Ever heard of a writer and self-proclaimed “American semi-amateur journalist, alternative model and national spokeswoman for Goths For Christ,” Adora Bull or the website she writes for, Modern Woman Digest (MWD)? Probably not, but now you will after she wrote an editorial-style piece titled “Top Five Reasons Why I’m Glad Paul Walker Is Dead” that is about to go viral – if it hasn’t already.
Her December 3, 2013, post received some 1,139 comments (last we saw), which frankly, is quiet amazing considering it’s practically a startup site with an Alexa score of 1,721,106 (the higher the number, the lower the popularity of the site, and basically, anything over the 100,000 mark is invisible peanuts in the world web).
Among these comments, some were hostile, while she reportedly received a “flood of death threats from Paul Walker fans“, according to a posting from MWD editor Jane M. Agni , “a professional journalist residing in the rain-soaked city of Portland, Oregon”.
“In light of recent events here at Modern Women Digest Headquarters, a member of our staff has been taken into police protection and moved to a secure location pending the official investigation multiple death threats aimed at the author,” wrote Agni in her follow up post.
“Police currently have her under suicide watch, as Ms. Bull has been witnessed threatening her own life after the recent influx of hate mail surrounding her and her journalism career. We at MWD Headquarters are still unsure as to where they have taken Ms. Bull, but have been assured by the local police Chief that she is in good hands and in a safe location,” she added.
As for Bull, about 4 hours ago, she left the following post on her FaceBook page:
“I’m on a short recess from police surveillance, they’re allowing me 5 minutes of personal time online to check my emails. I’ve been spending the past few hours performing a séance with Paul Walker’s ghost. He wanted me to relay a message to you all, that he’s all very proud of all the harassment, bullying, verbal abuse, death threats, and rape threats you’ve all sent my way. He said he’s so glad you’re his fans, and he’s smiling down at you from heaven as you exact justice on his honor in the same way he would have done if he were still alive to do it. God bless you all.”
You can read Bull’s article in full here, but the five points she made about why she’s glad the Fast & Furious actor died in the Porsche Carrera GT crash are :
1. No More Fast & Furious Sequels.
2. There hasn’t been a good celebrity death in a while
3. His death has been a good distraction from the soldiers who died this week.
4. Vin Diesel will finally be forced to expand his career.
5. This proves that rich douchebags die young too.
I, for one, strongly believe everyone is entitled to freedom of speech, regardless of their opinion on the topics under discussion, just as long as it really is an opinion and not a dishonorable attempt to provoke reactions by angering people and playing around with their feelings for web hits, sales, publicity and/or for prank purposes.
I don’t have enough information in my hands yet, nor can I confirm the threats and the involvement of the police, but my first hunch is that there’s something odd or at least very questionable about a site that posted its first article on October 13, 2013, and has since uploaded a mere total of 17 pieces, or less than three a week, one of which was titled “How Video Games Are Turning Your Children Into Homosexuals“, again from Ms. Bull. That or I have become too suspicious when it comes to certain internet stories…
By John Halas
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