Because Nick Denton’s an asshole too, and they don’t suffer consequences for it.
It was never a feminist site, not even when Anna Holmes was still here. And you must not have been here between 2009-2012 when the snark and banning of commenters who sneezed wrong at the writers was more prevalent. Tracie Egan Morrissey was notorious for that.
Has your account been hacked? Do you know that you are quitting tomorrow and just want to burn this shit to the ground? Why on Earth would any reasonable, professional person respond to their audience this way?
Jezebel is being mean because Clover and Kara are mean people, who only care about issues which directly affect them. As evidenced by their response to everyone’s valid concerns.
What’s confusing is your need to comment on our comments when you are not addressing our valid points. Also, you didn’t even write this article. Why do you guys even read the comments then? Just to scan for compliments and flattery?
Jezebel writers suck at taking criticism.
How about none of you who work at Jezebel seem like you can actually take any sort of valid criticism of your work without turning into whiny children about it. Part of being a professional in any line of work is that you’re going to be criticized from time to time. That’s just what it’s like to be an adult, man. I…
This is Jezebel, of course we are unable to sympathize with anyone’s problems but our own. We preach tolerance, but we are obscenely intolerant of anyone who disagrees with us!
I know. It was such a well written line I had to steal it. Also: pick your battles?
Link to a snarky Jezebel article about fat people please?
Im saving this for future usage.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an instance of contrition other than the retraction of the reporting on that Rolling Stone investigation on Gawker media. The bloggers here are unapologetic and almost never admit a lack of professionalism or concede an error other than an occasional typo. I don’t know if it’s a…
Oh yeah. Definitely scummy, but par for the course. Jez offered to buy un-retouched Lena Dunham photos and they still get persnickety when readers bring that one up...
If you’re gonna do scummy things sometimes, at least do us a favor and own it. This article reminds of the recent one about maxi dresses. Lots of people…
It’s a rare occurrence when a Jez writer replies to a commentor whose comment was anything other than strict praise and the response is what would be deemed professional. It’s unfortunate, but you just have to step back and realize that it’s Gawker-world.
And that is why there is a lot of backlash over the debate on privilege, because if people on the internet decide that you have an excess of privilege, then you’re not worthy of any empathy at all.
nvm all the comments from tall girls discussing how our height has contributed to eating disorders etc. nah it’s cool, we’ll just go “chill” over here.... and there too.... we tend to take up a lot of space. sorry ‘bout it.
My mother would slap the Mexican DNA out of me if I said she wasn’t my mother.