By Anya
“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft, where we are hard, cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I arrived with little more than a swimsuit and a stack of books, hoping to unplug for a whole week for the first time in years.” – Katy Hall, Huffington Post Entertainment Editor
Katy Hall was tired. Apparently she had not had a real vacation for “years.” Katy Hall appparently works very very hard. What does she do? Is she a mother to eight children under the age of 10? Does she support anyone but herself? The answer is no. Katy Hall holds a very prestigious job, however. She is the Entertainment Editor of the Huffington Post!!! Wow, am I impressed. What does this entail, I wonder? From what I can tell, the Huffington Post Entertainment section is cobbled together of articles taken from other sources – People magazine, US magazine, AP, etc. There are also blog posts by such intellectual luminaries of our time as handbag designer Tory Burch and Speedracer star Emile Hirsch.
Anyway, back to Katy. Katy was aware that the Gosselin family was renting the house across from her parents because both her mom and dad had sent her numerous emails and pictures to let her know they were there before Katy arrived. You see, the Hall family apparently owns a home on Bald Head. They aren’t like those nouveau riche Gosselins who have the nerve to rent (shudder) a home for a week. Let Katy explain: “I’ve been visiting my family’s Bald Head home for years. I go to clear my head of pretty much everything but how to prepare the fish each night. I do not go to think about whether and why I care about the Gosselins.” Now, if I wanted to be the type of Gosselin blogger who picks apart every little statement for signs of a lie or subterfuge, I’d ask Katy to clarify her position that she had not had a chance to “unplug for years”, but has also been “visiting my family’s Bald Head home for years.” Since Imperfectwomen.com acknowledges that humans (being imperfect) are prone to inconsistent statements, I’ll let this one go.
So here sits Katy Hall — on one hand, she wants to FINALLY get a chance to unplug, on the other hand, she would like to advance a journalism career that doesn’t seem to be going gangbusters despite attending some very expensive and prestitgious colleges (Princeton and Columbia if her Facebook profile is truthful). By the way, I wonder what her student debt looks like? Do you think it is in the high 100k’s like the Blogging Know-it-All with-Tons-of-Time-on-Her-Hands? Something tells me unlike the Blogging KIAWTOTOHH, Katy doesn’t have to sell web ads to try and whittle her debt down. I think Daddy Hall will take care of it!
Anyway, blah, blah, blah. Katy writes a very mean-spirited and juvenile article. Kate looks “orange.” Kate dared to wear a bikini even though she has c-section scars! The kids were “forced” to fly kites (the injustice, the injustice!). Meanwhile, the people who “belong” at the beach (people like the Hall family) and other monied folks were starting to get annoyed at the commotion that was being caused. Apparently ignoring the fact that if they left the family alone and did not attempt to take pictures, things would likely have been much calmer. Also, I hate to break it to these privileged folks, but Bald Head is a tourist destination in the summer. Funny — locals from San Francisco to Bald Head Island never have anything good to say about tourists, but they sure appreciate the tax revenue they bring!
More snobbery from the locals: “She is not a classy person,” said a woman who had seen Kate, the kids and cameras invade the Bald Head Island Club pool the day before. “Just talking on her phone, ignoring her kids. And that tattoo!”
Note Katy’s careful use of the word “invade.” Hmm, interesting, wouldn’t you say? Finally, after a call to the police about some protected sand dunes being trampled upon, the locals got what they wanted – the Gosselin kids had to stay indoors the next day. As Hall says, the precious sand dunes were “as a good excuse as any to keep them off the beach.”
There are two things I particularly don’t like – snobs and reporters who try and make themself part of the story (unless you have the talent of Hunter S. Thompson and Hall doesn’t). Hall is guilty of both in my opinion.
Think I have been unfair to Katy Hall? Maybe I have. Just remember — I am just using the same tactics that those who write about Kate Gosselin use every day – conjecture, insinuation and a hefty does of malice.
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101 Responses to Katy Hall: Stay off My Beach!
Excellent piece, Anya. It makes you see why Ms. Hall is huffing away at the Huffington Post. I too, hate it when a reporter interjects themselves into the story. It kind of reminds me of the story the bloggin’ lawyer told about Kate at the book signing. On one hand giddy with getting thisclose to Kate, and on the other giddy about putting one over on Kate, and having an encounter with “ratclaws”.
I think it is a toss up who is more juvenile the bloggin’ lawyer or the huffing reporter. What is evident they both are equal in their self importance and lack of manners and ethics.
Sage, “huffing away.” Love it!
We finally have the perfect initials for Blogging Know-it-All with-Tons-of-Time-on-Her-Hands – KIAWTOTOHH- shortened down to BKIA!!!!!
Excellent piece, Anya, and you didn’t have to go to Princeton or Columbia to write a piece which shows profession.
Tattoos make you not classy. Note to self, do not go on vacation at Bald’s Head Island.
Ouch! (and LMAO)
Great piece, Anya. You captured my feeligs exactly. The snob factor in Katy’s report was so high I was embarrassed for her. I don’t think she realizes what she sounds like.
I’m from a big family, 8 kids growing up. We met lots of nice people who would comment kindly on the family size, but we also met the occasional “Katy Hall” who rolled her eyes at the prospect of sharing her beach with a big family. Imagine! And that Kate Goselin woman has a tatoo! I hadn’t put it together that the Gosselin kids had to stay inside because the police were called. That is sad if so.
Sage, ITA with your assessment of the BKIA’s meet and greet with Kate. She was very excited, calling off sick from work to attend (or somehow too sick to work but well enough to make her way through traffic and wait on Kate Gosselin.) She came across as positively giddy about the experience. She is easily star struck. Her name dropping is as amusing as her bad financial advice and factual errors about Pennsylvania. I do love the way she makes pronouncements though. She is like a child playing queen.
