Melissa Gira

Gatsby Moving Rubber

“I think there is a serious communication (generation?) gap here. You seem to be misunderstand the nature of blogging. These girls are not celebrities, they are bloggers. When you accuse them of irresponsibly representing womanhood and feminism to younger girls, you fail to take into consideration that those girls have access to the rest of the internet as well. And what are they seeing there? Keep in mind that the little girls that you think you are protecting by representing yourself as a shrewish old lady are not watching your videos. Why? You can’t relate to them, and you are representing yourself as a shrewish old lady. Both of these girls are popular because they share details of their personal lives which are interesting and somewhat glamorous as well as full of mistakes, but they also reveal very personal insights and growth. They are not role models, they are bloggers, and though it might be hard for you to understand the defference, they are speaking honestly and personally to a lot of girls who do understand.” (Commenter at the Shoot the Messenger Show blog, re: Moe and Tracie of Jezebel)

“ Many locals, however, are anti-alternative to the anti-scene scene.

— Montauk Struggles With Growing Influence of the Hamptons - NYTimes.com (Via Rex, who else.)