Hate mail is something I've always delighted in receiving. I don't get all that much of it, but whenever I do it's so ridiculous and nonsensical that I can't help but laugh at it. This latest piece of such mail that I received this morning takes the cake as the most impressive of them all. Of course, as soon as I opened it up, I knew I simply had to share it with you folks.
So back in March, I did a little post called The 11 Coolest Costumes Of Monster Mania 21, where I showed off pictures of my favorite cosplayers that I saw at the show. One of the costumes I included was of Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, which I included the following caption along with ...
Well this morning, I received an e-mail from a woman who claims to be the girlfriend of this man, who is absolutely beside herself with anger over the fact that I mentioned that her boyfriend looked cooler in his Pyramid Head costume with his Pyramid Head mask on, than he did without it. Obviously, this meant to her that I was attacking her boyfriend's looks, rather than making an obvious statement that his kickass costume looked cooler when it was complete than when it was only half on. Hmm ... ok then.
Here's her full angry e-mail to me, spelling and grammatical errors left uncorrected to preserve the integrity of her epic rant. Enjoy.
ok first of all..i am not going to tell u his name.. but i would like u to know that he is my boyfriend and i do not appreciate u talking shit about him.. you said that u saw him leaving with his helmet off.. ok it was 100 degrees out side. the paint was lil messy on his face so fucking what.. u made him sound like he is discusting looking n ugly.. so u know he used to be a male model ok.. n yes his face too.... u did not have to comment shit like that on ur website. it is about his costume not about his paint on his face or his hair being messy.. he was wearing a fucking helmet u duchebag... u liked the costume abviously since it is one of the top11. all u shud of said was u liked it that is it.. the picture shows the costume.. so i would like u to change ur fucking comment on it or take it the fuck down.. sorry i am not really asking nice n all but u got me pissed.. thats real fucked up shit. if u dont like something n its not positive u should keep it to urself then.. its the fucking internet u asshole... so like i said change it or take it down... i will look again this weekend... u wouldnt like it if this shit was u.. thanx
A large part of me wants to respond to this with the same anger and unbridled hatred that was unleashed upon me, and to get all curse happy and tell this chick to fuck the fuck off. But ya know what. I'm gonna take the higher road. And I'm simply going to say this ...
Dear Mrs. Pyramid Head's girlfriend,
Your boyfriend's costume was awesome, which is why I included it in the post. You're welcome for that and I'm sorry that you hate me for giving his hard work some exposure. I'll try not to let it happen again. In fact, you've just guaranteed that it'll never happen again.
My comments in regards to how he looked in the parking lot, with his costume only half on, had absolutely nothing to do with his looks. I'm sure he's a very handsome gentleman. In fact, he must be to have scored such a prize as you. The simple point I was making is that cosplayers look far cooler in their complete costumes, than they do with their costumes only partly on. Like when you accidentally walk in on a birthday clown in the bathroom, who has his full outfit on but hasn't yet gotten around to applying the makeup. It takes some of the magic away from it, to see him as a part human/part clown hybrid, just as your boyfriend looked less imposing as Pyramid Head with a human head, than he did Pyramid Head with a Pyramid Head. Which is why I wished to un-see the parking lot image of him, and only remember the full badass costume that I profiled on my site. If you see that as me shit talking your boyfriend, and pissing on his model good looks, then I'm sorry but that is your own problem that I cannot help you with.
My only intention with posting his picture was to show off the cool costume he worked so hard on, and attach a stupid goofy caption to it in an effort to make my readers laugh, and I'm sorry that you somehow found a way to take such offense to that. But believe me, I am not sorry enough to go back and edit my post to suit your sick crazy desires or bend to your bullying ways. So, uh, sorry about that too.
Now relax. Get on some medication, learn how to properly type, and stop cursing so much.
Sincerely,
The 'duchebag' who you hate for giving props to your talented boyfriend
P.S: Fuck off.
