Questioning Anne Rice

I have been sworn to secrecy which is why I will not reveal my sources for this post. It appears, despite Athena Parker's claims, Carroll Bryant can keep secrets, and there are some who know this to be true. There are plenty of people out there who trust me just fine. That being said, let me fill you in on some thoughts and questions I have been having lately regarding Anne Rice's involvement with this fight against author bullying, and show you some evidence of Ms. Rice's own words that leads me to question perhaps her own agenda.

Back when Anne Rice first started to get involved with this fight, I just naturally assumed, like others have done, that she did her homework on all the players involved. At the very least, I figured she did / or would do soon enough, her homework on the primary players anyway. But I was wrong. She didn't. Not my words, but hers. You'll see them for yourself shortly in this post. Meanwhile, when she appeared onto the scene, my first thought was: "Great, now we will get big-time media attention and maybe other well known and well established authors will follow her lead."

That never materialized either. 

So here we are, six months later after Anne Rice got involved and still, no other big time author has joined the fight. No major media attention. Not on the major news media outlets on the internet nor on the major news stations on TV like Fox, CNN, or even MSNBC. It would appear as though the great Anne Rice can't inspire others to get involved. But why? It should be major news, right? It's cyber bullying we are talking about here and cyber bullying in general is big time news! So why all the crickets surrounding Anne Rice's involvement? The answer is simple. The answer is obvious. (At least it should be.) The answer can be found in Anne Rice's own words. 

But first, I sent out some emails to various websites / news sites to try and make contact with someone who might be able to help me with this question. Lucky for me, a few decided to FINALLY respond. To those people I say, thank you very much. 

While I had already came to my own possible conclusions to that question, I was elated to learn that I wasn't the only one who saw it too. Now let's kick this off and get right to the nitty gritty of it all. We'll begin with this screenshot from Anne Rice's Facebook page. (These screenshots no longer can be found due to the fact that Anne Rice herself has already deleted them.) 

You see, it all looks good on the surface, doesn't it? I mean, Anne Rice trying to explain her position and why she supports STGRB. Unfortunately, and what you will soon learn, this is more a case of the blind leading the blind. The fact is, Anne Rice doesn't have a clue as to why she is supporting STGRB and soon, her own words will demonstrate this. Truth be told, because of her own words, I, like many others more important than myself, question the Anne Rice agenda. You'll see what I am talking about shortly. 

Now, in her post, she shows a screenshot of Nenia Campbell "carpet bombing." And while I totally agree with Anne Rice in her post, and support ending fake ratings and reviews of books, my primary objective was to help STGRB stomp out the attacking of authors in book reviews. (Real reviews or fake reviews.) That to me is where the real bullying aspect derives from. 

While I also would like to end fake ratings and reviews altogether, I am realistic enough to know that this is a slippery slope. The slippery part being how to prove a rating of any kind is indeed a fake rating? There are times when a bully will confess their fake one star rating by saying they never read the book and yet they still leave a one star rating on it. These obvious fakes should be deleted by Goodreads and Amazon period! But too often times they are not. And where Anne Rice and I differ (as well as STGRB and Athena Parker) is that I am also against 5 star ratings. We'll get into that later in the post. (Like right now.)

This next screenshot raises that very issue. 

Mary Ingles mentions fake 5 star reviews.

Here is the Anne Rice response.

Did you see it? Anne Rice doesn't assume that 5 star ratings are fake. She also asks why should fake 5 star ratings be considered a problem? Evidently, she sees nothing wrong with fake 5 star ratings. Unfortunately, Anne Rice, fake 5 star ratings are just as bad as fake one star ratings because ... because ... wait for it ... because ..... THEY'RE FAKE! THEY'RE FRAUDULENT! 

In my book, fake 5 star ratings are just as much bullying as fake one stars. They do just as much - if not more - damage than fake one stars. The reason is because they are still misleading potential readers. 

But as I stated earlier, fake ratings and reviews are difficult to prove unless the person doing the fake rating / reviewing admits that they never read the book. Beyond that, it's a tough call. A slippery slope. I have mentioned before that if I had to choose between a fake one star rating and trashing of my book or a book review / rating (real or fake) of the reviewer trashing me on a personal level in a book review, I would choose the fake one star. It's the attacking of authors on a personal level in a book review that I consider true actual bullying. You know what I'm talking about. The ones that say, "I hate this author. This author is a stalker. This author is a rapist. This author is a pedophile." - And so on and so forth. 

But after reading that comment by Anne Rice, I am led to believe that she only stands against fake one stars, but fake five stars are just peachy keen?

This is not right. This is flat out wrong. And this is why questions of Anne Rice's agenda come to the forefront of my mind. Is she really against author bullying or just against one star reviews? Over the past few weeks I have discovered that I am not the only one who asks that question and or is confused by what it is exactly that Anne Rice truly stands for. On top of that, it seems to be okay with her that people who leave five star reviews needn't leave an in-depth review of the book to prove they actually read it, yet she seems to be against one star ratings where the reviewer fails to leave a full in-depth review of the book to prove they read it. And again, I find this terribly wrong and hypocritical of her. 

Now Zarah Robinson comes forth to ask a question. Anne Rice responds. 

At this point, it is apparent that Ms. Rice isn't aware of Zarah's history. Zarah posts again and then Athena Parker chimes in. 

Now the two seem to work things out. The conversation goes on a little longer, but my point with this is that even in the heat of the war, there are innocent casualties. My point of reason is that there shouldn't be. STGRB needs to be more careful. It is apparent that even Athena Parker makes mistakes yet I get the feeling she doesn't want to be condemned for it like she condemned me for my one time mistake. After all, we have already seen first hand on this blog how much of a liar and hypocrite Athena really is. 

Now we come to an interesting slew of comments. It starts with Yvonne Mason then leads to an outright battle between Yvonne and Flora Bellini. (Not to worry, we're getting closer to some sketchy comments made by Anne Rice.)

On the surface, it would appear that Flora makes an interesting case. On the one hand, if authors don't want to be bullied by reviewers, then maybe some authors should stop bullying reviewers. It makes logical sense except, where Flora is concerned, it's none of her business. None of Yvonne's comments towards those other reviewers have anything to do with her personally, so my question to Flora would be, what business is it of yours? Whomever Yvonne picks a fight with it is strictly between her and that reviewer. Not between Flora and or any other person, bully or otherwise. Wouldn't you agree? 

