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I received the following message earlier today:

From: Maxx_eats_shit <MaxxLikesLittleBoys@fagg.com>

Your review of Utada's new album is awful and grossly inaccurate.
You think you can do better? fucking weabo fag.
Please do everyone a favor and just die.

p.s: I'm glad you lost your job, LOL

I'm very excited because it's my first real feedback for something I've written on my blog. Funny though, when I tried to respond, my e-mails all got bounced back. I wanted to thank this person for his or her feedback, so below is my response to the feedback:

Dear Maxx_eats_shit,

Thank you so much for taking time out to comment on my post. I believe that feedback is essential for me to become a better writer, so I appreciate your contribution.

I am curious, however, about exactly what you mean by your comments. I hope that you can perhaps elaborate on your initial comments. For instance, I'm glad you think my post was awe inspiring, but it would help me if you could tell me what in particular from my post affected you. Was it my style, my diction, or what?

Also, what did you find inaccurate? I suppose some of my analysis of the technical aspects of the music are questionable because I'm not a music professional. But I did preface my statements by stating that because I feel that it is important for you, the reader, to be aware of. I'm sorry that that didn't come across clearer. Please correct any of my technical mistakes so I know not to make them again.

Beyond that, I'm not sure what else I could have misrepresented as my post was mostly my opinion and I am pretty sure that I accurately represented my opinion. Yes. I just checked with myself and I agree.

To answer your question about whether or not I think I could do better, I say, "no." But again, I already mentioned that in my original post. I'd like to think that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, whether or not one is an expert in a particular subject, and such opinions can be weighed accordingly and at the reader's discretion. If it was required that everyone had to be "better" at a subject to comment on it, then we might have a pretty quiet world; don't you agree?

In regards to the next part of your comment, I had some trouble making it out. So I suppose I can agree to the use of the first adjective to describe me, "fucking," although I don't do it as often as I'd like. I had never heard the term "weabo" before so I had to look it up. Apparently it's most often used as a synonym for wapanese, which derogatory term for Caucasians who are obsessed with Japanese culture, i.e. wannabe Japanese. I'm actually of Asian descent, albeit not Japanese, so I somehow feel partially immune to this the label of weabo. Furthermore, while I do enjoy the Japanese culture, I wouldn't say I am obsessed with it. I am a fan of many aspects of many cultures. So I have to say that weabo cannot accurately describe me. As for calling me a "fag," I went through all the definitions I found in the dictionary, even the derogatory ones and I can't say I fit any of them. I certainly hope you weren't intending to use that word in the derogatory sense; But if you were, it might help you to know that often people who do so are actually self-loathing. Let me know if that is the case so I can recommend a counselor to help you accept your homosexuality.

I'm also not sure if killing myself will actually be of service to anyone. I have people who love and depend on me and at the very least would be inconvenienced if I died. So, while I thank you for your suggestion, I don't think I will be taking it.

Thanks again,
Maxx

p.s. How can you be glad someone lost their job? That's a terrible thing to say. Anyway, I did not lose my job. I'm assuming you're referring to my post about the Jack-in-the-Box kiosk. When I wrote "another job," I meant it as "a job," not "my job." Again, that's my bad for not making it clear.

Oh and, listen you little shit. How's the weather in Massachusetts, bitch? Does your mommy know what you're doing online? She should be ashamed. And why do you have to be such a pussy and bitch-out with no name and address? Afraid of a Can't man up to your own words? It makes me sad to know that the world is filled with weak, ignorant fucks like you. I won't hold my breath for any intelligent response from you, but I dare you to respond. And I hope your dumb, racist, homophobic ass gets raped by a gay ninja.

Ah, that was fun.