10.24.05
at least she spelled my name right
From time to time I check to see who’s been linking here. And, from time to very rare time, someone does link here. This evening, I made one of these little journeys and, much to my surprise, I found that a blog called Salt Sister gave me a little press. This is what she had to say about a bad christian blog:
A Bad Christian Blog
This is worth a read, not because he has anything wholesome to say and not because his reasonings are based on anything solid. They aren’t, but his rumblings are a great example of what happens when someone receives his entire paradigm about Christianity straight out of The Matrix. The way it works is that the victim knows he has been victimized but he knows not what has victimized him. The paradigm pushes on him and he pushes back without the foggiest notion of what he is pushing.
Geez. I’m flattered.
Perhaps, the young salt sister wanted a little free press and the quickest way to do that in the blogosphere is to defame something you haven’t taken the time to understand. Hell, I should know.
But, seriously, it is absolutely a pet peeve of mine when people read about 3 words of one post and think they’ve got a firmer understanding of a person’s self (via their blog) than the person has of their own selves.
I guess what gets my WonderWomans in a wad about this post is the cruel insinuation that I’m some moron who forgot to put on his helmet before he stumbled down off the short bus (please forgive the crude analogy–I’m pissed.) Ms. SaltSister, I’ve been called dumb many times in my life…but it hasn’t happened much lately. Largely, that’s because I’m not.
The next time you get it in your head to run around making insinuations that people don’t have a fucking clue, perhaps you’d do well to ACTUALLY READ AND EXPERIENCE WHAT THEY’RE SAYING. Become a part of their community of origin, dialogue with them, argue with them; learn who they are, from where they’ve come, and discover where they’re going. Standing on a mountaintop, divining who the ‘thinking Christians’ are, and from your holy pinnacle declaring them fools that aren’t–that’s not likely to win you any friends. Again, I should know.
SaltSister, I doubt you’ll read this. Frankly, that’s just my luck. But if you do, know that you’re welcome to hang around these parts. I just don’t need to hear about how dumb I am, or how wrong I am, or why I’ve got it wrong and you’ve got it right. That’s exactly the paradigm that I’m proported not to know about even though I fight against it daily.
I had no idea what she meant by this “out of the matrix” and paradigm this and that. But it didn’t sound complimentary to say that you have anything wholesome to say. Like, hello?? Insult, much?
jvjannotti said,
October 24, 2005 at 11:11 pm
No wonder I don’t get all kinds of traffic! I better start layin’ down the smack on some salt sistah types.
Liz said,
October 25, 2005 at 8:22 am
Gee, at least you understood what she said.
I had no idea what she meant by this “out of the matrix” and paradigm this and that. But it didn’t sound complimentary to say that you have anything wholesome to say. Like, hello?? Insult, much?
Anyhoo, just to let you know that I link to your blog and you say something worth reading in my book!
MMM said,
October 25, 2005 at 9:51 am
After I read this, I went to the other journal to read the comments for the link you sent.
I should just let you know….”dear” is a four letter word to me. Other insulting terms people use on me are “kiddo” and “ma’am”. I hate them all. I can sort of understand them, but they bug me…because they separate me from the person I’m talking to, and that wasn’t the point in the first place. (and “kiddo” really rankles, because I’m closer to 40 than 4. grrr.)
I like what you wrote, and some of what she wrote. Maybe later you two will understand each other better; I’m not saying I get it, but your first meeting didn’t go so well, did it?
Rachel said,
October 25, 2005 at 10:03 am
For what it’s worth, I stumbled upon your blog one day, and I appreciate what I consider to be your thoughtful comments on Christianity on a somewhat regular basis. Know that for those saying bad words about you, there are likely more silently appreciating the good things that you have to say.
kevin said,
October 26, 2005 at 4:25 pm
Pardon me for sticking my nose in where it’s perhaps unwanted, but dude… fuck that noise. Take it as a compliment and move on. I missed the part where you explained why the hell you care what “Salt Sister” says.
McKormick said,
October 29, 2005 at 10:13 pm
These are the kinds of people that ushered me toot sweet from the confines of my pastoralness.
These are the kinds of people I’m fighting off becoming.
These are the kinds of people that make me want to say, “Fuck that shit!”
These are the kinds of people that roll their eyes with condemnation when I say, “Fuck that shit!”.
I don’t know how to roll with these kinds of punches. I think I’m so far gone now that I don’t even register on their radar’s anymore.
You call yourself a bad christian, right now I just feel like I’m bad.