Gawker keeps it coming
Wesleyan Dad Can't Believe His Child Is Merely Average
Famously annoying liberal arts college Wesleyan has a new president, Michael Roth, who's kicked off his tenure by making nice to the freshmen, which we know because he has a blog. (Also, related: Regarding our Most Annoying Colleges poll, Roth told the Wesleyan Argus, "I don't know that I have much to say about this. Gawker is trying to be annoying enough to get noticed (to make some money), but why even pay attention?" Hey, you know, we all have to pay the rent! And not all of us have trust funds.) The blog itself is fine; Roth seems like a nice chap, and really, how down and dirty do you expect a college president to get? But in the comments, a couple of people have taken the opportunity to let President Roth know that they don't think old Wes is all it's cracked up to be. In fact, one parent seems especially peeved that his child has not been recognized as the genius he or she is.
12 comments:
Gawker writer Doree's vendetta against wesleyan is astounding enough that she reads the Argus and the school website.
she must have gotten drunkenly fingered by an alum over the summer and he never called back.
that's pretty pathetic...at least gawker is usually amusing, but that was just pathetic.
Seriously, what's with the hostility?
That was totally uncalled for. WTF, Gawker?
Who said anything about a Wesleyan "dad"? There are no clues to the gender of the parent, unless you consider a Ph.D a purely male achievement. Looks like Gawker is a tad bit gender-biased, in addition to being annoying and pathetic.
wesleyan is a better school than gawker is a website...and less smug.
Maybe that godawful comic actually got to them. I lol'd.
Ha, I'm sorry, but that parent is hilarious and so are Gawker's commenters.
Why do we indulge them so?
Also, related: Ha! Gawker is reading the Argus... and sifting through the comments on Roth's blog?
The commenter's name is "Marty," so it's probably a guy.
"Who said anything about a Wesleyan "dad"? There are no clues to the gender of the parent, unless you consider a Ph.D a purely male achievement."
Maybe she knows, because the poster is her ex-husband, and that's why she's stalking us? uh....
even Gawker can't land a decent punch on Roth himself. hmm.
-esb
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