Personally, I think authors are perfectly justified to question any reviewer's review. The bullies seem to think that after an author writes and publishes their work, that work now belongs to them and or readers and reviewers. Nothing could be further from the truth. That work still belongs to the author. And I don't think that authors truly believe their books are their children, that would be borderline dementia to me. But it's still their work. No different than if I built a house and someone came along and began telling me where I went wrong in my design. I have every right to turn to them and say, "Shut the hell up." if I so please. From that point on, that little battle is between me and that person, not me and that person and their friends. Catching my drift here? 

There lies the problem. When an author gets into it with one of their readers or reviewers, backup is always called in and then the proverbial shit really does hit the fan. And that's where the problem truly lies. All of this bullying is nothing more than others, who have no business with other people's squabbles, get involved. So while I understand where Flora is coming from, and to a certain point, I agree with her, she has to understand that whatever takes place between an author and someone else is of no business of hers. Even if the reader / reviewer involved is a friend of hers. It is, flat out simply, none of her business.

But in this next series of comments, I can really begin to see Flora's point even more when Yvonne comments back to Flora. 

Yvonne says the absolutely wrong thing here. She tells Flora that she (Flora) - "should have asked her (Yvonne) before she (Flora) went looking" for information about her (Yvonne.)

Seriously Yvonne? Still, Flora lets her have it. (Keeping in mind that this is still (or was) on Anne Rice's Facebook page which she later deleted.) I now wonder why Anne Rice deleted it? Maybe because it made her argument look bad. You know, Yvonne's attitude was more out of line than that of Flora. (And Yvonne is the author here.)

The only problem I have with Flora's response to Yvonne is: "... Sure she was wrong posting one star reviews on your book, but you provoked her ..." 

Just because two people do not get along and someone provoked the other is still no excuse for that person in question to falsely rate and review books one never read in the first place. That is a bully maneuver plain and simple. If the person who was provoked by an author wants to retreat to their blog and or group and bitch about an author and their behavior, fine, but to falsely lie about reading a book and or attacking that author by way of their books is one hundred percent wrong - end of story. In my world, there is absolutely no defense what-so-ever to lying about reading a book when you didn't, no matter the situation. Unfortunately, Flora doesn't seem to understand this. As for the rest of Flora's comment? I totally agree. 

And as for Yvonne's behavior to this point? Huge fail! 

Now let's move on to another comment. 

There's no way to confirm Nettie's comment, but in short, I do agree with her assertions that it is hard to stand behind STGRB when they resort to using bully tactics themselves. And I can relate to her position. Before they covered my attack, STGRB did doc drop. Sure, they deleted it afterwards, but they still doc dropped. I saw the screenshot first hand once. Even Rick Carufel has evidence / screenshots of where STGRB doc dropped - posted on his blog. And as we seen earlier, even STGRB leaves casualties of war behind like Zarah Robinson. 

The comment by Mysti Parker (any relation, Athena?) is a bit concerning though, and I'll tell you why. It has a little bit to do with my opening to this post where I question Anne Rice's reason for fighting this fight. You see, Anne Rice gave the appearance that she knows why she supports STGRB when in truth, and as we are about to see, she doesn't know why. Poor Mysti thinks Anne is telling the truth about everything, unfortunately, we are about to discover that Anne Rice herself doesn't really know the truth about STGRB. And it all starts to come out when Autumn Turner leaves a comment. At this point, Anne doesn't realize that Autumn has been covered by STGRB as a bully. 

My problem with Anne Rice and her "truthfulness" is; she is not very truthful here in her comment. STGRB are NOT the only ones out there trying to do something about the filth on Amazon. I do posts about the bullies and news flash! So does Rick Carufel. (Sorry if that bursts the Anne Rice "truth" bubble for you, Mysti.) So when I see Anne Rice asking; "Who else is doing anything about it?" - The answer is clear. I am. Rick Carufel is.

The only difference is, Rick and I use our real identities. That takes a lot more courage. Plus, he and I do not attack and or bully others who might simply disagree with us like STGRB does. And Anne Rice would know this if she ever did her research. But she doesn't. (Her words, not mine.) 

In her second comment, Anne Rice states how much the bullies lie. That is true. They lie at every turn. However, had she ever done her research about STGRB, she would see that they lie too. Just saying. Now we get to the meat and potatoes of this post. 

Anne Rice is thinking the exact way I used to think when it came to STGRB using fake names to fight the bullies. However, what I later learned is, there is a reason why Athena Parker is using a fake name. And that reason isn't exactly what Anne Rice thinks it is. The cause would be better served if everyone knew who STGRB really was. And in fact, through my sources, one of the reasons why the major media outlets won't pick up this story despite Anne Rice's involvement is because STGRB uses fake names to fight the fight. 

You see, there is too many questions revolving around Athena Parker being Melissa Douthit. And it is a fact that Melissa Douthit was caught on Goodreads using in excess of 20 sock puppets. This is why she got banned from Goodreads in the first place. And no reputable news outlet or author will join the "fight" with Anne Rice because of this. And this is why, six months later, even someone as widely famous as Anne Rice isn't able to get the mainstream media to cover it. Evidently, from what I have learned, these reputable news sites share the same concern as most others do. That STGRB is now a "liability" to the integrity of the fight. And let's face it, at this point, it would only benefit the fight if STGRB finally, once and for all, revealed themselves. But maybe the reason they continue to not do this is because their identities alone would kill their credibility, and that of the fight against the bullies. It's something to think about. 

Then Anne Rice lies again. She says she has been to the STGRB site and that she has read their posts, and in doing so, she doesn't see STGRB attacking or bullying people. I guess she missed the part where they called Rick Carufel a "coke monkey"? Sounds like an attack and bullying to me. But only when you consider that Rick isn't going around bullying people and you know, STGRB is an anti-bullying site? Nor does she see where they attack me. So again, I struggle with the accuracy of her words there. Especially in some upcoming screenshots where she confesses that she doesn't keep up with everything. That's coming. Meanwhile, we also saw Autumn, to her small credit, inform Anne Rice that STGRB did a post on her and labelled her as a bully. Why is this significant? You'll see. 

Yes, Athena Parker jumps in to update Anne Rice (publicly) about Autumn Turner. (Why she couldn't have done this privately? I don't know. Just saying.) 

Then Athena states that their hosting company didn't ask them to leave. Instead, Athena left them because she didn't agree with their ToS. 

Really, Athena? And was this the same ToS you read before / when you signed up with them? Or did you not read their ToS prior to signing up with them? I may not be a smart man, but I do know that if I am going to sign up with a host for my website, one of the first things I am going to do is read their ToS. If I have a problem with it, that would be the time to NOT sign up with them. Especially after I just left a host prior to signing up with the second host after having problems with their ToS too.

