The Blaine Of My Life
From twats and boxes to twats in boxes, It’s hardly original to comment on David Blaine’s little idiosyncracies and this initially put me off writng on the subject untill I discovered quite the extent to which he is attracting criticism.
Back to the world wide web I went and discovered a plethora of websites on which the public made clear their distaste for the man. There were hate pages which had been created purely for Blaine bashing, found on sites such as:
http://kevin.tunapuff.net
http://www.kungfoo.com
http://www.everything2.org
The implication from all of them seemed to be that he gets what he deserves for being “a tit in a box, a ripe invitation to have stuff thrown at him”.
What was interesting though was the barely concealed relish with which other, more established websites described his torments at the hands of hecklers. “During the first week David Blaine has been subjected to verbal abuse and a torrent of golf balls, eggs and food of all shapes and smells… Will he survive 44 days?” The previous quote is cited in the not usually contentious river-thames.com whose closing question bears all the hallmarks of a challenge.
The fact is that Blaine is actively inviting people to hurl their abuse and packed lunches, rather like the schoolkids who seem to enjoy being bullied because it’s a form of interaction with their elders. However, the aforementioned scenario reflects badly not only on attention seeking little pricks but also on those who rise to them by taking advantage of the vulnerable positions they (however contrivedly) put themselves in.
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