Readers have been requesting an update on the Koolaid Mom situation.
A brief weekend journey through the Mummy blogosphere revealed that the Koolaid Moms were still really, really mad at Tearfree. They were threatening to delink, to IP trace and – worst of all—to reveal the ending of 24.
One enraged Mummy Blogger even sent hate e-mail. " You *$%^&*(*"!, the nuclear bomb's in Jack's dog," she wrote.
What kind of person does something like that even if, as it turned out, it was totally untrue?
The upside is that Tearfree has discovered, by starting her own blog, that she wasn’t the only one who found the Mummy Bloggers kind of odd. Non-Koolaid drinkers are popping up everywhere including a fellow Canadian from PEI (yes, Anne of Green Gables land) who recently pissed off a Koolaid Mom from New York City by telling her that some Haiku poetry she wrote to celebrate giving birth was “gay.”
Tearfree is not sure she agrees with that critical assessment but she leaves it to those who are interested in postmodern blogospheric Haiku to judge for themselves.
For your security, however, Tearfree warns you not to express your opinions on any Koolaid Mom blogs. Please come back to this blog if you feel the need to comment.
Finally, if, whoever you are from PEI is reading, Tearfree is in the market for some oceanfront property so please contact her.
8 comments:
Wear it as a badge of honour, Tearfree. You have pissed off the crazy people!
I'm a Koolaid Mom! Hooray! Cherry was always my favorite. Guyana here I come...
Thanks for stopping by Mom 101. If you have a moment, could you please tell us why You were so insulted that someone called your Haikus gay?
As I'm sure you're aware, living in NYC and all, we are having a very extended gay moment right now. Ever since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, gays have been practically universally admired for their fashion sense and good taste.
So I'd like to hear why you took such offense over the comment.
Also, if you have a moment, isn't retarded kind of ofensive?
gay is one of those words now that is terribly misconstrued; there is a disconnect about its meaning between kids and adults. my friend's teenage daughter got in very big trouble at school for telling another friend, laughingly in front of a teacher, that her science project was "gay." she was accused of being homophobic. she meant lame, which is what the word is used for now among the kids. it has no connection to sexuality. i am assuming, though have not read the haiku, that if someone called it "gay," they meant lame.
Yes, in fact I will be delighted to respond having been given the chance.
I was not insulted at all. In fact you mischaracterized my statement entirely in order to make a point. Frankly I expect more from you. You seem to be fairly well-versed in critical thinking skills, even if I do find you mean-spirited and unproductive.
So here's the whole story: some kid with the language skills of either a poorly educated fifteen year old or a recent immigrant from Cambodia posted a series of four or so comments on that haiku post (which he found through a google search for mom haiku). "Poetry," as you called it--hardly. More like me joking around.
Anyhoo, he wrote things like This poetrie is unwilcomming. And Wat a gay thing.
I was not offended at his use of the term gay, nor upset by his comments. In fact I laughed my ass off and then excerpted "wat a gay thing" as a clever enough introduction to my post about internet trolls.
So there you go, the whole story. And I'm sure if you took the time to read my post carefully, you too would start to wonder why you've characterized me as both insulted and offended.
I know you'd like to put me in some sort of simple category, like "blindly supportive mummyblogger with no sense of humor" but I assure you that would be a shock to both anyone who knows me and my significant other, who's a decidedly un-PC comedian. Which is probably why I say things like retarded, wrong though it may. So sue me.
I consider myself to be rather judgmental, opinionated and cynical - but at the same time, kind and empathetic. I have learned through the years that there is a time and place for criticizing people. Right when they've just been fired and venting about it on their blog, looking for a little compassion and kindness? Not a good time. That's my issue with you and your comments at HBM. It was selfish. Your need to question her credibility and then toss off a quick one about needing an editor does not trump her need to experience a little kindness at the moment. I hope you understand that.
If that's what it means to "drink the Koolaid" then sign me up, baby. I'm drinking for the both of us.
Jacy and Mom 101, thanks for your comments.
Keep watching for posts on the use of the terms "retarded" and "gay," PC language, science projects and softwood lumber.
Nice colors. Keep up the good work. thnx!
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