Sunday, June 12, 2011

Tom MacMaster Is an asshole

A Gay Girl in Damascus: Apology to readers:
"Apology to readers
I never expected this level of attention. While the narrative voıce may have been fictional, the facts on thıs blog are true and not mısleading as to the situation on the ground. I do not believe that I have harmed anyone -- I feel that I have created an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about.

I only hope that people pay as much attention to the people of the Middle East and their struggles in thıs year of revolutions. The events there are beıng shaped by the people living them on a daily basis. I have only tried to illuminate them for a western audience.

This experience has sadly only confirmed my feelings regarding the often superficial coverage of the Middle East and the pervasiveness of new forms of liberal Orientalism.

However, I have been deeply touched by the reactions of readers.

Best,
Tom MacMaster,
Istanbul, Turkey
July 12, 2011

The sole author of all posts on this blog"

I don't normally copy and paste an entire post from someone but quite frankly I have no guilt about it in this case. The amount of damage that this kind of bullshit performance art causes is huge and the kind of person that would perpetrate it is evil. Best intentions my ass.

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