DISQUS

Patrizha · 7 months ago

I love Kathy Griffin, I used to watch her reality show on Bravo. She can be a little too much sometimes, but I like people who are not afraid to say what's on their mind. Bravo to one of Bravo's greatest.

Justin · 7 months ago

Is this supposed to be a critique? What's the point of this article? To watch Stacy genuflect before an embittered fag hag in the last stage of her plastic surgery after-burn? What's disturbing is Stacy's celebration of all that is Kathy simply because Stacy evidently doesn't have the courage to be a self-loathing, shit-talking uber-narcissist in public, so she sits and bleats her admiration from the sidelines.
Is this why you presumably went to journalism school, Stacy? To be a second-hand twat by proxy? I hope not.
To the District Weekly, let's cut these lame promo pieces masquerading as some kind of qualified critique. It's just... gay.

Stacy Davies · 7 months ago

That was an awesome letter, "Justin"!

But I do take issue with the second-hand-twat remark. I have ALWAYS been a first-hand-twat of the highest order - I thought everyone knew, but I'm glad to add you as the newest layer to my folds. Welcome!

(Oh, and please tell me where I might publish a real promo piece - you know, the kind that can actually score me free tickets to the show, or other sundries. Writing for bus fare alone always brings on a bad case of the bleats. Itchy...)

Justin · 7 months ago

Super-awesome, reply, Stacy, but I'm afraid I cannot accept your invitation to join the folds. You see, I'm constitutionally averse to living in arid regions, and dust devils make me sneeze. It's not you, Stacy. It's me.
Since your high-strung friend Lisa chided me regarding my ignorance of your fine work in journalism, I took a few moments to see if I was starting off on the wrong foot, regarding my complaints of your shameless hackery in the service of Ms. Griffin. I took note that you were once a script reader for a production house, so now I know it's impossible to insult you. You also write the promo pieces for the OC Register, and you think Judy Tenuta should star in her own sitcom.
So, with that in mind, your friend Lisa implies the right questions: Why the fuck am I bothering? What the fuck did I expect?
She is right, you know, and I was wrong.
To put where I went wrong in proper perspective, what I did was akin to a character in "Night of the Living Dead" scolding the little girl for eating her mother's intestines. Anyone familiar with the hard-wired habits of soulless, flesh-eating zombies, would likely ask the same questions of that hypothetical character, as Lisa asked of me, and rightfully so. My bad.
Passing judgement on a puff piece for a fag hag in the interests of bus fare is not only unfair, I may be walking the fine line of being akin to a raging zombiphobe, and we all know what happens to people like them, sooner or later.
Again, apologies all around.

Stacy Davies · 7 months ago

No apologies neccessary, Justin - I've enjoyed your remarks and think you're a very creative writer - in fact, I'd love to read some of your work.

You can email me links through my website - where, by the way, you can also read an interview I did with Night of the Living Dead star Judith O'Dea "Barbara." I know you'll hate it, and I can't wait to hear why! (Real shameless zombie-loving hackery!)

www.ironsinthefireinc.com

Lisa Siderman · 7 months ago

Justin, you clearly don't know what you are talking about. Having read many of Stacy's brilliant critiques, I can vouch for the fact that she has always had the courage to publicly display her self-loathing and and shit-talking uber-narcissistic personality. That is why we all love to read her. Did your browser accidentally send you here instead of the WSJ? How serious did you want it? Apparently you liked the article enough to get through it - albeit painfully - and take the time to write a critique. Get a job - or are you one of those who reads this stuff at work on your bosses dime????

A · 7 months ago

First, that picture is really scary! Like a male in drag, actually. Second, I find Kathy Griffin to be extremely irritating! Much like the comedienne she's copping; Margaret Cho, who's been pandering to gays for years and years. Third, despite these negative feelings, I still don't know why somebody would be so angry to slam the writer. She did a fine job. So, in the future you should have something constructive to say, rather then take a cheap shot at somebody that i'm sure you don't even know.