I learned a new word today: Unfan! The Urban Dictionary tells me it is "the act of becoming a fan of an entity on Facebook in order to publicly criticise said entity". Never too old to learn
Today's Valeriegate has been fascinating. It drew out the very worst of superfans, but I like to think that all of the people that took part or read the thread, however much they might protest, have had a little seed of doubt planted in their minds about the lalanders' conduct over the Xmas period regarding covid. It's not about preserving the fairy tale , or about rules and regulations, or about personal beliefs, it's about simply being sensible and caring for yourself and for others. Even if your government says that gatherings are allowed it doesn't mean to say that you should have them. For me, if there is even the slightest risk then the decision is easy. None of those people needed to be there.
I believe that LOTLL would have garnered a lot more respect (and followers = $$$) if she had cancelled the Xmas/New Year celebrations and shown solidarity with all her fans around the world, not one of which could possibly have been untouched by covid. Just imagine the sympathy, PR and patrons that would have poured in if she had vlogged herself alone at the shatoo at Xmas, wandering around with blankets and hot water bottles, dreaming of all the wonderful things she was going to do when things were back to normal. (The icing on the cake would have been if that falling tree had actually damaged the chapel - just think of all the extra money that could have brought in
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A final thought: much as I enjoyed all the comments on SJ Personal FB today, I wonder if there is going to be a vacancy for a Virtual Assistant very soon. I'm sure SJ would have wanted it to have been nipped in the bud early on and not allowed to go on so long. Yvonne will be on the naughty step tonight. Who will apply? My money is on Jill Scott, unless of course Brenda steps in..........