Everything in Moderations's blogger,
Donny B., was fired from his job following a post he
wrote about Rachael Ray. His former place of employment was identified as Sur La Table.
The post concerned
a book signing at the store. The post's title, "Rachael Ray is not God" was not
intended to negatively reflect upon her, as much as it was intended to poke fun at the store patrons who oohed, aahed
and snapped their camera phones wildly as the perky cook made her way through their midst.
Don even admits to being won over by her himself after a brief exchange (and his offer of a slice cheesecake to her) following her signing, so the post does not come off as particularly critical of Rachael. The problem the store had with the post was actually to be found in the comments section, according to the blogger.
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12-29-2005 @ 10:07PM
Ed said...
Actually it was specifically with his own comments to his own post. I'd imagine it was because he revealed her purchases and mocked them. The original post with his comments is gone, so I can't point you to 'em, though.
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12-30-2005 @ 12:47AM
Kelley Ritchey said...
The piece is well written and am not sure what the store found offensive. It has a lot of insight into the "cult of the celebrity". It is not a blind assault on Rachael Ray, though it may have pointed to the store's lack of preparation for this event (people waiting outside, no books to sell).
However, I expect the controversy will cause hundreds to read the post and, in the final analysis, the firing may be a blessing in disguise for the writer.
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1-10-2006 @ 10:37PM
Fazal Majid said...
I got so worked up about this I fired up a letter to Sur La Table's CEO. She replied back that the blogger in question had been fired for writing in a comment "Not only can I look up her purchases, but we also have her address, phone number and CREDIT CARD NUMBER on file! Hello! eBaym, here I come".
Given this update, the firing seems fully justified. Hence the value of fact-checking prior to repeating claims.
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