This is the least pleasant post I have ever written. But I am going to write it anyway. Because I am really pissed off, and this is my blog.<\/p>\n
Male PR bloggers: do you understand that the reason so many of your female peers are less than impressed with the blog that rhymes with Smurfette is not the digs at Steve or BL. They are big kids, they can handle it. It is the negative stereotype of women that drives us to distraction.<\/p>\n
We have worked very hard in our careers, and are proud of our achievements. We have dealt with the "she’s too pretty," "not pretty enough," "aggressive," "too soft," "sleeping with the boss," "going to get married and have kids anyway," not to mention the glass\/plexiglass ceiling and have been successful despite the roadblocks. With all due respect, there is absolutely no way a businessman can understand the issues faced by a businesswoman. In any industry.<\/p>\n
And that is why many of us were less than pleased with the stereotyped persona of the PR gossip blog that has consumed so much attention this week. It was everything we have worked so hard to overcome. It was hard to believe that another woman wrote it. Oh, wait a minute..maybe it wasn’t a woman. And I don’t really care who wrote the damn blog, it’s the stereotype that does the damage. That it might be a man perpetuating his wet dream just makes it even more disgusting.<\/p>\n
Yet the coverage in the blogosphere has been focused on the digs, and has (for the most part) ignored the women bloggers. Just today more than a few posts that were really<\/a> really<\/a> trying to be even handed still only represented the opinions of men on this topic. Pardon me, but yuck.<\/p>\n So let’s hear from the women PR bloggers. What did they think of this PR gossip blog? Oh.. wait a minute. None of us fell for this crap. We thought it was … crap. Hmmm.<\/p>\n And to give credit where credit is due, more than a few guys stepped up to the plate.They got it. Robert French.<\/a> Todd Defren.<\/a> Daniel Bernstein.<\/a> Gary Goldhammer<\/a>. Mike Krempasky.<\/a> Thanks.<\/p>\n The rest of you? We still like you, but get with the program.<\/p>\n And Amanda. She (or he) just keeps insulting other women. In her\/his\/its blog and in comments on others.<\/a> So pardon me, but fuck off until you have the guts to attach your real name to your opinions. Google Amanda Chapel<\/a>.<\/p>\n PS – this replaces the post I promised to write about neutering my dog if the smurfette blogger proved to be male. Uncross your legs, guys, we’re not looking for you….<\/p>\n Tags: PR<\/a>, public relations<\/a>, ethics<\/a>, blogging<\/a>, bloggers<\/a>, sexual politics<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n