Louise Cribbs yells at Pouya Dianat in the middle of the Newseum in D.C. in September for claiming he would love to photograph a war someday.
The jig is up!
My mother found Cribbster this morning. She was not pleased with the unrestrained language. At one point she smartly resorts to the “Louise Cribbs’ Jerry Seinfeld/Will Smith Defense,” which I’ve never been able to counteract well.
From: lcribbs@comcast.net
To: Jonathan Cribbs <jonathancribbs@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Subject: cribbster
Mailed by: comcast.net
Ok, i’m reading a few things here and i’m thinking your language is getting a bit gratuitous. Or maybe I’m thinking of conversation with you or others that I’ve overheard, you don’t speak like that so it just doesn’t fit.
“Netflix the bitch”? It just doesn’t fit. (and this is just one example) You don’t need to do that. You underestimate the power of your writing which draws the reader in on its own.
It’s kind of like having Jerry Seinfeld doing standup using crass words like shit and dropping “F” bombs. I can’t even picture it. It is beneath him.
And if you are doing this cause this is the only way to “hook” your generation, then I worry for our future.
I don’t think i’m a prude and I would understand a word here and there, but this is just not you. Unless I don’t know you.
Don’t lower your standards for your blog
Love mom.
To be honest, she’s right about the Netflix comment. That doesn’t make any sense. I don’t know why I wrote that.
Louise Cribbs. Content editor.
Good times.
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I liked reading the phrase “Netflix the bitch” because I enjoy seeing strange words placed in strange contexts with each other. The character, voice and attitude of your writing is far more important in a blog so sometimes swear words are necessary. It isn’t beneath Seinfeld to drop F-bombs; they just don’t suit his style and if he used them it would be awkward.
What I do think is beneath you are these meta-posts designed to illuminate your continuing development as a blogger. They serve no useful purpose to your “audience” who is here presumably for your thoughts on movies and stuff. However, if you made a rap song with the chorus, “Netflix that bitch! Netflix that bitch! I don’t wanna go to the video store I’ma NETFLIX THAT BITCH! WHAT!” that would be acceptable.
I think I like your mom.