If you all recall, back at the beginning of 2013, STGRB left their first host because they didn't agree with their ToS. The bullies were making so many complaints that the host kept taking them off-line periodically. So STGRB made a switch. I would think, after dealing with those ToS problems, the first thing I would have done when switching to the second host, I would read their ToS. But apparently, Athena Parker didn't do that. Perhaps she has done this with her current host, her third host in three years.

In this next screenshot, we see Anne Rice going off the rails and laying into Autumn big-time. 

First off, Anne says; "It's all so dense and hard to follow." - Really Anne? But I thought you were following everything just fine? What is so difficult? Hearing truths about STGRB? Is that what is so dense and hard to follow for you? Just asking. 

Then Anne rips Autumn for having so many "identities". Funny, I don't see her ripping Athena Parker / Melissa Douthit for having so many identities. *Scratches head*

Apparently, if you're a fake and a fraud, and passing yourself off as a good guy, you're okay. But if the fake good guy posts about a fake bad guy then ..... you know what? These shenanigans are confusing me. 

Anne's second comment accuses Autumn of not informing her that STGRB has posted about her when she started asking questions and leaving comments on Anne's Facebook page. But wait! Sorry Anne Rice, but you lie again. To her credit, she did mention it to you. Here, let me show you. Please read the last comment.

You see Anne, she did mention it. So maybe next time you will slow your roll a little. Just saying. And she mentioned it actually before Athena got involved with the conversation. Normally, I don't agree with bullies, but in this case, you were actually wrong here, Anne. Maybe that's why you deleted this thread? Just asking.

Then Anne reiterates her support for STGRB while ranting on about all the games being played. She leaves it with a saying that she actually got wrong. She says: "What a tangled web we weave when we purpose to deceive."

Actually, it goes like this: "What a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive."

Just saying.

Any hoot, perhaps that's a question she could ask STGRB? Good guys or bad guys, it is wrong to hide behind a fake name or multiple fake names. Credibility for either side is questionable both ways. I like to look at it like this: Would you support a website that condemns child molestation? Of course you would. But what if that website was run by an anonymous owner? Probably yes, right? You would still support their cause of condemning child molestation. However, what if at some point it was revealed that the owner of that site was a convicted child molester? See what I mean? Wouldn't you have liked to know about that person ahead of time? Now translate that to the anonymous folks over at STGRB. 

But that fact that Anne says everything is so hard to follow tells me that perhaps she isn't doing her homework on STGRB or the situation. Perhaps she jumped into the water before testing the depth. If you remove your emotions from the equation, it's not very hard to follow at all. Perhaps if Anne Rice did her research, she would be more knowledgeable about the players involved. The thing is, Anne Rice simply sees the surface of the water and not what lies beneath it. Heck, she seems to think that STGRB are the only ones fighting and reporting on the bullies. That should be the tell tale sign of her lack of research. 

And again, this is why after six months of campaigning, no major news media outlet has jumped on the train. Because, from what I was told, not only are there lingering questions surrounding STGRB, Athena Parker and others, but nobody is really sure where Anne Rice stands. Is she against author bullying, or one star reviews? (Fake or otherwise?) And if she is against author bullying, why support a website that evidence shows they bully authors too? And leave innocent victims (casualties of war) in their wake? And who uses fake names? 

If it's a stand against fake ratings and reviews, then why are one stars not allowed and yet, fake five stars are okay? 

You see Ms. Rice, it's really not as complicated as you make it out to be. The thing is, you got too close to a fake person and bought into her lies based on what you see on the surface. Perhaps it would be wise for you to don your scuba suit and go below the surface of the waters and investigate. Perhaps it's time to start doing your research? Better late than never. I was fooled once too, and for over a year, which is why I am holding out hope for you to come around and face the ugly truth. That yes indeed, STGRB really is a hate site. You just can't see the forest because of the trees. I was like that once upon time also. 

Perhaps if you read other blogs and posts regarding STGRB then you would realize your situation. Yes, I am with you that these bullies are horrible people. No argument there. I fight them head on using my real identity. So does Rick Carufel. And yes, for the most part, STGRB has done a lot of good. But they are not completely innocent. They are like a good cop who breaks the law just to nail the bad guys. I could never support such a cop or that kind of method. If you're going to fight the good fight, do so in the proper manner. You need not have to become a crook to catch a crook. And that's exactly what STGRB has resorted to. Their tactics have come under scrutiny. The rest of the reputable media sees this, so why can't you? Your love affair with Athena is blinding you from the truth. 

And the reputable media outlets will not cover you and your campaign because they know that you will lead everyone to STGRB .... and STGRB is cluttered with controversy and question marks galore. And no reputable media outlet will risk their reputation for a website full of anons. And that's what my sources tell me. 

I am not defending Autumn Turner in the least here. But if she insulted you in the beginning, Anne, then why didn't you state that in your first response? And again, as for her hiding the fact that STGRB did a post about her, why should that even matter? Just because STGRB says someone is a bully you just believe it at their word? You don't investigate the facts? Wouldn't it stand to reason that sometimes, STGRB could be wrong? And again, Autumn did mention that STGRB labeled her as a bully. I showed it twice. It just seems to me that you are jumping off a diving board with your eyes closed, and into an empty pool. The reputable media outlets will not do this. They did their research on STGRB. They have concluded that STGRB is not reputable. And the primary reason is, because you simply can't trust an anon from either side of the fight. 

As always, I wish you luck in your quest to fight the bullies. But my advice would be, do your research first. Make sure you know who the good guys really are. Support those who are brave enough to fight the bullies using their real identities. If you really are a spokesperson for authors, or hope to be, then support the authors, not a website full of anons. Support authors who were victimized by the bullies, not a website of anons who attack authors who were victimized by them, and call people "coke monkey". Not a website of anons where the owner has been proven a liar right here on this blog. Maybe you should try reaching out to various people and take a look at their evidence against STGRB. I tried to do that for you once upon a time but you refused to look at it. Don't get so hooked on the good cop gone bad, this isn't one of your novels. You can't write the happy ending to this story, fortunately, it will write itself one day. The fact is, if you want mainstream media outlets to pick up this story and assist your crusade against these bullies, you are going to have to do your research on STGRB. And then, you are going to have to accept the findings of that research and do the right thing. But only do your research when you can come down from your girl crush with Athena. It worked for me. I'm quite positive it will work for you as well.  Just saying.

