HATE MAIL/HATE MALE

Greeting cats and kittens!

Sorry for missing last week's posting; there is a lot happening in my life and I might be MIA for extended periods of time. Instead of a rant properly written by me, I am publishing an email exhange that I had with a disgruntled and unhinged reader who plagiarized my stellar work. Please feel free to rant and rave with abandon and spam him into oblivion!

FASCIST READER WRITES:
your writing is a bit of a pain in the ass to read. i don't mean to be harsh, but i think you're smart and/or tough enough to take it. the themes are interesting, but eyes get tired. it's simply over-written, and while i'm sure it appeals to the average reader who doesn't expect much, you have too many words in each sentence for someone whose name isn't william faulkner. i'm attaching an example of over-written writing that works on any number of levels.

and for what it's worth, perhaps not much, indian guys may be dorks, but 97% of indian girls aren't much to sneeze at, either. (ATTACHES A LONG RAMBLING WRITING SAMPLE)

FASCIST READER immediately emails again, stating:
definitely good enough for me to plagiarize, though. thanks.

OutrageousMinx reply:

ummm...not really sure how to reply. first, thanks for reading, i guess. i hope you continue to do so. second, i hope you do realize that i write like this for a reason. in my profession, i have on a straightjacket in terms of what i can write. i am tough enough to take it; and your comments are duly noted and appreciated. however, there is a reason for the incorrect grammar, verbosity, and free license with punctuation.

i write the way i talk, and i am usually on auto-rant. i suppose you would have to know me and all to fully grasp how ME this blog is. besides, the first posting is verbatim an email i wrote to a friend. this blog has evolved and gained readers...but i still need to be me...i hope you understand. that said, i will try to make it more reader friendly. and my final point, i have never said i am against indian guys. hang tight...i am going to go after the abcd girls and also explain my preference for fobs vs.abcd guys soon enough.

i don't actually have a preference, but everyone seems to be up in arms...fobs and abcd alike. besides, there is no reason to go after indian girls because i have poked fun at some desi guys. if it is a personal preference, so be it. all i can say is keep reading...you'll get the much anticipated desi girl rant soon enough.

-minx-


FASCIST READER wrote:

yeah, i just meant that like...indian guys are often the way they are because you, being an indian girl, have no idea what it's like to be completely marginalized in a culture. i find it shocking how asian girls, in particular, are full of so much self-hate and such, when they'd probably commit suicide along with indian girls if they had to deal with 1/10th of the racial stuff the males have to deal with.

now, i certainly realize that this doesn't change the fact that indian guys are dorks, but i just don't find indian girls all that attractive. they're incredibly hairy from eyebrows to arm hair to who knows what lurks down below, as I've never so much as kissed an indian girl. in recent years, i've started feeling guilty that american girls probably only like me because i have white skin and such, but then i realized that indian girls like me for the *exact* same reason.

at least american girls like me because i'm cool and sweet at the same time. i'm attaching pictures of the three girlfriends i've had. the first is current, the second is indian (please don't call her trashy; this is the most risque she's ever dressed, and she goes to harvard law and i'm stupid so i don't complain, and the third is my h.s. sweetheart.)

thing is, indian girls, be it family friends or whoever, get pissed because all the seriously hot indian guys (not that i can call myself even marginally hot with a straight face) end up with american girls. thing is, when i hear indian girls knock indian guys for being dorks, given the fact that i view indian girls as being boring, not too bright, and talent-less, it makes me not want to even give them a chance. I don't know.

the valentine's day thing was good. that's what i stole. thank you for it.
(FASCIST READER ACTUALLY ATTACHES PICS OF THREE VERY PRETTY GIRLS...NONE OF WHICH, I AM SURE, WOULD APPRECIATE THEIR PICS BEING IMMORTALIZED IN CYBERSPACE. FRIENDS HAVE DOUBTED WHETHER THESE ARE ACTUALLY GIRLFRIENDS OF FASCIST...I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT)

OutrageousMinx wrote in response:

hi-okay- a few things:
*please do not plagiarize my stuff...i am not sure what you are talking about when you said that you 'stole' my valentine's article...but please do not. it is (in whatever lame-ass form you believe it to be) still MY blog and they are my musings on the world. I don't mind if you allude to it or even encourage others to read...but please give me credit. it is my craft and (sometimes) my bread and butter, so please do not pass it off as your own.

*WHAT IS GOING ON??? why on earth are you sending me pics of your exes? what point is that supposed to prove? they are extremely attractive and all...but why are you sending this to me? i have never attacked you personally, so i cannot assume it is to prove that you are 'hot'.

plus, i would NEVER call anyone trashy. especially not a fellow minx. she is a gorgeous girl and should own it. some other bitchy indian girl (and they are in abundance) may call her that...but not me. i am not a judgmental person and this blog is done in pure fun.

like i said before, i have nothing against indian men--and certainly have nothing against YOU (though that is steadily changing as you continue to attack me). i certainly am NOT a self-loathing desi chick and i don't focus on the negativity in my own or others pasts.

also, i think it is very naive to say that an indian girl may not know what it is like to be marginalized in a culture. i think that sort of experience is not limited to desi men or even desis. the cruelty of being the odd man out and being picked on is universal. my personal choice is NOT to focus on the negative experiences of my life. i deal with some of it in the earlier articles, just for myself...but at the same time, i am extremely positive and don't tend to be serious in my blog.

