Postings from an MSN Board from Hell: Jennifer Wilbanks, How Dare Thee Live?!!!

Somehow I made the mistake of clicking on today's apparent breaking news on MSN that Jennifer Wilbanks is sueing her ex. And the ADDitional mistake of looking on the response/message boards accompanying said story.

I learned today that the supposed 'mainstream' chatter on this board is absolutely meaner than nails. I have never seen such bile and hatred for a person that I will guess 99.9% don't even know. If I were an alien, whether from another country or planet, I would think these people are either dumber than a box of nails or the most bitter, grudge-holding wretches on the planet.

I must say this reinforces my belief that people suck, and I continue to be glad that I have dropped out of society as much as I can. All I can say is, if I do ever make it on Oprah or have a well-published book, I sure hope I don't make a mistake because them American idgets are brutal!!!!

I am Very proud to say that I posted twice. Not proud so much because of the silly subject but because I know that even a year ago I never would not have attempted it, because I would have thought things like: my opinion doesn't matter, I'll just incite the masses, I can't write on crap like that!

But I did. And I really think my posts were far more insightful than 'Death to the b*tch!' , 'Give back the presents' (not what it was about, Hello!) , 'crazy,' and 'should give the money back to the people who searched for her,' 'the guy's lucky he got out when he did,' 'she's a liar,' 'a gold digger'...yes, I think that covers a lot of almost 1,000 responses so far.

So I know you're dying to know what Tart had to say. And here it is:

Earlier Post:

I applaud her for finally using some chutzpah to have some control over her life. If she had found it in herself before, none of this probably would have happened.

Why berate her for having sold her story and making the money in the first place? It is her story, media is based on capitalism and voyeurism whether you like it or not and nobody made you read it.

She's definitely got issues, every pic I ever saw she looks like a deer in headlights. But she doesn't have to feel 'lucky' her man stuck by her so long. A real man would not mess with agreed money, he'd just settle it and stop making her look crazier. Sounds like he has a score to settle and it may have been the long way, but it looks like she's better off without him!

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On and on the tirades went, really cruel. I continued to think about the subject, here is my last and final post on crazy board (and I'm referring to the post-ers!)

What is the fixation on the search party that looked for Jennifer Wilbanks? I was under the impression that the most important thing in looking for a person was finding them alive. She had serious error of judgment but that doesn’t make it right that so many people would be more satisfied if she had been sexually abused or dead.

There’s no doubt Ms. Wilbanks had/has serious personal issues. She has made a lot of public stupid bad decisions. And she continues to be kindling for a lot of weird public rage. It is interesting that I have never heard a public outcry for real criminals who hurt and murder children to pay back the tax debt of what it took for concerned citizens and authorities to conduct a search for a child only for it to end in the worst way possible. THINK of the searchers, some people cry in the Wilbanks case, but its okay for the public to write off real crimes in the Debit category of ‘Tragedy’ and leave it at that. Are we just a little bitter that she may have more money than the average: Hmmm…so much of this sounds like bitter jealousy to me, not pretty is it?

For the 50 millionth time, this case is not about wedding presents. Thank you to all for the misguided wedding etiquette tips. Someone somewhere should read past the headline and see that it is mostly about the money received for selling her story (along with another of her misjudgments: giving away her POA). Again, why have a beef with that as obviously tons of people are clamoring to read it so they can go off.

But the real truth, I think, of what she is doing is attempting to reclaim her life. Yes, money is involved, but you know what, if I went thru that hell, and procured some $$ from a publisher I would feel that it is mine. After all, everyone says a man would be crazy to ever be with her again, so she better take some 'income' while she can, no? Stupid, stupid mistake was to give this man Power of Attorney over her things - honey, that's too much power to give to a man, especially when you are so young. This is proof positive that she is willing to literally give her power away. I am heartened when a woman takes it back. I am not even fazed by the rest of the crap.