The kids were “forced” to fly kites (the injustice, the injustice!).
Anya, love your article. Using the word “forced” to talk about the children flying kites (for an hour) is laughable. If she had heard any words of “you will do this” or children begging to be “released”. She sure would have put it in print. If her readers are able to get past her slant, the article shows they don’t film very much. She made out of it what she could, but there’s still nothing there except a celebrity family enjoying their vacation and being filmed some.
I should have added this:
I noticed in the article that Steve is objecting to Katy Hall taking pictures of the kids. Noy of Kate. Not of him. Then he offers an exchange- a posed picture with Kate if she deleted her photos of the kids. What is wrong with that? Would you want Katy Hall taking pictures of your kids? I wouldn’t.
I don’t think he can legally make her delete them. Her phone; free country. He can ask, in a “stern British accent,” which is kind of funny since he is from New Zealand. (Was he acting? or can’t Katy tell the difference?) I do like that his concern was for the kids’ privacy. They have a right to negotiate every single image of them out there, from snap shots sold in the back of churches at $20 each, to asking tourists (Yes! Katy is a tourist!) to delete the pics from their phones. There is nothing wrong with that. Many celebs do it.
She is like a child playing queen. ~Ann
That’s so true about BKIA’s blog. “Real” celebrities do this, “real” mother’s of celebrities do this. She knows just how everyone should be, the rest of us are imaginary.
Anya, great piece! Katy Hall needs to be humbled. Sounds like a bratty, spoiled child who needs to grow up.
Ann, what is the article you’re speaking of that talked about the pictures? thanks!
Correction to my earlier post – it should have read professionalism.
They scream protect the kids, then when Steve does try to protect the kids, they scream foul.
jennrae
Why the attack? Why can’t you come on to a site and state your opinion in a respectful way? Maybe a good discussion and or debate would ensue.
Stop picking on little kids, jennrae.
Theresa, I was talking about Katy Hall’s description of the pictures she was taking with her phone. She says Steve asked her not to take pics of the kids and to delete the ones she had just taken. Then he offers to get her a pic with Kate up close. So it wasn’t Kate’s picture, or his own, he was bothered by. It was her attention to the kids. I can’t blame anyone
who does that. Sorry for cutting off at the end!
Yes, you are right Ann.
I am pulling that comment.
Great critique, Anya. I agree that the article was mean-spirited and juvenile. And totally pretentious!
The anger in this article reeks of jealousy. Talk about mean spirited.
Starting paragraphs with “Anyway, back to Katy …” and “Anyway, blah, blah, blah…” yet expressing anger toward Katy Hall for being an incompetent writer is interesting.
But I’m still trying to figure out exactly what was the main point the author was trying to make. Was it about Bald Head Island snobbism, Katy Hall as a bad writer, Katy Hall as a bad person because her family has money, Kate Gosselin shouldn’t have negative comments made about filming her children or even just non-controversial observations made about her? And somehow Hunter S. Thompson got thrown into the mix.
(My favorite reference was suddenly, out of the blue, tossing in San Francisco with Bald Head Island as a tourist destination that doesn’t like tourists. Bad experience in SF by any chance? What happened?)
In adding it all up though, I think this is blogpost by someone who is afraid that Kate Gosselin’s children are going to quit being filmed and then she won’t have a favorite show to watch.
Sorry I thought Katy’s story was refreshing. The kids unreal recreational life is paid for by the TV show and as such the show’s staff can call the tune, and babysit when no one else will. We live near there. She is a mess of a person, and just another version of the much-maligned “octomom” who does not receive much adulation from you or your fans?
Now who is being snobby?
Think I have been unfair to Katy Hall? Maybe I have. Just remember — I am just using the same tactics that those who write about Kate Gosselin use every day – conjecture, insinuation and a hefty does of malice.- Anya
Dissonance, Isabella, I think you both missed the point, then illustrated it by taking Anya to task for her “mean-spirited” article. She was mimicking Katy Hall’s style. Get it?
If you read around a bit, you’ll see Anya’s writing style is far more generous to imperfect women than Katy Hall’s. And she loves San Francisco.
She is a mess of a person, and just another version of the much-maligned “octomom” who does not receive much adulation from you or your fans?
Now who is being snobby?
I am not following your thinking of why someone who might enjoy or be a fan of Kate’s would automatically want to follow octomom. People who like Kate do so for a variety of reasons and it isn’t attached to her ability to successfully deliver multiple births.
I just don’t see what exactly is wrong with someone else paying for their recreation or babysitting the kids? What is so wrong with filming the show on beautiful beach or kids having a babysitter? Why resent what this woman, Kate Gosselin, has? Who would turn down the kind of money she makes by saying, “Oh no, please, the star of Mad Men doesn’t make enouhgh please, give it to him.” Come on. Should actors be paid more than the President of the US? More than a soldiers training security forces in Iraq? No they should not. But life is not fair. And that’ not Kate Gosselin’s fault. She’d be a fool to turn down a week on Bald Head Island, for good pay, with only an hour of kite flying and a half day (if even) of walking to the beach required of her, the kids, and the babysitter. That’s all Katy Hall accuses them of filming!
I agree Ann, I just don’t get why people think that her article exposes anything.
Ann, you did forget that Steve and Kate’s legs brushed together. That was an exclusive.
Dissonance, you thought Katy’s article was refreshing!? Sheesh! Really!? I’m stunned! Please retract your fangs while posting!
Ann, you did forget that Steve and Kate’s legs brushed together. That was an exclusive.- Pam
I did forget. That “exclusive” detail is maliciousness, the sort I really can’t stand about some of the Kate Gosselin-resenters. Those are real people she is gossiping about. I have said I wouldn’t make all the same decisions Kate Gosselin makes. But I would certainly do her job before I’d do Katy Hall’s,as she is paid to make vicious insinuations for money. Bleh.
