The other day, I posted a Writing Prompt on the subject of criticism. It would seem this riled up one member of the peanut gallery, so I can only assume my words carried truth, or they would not have responded quite so hotly.
The levels of hypocrisy from this particular troll have often been high, but they spiked with this particularly angry barb:
If you are going to relabel constructive criticism and categorize it to a label you invent yourself, then you cannot complain you are not receiving constructive criticism. All you are showing is your rejection of constructive criticism because it is not what you wanted to hear.
I wonder how this fellow defines ‘constructive criticism’? Would it be with words like this?
You are wrong moron. May is the 5th month and June is the 6thmonth. We are halfway when June 30th hits you dipstick
You are a joke
They that cry the loudest are guiltiest most of all. Learn to be a man for once
These are a selection of some of the insults this individual has thrown my way. I would love for him to explain how they are constructive in nature.
It’s also rather telling that they believed I was referring to them. There is more than one vile troll that has attempted to rattle me in recent times. I guess it’s guilt on their part. They know I have a point, it has stung them, so they have lashed out in misplaced, ill-guided fury.
But wait, there is more!
Then if you are going to insult those you disagree with, it only undermines your credibility. He is again just saying if criticism is not done his way, then it is not credible criticism. This is another example of unbelievers trying to write their own individual rules and reject commonly accepted definitions of the term constructive criticism.
Emphasis mine. It is painfully clear that the fundy’s words are true enough, when applied to him. He won’t appreciate or even understand that. He has made it thoroughly clear that only his way is the right way, and there is no room for discussion or debate. It is scary to think that he was once a teacher; would it have been constructive to call a student a moron? To tell them they were a joke? I await with baited breath to hear his explanations as to how such behaviour is constructive. I imagine he will prove too cowardly to provide an answer. After all, he has already demonstrated a fondness for making spurious accusations without having the guts to back them up, so why would he change his habits now?
I’ll extend this individual an olive branch, in the hope that he will perhaps finally, completely, utterly leave me alone. I have unblocked his two email addresses, meaning his comments should come straight through, and I invite him to explain why he thinks calling me names is a form of constructive criticism. This is his big chance to justify his behaviour. He is of course free to post his remarks directly to his blog, but I would suggest to him that if he has any shred of integrity, he will agree to leave me alone if he cannot justify his position.
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He has a warped understanding of constructive criticism. His whole “ministry” consists of taking our writing and repeatedly saying, “you are wrong, you are wrong, you are wrong.” There’s nothing constructive about what he does.
And like you, I have all his other comments and emails. Hateful, mean-spirited stuff. I remember calling him out one time about something he said and he replied, “I don’t remember saying that.” In his mind, he didn’t say these things even though I have receipts.
He wonders why we hold him in such contempt, yet he pulls stunts like that.
I missed a bit of his post, and it’s hilarious!
Crimes?! He belittles me for allegedly redefining what constructive criticism is, then defines crimes according to his own agenda! I’d love to know what crimes I have committed via email and blogging… bet he can’t offer up good examples though.
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This post reads like you are trying to bait me and not work things out. If you and BG were better than me, you would write your posts differently but you are not and you don’t.
i do not have to explain anything to you. but I see you like setting yourself up as a ruler over others and demand that everyone does what you want. That is not how things work. I will leave it at you are still wrong, hold the resentment that blocks you from seeing the truth and fail to see reality.
Yours and BG’s, for the umpteenth time, content is only used as examples and do not in any way shape or form represent an attack on either of you. But both of you fail to grasp this truth and reality and distort what someone says in order to play the victim card.
Constantly misrepresenting what I or Bruce have said, constantly insulting us, and indulging in baiting of your own… hypocrite is an appropriate term for you.
The bottom line is, *you* have been rude and insulting, and you are acting all astonished when you reap what you sow. I extended the opportunity for you to explain how your insults represent constructive criticism, and I gave you the opportunity to justify your unfounded allegations made elsewhere. Instead, you have repeated your dishonest mantras. This is why the label of coward suits you. You swerved around the point so hard you ended up heading back where you came from!
PS, it did not strike a cord with me as you said nothing true. I also see that the comment did not go through