Replies to cabal, page 51
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@cabal Honestly I don't think I'd worry TOO much about that TV show... I mean it is on a Discovery-owned network, and Discovery co-owns The Hub. With that said, I do agree with the general warning. Just that I'm not worried about it, and heck, I'd do it if I weren't socially awkward.
Saturday, 15-Oct-11 02:36:17 UTC from web -
@cabal Bring your laptop with you, hit a Starbucks, catch the new episode online, and join in the ensuing mayhem over a delightful-though-overpriced white chocolate mocha? :) Not sure what options are available to you.
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@cabal I get that. Honestly, I wouldn't want anyone agreeing to be interviewed on a show where the object of that show is to state that X group is weird and freaky. I just don't want people thinking that we have to worry about every little bit of press out there giving their opinions on us. It's like smiling all the time because a camera might go off and take your picture at any moment. If you do an interview and they ask about part the fandom you don't participate in, simply say you don't take part in it. The worst that would happen is they say we're "hiding it" or something and slander us, but what were you supposed to do instead? Whether we say yes or no to the interview, someone will give us a bad rep whether they interview us or not. It's a question of if we give them the chance to use our words correctly or if we just let them assume everything. My only other issue being because of press, we will go overboard and see normal as necessary and attempt some holocaust of the "weird".
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@cabal Go To The Library.
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@cabal I... honestly don't know...
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@cabal Watch the new episode?
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@cabal I can see where you're going as far as the interests of everyone are concerned. Truthfully, I honestly can't think of any ways to avoid it sounding like that unless you were to just tell everyone "They dun like you now, deal with it"
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@cabal Hey
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@bejoty @cabal @purpletinker Don't get me wrong, your article had good points and things we should be watching for, but I do kind of think the article could have touched on the subject a little more cautiously. While it did a good job warning of the dangers of being interviewed unprepared, it came off to me as "We must be normal, everyone who's 'different' stay away." which seems like a bad message when that would practically be the same thing they're doing, but looking for normal people instead of "strange" ones. Was this intentional or did it just end up like that? Just consider this a curious question.
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@cabal And a damn fine job they're doing.
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@cabal *IMHO
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@cabal I'm having fun! You did a good job with this site IHMO
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@cabal The usual unusual stuff
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@cabal Oh hay, nothing much at the moment. What are you up to?
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@cabal I'm half chatting, half doing actual work.
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@cabal well, im not an attention whore anymore
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@cabal You're back! And you brought Russia with you! Hooray!
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@cabal it would be a step up from my dole-on-toast dell
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@cabal at least your computer can play games under 10 years old...
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@cabal Have fun! I'd join you, but I've got stuff to do tonight.
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@cabal Adiós! See you soon.
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@cabal Have fun!
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@cabal you should get the ziggy app, the sonic screwdriver app, and the pony live wallpaper.
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@cabal meh. Is it a droid phone?
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@cabal :)
Wednesday, 12-Oct-11 02:47:56 UTC from web -
@cabal Ah, I see. Not to fond of Samsung phones, more of a HTC guy.
