Mushy Swearing And A 1000 Damnations
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Nic on 04-05-2007
Tagged Under : Rants
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I have been following 1000brownmnms for a few weeks now. I enjoy the way Martin Marcus writes (I still can’t bring myself to call him Dr Martin Marcus). I have posted a few comments and must say that I have found it hard to not feel hypocritical when talking to or about the way Martin Marcus posts and the things that he says. I am often taken aback, offended, laughing and left confused on occasion. Is this not good blogging?
I love miss peas and her toasty bits, I do, really. I also think that Martin Marcus went a bit far with her. End of story, that’s it, it’s done and that simple. It was said and it is done. That’s how I feel (Peas, we spoke and we’re cool).
I just can’t help but wonder why all the uproar? Why is everyone taking this dude so seriously? This is nothing new, the whole “lets swear a lot and blog about topical things in an adverse manner to spark reaction”. I’ve seen it before and it’s come and gone. So what makes this blog different and these swear words so potent? I am not 100% sure to be honest.
My very first reaction is this: If I had thought of swearing and ranting and pissing people off I would have done it myself. Is that not what paperburner did a few years back? Miz Ritz posted on the topic a while back here and here. Then I think that any bafoon can swear and blog and it’s free and easy so whatever, let the guy rant.
Then I thought about the mini “outcry” that has taken place and I immediately feel the need to back up Mr 1000 rants and his Dr Martins Marcus. Why are people freaking out? Why have we made such a performance of one bloggers opinion? Is he right, is it because we all love Peas so much?? Possibly. But at the end of the day, the dude has the right to swear, rant and pretty much do what he likes. We also have the right to respond and to further rebut our positions. But let us just be honest, there are billions of blogs out there and if you don’t like reading anything why do you go back? Stop reading, delete the RSS feed and let it ride.
Fuckin’ hate swearing on blogs.
errr…nic. who the hell is martin?
Urk, you ripper!!
hahaha, show’s how much attention i bloody well pay. Thanks for waking me up there. still looks pretty shoddy but i have “corrected” the errors!! 
I chose to get involved, not only because I felt it necessary to defend a woman whom I respect who was nastily & unfairly being attacked. But also because, I do not enjoy living in a society where people not only tolerate, or even support (sometimes through silence & avoidance), but even laud (through their comments of laughter or eagerness for more) a person & his disresptful actions, who tears someone else apart so unnecessarily, so angrily, and to such a shameful extent.
And so I will try to change this ugly side of humanity, and keep fighting incidences where I witness this happen.
People keeping saying that this is just some superficial medium, but it does still reflect yourself through your choice of subject, words, intention of meaning. And there are still humans behind other’s words, sites and pictures. I follow a rule that if I would not say this to a person’s face, then I should not type it.
Champs - mountain. molehill.
Nic, I think you finally get what I’m saying now. You don’t have to support me, or rant against me, or anything. IT’S NOT REAL. This comment by Champagne Heathen says it all for me. If there are actually people in the world who think that you can change other people through fancy words on the internet, then you need to see more of the internet.
Good luck, anyway. You know where I live.
I totally agree with you. People shouldn’t be overly precious about their blogs.
That said, if you can dish it out, you better be able to take it. Not putting a link to his blog was cowardly and not in the right spirit.
Oh, and please read this your writing styles are illegible.
Only some of yours. Use paragraphs, ploughing through reams of unbroken text is rather taxing.
Marcus: Thanks, I think I do get what you’ve been saying.
Fush: is that writing link directed at me? Or at the comments? If it is me, please let me know so I can neaten things up!!
Champagne: I hear you, and understand it is your choice to get involved and when emotions get involved things spill over and get messy/ugly/pick an adjective.
Thanks for all the level headed responses!!
Nic, not you at all. Your stuff’s nice and bite-sized. I just find a lot of SA blogs overly lengthy, bloated and not written to be read on screen.