'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
From the Washington Post:
For nearly a week, the world followed the saga of Amina Arraf, the blogger who was celebrated for her passionate, often intimate writings about the Syrian government’s crackdown on Arab Spring protesters. Those writings stopped abruptly last Monday, and in a posting on her blog, “A Gay Girl in Damascus,” a cousin said Amina had been hauled away by government security agents.
News of her disappearance became an Internet and media sensation. The U.S. State Department started an investigation. But almost immediately skeptics began asking: Had anyone ever actually met Amina? On Wednesday, pictures of her on the blog were revealed to have been taken from a London woman’s Facebook page.
And Sunday, the truth spilled out: The gay girl in Damascus confessed to being a 40-year-old American man from Georgia.
I wasn't surprised to find out that "Gay Girl In Damascus" was not gay, not a girl and not in Damascus. But now I'm getting very suspicious of our Ricochet community. Is Mama Toad really a Mama Toad? Perhaps Midget Faded Rattlesnake isn't really a rattlesnake? Just who is "Lance" anyway? Time to fess up and reveal your real identities, guys.
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Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Okay, Mollie, you got me. I'm Wink Martindale.
May '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Behind every young internet girl, there is a 40 year old man from Georgia sitting at the keyboard. Or an undercover cop. Believe me. (Too soon?)
But this guy was even more odious. He claimed he did good by advancing discussion of issues that were important to him. No he didn't. He's a fraud. When a fraud is debunked, it harms the cause he was trying to promote. Just like the climatologist guys. Lies are eventually uncovered, and set your cause back.
May '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
I just want to reassure my millions of supporters across this great land of ours that I definitely am a sphere, and am becoming more of one each day.
Jul '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
I am Spartacus.
Jan '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
I prefer to remain anomalous.
I am also Number Six.
Edited on Jun 13, 2011 at 6:57amSep '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Just like Shania Twain, I feel like a woman.
Dec '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
I knew it!
Feb '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Those who know me say I look remarkably like my avatar... but which one? The Toad or the Mama?
Jan '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Didn't you discover Elvis? I didn't think you were that ... um ... experienced ....
Jan '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
How ironic. Secretly it turns out that I'm a gay girl from Damascus.
Don't tell my wife.
May '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Okay, you got me, I am not Talleyrand but von Metternich.
Jun '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Has anyone confirmed that Kenneth is really Kenneth? Ken, Kenny maybe?
Can Ricochet put its investigative reporters on it--or should we just ask Breitbart?
Mar '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Bond, James Bond.
Aug '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Dang it, Molly! I can't live this charade any longer. I'm not an unusually inconspicuous pit viper -- I'm a komodo dragon, largest member of the lizard family and a filthy liar.
Aug '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Well, he really is Kenneth now. But he used to be Kendra.
Dec '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
It seems like a silly story, but what Tom MacMasters did in perpetrating this hoax could easily end up costing lives. He's given the Assad regime a weapon in pushing back against international action by letting it truthfully say that its enemies are inventing propaganda lies against it.
Dec '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
By the way, when I joined Ricochet, I was under the impression (because all of the Contributors do) that it was expected of members to use our real names. Silly me!
Jun '10
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Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Well, he really is Kenneth now. But he used to be Kendra. · Jun 13 at 9:06am
I didn't say it, but it's an interesting thought.
Mar '11
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
Not really the most loyal angel in heaven.
Dec '10
Re: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Not Gay, Not A Girl, And Not In Damascus
We knew you were dissembling all along: pit vipers aren't TRUE vipers.