I'm Carroll Bryant .... and this is The Looking Glass.

 
UPDATE:

I just learned of Rick Carufel's latest post regarding STGRB's lack of professionalism. Without any evidence to support their claim, they accused author Gavin Hetherington of being a thief. Because of their lack of responsibility for getting the truth, Gavin suffered at the hands of both the bullies, and STGRB. To make things worse, STGRB refuses to apologize to him for their mistake. Instead, they announced that Gavin! apologized to them? Yet another example of how STGRB leaves behind innocent victims (casualties of war) in the wake of their hate. And their disregard to any damages they may have caused him or emotional distress. 

This attack on Gavin, by STGRB, didn't happen because Gavin attacked an author or anything, oh no, they attacked Gavin after stalking the bullies and watching them "eat their own". They proceeded to mock the internal battles of the bullies by doing a series of posts titled, "Once Upon A Time In The Land Of Booklikes", as if they were trying to pick some kind of fight. This aggressive behavior by STGRB also led them to do a post titled, "Gavin The Thief Fiasco". 

While it is always humorous to watch the bullies turn on one another like animals, and we have seen that plenty of times the past couple of years, for STGRB to jump on that bandwagon and accuse Gavin of being a thief without evidence is a clear indictment on how STGRB lacks the proper training and qualifications to haphazardly call themselves an anti-bullying site. It also demonstrates why major news outlets and websites refuse to cover the great Anne Rice and her campaign to fight the bullies. It's also why Bullying.org doesn't want to be associated with them also. 

After condemning me for my mistake of writing a post about Mr. Lucy Flood in my effort to try and help, she goes out and hatefully (and wrongfully) accuses an author of being a thief, and we're all supposed to be okay with that?  Athena now sits upon her golden throne and accepts an apology from Gavin when in truth, she is the one who should have been apologizing to him. But that has always been my point, Athena never apologizes for her actions. Never! And she never will either. She never will because in truth, and as the evidence continues to show, she simply doesn't care. She's operating for her own personal and private agenda, which continues to roll on as she hides behind a fake name. I guess when you're sock puppet, you are entitled to operate that way. There's no accountability what-so-ever. Must be nice to be a sock. I wouldn't know. You would have to ask Athena Parker about that. Maybe even Anne Rice. But be fore warned, don't be surprised if Anne bans you for asking. Just saying. 

More than anything else, this should be further evidence that STGRB and Athena Parker simply can't be trusted. They are causing more harm to authors than helping them anymore. They are also hurting the fight against the bullies. They need to be held accountable for their indecent indiscretions against Gavin, and since they won't hold themselves accountable, you the people need to do it! 

Myself and Rick Carufel have been trying to warn you all about STGRB and their new practices. I hope now many more of you will start paying attention. You could be next on their hit list. And as for Gavin Hetherington? I don't know you. We have never interacted. Nonetheless, I am truly sympathetic to your unfortunate plight and encounter with the hate-site known as STGRB. I hope their premeditated assault on you didn't hurt your book sales. Not only do I hope you demand an apology from them, but I also hope you get it. You deserve it. 

On a lighter side, you'll never see myself or Rick Carufel do this. But that's only because we are motivated by truth, and justice .... not hate. He and I are fighting for a cause, not a hidden agenda.  

 

  

Reviews Vs. Critiques: Suzanne Dome

An interesting video came to my attention recently. It is a video by author Suzanne Dome. It is titled; "Reviews Vs. Critiques".

In it, she talks about, in her opinion, the value of a review, or in some cases, (value) lack thereof. She also compares reviews to critiques and gives her opinion on both. In essence, she is a woman sharing her thoughts in a video about reviews.

I got to see this video and I have to be honest here - I like it. For the most part, I agree totally with her opinion on reviews. At one point, Suzanne recommends that authors, when they see a low rating or negative review on their book(s), to take a deeper look at the individual giving that rating or review. She suggests you find out all that you can about that person through their GR account history, Facebook, and other social media. Look into their past ratings and reviews to see if you notice a trend of constant bad ratings and negative reviews to other authors. This could demonstrate a pattern of "behavior" more than a pattern of reviewing.

The more you learn about those who leave reviews, the more you come to understand that maybe you're not really dealing with a "reviewer" as much as you are dealing with a "bully". (Or disgruntled individual who just simply hates everything in life for whatever reason - as those reasons could vary.) On the whole, I think Suzanne really hits the nail on the head in her video. The value of the review is only worth that of the value of the person leaving it. And since we know that bullies are not worth shit, then you can see where the value of their review would come into play.

Why do I bring it up? Well, I got to talk to Suzanne about it and I learned that one of her reasons for doing the video was to help out a friend and other authors she knows who have been victimized by the Goodreads bullies. She doesn't want to see other writers give up on their dreams just because of a handful of disgruntled people who hate their lives and have dedicated themselves to try and make as many people as they can as disgruntled and talentless as they are.

Here's the thing; When Suzanne posted this video on Youtube, it didn't take long for the bullies to sniff it out and attack her. And this is the most common theme of the bullies, gang style attacks. I have compared these people before to nothing more than street gang thugs who run on the internet. And how many times have these internet gangsters / terrorists complained that it's all about "the reviews"? Or cry over their butthurt that everyone just wants to silence them and their "freedom of speech"? And yet, here they are turning around and trying to silence Suzanne and her "freedom of speech".

Suzanne didn't single anyone out in her video. She wasn't attacking the bullies. She was just generally expressing her views and or opinion about book reviews. And the bullies went after her!

To the bullies, it is in their DNA to believe that writers are not humans and therefor, they are not entitled to an opinion of any sort where writing is concerned. If an author expresses his or her opinion, the bullies find this to be "disrespectful" towards them. You see, in the mind of a bully, they are right and everyone else in the world is wrong.

The attack got to be so much that Suzanne pulled the video from Youtube. Then she contacted me. I got the bright idea that she should post the video up again, however, with a twist. I asked her for a copy of the video and got her permission to post it on my Youtube channel. You see, I like the bullies. I like their attention. It makes me feel special. I figured, if they want to go and leave nasty and hateful comments on the video, I would rather they leave those comments on my Youtube page and or blog. The reason is that I know these bullies. We already have a two year relationship together. They are like that pimple on your right ass-cheek. It's bothersome at first, but when it goes away, you kind of miss it and are a little bit happy when it comes back around a few months later. Yaay, the pimple is back!