But I would certainly do her job before I’d do Katy Hall’s,as she is paid to make vicious insinuations for money.~Ann
I agree. She was nothing more than a spying paparazzi.
The family being on a tv show does not give people the right to intrude on their life or to freely (and sneakingly) take pictures, especially of the children.
I also have to say that it cracks me up that Katy H. talks about the homeowners buying for the quiet and privacy the island provides. Before she got there, her mother had been filling her voicemails w/mundane details about Kate and the kids (Kate jogging and new plastic toys) and her father had sent her pics and emails about them. It would seem that the only privacy Katy H. and her family valued was their own.
I really have to just shake my head at the gall it takes to call someone a “mess of a person” based off what they see on t.v. or read online or in a tabloid. Does Kate drink excessively, do drugs, beat or starve her children, steal, skip out of paying her bills, leave her children alone, make them live in dirt or squalor.In my opinion these would be the things that someone who was a “mess of a person” would do. I see children who are well dressed, well provided for who have a wealth of opportunties and yes “WELL LOVED”. I just cannot believe that anyone could say the things they say about Kate and feel good about doing it. What has happened to our society when people think it’s o.k. to speak that way about other people? Over at the bl they are all saying that there is no way that Kate’s mother is really posting here.They are saying that it is just a ploy, again I cannot believe that they cannot stand the thought that Kate’s own mother defends her.I really feel sad for people who live their life with such bitterness.
They deny Kate’s mother posts here because it takes some of the ‘fuel’ out for their hate.
They believe what they want even when presented with truth and rationality.
Great piece, Anya!
I had to stop reading the HuffPo piece. The pettiness and snobbery were too much. What an embarrassingly unprofessional piece.
But I’m still trying to figure out exactly what was the main point the author was trying to make. Was it about Bald Head Island snobbism, Katy Hall as a bad writer, Katy Hall as a bad person because her family has money, Kate Gosselin shouldn’t have negative comments made about filming her children or even just non-controversial observations made about her? And somehow Hunter S. Thompson got thrown into the mix.
As has been pointed out, I think you truly did miss the point. You may want to re-read Anya’s last paragraph.
In adding it all up though, I think this is blogpost by someone who is afraid that Kate Gosselin’s children are going to quit being filmed and then she won’t have a favorite show to watch.
I don’t know that Kate + Eight is the favorite show of any of our regular posters. It’s certainly not mine, and I believe Anya is partial to Mad Men, among others, and would rank a number of shows before Kate + Eight. It doesn’t require being an avid fan of the show to be disgusted by the constant vicious attacks on Kate Gosselin and her children.
I also have to say that it cracks me up that Katy H. talks about the homeowners buying for the quiet and privacy the island provides. Before she got there, her mother had been filling her voicemails w/mundane details about Kate and the kids (Kate jogging and new plastic toys) and her father had sent her pics and emails about them. It would seem that the only privacy Katy H. and her family valued was their own.
Excellent point! Honestly, the Hall piece begs for mocking; she comes off as so simultaneously nasty and hypocritical.
Oh – thanks to Anya and Jennie for explaining that this piece is mimicking (satirizing) Katy Hall’s observational piece. Since there are a couple of reputable authors mentioned in Anya’s article perhaps Jonathan Swift could have been thrown into a paragraph to lead us innocents into recognizing the irony of this article.
Let’s talk a little about what Anya says about Katy Hall as a writer.
“. Katy Hall holds a very prestigious job, however. She is the Entertainment Editor of the Huffington Post!!! Wow, am I impressed. What does this entail, I wonder? From what I can tell, the Huffington Post Entertainment section is cobbled together of articles taken from other sources – People magazine, US magazine, AP, etc. There are also blog posts by such intellectual luminaries of our time as handbag designer Tory Burch and Speedracer star Emile Hirsch.”
Or this:
“So here sits Katy Hall — on one hand, she wants to FINALLY get a chance to unplug, on the other hand, she would like to advance a journalism career that doesn’t seem to be going gangbusters despite attending some very expensive and prestitgious colleges (Princeton and Columbia if her Facebook profile is truthful). By the way, I wonder what her student debt looks like? Do you think it is in the high 100k’s like the Blogging Know-it-All with-Tons-of-Time-on-Her-Hands? Something tells me unlike the Blogging KIAWTOTOHH, Katy doesn’t have to sell web ads to try and whittle her debt down. I think Daddy Hall will take care of it!”
Or:
“There are two things I particularly don’t like – snobs and reporters who try and make themself (sic) part of the story (unless you have the talent of Hunter S. Thompson and Hall doesn’t). Hall is guilty of both in my opinion.”
As a reader, I’m still trying to figure out how the opening quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald fits into the literary scheme (and criticism of Katy Hall) of this article. Using a quote to open an article is a device known as a hook. Its purpose is to grab the reader – to make the reader eager to learn how the Gatsby quote will support the title of the blogspot: Katy Hall: Stay Off My Beach!
So let’s examine the Fitzgerald reference. Does the “very rich” refer to the homeowners on Bald Head Island? Does it refer to Kate Gosselin who can go to Bald Head Island with a crew and bodyguards and rent an expensive house? Does it refer to the tourists who look down on a TLC filming crew on the beach? Or maybe because of the quote directly following – it refers to Katy Hall! Because her parents have a home on Bald Head Island does it mean that they are “born rich”? Or that Katy Hall was “born rich” because she went to good colleges and so of course, of course!!!, her parents paid her way through it all – because they were “born rich.” And therefore, Katy Hall can not possibly have merit as a writer because she is one of Fitzgerald’s “born rich?” Just trying hard to figure out this satirical argument.
