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Its bemusing, the “criticisms” from the naysayers. Ms. Marcotte got what she deserved because she said things that offended bigots? Because people who took what she said completely out of context - and continue to do so - were offended? Because people who hold a certain opinion about a year old alleged rape-case which hasn’t even gone to trial cannot stand somebody holding a different opinion? Because people cannot get over server problems? Yet they were the ones who read her blog, continued to read her blog, perhaps posted on her blog, and even maybe emailed her. This line of reasoning can be summed up by Daffy Duck yelling, “I say Duck Season. So shoot!”. Think she “got what she deserved” because of what she said? You got what you deserved for reading it in the first place. It should have ended there. Period, end of story.
Ms. Marcotte, now that you’re airing your experience they are even more angry. Don’t you know that one is supposed to fall silent after attacks from Conservative zealots for daring to sassily put out a perspective that doesn‘t exaggerate the stature of straight, white, middle-class men who decide what it means to be “Catholic“ or “Christian“? Like a good woman who knows her place. So cue further disingenuousness that none of this has anything to do with her being a feminist woman, yup. All those letters and posts regarding her looks, how she needs to be “f*cked”, wishes that she is barren, and other sexually violent acts specific to the female body and experience are just the Devil playing tricks on us.
Ms. Marcotte: You poked intelligently at sacred cows. You insulted and satirized - and threw back into their faces their words and ideas - people who use religion and wonderful people such as Jesus Christ to justify depriving others of human rights. Who, by apparently appointing themselves spokespersons for all Catholics (or any religion for that matter), are more bigoted than anybody for further marginalizing the experiences of religious people - Catholic or otherwise - who don’t hold bigoted, anti-gay, anti-woman, xenophobic views. You made fools of people who tried too much to be like Jesus, throwing themselves on crosses over supposed “scrubbing”, over things you didn't even say. This was yet another non-controversy and you called it.
I say - enjoy.