Of course, one of the biggest attackers towards Suzanne is the ever so popular bully, John Green. You remember him, right? Currently, John Green "the ex-marine" has been attacking author Anne Rice for her stance against internet bullying. By that standard, that automatically means she is against John Green because he is an internet bully. And apparently, he doesn't like females very much except when they are porn-stars whom will interact with him via the internet. (Pathetic) Anyhow, consider this an invitation "tough guy" to come and attack this video here. Why pick on women John when you could come here and pick on me, a real man. 

Suzanne had no idea when she did the video that these people would respond like they did. She wasn't really aware of the bullies to the magnitude she is aware of them now. Nor did she think such vile people existed like this on the internet. But here is a truth that I have shared before on this blog; the bullies never read the books of the people they bully. So in reality, the bullies really are not readers. And here is another bit of reality; the bullies are destroying the very thing they claim to love - reading. By their actions, and their actions alone, they are destroying the love of reading by smearing the internet with their hate. They are ruining this art form one attacked author at a time. But they can't see this yet. Or maybe they don't really love books as much as they claim they do? That would explain all of their other many lies and hateful attacks. It's like terrorists who claim to be followers of Islam. That is a lie. Terrorists are not "religious" people. Just like the Goodreads bullies are not "readers" (or lovers of books) If they were, they would be spending their time reading and not running off into other people's personal spaces (or even their own hate blogs) to attack the people who are writing the books they claim so much that they love.

Anyhow, I uploaded the video on my Youtube channel now so bullies, if you have something to say then you can say it there, on my Youtube page. Or, if you got the ball-sac to do it, leave a comment here because you may also watch the video right here in this post down below.

I like people who have the gumption to stand up to these bullies. I know Athena Parker and STGRB preaches to ignore them, but that is the wrong way to go about it. (Unless it fits your personality) When I was in high-school, I stood by and watched a few bullies push other people around, but then one day I had had enough and finally stood up for a bullied kid. It felt good! The bully backed down and a lot of the bullying going on started to cease. (At least in my presence.) So the best thing to do when you get bullied by the Goodreads bullies is to stand your ground and defend yourself. Stand up to them, don't coward into a corner. The more people who confront these vile people, the faster they will be run off of Goodreads and Amazon. Show the Goodreads bullies a force and they too will coward into a far away corner of the internet. And as for Athena Parker and STGRB? You can trust sock puppets all you like if you wish, just don't say I didn't warn you. Don't depend on a sock puppet to defend you, defend yourself, and join forces with real people who will have your back. With other people who are not afraid of the Goodreads/Amazon bullies. Join up with people who don't hide in secret groups on Facebook putting together schemes and plans. Join up with others who will not hide in shame or fear. Stand up - stand tall - stand proud - just like Suzanne Dome.

 

Author Rick Carufel Makes Good Point

I got to read recently a post by Rick Carufel on his blog. He raises a good point about Anne Rice and her association now with STGRB. His post talks about an article on TIME, who mentions Anne's involvement with her stance against cyber bullying of authors. Here are some sample shots of the TIME article and Rick's post.

Rick's position rings very true in that Anne Rice is risking her credibility by associating with STGRB and WIN.

While I believe her stance is noble, and sincere, I feel she would have been better served had she took up this stance with people, authors who were victims of these bullish attacks rather than trying to join forces with groups, websites and or other organizations. Especially with those who are already under scrutiny for their practices, and those who continue to remain anonymous themselves.

Rick mentions in his post that he tried to warn Anne in advance about STGRB. I did the same thing in an email exchange with her. I also supplied her with links to posts for her to read. But just like with Rick's advice, and my efforts to help steer her, Ms. Rice refused to educate herself further in this matter. And this, I'm afraid, is why I believe that Rick is right, and that Anne Rice could be losing credibility in her stance.

I was fortunate in that STGRB cut ties with me. I put them to the test and they failed. Many supporters (and non supporters) of STGRB saw this. They saw the truth revealed right before their very eyes. They saw how STGRB turned on me and then went on to mock me. They saw Athena's real character when she sent private emails I had sent her to other third parties behind my back, in a manipulative manner - all for the sake of trying to discredit me and pit people against me. They saw the lies, and they saw the truth.

You can't be an advocate against bullying if you yourself are proven to be practicing the very same thing. You can't claim to be fighting against the bullying of authors when you yourself bully authors. Especially authors who have already been bullied by the bullies. You just can't do it.

When you do bully authors yourself, while claiming to be against it, you lose credibility. When there is already so much speculation about your real identity, it makes everything that much more concerning.

When you take on a stance or fight such as cyber bullying, everything is dependent upon YOUR credibility. This means, doing so under your real identity. This also means standing up against a practice despite your feelings towards certain individuals. Just because you dislike an author who has been bullied doesn't mean you can bully them too, and expect to retain your authenticity as a fighter for bullied authors. You're either fighting for a cause or you're fighting for some hidden agenda.

I predicted not long ago that cyber bullying against authors would regain momentum sometime in 2014. I continue to stand by that although, I would love it if I am proven wrong. But if my prediction does come true, then there is only one entity to point the proverbial finger at and that is, Athena Parker. While I maintain she has done some good, it has now become a question of her hidden agenda, and not the cause she claims to be fighting for.

I think it was said best in the movie The Dark Knight - "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - It is my belief that Athena Parker (and STGRB) have lived long enough to see herself become the villain.

She brought this fight to the forefront but now, she has become her own worst enemy. When you practice the same tactics as your enemy, you then become an extension of that enemy. And until she gets off of her power trip, makes amends with those she needs to make amends with, and proves herself all over again as someone who is fighting for a cause as opposed to displaying characteristics of someone who may have a hidden agenda, this battle against cyber bullying will lose ground, and everything that was won up to this point, will be lost and forgotten. That's how I see it anyway.

And as for Anne Rice, what first appeared as a good sign to come, has now become a worrisome situation. After all, if Anne Rice loses her credibility all because of her association with STGRB, then what? Who will step up and fight the cause then?

This cause isn't about legitimate bad reviews, it's about bullying. May no one lose sight of that. 

I'm Carroll Bryant .... and this is The Looking Glass.

 

STGRB: Hypocrites?

Something isn't right in the land of "Holier Than Thou". By that I mean, STGRB. Their recent post talking about the tragic suicide of Charlotte Dawson, Australia's "Next Top Model Judge" has left me a bit confused.

I'm not going to doubt their sincerity, well, I'm trying not to anyway. I mean, they really write words of conviction in their post about how much they are against "bullying" of any kind. It looks all good and well on the surface, however, as I stated earlier, I am a bit confused. There is even sincerity in the comments.