I suggest to Anya, and others who want to be successful bloggers, that you continue to read Katy Hall’s work and try very, very hard to emulate the same organized, effective style of writing. Or if this whole “Stay off my Beach!” is truly an attempt to criticize Katy Hall because she wrote an observational piece about Kate Gosselin, then just balls out blast Katy Hall for not being a fan of Kate Gosselin. Your other blogposts suggest you hugely admire Kate Gosselin, a reality television celebrity who has made a ton of money because she had sextuplets. Fine. Admire her. Just leave the pseudo literary criticism of other writers out of it.
The same effective style of writing? She’s all over the place!
It reads as if she wrote in quickly on the fly and didn’t bother to edit herself.
All your hoity-toity style of posting still doesn’t hide that you are not as smart as you want to come of as.
If you were, you’d get the purpose of using Fitzgerald’s quote.
Me thinks you’re the pseudo literary critic.
In addition, I don’t think one who writes gossipy pieces should be held as an example of any great literary skill for others to emulate.
So let’s examine the Fitzgerald reference. Does the “very rich” refer to the homeowners on Bald Head Island? Does it refer to Kate Gosselin who can go to Bald Head Island with a crew and bodyguards and rent an expensive house? Does it refer to the tourists who look down on a TLC filming crew on the beach? Or maybe because of the quote directly following – it refers to Katy Hall! Because her parents have a home on Bald Head Island does it mean that they are “born rich”? Or that Katy Hall was “born rich” because she went to good colleges and so of course, of course!!!, her parents paid her way through it all – because they were “born rich.” And therefore, Katy Hall can not possibly have merit as a writer because she is one of Fitzgerald’s “born rich?” Just trying hard to figure out this satirical argument.
Sigh. I know you’re just being difficult, but again, read her final paragraph. Yes, the Fitzgerald reference is related to the Hall family. The point is the tendency of Kate-haters (and just anyone looking for blog hits by invoking her name; I suspect Hall falls in the latter category) to extrapolate wildly based on very little knowledge. Hall certainly gives the impression of a spoiled rich girl in her writing, but what Anya is satirizing is the assumptions that harden into “fact” in the space of a few short blog comments.
I suggest to Anya, and others who want to be successful bloggers, that you continue to read Katy Hall’s work and try very, very hard to emulate the same organized, effective style of writing. Or if this whole “Stay off my Beach!” is truly an attempt to criticize Katy Hall because she wrote an observational piece about Kate Gosselin, then just balls out blast Katy Hall for not being a fan of Kate Gosselin. Your other blogposts suggest you hugely admire Kate Gosselin, a reality television celebrity who has made a ton of money because she had sextuplets. Fine. Admire her. Just leave the pseudo literary criticism of other writers out of it.
If by observational piece, you mean “hit piece” and by “organized, effective” you mean “snotty, petty”, then I agree with you.
But of course, your passive-aggressive “advice” is simply an attempt to get another dig in about how defending KG must mean that Anya or others here “hugely admire” her. Which is not the case, and you’re a bit late to the party even suggesting it. You’re going to have to bring something better than that tired old argument to keep up here.
I am laughing out loud at Isabella’s posts. First, she doesn’t get the satire and then she tries to develop a pseudo-intellectual critique of a blog. Well, it was amusing.
Both Katy Hall’s “article” and Anya’s blog show that perspective influences the interpretation of everything we see. Hall’s perspective was clearly anti-Kate Gosselin whether it is because that kind of snark is what the Huffington Post wants, because she thinks it will get her someplace as a writer, or because she is a snob. I really don’t care what her reasons for writing her piece as she did was.
Katy Hall could have written a positive story or a negative story and she chose negativity. She chose to be catty and petty. She was not doing an expose on reality television or working children – she was gossiping about another woman. She was snarking about bikinis, scars, and tatoos. She needed to through in a reference about legs almost touching. She needed to make sure we knew she observed one child look longingly at the sea when they had to go back inside and that another child spit one of her siblings. However, we do know she also saw things she could not spin into negativity – the twins husking corn on the porch, Kate running up to the house to get juice for the kids. Imagine if the story had focused on the positive and thrown in a paragraph at the end about the bikini and the legs touching.
Isabella, Kate + 8 is not my favorite show. Personally, I love Whale Wars, Project Runway, and THe Amazing Race far more. I could take or leave watching the the show. I could take or leave Kate+8. As for Kate Gosselin herself, I see strengths and weaknesses. I see that she is an imperfect woman but one is trying to do the best she can under challenging circumstances. I also see a woman who has the strength to deal with life despite a never ending barrage of criticism and snark directed at her.
However, the reason I bother to spend any time posting on Gosselin related blogs is because I detest the ugly, catty, hate filled comments that so many people engage in when blogging or posting about Kate on the Internet.
I would question anyone who, like Katy Hall, professes concern for the children’s privacy and ability to lead a life off camera on one hand & then takes it away with the other by spying on them and taking photos even when the TLC cameras weren’t rolling. Even Hollywood actors get vacations.
Anya…priceless piece you wrote. Particularly liked your F. Scott’s quote. The one thing Katy managed to do was graduate from Princeton…poor Fitzgerald flunked out. ;0)
Know I can’t say anything as masterful as what’s already been said by others. While Ms. Hall managed to stroke her ‘silver spoon’ attitude, her very business of HuffPo entertainment editor must not come close in matching those dregs she makes her living covering. Certainly not w. much commonality. Put me in the cynic’s corner, as no truly gentrified woman would find cause to put Kate Gosselin down to make her corner of the world look superior. Bald Head is unique by virtue of being an island, but there are rentals…there are guest memberships…& there are plenty of children of all ages there. I’m certain Kate isn’t the only woman w. a tattoo, a 2-piece bathing suit… who chats on her cell while a sitter watches her children! It’s called a working VACATION. (Hmmm, not so dissimilar to her own, apparently.)
