
Elaine, as an ethnic minority, I like to question where racism comes from. For me, and ethnic debaters friends, it is one of the best ways to comes up with some sort of understanding for the unjust racism that exist in every human. Seeing a stereotype as truth, “she was the reason there’s a stereotype of Native people being dirty, lazy drunks” is no less of a racist feeling than her Chinese immigrant tirade. Often times on the bus I see so many drunken white guys slewing misogynistic rants on top of racist slurs but no one is quick to exclaim, “white people are a bunch of low life drunks” even though European settlers were the ethnic group that brought Alcohol to the United States in the first place. Instead, that singular individual is seen as worthless scum. His entire racial group is not put into question based on his singular act.
This makes me think of Mel Gibson, where as a drunken buffoon, says racist remarks. He has uttered derogatory statements against every ethnic group but for some reason the most upsetting part of his racism, portrayed in the media, is that he is an anti-Semite. Michael Richards, in a non-drunken stupor, recounts explicit historical acts of racism and then wishes it upon guest in his audience but is instantly forgiven in the press. The media is so clearly forgiving because one ethnic group is white and the other is not. Why is it that an American holocaust can take place against indigenous peoples killing 18 million+ yet we know more about a holocaust that took place in another country killing approximately 6 million people. Why is the history of those 6 million individuals more important than the 18 million Indigenous people?
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Despite some racist sentiments being more minuscule than others, no one is free of the inherent racism that lives in all of us. It comes from a world dominated by the majority culture that has the means to push their belief system on everyone else around. Until we start questioning those ideologies and working against them, racism will never subside.
I wouldn’t change a thing. I don’t want to stay mute in a face of erosion of my(yours, ours, SW’s…) world. Keep on talking, don’t censor. They have nothing good to say, their every word just proves it, it needs to be heard. Why not, let it be war. You set YOUR rules this time a battle away. If you want us to ignore them, well, I guess we’ll have to work harder next time. Choose your weapons, Sister.
There is a pesticide for every pest, this one’s no better than other.
This is where the shit happens, the place where sons die, where the suburban moms show their real faces and where we grow to love a boy for his excellent choice of a lipstick.
There is no need for you to make this blog more pleasant and prettier than it is. I’ll rather look at the real face of things than be entertained.
I read all those disgusting comments but I’m confused?? I thought most of them came from Simone or Simone’s friend’s not the Aldridges. Why is everyone pinning this shit on them when all the bad mother stuff seemed to come from someone who knew Max.
I’ve been away for some time and have just caught up on all your news. I am so sorry to hear about your son, it takes a long time to recover from the loss of a child.
To those vapid individuals complaining about the tone of the blog, have some feelings, SW is in mourning, of course her blog is sadder than before.
To those morons kicking SW while she is down “Get fucked”
Why don’t you tell the truth you lunatic. All the weird stuff that was on Dolly’s FB was posted by someone who suddenly made a new account not by Dolly or ay of her friend’s. So I presume it was one of your friends who did it to make it look like the Aldridges or Dolly, WTF is wrong with you people. Don’t worry I have reported the abuse to FB and the police so whoever did it has a shitstorm coming their way!
Sister, I applaud your decision. they have got absolutely nothing to do with you – to be polite, they were stupendously banal idiots who had less than nothing to offer, not even a bit of wit. I’m surprized that you let them hang around as long as you did. Yo Mama, have you no diginity whatsoever?
The energy of this blog is starting to get very poisenous, and it’s not your fault at all. Honestly, I wouldn’t care if you stopped letting people comment on your blog altogether. I don’t know how I could take all of this terrible hatred if I were you.
Alicia -A few loony comments from “ellie” were from S or her friends. The majority have been from the Gretchen/Dolly person and her pals on facebook. Hundreds, and they are still coming today, from Gretchen/Dolly, screaming about my “bleeding cunt.” The Aldridge women are friends of Gretchen Dolly and could easily put a stop to this.
Also, Alicia, these “people” can read through the archives and read about Max. He has been through so much in the last year.
Why are you so eager to deflect blame from them? Many of the comments are from Judy Aldridge’s sister, just bashing and bashing away.
Get it now?
