RT 2009 Insults
This year, I missed RT. I love that convention and whined the entire week that I wanted to go! You can imagine how sad I was to read some comments from bloggers who were lucky enough to go and who were never taught that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything. Now, don’t get me wrong, everyone has a right to complain about something they believe is wrong (ex: models groping). My gripe is not about that. While I would love to get groped by a hunk (LOL), I do believe one should ask before touching. Then again, I recall a certain model complaining one year that the attendees wouldn’t stop groping him! As I said, this is not about her complaints about the models or the hotel. This is about what she said about some of the women.
Why am I upset with what I’ve read? There are women who save all year to attend. Readers. Readers who make this their one vacation of the year. Readers who dare to dress sexy at RT when they don’t at home. Readers who put together outfits they believe look great. Readers who leave that convention feeling GOOD about themselves and how they looked. Readers who read a post by someone with no manners, ettiquette, or consideration and see their outfit ridiculed and harshly put down. Those who commented on said blog–sadly enough–did not mention that this was rude, to say the least. Was I the only one who read that post and cringed thinking of the poor reader who recognized herself? Ok, some of the outfits are over the top. Some breasts bulge out of corsets, some stick beer bottles in their cleavage. So what! Geez. Let them have fun. For most of these women, it is their one week to let loose and forget the housework, jobs, and kids. Do I care if a 40 year old dared to wear a sheer skirt? No. Would I dare to insult her? Hell no. Would I think I was so much better that I had a right to put her down in front of the entire world (we are on the internet) about an outfit she wore to a function attended predominantly by females??? Am I the only one with a heart? Did I comment? Hell no. J.C., I love your books, but your momma should have taught you some manners. Then again, maybe she did, but you just don’t care who you hurt to get readers to your blog.