I think this has gone past a joke. Quite simply, being called worthless crap hurts.
I have tried not to get upset at what feels like a very personal - and what certainly was an extremely vitriolic - attack (sneering at the way I speak - my personality rather than my views - being rather a different matter to disputing the way we interpret an episode) Wendy's comments about 'sickening crap' and Carol and Shane's approval thereof have struck a very painful nerve.
I've been assuming for two years that people took my 'Fearless Leader', 'My Darling', etc, the burbles sending up the sillier aspects of the show and splattering capitals and generally having a bit of fun with the characters and the show as just that - fun, and had the sensitivity to discriminate between that and my serious comments. I thought some people enjoyed the humour in it, that most of you got a laugh out of it sometimes; the idea that I've been imposing, and no one's been impolite enough to tell me that they were nauseated by my style of prose has upset me, since there's not a lot I can do about it. I can't turn into someone else because Wendy loathes the way I think (from the Deliverance thread) and the way I phrase those thoughts (now).
I'm sorry if this makes anyone uncomfortable, but again, I can only ask those who hate the way I write so much to killfile. And can they drop the subject of my worthlessnss as a poster based on my stomach-churning style of prose, please?
Sally
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