Post Content vs Appearance

[xoxoxoBruce]

But, you see, you have a mission, an agenda, to be all things to all people. You've given up being who you really are, to stay in power....to stay in control......a politician.
If that were not true, you wouldn't care who knew, who you are...what you are.
That's not a criticism just an observation from your post.
You can be the voice of reason without being a disembodied voice.

[Tonchi]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But, you see, you have a mission, an agenda, to be all things to all people. You've given up being who you really are, to stay in power....to stay in control......a politician.
If that were not true, you wouldn't care who knew, who you are...what you are.
That's not a criticism just an observation from your post.
You can be the voice of reason without being a disembodied voice.

But not to a 15yo from Serbia or a gay disco punk from LA. You do not see the problem because you are a mature and rational person. 80% of the people I deal with are neither. And it has nothing to do with power; I loathe the people who start fan clubs or websites so that they can become important and controlling, we have too many of those.

Sundae Girl started the joke about "my fan club". I am not a celebrity and I do not play one on TV or the internet. Quite the opposite, I have always wanted to avoid the spotlight. I am gatekeeper/administrator/coordinator for a celebrity who is of no interest to any of you here (except for 3 people) and the Director of International Relations/Recruiter of her international fan club, and I would never trade on her name by mentioning her except in some of the game-playing threads. I am not important or powerful, but kids and other nationalities who are used to having to deal with people who think they are both have insisted on treating me that way. I am not able to persuade them otherwise.

And yes, I am paranoid about cameras now, UT. It has become a game with some of the guys now to find out what I look like, just because I will not tell them. I attended a concert at Universal Studios two years ago where I was introduced and thanked from the stage and if "She" had not forgotten where I told her I was sitting I would have ended up in camera photos all over the fan sites. So now I will not go to any fan parties or record signings because everybody asks the fan club officers "Is Tonchi here? I want to meet her." Just because they are curious.

Paranoid? It's not for nothing. As it is, I have a guy in Saudi Arabia who googles my name constantly and sees everything I write HERE, even though he can't understand a word. This was something I never imagined when I got into this 10 years ago. It is absurd. But just this week The Cellar PROVED my point. Remember the Chuck Norris business? Admit it, NOBODY will ever feel the same way about Chuck Norris again, and his image is toast to the action-figure crowd. All that happened because of one message he wrote, it spoiled the fantasies of untold millions of people. Well, that is precisely what could happen to me. Nowhere near that many gives a shit about me, but there are more than enough spiteful people out there who would love to take away what effectiveness I have and what pleasure I get from the job I do.