Too bad Katy doesn’t seem to appreciate her own parents’ obvious excitement of having a film crew there. I can tell you when our family had 18 invade ‘their beaches’…we didn’t look like Town & Country style mavens. Nor did we sit idly by w. our books & beach chairs…volley ball, kites & a whole lot of loud FUN! (& adult beverages!)
Watch out Katy Hall…I think Anya gazumped you in style, grace & earnest facts.
Katy Hall sure was busy for a gal that was on vacation!!!
I wonder if Ms. Hall’s parents are proud of her article presenting those at Bald Head as upper elitists snobs?
I guess I can’t vacation at Bald Head . I didn’t realize that only elitists snobs are welcome.
Is this the island with the wild horses?
Pam, You’re thinking of Chincoteague Island, which is in Virginia, although not all that far from the outer banks of NC….
Thanks,
So is that where the Gosselins went two summers ago? I remember them going somewhere with wild horses.
I think they stayed near Chincoteague and then took a day trip to see the wild horses.
Did you read “Misty of Chingoteague” when you were a kid?
That’s Chincoteague… I really do know how to spell! <G>
No I did not but I was horse crazy and rode quite a bit growing up and was a big fan of Black Beauty.
I grew up in NC, so it was almost local. I guess that’s why I knew about it…
Hi Judy…they went to the Outer Banks…Corolla, NC. (They have wild horse tours etc. there.) The Chincoteague is a bit further up the road in VA. ;0)
I always wanted to go to Chincoteague! Lots of Pennsylvanians go to the OBX or to Chincoteague. Sadly, I have not yet joined their ranks.
Thanks, HB… I knew it was someplace in that area.
I don’t know that Kate + Eight is the favorite show of any of our regular posters. It’s certainly not mine, and I believe Anya is partial to Mad Men, among others, and would rank a number of shows before Kate + Eight.
Right on Jennie. Although Kate plus 8 is in my top ten lists of shows…..not my favorite. My favorites vary by what season I am watching…summer or regular. Right now my favorite is Haven on SyFy. Doesn’t stop me from still liking Kate Gosselin though….
Anyways….that reporter is a stalker. Plain and simple. It wasn’t honest journalism or even blogging. It was sneaky underhanded lying paparazzo type journalism and I shutter even to use that word in association to this her article.
HB says: Nor did we sit idly by w. our books & beach chairs…volley ball, kites & a whole lot of loud FUN! (& adult beverages!)
Sounds awesome. I would so much rather hang with folks like you
than the types Ms. Hall portrayed in her article.
To be fair, I am sure there are lovely and welcoming people who own or rent homes on Bald Head Island and they probably aren’t thrilled with being portrayed as judgmental elitists who are so keyed up over a celebrity in their midst that they totally forget any manners they (may) have been taught.
Let’s just say I don’t think the Bald Head Island Tourism Board will be seeking out Katy to write their latest brochure….
I’m sure 99.9% of the people on Bald Head are nice people, you always have your snots everywhere. If I lived on Bald Head, I certainly wouldn’t appreciate being presented in the media as Ms. Hall presented the attitude on Bald Head.
There are also wild horses near Corolla, which is close to where the Gosselin’s vacationed previously in NC.
http://www.corollawildhorses.com/
If memory serves me right.. this is at the northern end of the Outer Banks.
I’m sure 99.9% of the people on Bald Head are nice people – Ziggy
I don’t even think the article puts Bald Head Island in a bad light- just Katy Hall and some one-piece wearing woman who has a problem with Winnie the Pooh. Frankly, I think Katy Hall’s mom and dad seem kind of cute, all giddy and excited about Kate Gosselin. I think they might be fans. Maybe they want grandchildren or something or they were hoping their Huff Po daughter could get them access to those cute kids? She should have asked Steve if Kate would pose with her mom instead of sucking up the favor for herself.
Thanks for the link, Smithy’s Girl. The horses look beautiful. I really want to go someday. I need $8000 to spend on a week at the OBX.
My parents & in-laws took my brother’s family and mine to Bald Head Island last year. It was a fabulous once in a lifetime 9 day event. The house we stayed in had conceirge and maid service 24 hrs, it’s own private olympic size pool that overlooked the dunes & ocean, a hottub,and I think 10 bedrooms each with its own bathroom, beautifully decorated and you could tell it was owned by the rich and famous because it was very ostentatious. While there my husband’s company had to perform a med-flight service, which led to some interaction with some of the regulars or locals. We found them all to be lovely, caring, and interesting people. Some were intrigued by our children (my niece & nephew favor our 4 girls) but none tried to touch, hug, or pick anyone up. Vacationers apparently have a different attitude than mall or grocery shoppers. All in all we had a private and unique fun experience at Bald Head Is. My “Nerd” dad almost had a meltdown when he found out that he had to leave his car on the mainland, even though it was a secured parking lot and my FIL wasn’t much better as they both insisted on taking the ferry over each day to check on their cars! I’m glad I got to see how the rich and famous live because it makes me appreciate my family and mundane life more.
This Huffpo rag-mag psuedo-journalist has performed a total disservice to the people of Bald Head, the people of NC, vacationers in general, and to Kate Gosselin. I personally feel that a complete retraction is warranted with a sincere apology to everyone.
Isabella, what are your creds? Actually forget it ’cause I do not care!
As a reader, I’m still trying to figure out how the opening quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald fits into the literary scheme (and criticism of Katy Hall) of this article. -Isabella
Why, it’s a “hook” Isabella, and it hooked you, obviously. Expect the “hook” to support Aya’s “main idea” (that’s from second grading reading class) that Katy Hall sound like a petty, rich snob. See how the title (“Stay off My beach”) supports that as well?
I suggest to Anya, and others who want to be successful bloggers… -Isabella
You’re commenting on Anya’s blog. You read her piece on her blog. Do you realize that?