So far, it looks like STGRB and their supporters stand against "bullying". Good for them! But alas, this confusion still runs deep inside of me. I just can't seem to shake it. What is it that I can't shake? Well, that's a good question, allow me to answer in the form of a screenshot.

Does that help you any?

You see, in their post "Rare Photograph of Mystery Men", STGRB is not addressing an issue. They are not covering a story of anything I did. They are not presenting any proof of any wrong doing on my part, yet, they made this post to "attack" me. To mock me. To try and humiliate me. Publicly! 

How is this not "bullying"?

If you want to talk about something I did to hurt someone else with "evil intentions", then by all means, write your post, tell the story, and present your evidence. I'm all for that. (Which is why I am writing this post, telling a story, and presenting evidence.)

But to make fun of me (and Rick Carufel) without addressing something that I (or he) did is contradictory to that of their post about Charlotte Dawson. 

What if I decided to kill myself over this post that is clearly meant to humiliate me, and Mr. Carufel? Would that make STGRB bullies? What if Rick killed himself over it? Would that make STGRB bullies? And what makes their post about myself and Rick, done so with bad intentions, so different than what was done to Miss Dawson? More than that, how about the comments that were left behind on their post? Well, let's take a look, shall we? 

See how these so called "people against bullying" respond? They resort to calling me and Rick, dumb and dumber. Oh no, that's not "bullying" is it? But wait, there are more comments left to cover. A lot more. Like these.

It seems STGRB doesn't like bullying so much that they allow it to take place on THEIR website. But hey, while we're here, allow me to address some of them. I'll start with Alex. 

Alex "had a strange feeling" about me all along, and is wondering how my "Sexual Role Play" story on Goodreads had anything to do with "that one blogger". Well, Alex, if you had been paying attention, you would already know. That "one blogger" claimed that there was no sexual role playing going on over at Goodreads despite the evidence that I show. Also, Alex, that "one blogger" also attacked STGRB on a regular basis, as well as attacking me. You see, that "one blogger" was making it personal with me (and STGRB) not the other way around. Of course, at the time, Athena told me she wasn't going to give that "one blogger" the satisfaction, but had no problem with me addressing that blogger. In a lot of my posts about that "one blogger", I also defended STGRB. But you know, don't give me any credit for that. In fact, I have defended STGRB on many, many occasions against that "one blogger". I guess that makes me the bad guy, doesn't it? 

And as for all this attention I was "trying to get for myself", well, yeah, dumbass, I was. I was trying to bring attention to the bullying going on against me, and to help STGRB get the word out about the bullying going on over at Goodreads. (I wasn't trying to bring anymore attention to myself than what STGRB was doing for itself too, and still does.) Plus, have you forgotten, that STGRB covered the attack on me without "MY CONSENT" first? (Kind of like what I did with Lucy Flood) The only difference is, I was strong enough to stand up against the bullying. Now, Alex, let me ask you, while I was standing up against the bullying, and trying to bring attention to it, like STGRB was doing, where were you? What were YOU doing? What have you done on your part to fight the bullies? Feel free to let us all know.  I'm sure we would all like to know. 

As for the follow up comment by the world renowned "Anon", that "they" noticed it too, and speaks of all the times I left links to my blog, inviting everyone to take a look, well, STGRB didn't seem to have a problem with it now did they? It's like I said, I took on the fight when the fight was brought to me. And STGRB invited me to do so when they covered my attack without prior permission from me. I didn't ask STGRB to cover my attack, they took their own initiative. That pretty much gives me the right to leave links on STGRB to help bring attention to the bullying problem. Also, STGRB would sometimes post my links in their posts, and mention some of my posts in their posts because they knew I was standing up to the bullies and this also helped their cause as well. So, you say I was using them? Well, they used me first for their agenda by writing about my attack without my prior consent. Imagine that! They were exposing me for THEIR gain! And to increase THEIR blog traffic!

But now, all of a sudden, STGRB and their followers are taking pleasure in "bullying" me and Rick. Go figure. And of course, I am trying to "hitch my wagon" to Anne Rice. I guess that must explain why STGRB has made what, four posts about her? All of which mention how "in-cahoots" Athena is in with her? Yeah, and I'm the one "hitching my wagon"?

Then "Another Anon" (brave people here) says that I had a meltdown? Whatever. That's the exact same terminology that the bullies use. Meltdown. 

Now let's look at some more comments on this "anti-bullying" site, shall we? 

It starts off with yet another "Anon" mentioning about how I started to "harass" those girls that I never shut up about. You know the ones, the ones who were bullying, and harassing me. (Then my posts are attacked by this Anon. How bully like.) Well, if you notice, my "posts" of "harassment" are nothing more than defense posts of what these "nice" girls were writing about me. It does strike me odd that at the time, not only did STGRB appear to not have a problem with it, but linked to "The Glass" quite often in the process. Now from out of the blue, the so called "anti-bullying" crowd of STGRB seems to finally have a problem with it. Go figure again. 

Then of course, "Another Anon" ups the ante of his (or her) bullying by referring to myself and Rick Carufel as "dumber and dumbest". I guess it's a good thing that he nor I have killed ourselves over this otherwise, "Another Anon" would definitely be a bully. 

Then "Observer" seems to think I am trying to smear Athena's good reputation. Well, I can't smear for someone what they smear for themselves. All I did was post the truth. I guess because of that I am "smearing" her reputation. Hey, if the truth hurts .....

Then there is my "ego"? Funny, as I mentioned earlier, I am not doing anything different than what Athena is doing, yet, when she does it, (writes about the bullies) she is a hero, and when I do it, I am an "egomaniac". Hypocrisy? I think so. 

Then another "Anon" is mad at themselves for "not speaking up sooner" about me. Check it out. 

I am accused of stalking two girls for the last year and a half. Now, I wonder, who are these two girls I have been stalking? Is any evidence supplied to support this? No! 

I never wrote about a girl who "had the nerve" to tell her blog readers about me. I only wrote about those who bullied me, and attacked me, and who assisted those bullies into doing so. What I find so amusing about this is, before Athena turned on me, everyone supported my stance against the bullies. Even my stance against my personal bullies. And let's face it, every author who was attacked were done so by THEIR personal bullies. Of course, when I would stand up for them I was a great guy, but now, since Athena and STGRB decided to mock and humiliate me, by me standing up to the bullies, I was being the bully? The bad guy? ......... Really? 

