Horror blogger, (and quite good filmmaker, we were pleased to find out!) Aleata Illusion, who recently called for Heidi Martinuzzi, editor of Pretty/Scary, to be 'punched in the face' because she didn't support one of the horror blog nominees for the Rondo Awards, has officially announced that there is a 'Heidi' Situation, and we want the world to know. We would also like to offer our gratitude to Aleata for letting everyone know of this important situation, and for declaring that she will further abstain from drama.
We would like to take the time to offer our grammar-correcting services to Aleata, and also let you know of her important statement at the same time...
Of the incident last week when she publicly threatened someone else with physical harm over an opinion, Aleata writes, (errors highlighted in bold and italics):
I'd much rather spend my time writing about the things I love then arguing about stupid internet drama. But I'm going to cover everything in this post. As to get it all out of the way. First off I'm not apologizing for anything I've said or I'm going to say now. That's the power we all have being writers/bloggers we can openly speak our minds about how we feel. Secondly [there should be a comma here - Heidi] there's the Heidi situation. Well [there should be a comma here- H] let's see yes I'm extremely appalled by her and her actions. She concerns herself more with tearing down bloggers (and good ones might I add) then writing horror. It's truly pathetic. Sorry if your a big Pretty-scary fan, but it's how I feel. And yes I have had a few choice words about her and I'm still laughing about it. People take things way to seriously nowadays. I have a right to speak my mind about it I've been a target to one of her little crybaby fits. As far as that goes I'm not going to apologize for it. She can verbally attack everyone she wants, but no one else can have a say in it? Yeah, pry not! As far as the rest goes, I really don't care. Bash me all you like your just getting me noticed even more! *wink wink* =
We're so happy you agree that bloggers, and writers, should be able to speak their minds and not have to apologize for any of it! That's exactly how we feel! That's why, when we say that Rhonny Reaper is a bad writer and it is shockingly odd to us, in our opinion, that she was nominated for the slightly prestigious Rondo Awards, we were so surprised at how upset you became, calling for me to be punched in the face! We're glad to know you were only kidding, because that would have been a psychotic overreaction.
We love that you love freedom of speech, and that you don't think anyone should apologize for any of their opinions or writings. Because we certainly don't. It is a shame we didn't know about what a fun filmmaker you are, because we would have loved to let the world know about your creations earlier. We look forward to seeing what you come up with in the future, film-wise! Keep us posted!
You say that we don't promote women in horror, but we're more than happy to tell the world about women like you, who speak their mind and believe in freedom of expression, and who contribute something of value to the world of horror.
And as far as your writing skills - way to go! You have far fewer grammatical errors than Rhonny Reaper, and you only forgot punctuation once or twice. All in all, we think it is a far better blog than Dollar Bin Horror.
Comments
i think all of you are taking all of this way too seriously.
You're bumping an issue that died a long time ago to say we're taking an issue too seriously? Please. You're obviously taking this long dead issue way too seriously.
i just stumbled upon this and wow, i think all of you are taking all of this way too seriously. yeah, i was bored so i took the time to register just so i could write this comment. i'm already regretting the wasted time.
Imagine, Heidi, how many lives could have been spared throughout the history of the human race had grammatical correction been used as a response to threats of violence instead of declarations of war. Men should learn from the example you've set. Next time some radical fanatics threaten the US with violence, we should respond by correcting their grammar.
LOL.
LOL howyadooing?
See, I get in these messes allll the time.
Dammit, I leave you chicks alone for a couple of weeks and this is what happens?! After I single-handedly negotiated a peaceful settlement to the Miss Horror Blogosphere controversy, I expected some peace to reign for a while.
Heidi, apologise.
Hi flamingsneakers!
Well, my job is to write about things that I feel people should know about. I didn't 'bash' the original blog, I said that it wasn't grammatically correct, and therefore, I was surprised to see that it had been nominated for a Rondo. I went on to list several nominees that I felt were very deserving and I said that I would be voting for them.
In return, I was threatened with violence, called numerous names, and had people take it to a whole different level.
I think, when a blog is written with extremely poor grammar, and someone points that out when that blog is nominated for an award (not just randomly for no reason), they haven't done anything wrong. I stand by that. And, when someone threatens me with physical violence, and I respond by correcting their grammar, I don't think there is anything wrong with that either. And I'll stand by that.