Or if this whole “Stay off my Beach!” is truly an attempt to criticize Katy Hall because she wrote an observational piece about Kate Gosselin, then just balls out blast Katy Hall for not being a fan of Kate Gosselin. -Isabella
Nope. This whole “Stay off my Beach!” is truly an attempt to criticize Katy Hall because she wrote her observations from the perspective of a petty snob who imagines herself as more classy, more entitled to cell phone use and a beach vacation than Kate Gosselin and her 8 children.
(Here comes some sarcasm. Insert the name of whatever literary giant you’d like at this point. You may choose Swift if you are so inclined.)
Poor Katy Hall she just had to waste her time thinking “about whether and why I care about the Gosselins.” She just had to use that classy cell phone to snap grainy pictures to post on her article. She just had to spy on little kids so she could decry their lack of privacy on a successful blog. It’s all Kate Gosselind fault! She pretended not to want Katy Hall’s attention thereby signaling her desire for Katy’s interest in her. What else could poor Katy do?
LOVED Every word Anya! You take away their power when you laugh at them ! And I am LAUGHING! Thanks, great job!
Oh Ann…I’m not so sure of Anya’s background, but I thought her choice of F. Scott was absolutely scrumptious & thought perhaps she too enjoyed his works & personal history! Again, I date myself, but many generations of Princetonians in my own family, & curiously enough - one of of the people of ‘note’ (who was no big thing growing up)…Fitzgerald’s mistress had a daughter who was a classmate of mine. Wendy Westbrook won every academic award to be earned…& tho’ the pecking order of fame/fortune/strife etc. was duly noted, NO ONE at school gave 2 cents playing a ‘Katy Hall’. Actually I could give you a list of names everyone would recognize that went to this school…but what is the point? The school was what the Dr. ordered for many of us, yet there were no guarantees we’d end up choking on silver spoons. Quite the opposite. Success was rarely measured by bank accounts, but a means to a fruitful, sanity-based, & satifying life.
I can say school was VERY similar to Kate’s choice for her 8, but further north. While I realize this paticular gift of private education is not easily understood by those who are blessed w. great public schools…or have no choice etc. I do understand the whys that Kate found Lancaster Country Day! For many reasons beyond an excellent education, this is one of the greatest gifts she (& Jon) could give the 8! We can all float #’s & $ signs…I for one applaud working as hard as Kate does - to make this possible for them. (8 Gosselins will not be oddities there~)
HB – as a mother of a daughter who didn’t ‘fit’ into the regular school system, as a mother who ached to be able to put her very intelligent and talented daughter in an academic situation which she could flourish instead of wilting, but couldn’t afford to, if they want to film Kate setting there doing nothing but staring into the camera, I will watch her doing nothing but sitting there starting into the camera if it brings her $$.
HB,
I believe Anya is the granddaughter (Did I get that write, Anya? Jennie?) of a Pultizer Prize winning journalist. I thought I’d share that with you!
I also applaud the Gosselin’s choice of schools for their kids. In doing so I cast no aspersions on anyone else’s choice for her children. I think there are many great ways to approach an education, and that is good, because there are so many different children and families around!
I agree with all of you ladies that sending the kids to private school is to be commended, and one of the choices that I support 100%. I have a co-worker that works 20 hours a week just so she can send her 4 children to a private Catholic School. I asked her once why she had made the decision to send her kids to private school and she replied for the academics and the smaller classes. She also stated that this was a choice she and her husband made when she started to have children that they would not be in the public school system which are fairly good in this area. Anya I agree that there are many ways to approach education because all families are different.
I’m in no camp on private v. public schools. My parents were public school educators and believed deeply in it. I also have family who work in an independent school. I do know there is a wide variety of options in private/independent schools. I think, so long as the child receives the amount of schooling that his/her state requires and the school meets the state’s criteiria, then it’s a matter of what is the best fit between school and child.
HB, I believe Anya is the granddaughter (Did I get that write, Anya? Jennie?) of a Pultizer Prize winning journalist. I thought I’d share that with you!
Heh, Ann, that was a looong time ago, but it is my family’s claim to glory. At least until my niece (Anya’s daughter) manages world domination.
I think its a hoot that most of you are hurt that Kate and Co. got snubbed, for whatever reason. They probably didn’t want cameras in their faces..Besides that, she has grown to have an infamous reputation of which she greatly deserves. Have you ever felt like a pair of brown shoes in a tuxedo? I’m sure Kate knows exactly what I mean. I bet she won’t be going to Bald Head next year!
I’m not in the camp of private over public, either. There are some excellent public schools. But some public schools are better than others. Some public schools are crap.
Sheri,
Evidently you didn’t read the thread correctly.
Kate didn’t get stubbed, she got stalked.
Ziggy, You are obviously a very nice person by your posts. Not only did I read the Huffington Post article, I read several others with opinions and facts. I saw a slew of photos which spoke volumes. Kate was never stalked or stubbed as you mispelled it. She was SNUBBED. That’s a fact, like it or not.
I wouldn’t be holding my breath for any apologies from anyone from BH Island.
Humm, that’s an interesting interpretation. How do you come to that interpretation?
Why should Bald Head apologize to Kate? They didn’t do anything to her or aginst her. I never indicated they should, nor do I recall anyone else every indicating that.
They only thing I made any type of reference to in that regard is Bald Head may not appreciate that the celebs who choose to vacation on their island may not appreciate that their privacy isn’t repsected by members who have homes on the island.
Saying they were filming anyway doesnt’ give one the right to intrude on the times they weren’t filming and were clearly trying to have private time. The two can co-exsist during the same vacation and even during the same day.
Sheri, just want to know if you are speaking for the residents of Bald Head??? Maybe you were not taught manners, but everyone deserves their privacy. That includes Kate and her children.
Ok, I misspelled SNUBBED. I stand corrected. I guess typing fast and posting without spell checking is a crime?
