24 June, 2008, 07:44 pm in “Internet Friends, Internet Foes”
June 24, 2008 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment
To pull off a look few can:
How adorable is that damn Eliza with her new haircut?
Among all the frickin’ internet rivalry on the web (YAWN), I can’t help but be stoked when someone with her own “history”/internet presence comes along who not only initiates a conversation regardless of any preconceived notions [translation: gossip] about me, but ends up being really supportive and effing entertaining as well.
In what I refer to as
‘Millennial Newspeak,’
“ELIZA CUTS = WIN.
IMHO,
JSYN…”
etc.
Oh and, before any a-holes roll out their “H8R” obnoxicon in response?
Being kind does NOT equal “ass-kissing.”
She made this buzznet clip after we’d spent time getting to know each other via (as she mentions in the video) extensive/exhaustive telephone conversations in addition to the FearlessRadio.com interview conducted.
Her haircut is adorable as Sweet F.A.; the notion that complimenting someone–or even acknowledging another person’s act(s) of kindness–is “ass kissing” is not only ludicrous, but also astoundingly retrograde thinking for a demographic that prides itself as being so “independant” [sic] and “compassionate” (according to urbandictionary.com’s definition–written, ironically enough, by a self-proclaimed ‘millennial’ herself).
As far as I’m concerned, it takes a helluva lot more energy and time to bicker than it does to be kind– if not merely tolerant.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m a human being with my own character defects (including snarky remarks– if not downright bitchy comments)…and yes, I’ve got my own ‘short list’ of people I dislike.
I’m not perfect, nor do I want to be.
In fact, I often quote Plath’s line “Perfection is terrible [;] it cannot have children…” Apart from its function in her famous poem “The Munich Mannequin,” the notion is fraught with layers of meaning. In this context, I’m referencing it to reinforce my belief that if I “knew everything”–or were “perfect”–I don’t see what the point would be in living.
Rather than ramble on further about Plato and his philosophy regarding ‘The Form’ versus ‘forms,’–or the rhetorical question of my own that if we were to reach the proverbial apex, where would we have to go from there/what else would we have to aspire for–I’ll bring this entry to a close by stating my belief in both clear and succinct terms.
All these “CeWebrity Battles,”
this bickering over “e-fame,”
the hatred of strangers that borders on
obsession?
When I witness/hear of so many (ahem) Web Celebs absorbed for countless hours, talking smack about their “peers” on Stickam–a virtual locale I’ve come to think of as the cesspool of the internet?
It can’t help but think it ‘s not just counter-productive; on a fundamental–if not greater –level, it discredits their own existence as ‘true talents.’ In fact, IT DISCREDITS THEM AS INDIVIDUALS altogether, IF THE MEDIUM through which they’re communicating (aforementioned site) AND MESSAGE (“I’m the best, but here’s what’s bad about blah-blah-blah…”) ARE THE SAME.
Wit, irony, satire…even biting commentary?
Complete advocate, right here. If anything, I encourage it.
But there’s a difference between a “spoof” and plain’ ol’ “shit talkin.” And it’s vast.
Kudos to Eliza for last week’s three hour segment on “internet notoriety”–especially the implicit opportunity she gave for her guests to be presented as ‘equals’ with a Tabula Rasa: an unprejudiced, clean slate.
At the end of the day, if someone opts to loathe me, the prerogative exists.
Though as the cliche’ about resentments goes:
It’s as if you’re ingesting the poison, and expecting me to be killed from it.
Very Best Regards,
CCx
and LOVE LOVE LOVE to
elizacuts.buzznet.com