And of course, now I am "dangerous"? Dangerous how? By trying to help those who were bullied? By defending myself against the bullies? It just doesn't make any sense. If I wouldn't know better, I would think I was reading comments from "that other blog". Reading these comments, I wonder, has STGRB allowed the bullies to make Anon comments against me? That's what it looks like to me. 

I have no idea what "Mind Blown" is talking about. It might be "The Athena Emails" post. Of course, in that post, I show how Johnny lied. (And how Athena tried to blackmail me.) But correct me if I'm wrong here, but, wouldn't one have to have a mind first before it can be blown? 

Just saying. 

Then "Mind Blown" has more to say. 

Yes, I made a mistake, I fully admitted that, but where have I ever "blamed" anyone else? I can't find it. I can't find anyplace where I blame anyone else for my mistake. I bet you can't find it either. You can't find it because it's not true. I never blamed, nor tried to blame, my mistake on anybody else. Never! But why would STGRB allow this lie to be posted on their blog? I thought STGRB was an "anti-bullying" site? So, why allow this bullying of me to take place? Especially when it's a lie, and can't be proven? I don't get it. I really don't. This is the exact kind of behavior STGRB has always condemned and yet, they allow this on their site? 

** Scratches head **

And keeping in mind that all of this is on a post that doesn't address anything that I have done. It's a post meant to clearly mock, harass, and humiliate me and Rick Carufel. Two authors who have been attacked by the bullies and now, we are being attacked by them on STGRB? The "anti-bullying" website? 

Then "Just Me" gets into the fray. 

"Just Me" mentions my "melt-down" again. (LOL) Then accuses my "convictions" of changing. Really, "Just Me"? How so exactly? I was all about the cause, and still am, that has never changed. The cause was taking a stand against the bullies. How does my questioning if there was some kind of an agreement between STGRB and GR a change of my convictions? If there was some kind of agreement, wouldn't you want to know about it? And if I had evidence of such a thing, wouldn't it be a testimony of my convictions to present it? And FYI "Just Me", but I never said with certainty that there was an agreement, I merely questioned if there was one. You know, suspected it. By saying that I actually said there WAS such agreement is a LIE! 

As for my behavior, what would that be? What did I do exactly that was malicious? Or with ill-intent? You mean, make a post to try and humiliate Lucy Flood? That never happened. Or make a post to try and humiliate STGRB? Athena? Well, again, that never happened. So I ask the question yet again, what behavior of mine are you speaking of? 

STGRB is an "anti-bullying" website?

Now we get to the meat and potato's with this next screenshot of a comment by "Kimi". 

Oh yes, the dreaded "model" pic. Here we go again. Did I already explain that? I'm pretty sure I have in the past. Many times! And FYI "Kimi", The young female I "attracted" with it knew it wasn't me because .... ahem .... I told her it wasn't me. I told her about the joke that went awry. So, you know, she knew about that. She knew what I really looked like. I didn't hide that from her. Just saying. But you don't care because you're a bully making a bully comment on an "anti-bullying" website, aren't you? Of course you are. 

And then "anti-bully" "Kimi" says I claim to be bullied more than anyone, and that I make it like a competition. Well, first of all, it is true. Name me one other author who was bullied AND had two hate blogs created in THEIR honor. Go ahead, name me one other author. Hint: There is none. So yes, it is a fact. What? I can't state a fact and not be accused of trying to make it a competition? Well, if it were a competition, I'd win hands down! (Another FACT!)

Then "Kimi" says that the bullies moved on and forgot about me. Really "Kimi"? When? Because all I remember is for six months after being attacked on Goodreads is every bully blogger writing about me over and over and over. (Another fact, by the way.) So much so, when "that other blogger" started her blog to attack me and STGRB, I decided to create "The Glass" to defend those attacks by the so called "bullies who moved on and forgot about me". 

And yes, it did take over my life. Fighting against the bullies is a full-time job. I know it keeps Athena busy. And how exactly did it seem I relished the attention? So, now we're blaming the victim for being raped here? And when the victim stands up for themselves, suddenly, they want the attention? Seriously, how can an "anti-bullying" site like STGRB allow this kind of bullying to take place on their website? 

And I am sensationalizing authors being attacked? But wait a tick, isn't that what STGRB does? I'm pretty sure it is. I suppose by "Kimi's" own words, that STGRB also sensationalizes author attacks. And yes, I was trying to keep it going because I was trying to help STGRB in bringing attention to the problem of bullying! Now, how does that make me the bad guy again? How does bringing attention to bullying (like STGRB is doing) me turning into the very thing I am fighting against? I don't get it. I don't think anyone does.

And how is that comment by "Kimi" not bullying me? On an "anti-bullying" website?

Then "Kimi" questions the point of my blog post, "The Athena Emails". Well, the point was to demonstrate Johnny's lies, "Kimi", not to humiliate Athena. He said Athena never tried to blackmail me, and the post clearly shows that she did. He also said that I threatened Athena and Lucy, and was very mean towards Lucy, but you don't see it in the emails. And the post did exactly that, proved that Johnny lied. I'm sorry if you haven't the intellect to have seen that. Next time, I'll try to dummy it down for you, okay? 

And furthermore, "Kimi", I still give STGRB props for their efforts. Funny how you don't mention that in your comment. Funny how none of you so called "anti-bully" people mention that. All of you who commented on a post that was intended to "hurt" me are attacking me, like .... like .... bullies?

And FYI again, "Kimi", all of these anti-bullying blogs that are popping up all over the internet, just remember, I (and Rick Carufel) "popped" up first before all of them, but you know, when I stood up to the bullies, all of you bullies commenting on this bully post by the "anti-bullying" website are condemning me for doing it. Hypocrisy! 

Then "Anon" appears again. 

Now it would appear that I have a "temper". And that Athena warned me about it, like a true friend would. First of all, I never condemned Athena for making a mention of it. In fact, I never mentioned her mentioning it at all. Secondly, how is it I am losing my temper when I never lost it on Lucy? And when I told Athena that I was done with it, (you can read about it in the emails) she sent two more emails to me trying to egg me on. How is that me "losing" my temper? It seems to me that when I specifically told her I was done with it, a "true" friend would have honored my wishes and let it go. But she didn't, did she? 

And for the record, "Anon", why would I care about what Athena thinks regarding my temper? She doesn't know me. Likewise, I don't know her. Who is she to "warn" anybody about their "temper"? I didn't lose my temper, I was frustrated at the situation. There's a big difference. But you wouldn't know that because you're too busy bullying me, aren't you?

