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In 1999, as part of a promotion for The Blair Witch Project, I wrote the text for a website called P.A.R.O.D.Y., which satirized anti-goth sentiments that were then somewhat common. In the intervening years, the site has inspired a steady stream of flames (and a few accolades). Starting in January 2006, I have begun posting them for your reading pleasure. They are unedited except to make them anonymous.

Friday, June 9, 2006

Subject: P.a.r.o.d.y.

At first I thought the site was real and I couldn't believe just how F@#king stupid some people could be..Then I got to the e-mail section and was ready to lash out only to realize that It was a mockery of what morons think..I'm 34 and have been Goth for yrs and unfortunitly have had to deal with and listen to all the are You a satanist type comments and looks..Course My favorite was when I was walking into work at walmart a couple yrs ago to find out from my Manager that a costumer had called the cops on me stating that a suspious looking person in a trench coat walked into the store five minutes to closing and didn't come back out ! They actually waited around for me to come out and when I didn't They actually called the Cops !! I laughed pretty freaking hard when I found out..But let Me just clarify an obvious to all the Morons out there ...Just cause a person is Goth and Wears a Trench doesn't mean that their packing a tech 9 or had anything to do with columbine..

Update: Second Email

I've read You parody site and found it interesting..The Most interesting parts i found was all the hate mail that You got Obviously some people don't have a sence of humor..One person pointed out about another site that quoted a part of yours..Funny thing is Most of that Artical from the other site was (almost) Praising Goths as being Highly intelegent..The worst part was when they quote some song lyrics from some group that I didn't even thing of as Goth..I would like to add though the goths should be more openminded and tolerant then anybody..come on look how most of us dress ! I mean no offence but when some of us dress like rejects from the circus when shouldn't get to pissed if people stare and make comments..It should be a given And One last thing one of the most harshest hate mails that i read on hear was from a 15 yr old !! Ok honey honestly What the Fuck do You even Know about being Goth ! Don't go acting like You've been Goth since it began since your ass wasn't even born yet ! Heck the probably the only reason you went Goth was to piss off your parents...At least this guy who did parody did some research and somes pretty intellegent so um Grow Up !

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