Comments on: I Have Not Even Begun To Be Angry

By: Moondancer Drake

Moondancer Drake — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:16:43 +0000

When I was in the army we had what was called “blanket parties” for people like these trolls…I’m just sayin’ (evil grin)

By: Moondancer Drake

Moondancer Drake — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:15:12 +0000

Wow, yeah that about sums it up for me I think.

By: Aunty Wend

Aunty Wend — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:50:45 +0000

I think Sinister Cat nailed this one: http://sinister-cat.livejournal.com/13683.html

By: Revena

Revena — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:23:10 +0000

Well said.

By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » A report on an anti-fat, anti-trans Wiscon report

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:28:15 +0000

[...] 2: Tempest writes: I was scrolling through the thread and looking at the pictures and, instead of being ashamed that [...]

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:51:37 +0000

(hey, another Nic! *waves*)

Reading this stuff really did make me feel ill. I just can’t imagine what would prompt such vile outpourings – no, well, I guess I can, I guess it’s called deep insecurity (on the part of the OP) and hatefulness (on the part of many of the respondants). I just want to shake them all and ask “What has Wiscon ever done to you?” But. Argh. It would be no use, would it?

(I noticed one commenter responded to badgerbag by saying something to the effect of “That’s why you’ll never get a husband”; my immediate thought was, “No, YOU’re why a lot of women don’t WANT a husband, idiot.”)

FWIW, I love your sentiment here (and also admire badgerbag’s post). I’ve never been to Wiscon (wrong side of the ocean, wrong place in my career right now – am a grad student and thus Not Rich), although I’ve long thought I would like to go. But seeing all those relaxed, happy people in the pictures confirmed that one day, I must!

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:32 +0000

Right On, Tempest. Good post. So Sorry that this happened, but you are right — you are all beautiful.

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:20:12 +0000

This is what makes me hate people and want to go on a killing spree. I cant even form words I am so f*ckin pissed off right now. arrrghhh

By: paul tremblay

paul tremblay — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:45:42 +0000

I’ve written and erased three posts wishing ill and harm to the posters of that thread. Instead, I’ll just say that this:

“I couldn’t help but think of how beautiful all those images are. They are pictures of beautiful women of all sizes smiling, having fun, loving where they are and what they’re doing. These are the poeple I go to WisCon to be around. And nothing those half-brained monkeys on that forum say can make me feel any different. You wanna call me out as a fat loser? You go right ahead. But it’s plainly evident that I not only have more class than you, I also have a better life and better friends. All the evidence I need to support that statement is my lack of time spent on the internet trolling for pictures of people I don’t know in order to make fun of them for arbitrary reasons.”

is inspiring.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:20:12 +0000

So agreed with the last two sentences of Maevele’s post.

I like this post a lot, K. Tempest. Badgerbag had a nice comment in my LJ, too. “I am someone who keeps saying that it’s important for us to be in public, to document, to be visible, for ourselves and for the people like us. One of the reasons we haven’t always, I think, is for fear of ridicule but I refuse to let that fear keep us invisible.”

We are already beautiful, and should continue being visible. Thank you for this post.