Justpoor, could she be refering to that the people on the island didn’t stand around oohing and awing over Kate? I saw video’s of Kate and the kids walking through the island and no one paying attention. That was nice to see. It is my understanding that is why celebs choose Bald Head is because people normally go about their business and treat the celebs as just another unknown person o the island. That is not snubbing. That is the normal nature of the island and I repeat, why celebs choose the island for vacations.
In regards to the stalking, when one spends several days observing one family, reporting on their everymove, even down to what they have on their porch, then interviews strangers for their opinions on an island which is used to have celebs around and leaving them alone, then yes, THAT is stalking, like it or not.
Ziggy, You are right, nobody was paying attention and that was nice to see! Amen, more people should ignore them, especially on TV. I find it interesting that you say they were being stalked! Did they receive threats from someone? I think you have a very loose understanding of the word to STALK.
I guess when people don’t realize they are being SNUBBED, they are pretty STUPID. Not you, Ziggy, but people. Just ask Kate, shes pretty clever. Ask her if she wants to go back to BH island…
It’s time for another round of “clueless idiot or passive-aggressive troll”! Who’s our contestant today? Sheri? Hi Sheri!
Sheri says:
I think its a hoot that most of you are hurt that Kate and Co. got snubbed, for whatever reason.
Ding! One point in the “passive-aggressive troll” column for the disingenuous use of the word “hurt.” And we’re off!
They probably didn’t want cameras in their faces..Besides that, she has grown to have an infamous reputation of which she greatly deserves.
One point in the “clueless idiot” column for incorrect grammar and poor sentence construction (note: this is only awarded to those who correct the grammar and spelling of others, as Sheri will go on to do in a moment). And we’re all tied up!
Have you ever felt like a pair of brown shoes in a tuxedo? I’m sure Kate knows exactly what I mean. I bet she won’t be going to Bald Head next year!
Ooh, another point in the “clueless idiot” category for being completely incomprehensible!
Ziggy, You are obviously a very nice person by your posts. Not only did I read the Huffington Post article, I read several others with opinions and facts.
“A very nice person” – excellent use of faux-irony puts another point in the “passive-aggressive idiot” column! But what’s this?: “Opinions and facts” – ooh, impressive! Half a point for “clueless idiot,” putting it just barely in the lead again. You could cut the tension in here with a knife!
I saw a slew of photos which spoke volumes. Kate was never stalked or stubbed as you mispelled it. She was SNUBBED. That’s a fact, like it or not.
Burn! That’s the one standard “passive-aggressive troll” point for snottiness over an obvious typo, and a whopping TWO points for stating opinon as a fact!
So where does that leave today’s contestant, Sheri? She’s at 2.5 points for “clueless idiot” and 5 points for “passive-aggressive troll” – technically, “passive-aggressive troll” is the winner, but in a close finish like this, we like to have the judges review…
….and the judges have determined that it’s TOO CLOSE TO CALL! Do you know what that means? That means Sheri is both a “clueless idiot” and a “passive-aggressive troll” – wow, congratulations, Sheri, that’s quite an accomplishment!
Thanks for playing! Buh-bye!
Sheri-Where did you get that Kate and her family were being snubbed by anyone? The most Hall came up with was a couple of snarky quotes from some unidentified women, who could have been daytrippers instead of locals.
>>Just ask Kate, shes pretty clever. Ask her if she wants to go back to BH island…<< If that’s true, it probably due to the realization that there’s a nosy neighbor who rejects the idea that anyone in the public eye is due any courtesy or consideration and that being filmed by a trusted crew does not mean open season (wonder who alerted the official paps; they weren’t there for the first few days & their appearance, even by Hall’s article, appears to have been the big source of irritation , who will take being given an opportunity to get her photo decides to snark about someone’s caesarean and abdominoplasty scars.)
What troubles me is the sheer glee that comes across in your comments about this leading Kate to never come back to Bald Head Island. From all accounts, the kids love the place so if you want to get pleasure from ruining a small child’s summer traditions, then you have far bigger problems than you realize.
Jeannie – Priceless!
You mean that Sheri doesn’t really think I’m a nice person and was just being passive-aggressive with me? I can’t even being to tell you how devastated I am! Oh, was that passive aggressive of me or just out & out snarky?
Seems Sheri fails to get the point that celebs choose to go to Bald Head for the very fact the ARE ignored. I think if Kate was seeking attention, Bald Head isn’t the place to go.
Chief Richard Herring of the Bald Head Island Police – “They come over here to be left alone, and we respect that,” he said.
One does not have to receive threats from someone to be stalked. To make that claim clearly shows one doesn’t understand the meaning of the term and the nature of the action.
When one is watching another’s every move, for several days, even down to paying attention to what they have on their porch, taking pictures without permission, misrepresents their true identify on purpose when there’s no need to, even if one is a reporter (that term is used loosely) then, yes one is a stalker.
Sheri,
If you want more people to ignore Kate, then why are you writing on a blog about her & looking up things on the internet to read about her, and find pictures to look at of her?
That certainly isn’t ignoring her!
From post #67
Not only did I read the Huffington Post article, I read several others with opinions and facts. I saw a slew of photos
Sheri, nothing that is said or done to Kate personally hurts me. I do find all negativity surrounding her ugly, nasty, and distasteful but I am not hurt by it. I also find the people who engage in such hateful commentary much more objectionable than Kate.
I think the word “stalk” describes perfectly what Katy Hall did to the Gosselins last week.
stalk 2
v. stalked, stalk·ing, stalks
v.tr.
1. To pursue by tracking stealthily.
2. To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement.
3. To go through (an area) in pursuit of prey or quarry.
Ms. Hall observed the Gosselins persistantly throughout the week – taking photos and noting everything they did. She stalked them.
