Cruel to be kind

Okay, welcome Koolaid Moms to the buzziest site in the Mummy Blogosphere.

But first I have to clear one thing up. You are welcome here even if you aren't nice. While being nice is often a virtue in everyday life, it doesn't really spice up discussion. Witness today's comment section at HBM It's all, “You are a rock star!” “You are awesome.” “I wanna be you.”

How boring is that?

Our motto here at Reject the Koolaid is, “If you can't think of anything nice to say, please come and post here.”

Of course, we do expect you to keep it witty or insightful, which is why we are offering some constructive tips on appropriate insulting.

Good empowered insults

Tearfree insulted the Koolaid Moms by calling them “disempowered victim wannabes with a weird, incongruous you-go-girl streak.” This was a good insult because it identified a heretofore unidentified social trend, placed it in its sociological context, and satirized it. This is an appropriate approved insult.

Totally lame insults

Many Koolaid Moms insulted Tearfree by calling her an “asswipe.” This was a totally lame insult because it was simply crude and vulgar with no added value. It is an inappropriate insult of the type that will not be tolerated here.

What else? Oh yeah, in the same vein, some Jafo dude over at HBM (where else?) is opining that “it is inconsiderate to question anyone's experience without having walked in their shoes.”

Again, we here at Reject the Koolaid believe this is utterly and completely wrong and have constructed a fictional Socratic dialogue to make our point.

TEARFREE: But Jafo, I've never been President of the United States, does that mean I can't question George Bush's experience?

JAFO: No, duh!!!! Politicians are exempt because we vote for them and pay their salaries.

TEARFREE: I've never hosted a phone-in show. Do I have no say on Rush Limbaugh? I mean if I had my own show, who knows, maybe I'd go all demagogue too?

JAFO: No, no, double duh!!!!! He's exempt too. Since he puts himself out there.

TEARFREE: But what about bloggers, they put themselves out there too?

JAFO: Well yeah, I see where you're headed with this. Let me get back to you.

Some posters also want to know how Tearfree's going to keep up the momentum once all the buzz dies down. Good question.

I'm organizing the first ever Koolaid Mom contest. Categories include:

Hottest Koolaid Mom
Dumbest Koolaid Mom
Most intellectual Koolaid Mom
Creepiest Koolaid Mom
Most clueless Koolaid Mom
Koolaid Mom most likely to break out of the blogosphere

Submit your nominations and your categories. Boost the comments here. And feel the buzz. Don't let Reject the Koolaid die because you're too shy to post. There's also an email address in the comments if you prefer to contact me that way.