Comments on: raymi the decade speaketh

By: raymilaurenraymilauren

raymilaurenraymilauren — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:27:00 +0000

well…look…this is just not that unusual. matter of fact a good chunk of current media culture is organized around selling the likable/unlikeable character. It’s kind weird ’cause just recently I’ve been impressed by the professional presentation of the restaurant reviews. The hip yet zany and sometimes flippant presentation but pretty slick all in all. I can’t quite get the business plan that has that “look” running alongside the SC piece.

By: raymi

raymi — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:42:29 +0000

i went platinum and everything changed, people started saying i had a personae. i’m allowed to fuck with them when they decide FOR ME who or what i am or what i “should” be doing. what are they doing? what are YOU doing? think i’m doin’ just fine thanks. i hide behind nothing. we all know my real name and why i started using raymi ten years ago. you do not abandon your brand name or nickname because that’s how you are known and how people identify you. when did i EVER say it’s hard putting myself out there every day? i never said that and ps. if we have a mutual friend why wouldn’t you just be fucking nice to me about this? you had to be a bloody asshole for what purpose exactly?

the hard part of this is listening to 3000 people in my ear every fucking day and learning how terrible people can be, for no good reason, and when you finally fight back they tell you you can’t.

can you summarize your comment’s point please? its doesn’t make sense. i interpret it as, i have a big mouth so how dare i fight back?

as for SC it’s street cred. important. raymi is cool branding, not everyone gets accepted into the fold.

By: RJ

RJ — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:26:55 +0000

i’ve followed your blog off and on for years -we have a mutual friend from nyc- and it’s been interesting peeking into your day to day, though lately it’s more sad and confused than anything else.

seems you flit back and forth- raymi, supposedly a persona, this role that you play on the internet, and yet, when you get any kind of criticism..however slight..you rage on about how hard it is to put yourself out there every day for 10 years, and the like. which is it, raymi/lauren? i think this is where you’ve made your biggest mistake. you rely on one or the other when it suits you, and thus you’ve sacrificed authenticity. you need to get some balls and either put yourself out there as lauren with NO APOLOGY and no hiding behind raymi when shit gets tough and the claws come out, or accept that you’ve created a personae that is famous for being hated and quit giving the negative feedback your time/attention. eventually, they’ll get bored and find someone else to tear down.

for the life of me, cannot imagine why you would ever want to submit anything to SC. seems like you walked right into that one.

By: thatdudedave

thatdudedave — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:17:27 +0000

haters suck!

By: raymi

raymi — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:32:04 +0000

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:31:24 +0000

Don’t let shit get to you, I think your awesome!

By: 5chw4r7z

5chw4r7z — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:12:21 +0000

I should add you get like 20x the traffic I do so the attention has to be intense.

By: 5chw4r7z

5chw4r7z — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:09:58 +0000

I feel for you, I can’t begin to know what you are going through but I had a little peek this summer. I had to put up with a 2 week attack from a local. Even though I blocked the person he was on a rampage and harassed all my friends.
Caused me a real crisis of confidence.
I guess you can take from this if you sucked they wouldn’t care, and being so awesome they feel insecure and, well I don’t know what else, they’re dickheads so who cares.

By: sp

sp — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:32:02 +0000

i say this every time but people are just way too bored. bored and lame and stupid. and jealous cause they wish they had some semblance of a life.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:24:09 +0000

Whether it is just a persona, it is still part of who you are, and that hurts over time. There is only so much a person can take. And though you are strong you are human. Chin up because there are so many people out here that thoroughly enjoy your blog on a daily basis and adore you. I know it is easier said, but your fans are behind you 110%!