The Critical Review

“Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.”
-Author Unknown


A reality of blogging is that you inevitable get criticized. Sometimes it takes the form of snarky comments or emails. Sometimes if you’re really special someone will bother to dedicate an entire post or two to taking a piece out of you in a massive ad hominem attack.

For the record I’ve received examples of all of them at one time or another. Most of the time I really don’t mind because it means someone is reading what I’m writing and just as importantly thinking about it. Well perhaps thinking may be attributing more credit than is due is some cases, perhaps reacting to it is more apt.

Most of the criticism I get more or less mentions:

1) That I should be more positive.

2) That I’m opinionated.

Or asks:

1) What gives me the right to comment on –insert name of issue here-



To that end please allow me to respond.

1) Thanks for reading!

2) Try looking up the term ANGRY sometime!

3) Obvious you have deeply held convictions about something I’ve written and are expressing yourself to that end, but doesn’t that make you equally opinionated?

4)As for what right? I believe its called freedom of speech.