My comments in regards to how he looked in the parking lot, with his costume only half on, had absolutely nothing to do with his looks. I'm sure he's a very handsome gentleman. In fact, he must be to have scored such a prize as you. The simple point I was making is that cosplayers look far cooler in their complete costumes, than they do with their costumes only partly on. Like when you accidentally walk in on a birthday clown in the bathroom, who has his full outfit on but hasn't yet gotten around to applying the makeup. It takes some of the magic away from it, to see him as a part human/part clown hybrid, just as your boyfriend looked less imposing as Pyramid Head with a human head, than he did Pyramid Head with a Pyramid Head. Which is why I wished to un-see the parking lot image of him, and only remember the full badass costume that I profiled on my site. If you see that as me shit talking your boyfriend, and pissing on his model good looks, then I'm sorry but that is your own problem that I cannot help you with.
My only intention with posting his picture was to show off the cool costume he worked so hard on, and attach a stupid goofy caption to it in an effort to make my readers laugh, and I'm sorry that you somehow found a way to take such offense to that. But believe me, I am not sorry enough to go back and edit my post to suit your sick crazy desires or bend to your bullying ways. So, uh, sorry about that too.
Now relax. Get on some medication, learn how to properly type, and stop cursing so much.
Sincerely,
The 'duchebag' who you hate for giving props to your talented boyfriend
P.S: Fuck off.
15 comments:
This is quite possibly the best response ever. Kudos.
It's like growing up and watching freddy krueger as a child, and then seeing him behind the scenes drinking a coke and trying to remember his lines. You wish you could erase that from your memory, but it doesn't work. I have no idea how someone could become that defensive over what you said. It is the internet, I guess, people get pissed about weird things.
You can't see this, but I have just stood up and applauded your post. That was without a doubt THE BEST response to someone who apparently isn't all that tightly wound her own self.
Bravo, kudos, well done and jolly good.
- TGWD
Amen, Brother!
And THAT is why I am a faithful, daily (sometimes more, if necessary) reader of this blog! You crack me up! And you are so much more eloquent than the other "duchebags" out there! Cheers!
That doesn't sound like taking the "high road" to me, but ok.
There's only so much of a high road you can take with nonsense like this, Anonymous.
bwahhh ha ha that is awesome! very well done! you rock! "such a prize as you" ha ha I wonder if Mr Pyramid Head knows that is girlfriend did this...I know I would be pissed!
I'm sorry, but I don't understand why this is an issue. It seems only fitting to me that Pyramid Head would be dating a psycho.
Hah ! Fabulous response to what, quite frankly was a load of shiite !! However, having thought about it a bit longer - after I stopped laughing - this is going to be a total wind-up letter meant to illicit a response, just like the drongoes who comment on Yahoo and stuff !
Well done anyway, Freedy... we luvs Ya !! hahahahaha
Well done!
lmao people get so up in arms over the stupidest stuff. Usually I just ignore the crap that comes my way. It was nice of you to actually give her time out of your day!
This happened to me as well last year when I tried to put up photos of cool people who Cosplayed at the 2011 NY Comic Con.
I spotted a cool ass Sucker Punch Cosplay that I thought was a dude dressed as Baby Girl. I called it 'Tranny Sucker Punch Babydoll' in the caption... not to be a dick, but because i thought (and still think) it was a dude. The comment fight that ensued between some of the CCD staff and the people who knew the guy/gal/it in the picture was epic.
Here is the link to the story. Drop down to the comment section for some laughs...
http://www.ccdblog.com/2011/10/best-cosplay-of-2011-ny-comic-con.html
Very well said! I can only hope that you'll post her inevitable response to your reply :)
Also... MMC21 was in March - in Cherry Hill, right? If so, her argument about it being 100 degrees outside is bullshit, considering it was in fact frigid. I remember this because my husband and dad had to wait outside for Robert Englund's line. I got to wait inside with my (at the time) 3 month old baby because it was too cold. Random memory. But yeah -- she's apparently wrong on everything.
Again, GREAT reply!
What a psycho bitch! I wonder if she's hot...
You better watch out, man. She's coming back this weekend to check!
Great post.
My hat is off to you, sir. If we had a legion of honor at the LBL, you would be among the first inductees (for this and countless other reasons)
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