Best. Apology. Ever.

[elisi]

Via Sully Dish:

A lone female blogger, Nicki Daniels, wrote a piece about how hipsters are ruining beards by making it harder for her to find a truly manly man (rather than a poseur who can’t change tires/got me there). This made people pile on her in predictable fashion. (As you would know if you read Society's New Rules.) Then she wrote an apology:

I'm sorry.

Comments

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. I think I just fell in love a little bit.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

That was amazing. Also- people are nuts.

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

I don't know who this is, but I love her sense of humor more than words can adequately express. God forbid anyone say what they actually feel in their own space this day & age.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I think I hurt myself. wonder if I should fire off a bitchy complaint to her for that?

*CACKLES*

Frigging MARVELOUS. Thank you for sharing this. Too bad the Big-Bad World of Butthurt will not get the irony when they fire off another round of Screaming Virtol and Unimaginative Invective.

*Headdesk*

GODS, I love people...*beams*

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Will have to state that I identified with this paragraph:

Lastly, I am sorry for blogging in the first place. “They” really will give a blog to anyone. I didn’t realize that writing is a Godlike, sacred power. That every time I sit down to write, I must think: how will this impact every person in the world? Will I offend anyone? Could anyone possibly be hurt?

Sadly, this is impossible. But I really love writing. So, as of Monday, “The Nicki Daniels Interview” will change to “Funtime Happyplace” and will feature my thoughts on navel lint and lots of GIFs of dancing cats.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Hee! Oh, that was awesome. And the comments below are almost as much fun!

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, this woman is amazing! Way to handle the freaking mess. I'm facepalming and laughing hysterically at some of the comments, but eh ;P

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

ROTFL! I loved both the blog post and Society's New Rules. (If I hear one more person say, "that's a trigger for me," I really will smack them with wet pasta. Can I tell my boss, "work is a triggering issue for me"?)

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Oh wow :O

[gratiela.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing the awesome<333

[elisi]

Me too.

Mind you, she reminds me A LOT of someone from work... (Most people at my work are very eccentric.)

[elisi]

Yes. And yes. :)

[elisi]

It is by far the best response to internet trolls I have EVER seen. :)

[elisi]

But they will never get it. And we get to laugh at them! :D

[elisi]

Will have to state that I identified with this paragraph:
Uh-huh. It should be taped to every monitor in the world.

[elisi]

I only had a brief glance [at the comments]. I was worried I'd get sucked in for good...

[elisi]

She really is fabulous. Best response ever! :)

[elisi]

Hee! If you do, let me know how you get on! :)

[elisi]

IKR? :)

[elisi]

As always, my pleasure. :)

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Lucky you. ;P

[elisi]

Most of the time... (But oh, the stories I could tell. No one would believe me.)

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

And now I want to know...

[elisi]

Most of it is hard to put across, because a lot of it is just the inherent craziness of the people themselves.

But one thing no one would believe if it was on a daytime soap, is the story of the woman whose husband left her after 5 happy years of marriage (or so she'd thought), because he was gay... And she, now, is dating a woman. (And would still identify as straight.) I was there for the wooing (there was Tiffany's jewelry involved. From New York), and there was a time the two of them would be forever snogging in our little kitchen. This was after months of 'I'm very flattered, but I'm not interested. I don't swing that way.'

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

....

LOL dear god. Why label yourself for goodness sakes. (Although laughing forever at leaving her husband for being gay and ending up with a woman... funny how the world works)

[elisi]

I don't think she deliberately labels herself anything. But she doesn't suddenly fancy women. Just this particular woman.

(It's just like Ianto!!!! 'It's not men, it's just him. It's only him.')

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Been there... although that changed pretty quickly into women plural.

(Yes! I was just thinking that... sometimes a person does just get under your skin)

[elisi]

(Yes! I was just thinking that... sometimes a person does just get under your skin)
And now I;m getting nostalgic for Torchwood...

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I miss it. I might have to write some random fluff eventually.

[elisi]

Fluff sounds good!!!

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

I'm currently making my heart bleed with angst for Spartacus fandom so... it might help.

(I'm literally half-blind from crying so much oh my gods)

[elisi]

Spartacus fandom? As in, Kirk Douglas Spartacus? Or is there a new show?

/clueless

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Spartacus blood and sand.

It's... fairly good.

[elisi]

Clearly. :)

Although I shall have to pass. (The number of shows I'm not watching is... phenomenal... /o\)

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

LOL, perhaps if you ever get bored of a show then :P

[elisi]

The only show I'm fannish about is Doctor Who. And I doubt I'll get bored. *g*

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

LOL awesome. Well at least we share a fandom :P

[elisi]

And that's what matters! :)

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Exactly! :)