SFist: Day Around the Bay

Chris Weekly

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:26:04 -0800

Really fellow SFisters, what does VB have to offer? Why the Chron chose her to write a column is beyond me. She may be interesting and cutting edge to a Kansas housewife but here she just induces yawns.

cowsaysmeow

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:47:23 -0800

Violet Blue's website is blocked (gee, what a surprise) so I couldn't check out her rebuttal, but I agree that his article was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Nothing against her or the topics she covers, but I have to admit that she does seem to be a bit self-important and gives off a I'm-so-much-cooler-than-you-are vibe in her column. I find that I've been clicking on her link at SFgate less and less these days.

Chris Weekly

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:11:59 -0800

Polkaroo2, your poorly diguised insecurity shines through. People who belittle those they don't know, but judge on appearance, brand of auto, tightness of jeans etc. are the real douchebags.

largo01

Thu, 29 May 2008 09:38:20 -0800

Thank you ievans! Apparently I'm not the only one who think she is extremely narcissistic. And I primarily agree with her. But whenever she responds to someone's challenge of her point of view, she gets really self-centered and makes personal attacks--never actually responds to the basis of the person's argument. I once posted a retort to a post on her website and she never approved it for posting. I can guarantee that I was very polite. It wasn't like I was being a troll.

DJTennessee

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:45:45 -0800

On one of the other topics... I usually end up getting some action when I tend bar at a friend's reception.

icbalaam

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:59:56 -0800

BTW I enjoy the term "jagweed" instead of "douchebag".

icbalaam

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:48:24 -0800

I work in the SF sex industry and I found Ben Wachs' column to be tongue-in-cheek and not so much an attack. It made me laugh.

MalcoveMagnesia

Thu, 29 May 2008 06:51:14 -0800

ievans

Wed, 28 May 2008 23:25:00 -0800

I find VB's columns rather self-indulgent, and they often blur the line between marketing an industry or company and reporting in a way that would unacceptable for most anything besides sex. Nearly every column is ultimately about how cool and in she is with the inner circle of SF's sex culture. I find it kind of boring. Making fun of that kind of self-congratulation is inevitable.

RobInSF

Wed, 28 May 2008 21:01:52 -0800

Is it wrong for me to want to spank VB thoroughly on her pasty white bottom? Ah, call me old fashioned... : )

T.E. Lawrence

Wed, 28 May 2008 19:57:40 -0800

It never ceases to amaze me how much vitriol gets thrown VB's way. The hatred expressed for her every time she writes a column on SF Gate in the comments section is astonishing. It's the shut-ins and trolls that haven't been laid since the bicentennial... poor souls. Personally, I think the sex-workers in Vancouver,B.C. are better, WAYYYYY better! Just a tip for those headed up there for the winter Olympics.

LisaLives

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:47:12 -0800

I'm Team Violet all the way. Although I agree that the SF Weekly post was funny, I'm pretty sure it wasn't intentionally funny. It's just funny that a grown man (Wachs) thinks sex (or sex work) is so icky and bad. It never ceases to amaze me how much vitriol gets thrown VB's way. The hatred expressed for her every time she writes a column on SF Gate in the comments section is astonishing.

Greg

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:41:20 -0800

wow it's a bad day for the Weekly, someone apparently took their "best of" list to task for its um, creative geography... http://cedichou.blogspot.com/2008/05/weekly-best-of.html ah well.

Generic

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:38:32 -0800

Excellent definition, polkaroo2.

polkaroo2

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:26:48 -0800

The problem is that although "douchebag" is overused, there really isn't another term for the particular sort of individual it describes - a naturally useless, boring, entitled jerk, somewhere between 25-35, likely flush with money and a casual arrogance he didn't earn and doesn't care to examine. If anyone has a better epithet for this guy, I'd love to hear it.

mattymatt

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:03:00 -0800

Sorry, Violet, but I liked Ben's post. And your rebuttal didn't win me back. In a dramabattle like this, I think it inevitably comes down to whoever's post is funnier.