You'll notice that I'm using a different Blogger ID pic when I comment. Gone is my Hulk avatar.
It was only a matter of time before someone, riding a train somewhere, or sitting all cozy in an office tower, clicked on a post and recognized either themselves, co-workers, train buddies, siblings, the guy that sells you milk, etc., and got super-mad. Got all righteous and gasp, called me a bully.
This website would be nothing without the pictorials. I do my best to obscure faces. I myself am forever immortalized in a group photo for what was the grand opening of The Docks nightclub wearing a hairstyle that really didn't suit me and an outfit that my best friend should have slapped off my body. I didn't mind having my picture taken. I was in a public place after all. What I did mind was that my face was clearly distinguishable. This picture became a poster. And then it became a nightmare. There's nothing like having your mom call you up months later, because she had taken the subway back from a doctor's appointment, to ask you if it's you who is half-dressed in a poster for a nightclub wearing a tube top you had no business wearing. Ah, 1997. I don't miss ya. But I sure learned from ya.
So to make it fair, I have put up a photo of myself in an an obscured pose.
Now we're even.
18 comments:
This is all you're gonna get.
Nice Farrah Fawcet fly-away!
You know "bully accuser" is gonna print this out and sit beside everyone in profile comparing the picture. Then what?
Ba ha ha ha hahahahahahhahahaha
Ok,but where's the Dock's photo?
I miss that place, best patio party on earth
Al,
I hope there's a big landfill where that poster rests at the very bottom...
The ttc riff-raff need to calm down.
Guess it was the goatee?
I had to reconsider a comment made by an alleged co-worker who claimed to recognize the person.
so you deleted it.
Yes. I do have a soul.
poeple can misconstrue things sometimes. also, people need to relax. it's not like u posted his name, employer,. address etc. sheesh
I dont get it, what dfid you delete?
did I miss a post??
She deleted a post from Friday about the TTC Riff-Raff sitting on floor of a GO Train.
I remember a "co-worker" of his commentating on the site that s/he knew him and that he was a nice guy.
It's a shame how some people ruin it for others.
It was a pretty clear photo. It's best to poke fun at people without a face. Once there's a face, it becomes personal for some people. It's like that People of Public Transit website. I don't CJ should stoop to that level.
Never.
I took the pic of the guy and sent it to CJ. He may be a nice guy but I felt kinda uncomfortable with him spead out at my feet. I was wearing a dress and all, the train was packed and he took up that space on the floor...so I didn't get the nice-guy vibe from him. I got the inconsiderate moron vibe from him. I guess everybody deserves a second chance.
Now, having read what Kary's mentioned, that tidbit of information changes things, especially the perspective - in more ways than one.
The harassment leveled at me over that photo merits the photo staying off the site but if I had known, or considered how some guy sitting on the floor can cause a woman to feel uncomfortable if she is wearing a skirt, I would have just ignored the protests.
I now feel even more strongly that sitting your plaid-covered ass on the floor of a crowded train still isn't right. I don't care if volunteer at the soup kitten and knit scarves for orphaned kittens, that's just creepy.
CJ rules
knit scarves for orphaned kittens
Awesome.
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