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Because I have nothing to do at work!

I highlighted some of the poopy party emails I got in response to my Falwell posts, and now it’s time to showcase a delicious one:

I heard from Michael Petrelis, who I admire greatly and is the Andrew Sullivan of the left:
hey rebecca,
welcome to the blade blog. i’m enjoying your posts and even commented on one for my blog. keep up the prodding and questioning.
best,
michael

In his post on his personal blog, he wrote: “The Blade syndicate of gay rags has a new writer onboard, Rebecca Armendariz, and she’s quite busy posting up a storm of messages on the paper’s blog and I like her feistiness and rather demanding style.”
Verdict: LOVES IT.

Other than that, a few observations:
1. I hate pooping at work. At AOL, there were many stalls, and anonymity was key. The chance of my knowing the person also occupying a stall in the vast facilities was small. And if someone wouldn’t leave and I had to go, I just went to another bathroom. At the Blade, there are two stalls and I know everyone. Everyone also knows who I am because outfit inspection, and therefore shoes inspection, is one of the first things that happens in the mornings here. Becca wearing brown wedges = pooping = everyone knows about it.

2. I’m going to a Hillary fundraiser next week! There will be: hot dogs. Babyface. Katharine McPhee. Hillary. Maya Angelou. Billie Jean King. Pro-choice fever. Can you imagine anything greater?

3. I entertain myself daily by going to Slog, the Stranger’s blog, where Dan Savage is a contributor. Down the sidebar, though, are links — first to “Friends of Slog” and second to “Enemies of Slog.” Clicking on each of the “enemies” has left me in tears. Do it.

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In response to my first Blade Blog post, I received some hate mail! And it’s … drumroll … amazing!

Subject: Whenever you criticize the right, you’re just plain wrong!
Ann Coulter is right about everything. If you disagree with her, you’re probably misinterpreting something she said. You’re missing her point. And like most liberal DUHmocrats, most topics are beyond your comprehension to begin with. You should just be happy that the republicans around you are picking up the tab on nearly everything you enjoy in life! If you truly want to get a better understanding of the world around you, you ought to actually read Ann’s books cover-to-cover and look into the many subjects she covers. I didn’t say she’s right about everything without a full understanding of the subjects.

You took offense that she spent time on the teletubby “thing” – well, it was huge when it happened and liberals laughed, joked and mocked Falwell about it. Truth is, Falwell was right. And in spite of children not understanding what was going on, many adults didn’t either. It’s all a big joke and Ann understands it all. I don’t think you do though.

Subject: At least get your facts straight.
You hate Mr. Falwell, and are basking with glee of his death. Fair Enough.

However you are mistaken in your mocking of his statements in regard to Tinky Winky. As most are sadly.
Being that you are an editor, can you not at least check your facts before you print (type) them?

Jerry Falwell was only parroting what was already reported by CNN, The Village Voice and The Washington Post.

CNN reported over a year before Mr. Falwell said anything on the matter, “The Teletubbies also have a following among the gay community. Tinky Winky, who carts around a red handbag but speaks with a male voice, has become something of a gay icon.”

And around the same time The Village Voice reported, “The Tinky Winky character was supposed to be Gay”; not to mention The Washington Post who described Tinky Winky as, “next year’s Ellen DeGeneres.”

Funny how these same outlets a year or so later mocked him(as you are now), and called him a fool for his statements.

Do you treat all your subject matter this way, or did you just hate the man’s politics so much, that facts are inconvenient?

Sure, other people said that Tinky Winky was gay. Those people weren’t homophobes! When they said that, it wasn’t real, it was humourous, it was for fun. When Jerry Falwell points to the specifics of Tinky Winky’s outer appearance to chastise him as GAY, he’s serious. He thinks Tinky Winky has sex with men. Tinky Winky doesn’t even have genitalia, dude.

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My new gig starts on Thursday. I will be in charge of keeping the Washington Blade website fresh with deliciously gay news. I will also own and write in what will soon become my baby, The Blade Blog. I am excited, nervous and … yes, nervous is the big one. I feel so strongly about gay rights and I know I can do a fabulous job, but, reality check: I am a 23-year-old straight woman. I can’t tell a coming-out story, I can’t say what it feels like to be denied basic rights, and I can go overboard in my compassion — to the point of crying. I also feel like I’ll inject women’s rights issues whenever I can, which may or may not be appropriate. But I’m assuming that if you’re a D.C. lesbian, you care and want the coverage. We’ll see. For now, I’ll listen to “Pink Triangle” on repeat and hope for the best.

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demetri martin and fountains of wayne. i’m squealing!

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