Shelasky took a slight scolding from her readers after yesterday's post. One choice comment from "Alyssasmyhomegirl":
But, come on, she does have to come up with something to say everyday—almost like it's her job. Still, it's fascinating to see this disconnect between Shelasky and her readers: She's writing a blog about her love life, first, and having a love life, second. That seems inevitable, and she doesn't have a choice. But her readers, or at least those commenting, would rather have it the other way. It's a clash of postmodern and earnest sensibilities! The question is: How does Shelasky see it?
In any event, the fiesty commenters are unlikely to be asuaged by today's post, which asks whether Shelasky should only date "marriage material."
Honey,The backlash—if eight comments can be considered a backlash—culminated with this observation by "orangegirl":
I'm starting to get the feeling that you have no idea what you are looking for. Do you want fun or do you want a serious relationship of meaning and real love?
I can't tell if this post is a real reflection of your feelings, or if you have to come up with something to say every day . . .Burrrrrrrrrnnnn!
But, come on, she does have to come up with something to say everyday—almost like it's her job. Still, it's fascinating to see this disconnect between Shelasky and her readers: She's writing a blog about her love life, first, and having a love life, second. That seems inevitable, and she doesn't have a choice. But her readers, or at least those commenting, would rather have it the other way. It's a clash of postmodern and earnest sensibilities! The question is: How does Shelasky see it?
In any event, the fiesty commenters are unlikely to be asuaged by today's post, which asks whether Shelasky should only date "marriage material."
Posted @ 9:56 AM
1 Comments:
At 6:25 PM,
Anonymous said…
Interesting you should bring up "postmodern" vs. "earnest," because today's Shelasky post is all about big, big ideas -- paradigms even!
From today's post:
"Part of me thinks we have no control over destiny. ... BUT the other side of me thinks that we have total control over our destiny."
She builds up an existential meaning-of-life dilemma -- "free will: discuss" -- but then swerves at the last minute, couching the ultimate poll question as "pure fun" vs. "marriage material." Well, I guess that's one way to think about it. But isn't it clear that Shelasky is channeling Sartre and asking her readers to vote on life's fundamental question?
My thought is that the whole "unwashed anonymous masses controlling my life" thing is starting to catch up with poor Alyssa, who does seem a tad stiffer than usual today. Either she wasn't happy getting zinged in the comments section, or it dawned on her that she is now literally enslaved by her job.
My proposal:
"FREE SHELASKY" T-shirts
I'd buy one.
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