*i have never said all indian guys are dorks. i have dated a number of them...some dorks, some not. i do have a penchant for tall, lanky and geeky...so there you go. nor do i limit my dating repertoire to desis. i am an equal opportunity dater. in fact, the love of my life was NOT desi. i know for a fact that people who go for me do so because of how i am and not because of fair skin and the like.

i also know that i have never ever made skin color/having an MD/having a certain type of car a prerequisite for a date. just like you, my indignant friend, i choose my mates based on some other criteria. there ARE many others who are not the narrow minded twits who give desi daters a bad name. there are those who actually base their opinions on something more substantial than what a man earns.

*not all indian girls are hairy. and many are obsessive compulsive about hair removal. if you don't like it. don't date it. no need to diss on them. seriously, why be so deliberately unkind and cruel? why inflict whatever angst you may have against others? i am not understanding your incessant need to diss on others. you may feel hate vibes from some desis who may see you with a non-desi girl, but it won't come from me.

hot indian guys end up with white women? really? last i checked, there were still plenty of hot indian guys still lsuting after their desi girls. i agree that there are many whiny-ass bitchy indian girls who complain about that sort of thing. i am not one of them. more power to those who find love. it is hard enough to find someone to make you blissfully happy--and if you limit yourself to your own incestuous dating pool, then you will (more likely than not) be shit out of luck.

*"given the fact that i view indian girls as being boring, not too bright, and talent-less, it makes me not want to even give them a chance"

ahem...i consider myself (and the few indian girlfriends i do have) to be neither boring nor talentless. i can hold my own in any debate and am extremely bright (both in the book smart sense, as well as wit).

i don't know who you are meeting and who you know, but clearly these people are sub par. i have met a fair number of annoying desis, fob and abcd alike, but i also know vivacious, interesting and creative desis who i choose to befriend.

some unwanted advice to you: STOP MEETING THESE PEOPLE. seriously, surround your self with people who bring something to your life...and stop complaining to me and comparing me with those people...i am not your whipping boy. take it out on someone who ACTUALLY attacks you, okay?

why am i responding to this? i really don't know, except to let you know that it is not fair to truly believe all desis to be alike. i do it on the blogsite...but i also do it in jest (which i think comes through). no one believes that i am a desi man hater or the like. i really hope you fall in with some cool desis to add toyour eclectic mix...if not, then i hope you find cool people of any nationality. i don't believe in hanging with only desis anyway.

-minx-

FACSIST READER WROTE:

that's fine; you defended yourself quite well, not that i should have placed you in a position to do so. i just think that by attacking any of us, you attacked all of us. again, not to say that you weren't well with in your right, given the fact that it's your opinion, and it's true, I just didn't think it was necessarily fair.

i just think it's sad that most indian boys get painted as dorks --sure, they are, but they haven't really had an opportunity, due to having blinders on or whatever, to figure out what works in this society, and I just think it's sad that any guy, meaning myself, who doesn't fit that stereotype, is automatically labeled by American and Indian girls as being "not Indian." I realize I'm being finnicky about it, but...well, for example, by labeling a woman as being a "strong woman", it automatically implies that women are, by definition, weak.

regarding the plagiarism, i had to hand in some writing for a friend's class, so i made some minor adjustments and sent it in. I got it back today with a B, so mission accomplished. yeah, it's a dick move, but shit happens. it's not like it was submitted to the baltimore sun or sacramento bee or whatever.

(A MINX ASIDE: HOW I WANTED TO BITCH SLAP THIS ASSWIPE!!! AM ALSO SURE THAT IF HE DIDN'T MAKE HIS MINOR CHANGES--IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN 'A'.)

OutrageousMinx<outrageousminx@yahoo.com> wrote:

okay-for the last time...i did not attack ANYONE. it is not my opinion that indian guys are dorks...and if you actually were to read my posts properly, you would realize that. it is not fair for you to make such sweeping remarks without having done your research. if you feel attacked, it is b/c you are projecting someone else's wrath onto me.

i have not said indian guys are dorks ANYWHERE on my site. i have written about a sub-unit of the population, but have not EVER (like you have) made gross generalizations about anyone. in fact, i say time and time again how much i love desi men...especially the dorks.

please do not take any of my articles again for your own use. as you have accused desi girls of being talentless and devoid of any intellectual or witty thoughts, why do you take someone else's thoughts and pass them off as your own? and that too, those of a desi woman???

seriously, if that was an apology...you need to watch sesame street again. shit happens? is not like you used it in a paper? i really don't care where you used it...is not yours to use. i dunno...just please don't do it again. of course, this probably will cause you to run out and use all my material...but i am asking you nicely to cease and desist.

-minx-


FASCIST READER:
hm...obviously, i didn't read it properly. it seemed like you did make a gratuitous generalization. for that, i apologize.

and i'm sorry i stole you your writing; if it makes you feel any better, it's only because i just had to jot down a few thoughts on "cultural politics", and it fit perfectly, with a few minor adjustments. and relax, i was plagiarized in this book "middlesex", which is a pretty high-falootin'
book, to say the least. consider it a sign of respect, even it was taken used for remedial english at a community college. for that reason alone, however, it should have been an A+.

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At this point, your beloved Minx just got bored with the whole affair. I have bigger things to be worried about, and cannot be bothered with the likes of fascist reader. It doesn't mean that I am not seething with rage towards this clone...but I'd rather let you guys take care of it! So, darling readers, a request from me to you to not steal my work. Be forewarned.