Seriously, how do you know that the majority of the comments are from Dolly and her friend’s or that any of the hateful stuff came from the Aldridge’s. I’m not defending the hideous crap but just wondering what proof you have, couldn’t the comments be from some crazed fans of SOS. Sorry it’s just my legal training that makes me wary of accusing people without proof
I hope you’ve stopped reading the comments as well Sister. I hope you’ll turn their tap right off.
tayla – Hahahaha. after calling me “you lunatic” you then refer to your legal training?!? Here’s your fake email address taytaty@hotmail.com
I see you and the Dolly contingent are looking for a way to distance themselves now but forget it. Go away now and leave me alone.
I for one will never forget Dolly’s name…
I spend a good bit of time going over all the drama yesterday, and really honestly can say that its been a while since I’ve seen a better example of how the internet can bring out the worst in people. The Alridge clan is failing to see that their continual bad behaviour is giving them a much worse reputation than your sarcastic comments on their lives. The wheel of karma will roll around to them eventually, and they’ll end up getting their just desserts. Love ya SW!
…think this is good press for your store, Dolly Python? Pretty damned stupid conclusion to draw.
HA!!! If tayla has any “legal training” than I’m a future Supreme Court judge!!
“All the weird stuff that was on Dolly’s FB was posted by someone who suddenly made a new account not by Dolly or ay of her friend’s. So I presume it was one of your friends who did it to make it look like the Aldridges or Dolly, WTF is wrong with you people. Don’t worry I have reported the abuse to FB and the police so whoever did it has a shitstorm coming their way!”
AHAHAHAHAA!!! Seriously?? You actually think that ANY of us are anywhere near as insane as you Aldridge/Dolly lot? We have real lives and are psychologically stable to waste time doing anything like that. YOU have reported the abuse to FB, DOLLY/Gretchen?? Stop making shit up. You posted that horrible stuff on FB and your pathetic attempts at trying to blame us for it is, once again, disgusting. You’re a pathetic, sad little worm of a child and should seek some professional help with your psychopathy.
haha those people that left abuse on facebook are screwed if anyone complains. It is so easy to find the identity of a person on Facebook even if it is a fake one and plenty of people have been charged in the last year and successfully convicted for leaving shit on facebook. Somebody should really make a complaint and unmask them for who they really are
How come you won’t publish the truth!!! that the IP’s of the facebook abusers came from California. Does that not fit in with your fantasy or is it more sinister, that you know who did it just so they could stir up trouble and vindicate your abuse of the Aldridges
Look at how fat her face is in this video. enjoy.
p.s. I would like to see a Real Housewives of Texas series featuring SeaMom and all her other controlling and vacuous Fashion Friends, with cameos from their kids. That I would watch.
Lol wait I forgot, she’s not a housewife, she’s an entrepreneuse who earns a living from all the hard work and and creativity she has injected into her personal label and/or daughter. Guess that show wouldn’t work then.
I’m laughing at the person spouting out about the Aldridges suing. First of all, what reasonable/sane lawyer isn’t going to look at this case and laugh? And being that Judy’s sister added to the taunting, that simply doesn’t make for a very strong case, now does it?
Second of all, if the Aldridges were really that ridiculous, this “lawsuit” would ensure that they would never grace the pages of Elle, Vogue or any respectable magazine again. I for one would spread the good word to all the nice industry folks I’ve met in passing. Because let’s face it, lawsuits over name calling simply aren’t very “Vogue”. That is if their 15 minutes of fame aren’t already nearing an end (and I have a hunch that they are). Have fun in the Texas society pages, ladies.
The Aldridge are so affected by you SW. it’s really funny.
am sorry about those foul comments on you and max. That’s just really low and stupider than an uneducated moron.
I come to this site because it’s fun and what you say about these bloggers are true. Especially to the mom and sea. Of course when you put yourself out there not everyone has to like you. Sea and mom should know that.
What I don’t understand is why are they fuming over you? You’re not from Vogue magazine that will kill their internet career, you know.
They can have all the shoes they want, They live a high expensive life, why can’t they buy class?
SW i like you. Nothing phony about you. Of course you’re not perfect, you don’t pose for shoots that will make you look ooohhh so perfect, with apron and all, cooking, baking, in the kitchen, as if posing something you are not. You make fun of yourself and other people. That’s cool.
pls people don’t attack max.
It’s not censoring, its self defense.
I am from Texas and I never heard of these people! Bringing Max up is tasteless and needs to stop! I was sick when I read those comments about him!