On another note, thanks for your input and welsome to the site! Of course we love Buffy!
I have no problem with any of those girls at all, in fact i love their blogs. I love this website as well, but surprize, I am not a huge horror fan or anything at all. the only take that i have in this situation is, would it not be a lot better if you emailed Rhonda or Alleta instead of just saying what you said on your website? I am sure that they would have appreciated it. as for me, I am just a newbie to all this blogging thingy, so If i wirte something that people dont like, I would appreciate if they would email me instead of humiliating or bashing me.
P.S
From your web theme I assume that you like Buffy?? so do I i am in love with that show!!!
Hi Andrew!!!
))) Thanks for the words. I appreciate it!
All I will say is when a person is right, they are right. How do you get nominated for any award if your material is substandard? You don't even know the correct use of "your" and "you're" and you're writing in a public forum of some sort? I also think it's fantastic that the best defense they offer is "You should be supporting women in horror and not tearing them down." instead of recognizing that Heidi's argument against Dollar Bin Horror's nomination has nothing to do with the presence of a vagina between its owner's legs. A poorly written, grammatically incorrect, incorrectly spelled blog is just that regardless of whether or not the writer pees standing up or sitting down.
I love you Heidi. You spoke the truth. You did not simply defend the nomination for a Rondo because "Yay!! A woman is being nominated!!"
Don't worry, I don't write for the NY Times either.
Basically, I love horror and I love to write. Combining the two is a bonus. I started the blog two years ago and really had no expectations of anyone reading it at all.
And yes, I tend to be a grammar nazi. I make typos and errors just like everyone else but most of the time I've read my drafts so many times before I post - checking for mistakes, of course - that I'm lucky I post anything. Being corrected grammatically doesn't bother me, I actually embrace it. Call me crazy but I can't help myself. OCD maybe?
Recently I did a month's worth of posts on Female Villains in Horror for WiH month...which might interest you due to your website's specific content. Just remember I'm an amateur - I don't write for the NY Times or anything...
So, tell us more about this 'fascination with fear' ... Plus ten already for using proper grammar!
What weird comments?
Hahah doesn't support women in horror does she even read this fucking site?
Hey One Thousand Wolves, Vanilla Ice had a career that spanned years, I don't think you had anything to be self-conscious about lol. I'm privileged to be among the few to enjoy your lyrical effort!
I fully support this The Heidi Situation band idea. Album liner notes: "thank you too Aleata and Rhonny for there inspiration."
Aleata Illusion has an album? And it sounds like Eminem? Somebody better punch me in the face, because that shit is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
Well, Zombie_Vamp may have a point, that I'm not really helping the situation.
I'm not. tee hee.
I agree, if she didn't say mean things about me on the playground I'd actually think she was pretty cool. But I would still correct her grammar.
"You're like Eminem - people diss you just to get publicity for their own album."
That statement absolutely made my night.
Why do people need to be so childish over these things? I think you went about this very well Heidi.
>>"This chick actually seems like she might be kind of cool when she's not disagreeing with you."
Agreed, for the most part - what's not cool is threatening violence over the internet just because you disagree with someone's expressed opinion. That part is lame, defined.
First line 'then' needs to be 'than'.
I'm joking by the way, just in case she decides to make me a situation too.
Someone Should Kick Her In The Face!!!
This sounds almost exactly like a fight my friend had with some girl over facebook (we're sophomores in high school, by the way). It's very immature on her part but you're not really helping the situation either by doing this.
Bad writing and making schoolyard threats over the internet seem to go hand in hand. Is she going to challenge you to show up behind the gym after last period next?
It's "target of" not "target to". "As to get it out..." appears to be missing a "so" at the beginning, and is a subjunctive clause, rather than a full sentence. Overall, there's too much use of impersonal pronouns that weaken the verbs, and "pry" is rather clumsily misused as a synonym for "question", or perhaps "challenge". This is the textual equivalent of nails down a chalkboard. Please don't make me read any more - can I suggest some of your elegant paraphrases next time?
PS,
I think 'The Heidi Situation' is a great name for a band I might start.