'Star Wars' Fans Wait At Wrong Theater

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by lizziebith

Sadly, I've also gotten into *******-matches with bloggers over our motives. I should not take the flame-bait. I admit that one of my personality defects is a tendency to be...earnest . Which is like having a target painted on me in the cynical internet-world.

Oh boy, did I ever find that out the hard way when a post of mine was ripped off a message board, posted out of context on defamer.com, and subsequently relayed all over the blogosphere to film industry insiders, mainstream press, and our charity sponsors - - who almost dropped us over the imbroglio.

And all because I said, in a heated argument exchange, that our group would likely exploit our charity connection to put media pressure on LucasFilm and 20th Century Fox to screen Episode III at the Chinese. I suppose if I would have phrased it less colorfully, I would not have been quoted - but I think I put it in words to the effect that we would not be above trotting cancer-ridden kids out to the line if necessary and that LFL and Fox would not want to be seen buttfvucking sick children on national TV.


Yeah, I've got a charming way with words, don't I?

Um, and lizzie, I'll be back to the line again ... as soon as the tar cools off and the feathers blow away.