My name is Gennifer Bursett. I am a
designer (since April 2011) and minority co-owner (since April 2012) at Design
House Digital, and I am DigiSmacker.
After receiving an anonymous email earlier today, threatening to expose me if I did not shut down this blog immediately, I am coming forward.
I am choosing to post this for a few reasons.
- I am not at all a person who backs down from anonymous threats.
- Anyone who has “documented proof” (as they say they do) can share it whether I comply with their demands or not. Today, tomorrow, next year...
- Since the email was written from a “we” perspective, I can only assume that more than one person knows. The more that know, the more chances that it will be shared down the road.
Obviously, I would have preferred to stay
anonymous. They said, “We strongly feel that this information will have a
damaging effect on your reputation as a designer and store owner. We have a
great deal of sympathy for the designers who sell in your store, whose
reputation may be tarnished by their unfortunate and unknowing connection to the
owner of such a damaging blog.”
They may be right.
I think the bulk of you are like me. I think that the bulk of people reading and commenting here are talented people, who have a vested interest in the inner workings of our industry. And as much as the people who composed the threatening email to me say the comments are hateful and hurtful, I believe that (for the most part) this is a constructive place where we can anonymously share insider information about the industry.
So, here I am. I have never deleted comments, as much as I wanted to (Ahem, Aly!), I’ve never promoted my own store, or my own name, and the multiple disappearing posts today went directly into the spam folder.
I will say this: I was DigiSmacker before I was a store owner. I did it on my own, and it had nothing to do with anyone else. I have been fair in what I’ve posted here, and I have no regrets. I’m not sure at this point if I will keep this blog going. Unfortunately, it may have an effect on people I know, so it’s not a decision I will make lightly, and (in the end) it will not be because someone decided to blackmail me.
So, anonymousdigismacker@hushmail.com... you can shove it up your ass.
216 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 216 of 216 Newer› Newest»I like Aly. It's funny because you guys can sure dish it out to her but you can't seem to be able to take it. You guys kept bringing her up.
OMG - what a tempest in a teapot! As a new designer, I intend to check here often to see if there is anything I can learn. As for the bad language and hurtful comments, just skip 'em if you don't want to read 'em. As for Gennifer - you rock! This is what we are all trying to teach our kids - don't let ANYONE (anonymous or otherwise) push you into doing something you don't want to do or are not sure about. Next time I go shopping I will be at DHD!
47 hey Melissa. But nope, not me. But I'm sure I'll get accused every time something happens. I would never ask for this blog to be taken down. This is whee I come when I'm bored. If it got deleted, I'd actually have to get a life....
52 thank you! I am smart! But I'm not "we". I've been quiet because im sick.and I have other things to do than sit behind a computer or iPad.
192 in Bermuda it's short for yeah! Maybe shes bermudian! Hey!!!
I like Aly. It's funny because you guys can sure dish it out to her but you can't seem to be able to take it. You guys kept bringing her up.
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take what exactly? being bored to death?
I've never been much of a DHD fan, but I'll definitely be stopping by to buy some of Gennifer's designs.
As for "We," I'd make sure never to buy anything from your sorry asses again, but I have a feeling you're already people I wouldn't shop from.
I hope that Gennifer will nail YOUR blackmailing asses to the wall and expose you. Scum like you needs a bright light shining on it.
haha.. you know what I think is funny. Gennifer, the kind of 'respectable ladies?!' that are supporting you, probably aren't the kind of company you would invite over to your afternoon cocktail parties. I think you just downgraded yourself to trailer trash status like the rest of these school girls.
s.m.a.c.k.
Including yourself trash girl.
Some people are just mad that their plan to close the blog backfired so gloriously. LOL
I just came to say BWHAA HAAA HAA... that's great... love it...
Here is how I see this. People know Aly and treat her accordingly. People know Gennifer and do the same. nuf said.
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