And how did I do more damage to myself? And my reputation? By making a mistake, and publicly admitting it? By publicly apologizing for it? Please, come on here and tell me exactly which one of those are the answers. If anything, by admitting my mistake and apologizing for it publicly, I enhanced my reputation. By presenting the truth, I enhanced my reputation. But again, if you weren't so busy bullying me with your comment, you would know this. It takes a lot of humility to publicly admit ones mistake and apologize for it. But being a bully, you wouldn't know this. 

Then another "Anon" has their say. 

Yes, I did call out bloggers who stole my books. Keep in mind though, that these bloggers who stole my books are bullies. The same bullies that STGRB writes about. Now you're defending them? 

Then "Anon" goes onto to say that I did it publicly instead of trying to resolve the problem privately. But alas, if this "Anon" was keeping up with everything, he or she would know that I did try to resolve it privately. For several months in fact, but to no avail. In fact, when I posted about these bully bloggers stealing my books, about ten months had passed, and .... the only reason why I posted about these bullies stealing my books was because one of the bullies, the girl in question in which I supposedly lied about with regarding the dreaded "model pic", stalked me on my friends blog when I was an admin on it by having a "secret" friendship with my friend, telling her not to make mention of it to me, then tricking my friend to make her an admin on our shared blog at the time. But just as it is with everyone who left comments on STGRB, an alleged "anti-bullying" site, this "Anon" would know this if he or she wasn't preoccupied with bullying me through his or her comment. 

Then "Anon" claims that when I was booted by Goodreads, I wrote crazy posts about this girl (Jude Henderson) and another blogger, (Amanda Welling) when in fact I never wrote about Amanda Welling until I started "The Glass" six months later. And the only reason I wrote about Jude was because she was the mastermind behind the attack on me on Goodreads. She was the one who stalked me on my shared blog. Of course I am going to write about the bullies and especially the bullies who were bullying me. Duh! 

And as for Amanda Welling, she is a documented bully by even STGRB. Amanda and her husband stalked me for months through emails and on her "hippie" blog long before I ever made public mention of her. This is a documented fact, and covered well here on "The Glass". As for the abortion aspects, can you prove she didn't have an abortion? Do you know everything about her and mine relationship? No, I didn't think you did. And as for writing about Amanda Welling having an affair, can you prove she didn't? No, again, I didn't think you could. 

But I still have to ask, why would STGRB (Athena) allow these bullies to come onto her website and leave these bully comment attacks on there if she is professing her website to be "anti-bullying"? I really do not get it. What does that say about her "true colors"? 

Then two more "brave" anons say this.

Yes, I did say I was taking down "The Glass", but then I got calls by people in my family and by some friends who had an issue with that decision. They were the ones who brought it to my attention that not only should I leave it up for record, but they participated in helping me gather information and did some research for me and they felt like they should also have a say in whether or not "The Glass" comes down. I agreed with them. So I left it to a vote by all those who had a say in it. They voted for it to stay up. So sue me. (Or them.)

As for my "mommy", well, excuse the hell out of me for showing my mother some respect. (Apparently, you don't have it for yours.) Be that as it may, my mother, once upon a time, really liked Jude Henderson (not her real name) and after what Jude did to me, well, my mother doesn't care much for her anymore as could be expected. 

Anyhow, my "mommy" didn't change my mind. But again, if you people weren't so busy bullying me on an "anti-bullying" website, you would have seen where I mentioned that it came down to a vote of all involved that "changed" my mind, and not my "mommy". 

I merely made mention of the fact that the vote didn't really matter to me, that for as long as my mother felt I should leave it up, then I would leave it up. Jude is friends with the bullies, and that's a fact. Many of which STGRB writes about. And that's a fact. Jude bullied me, and she got her friends to bully me, and that's a proven fact. I covered it and showed the proof of it right here on this blog. And that's a fact!

But again, excuse me for showing my mother her due respect. Maybe it would be nice if you gave your mother that same kind of respect. Then again, it surprises me none that bullies don't show their mothers respect. Maybe that's why they are bullies? Because they haven't the kind of close relationship with their mothers like I have with mine? Maybe if their mothers were a little more involved with their lives, they wouldn't be on the computer, or on STGRB, bullying people? Something to think about I guess.

This is how Athena operates her site? By allowing the bullies to attack me on her "anti-bullying" website through the comments? And to lie in the process? .... Okay, if you say so. And now you know why I have so much confusion inside of me. The very website, STGRB, who claims to be an "anti-bullying" website, protecting and defending authors of bully attacks, has allowed bully attacks against me (and Rick Carufel), two authors who were bullied by the bullies being bullied on STGRB, 

Commence confusion. 

Oh, and before I go, here is Athena coming in to "save the day".

Um, yeah, a little too late there, Athena. We all understand. Hypocrite.

R.I.P. indeed, Miss Dawson. It appears that I can not.

And if STGRB / Athena really cared, she wouldn't allow bullying on her website. Against me, Mr. Carufel, or anyone else. Or do we have to wait for someone to kill themselves over the bullying comments she allows before Athena and STGRB can officially be called a bully site?

I'm Carroll Bryant .... and this is The Looking Glass.


Update: 


I find this rather amusing.

When it comes to fighting abuse, Athena, how about you start with yourself? This is just me being a good friend, you know? Pointing out one of your flaws, and hoping you can take some constructive advice. Apparently, as according to your "commenters", it is clearly an acceptable practice.

Update 2:

In their recent post regrading "Charlotte's Law" - STGRB extends their "sympathy" to anyone who suffers from depression. 

Really, STGRB? You "extend" your sympathies? Tell me, does this include extending your sympathies to me? 

You see, Athena Parker is well aware of the fact that I suffer from Bi-polar. And that I too, at times, suffer with depression. On top of this - she is well aware of the fact that I have attempted suicide before in my past. Yet, ...... YET! she still put up a post to mock me (and Rick Carufel) and bully me and allowed bully comments aimed at me to show up on her website. 

You can't claim one thing while practicing another, Athena. You say you're against bullying, and you sympathize with people who suffer from depression, but then you also turn around and bully me, someone who suffers from depression. And an author who was a victim of the bullies also. 

What gives here?  O_o

When it comes to words versus actions, my grandfather always said to trust someone's actions more as clear reflection to their character. So when STGRB / Athena Parker claims to "sympathize" with people who suffer from depression, but turns around and attacks an author who suffers from depression, and she knows this, then you have to trust her actions to be more of a reflection of her character as opposed to her written words.

 And then there is this by Johnny. 

If what I have presented on this post isn't hatred coming from the hearts of STGRB, then the word hatred must have had it's definition changed.