Oh Jennie,
You are as patient with trolls as I am. Could you possibly be my long lost sister? I already love ya like ya are !
BH, I 2nd that, & will vouch from having met you in the graveyard of the worst of trolls… you too manage patience (in less than 250 characters) better than most anyone I’ve found! ;0)
Sheri says: Ask her if she wants to go back to BH island…
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Here is your answer. Kate posted this on her blog on TLC:
We not only returned this year, but also hope to return each year and have decided to make this our Gosselin summer tradition … To match our many Gosselin winter traditions. To me, there is nothing like a well-made tradition to help us reflect on the years past as well as project forward to the years ahead!
Thanks Bald Head Island for providing the rest, relaxation and connection this family — as well as so many other families we’ve had the privilege of meeting here — needs year after year after year!
Jennie, thanks for that laugh. That was a super hoot.
Gee Whiz, thanks for the update on Kate’s blog. I just went and read. I also watched a webisode called “Berries”. Very cute of the kids outside picking berries.
I admire Kate for not letting Hall’s rudeness and lack of professionalism spoil something her kids clearly love dearly.
I loved the berries webisode too. I loved the interaction between Cara and Mady. While there is fierce competitiveness, there is also great solidarity. I loved it when Kate sent Cara into time out during the Florida birthday party for the 6 because Cara called one of the 6 a name because she believed the younger child was cheating during the orange juice squeezing contest and Mady went with Cara even though Kate called after her that Mady was ok.
Kate and the kids will be returing to Bald Head? I thought they were SNUBBED? (I don’t know why that has to be in all caps, but I am following Sheri’s example). Good for them. What a nice summer tradition. One piece of advice — don’t rent a house next to the busybody/nosy Hall family next year.
I am sure there are many other choises, so no biggie.
I’ll check out the new webisode. Thanks for the alert.
Why am I hoping they rent the house next to the Hall’s? Something tells me the Hall’s didn’t actually mind the family of 9′s presence as much a Katy said she did. They sounded genuinely excited to see the family from Katy’s description. I don’t blame them for “noticing” the activities as I doubt they expected their own daughter to expose their interest so publicly, so rudely. I looked at the cell phone photos and there seemed to be plenty of beach for everyone. I bet it was cool to watch a reality show being filmed.
I’m not going to bash Katy’s parents because one doesn’t know how Katy represented things to them. I just wonder if they approve of her type of ‘journalism’ regarding this story.
Ziggy-Katy’s their daughter. I don’t expect for them to be objective about her behavior. If I were Kate, before I rented a place for next year, I’d have my security check with local law enforcement about any property she’s considering in order to get an idea about the neighbors and any other possible issues. I’m not talking about some intrusive private investigation. Just get a heads-up from the local sheriff, who should know, as to who has the best reputation for being a good neighbor to a celebrity who also wants to be a good neighbor.
Another great job Anya!!
Everyone wants to tell you how to live but no one wants to pay your bills. How Kate Gosslin lives is really no one”s business. Bald Head’s citizens or otherwise. If I like a movie star’s acting, I will watch their movie , if I like a singer’s voice, I will listen to their voice – other than that, I don’t care what they do with their lives. Having said that, the movie mags and other media forms push their private life in my face at the store check outs, etc. Katy Hall does not own Bald Head and is not paying Kate’s bills so but out. She is coming across with a sense of entitlement on Kate Gosslin’s life and the going’s on on Bald Head which she has no place doing either. As for her journalism, it is lacking in professionalism to criticize other people – rich, poor or otherwise. There was only one perfect human and He was not from Bald Head,so Katy, quit being so nosy and judgemental. I personally don’t care for Kate Gosslin’s show so I don’t watch it. I don’t think I would read any of Katy Hall”s journalism either, too caustic. As a matter of fact, I don’t think Bald Head would be on my list of places to visit – I might rent a house in Katy Hall’s neighbourhood – heaven forbid. She states she is not going places in her line of work – no surprise why. Kate Gosslin isn’t the only one who has 8 kids either – my aunt had 14 – Kate just happened to luck out with a TV show and can afford this high-end vacation spot – let her enjoy it.
I, for one, hope that the Gosselins do return year after year to Bald Head. It sounds wonderful. However, I would hope that the next time that the children get the opportunity without having cameras accompany them. That would have more potential for the “rest, relaxation and connection” that Kate says they need. Also, it might lead to them having more anonymity and less scrutiny from the neighbors.
Also, Lynda, I think the difference is that the children of singers and actors that you may like are normally peripheral and not pivotal to their careers. I have no quibble with Kate paying her bills and would have nothing but admiration for her if doing so did not entail the filming of her children. She has proven that she has talent and I wish she would pursue that and leave the kids out of it.
I’m glad that Kate wrote such a sweet post about BHI and their wonderful vacation there and plans to return in the future, all the while making no snark about the Huffpo junk. Kate shows total class in the post to the people of BHI and her kids. Those kids do love a beach don’t they and BHI is one of the best.
Wow, very interesting….. I didn’t read the article by Katy Hall, whoever she is. Yes, they may have been a bit of conjecture in Anya’s writing, but at least it’s admitted.
It’s a public beach for goodness sakes! If you want privacy, buy your own beach, block it off and get on with it. I’ve been to Bald Head Island quite a few times and it’s a wonderful place. I always have great intention of relaxation and “unplugging” when I go to the beach and end up with a family that annoys me 3 feet from my chair or a kid that is crying right behind me screwing up my plans. It happens! If they were filming they obviously had the support of someone in that town.
Again, I’ll admit I didn’t read her article read 4th hand here in the comments only and if these posts are remotely a reflection of what Katy wrote… she’s a judgmental person (or trying to write a shocking expose to get a few readers to bite). Letter on a page like “c-section scars”, “tattoo”…. so people with scars and tattoo have no class? Does a appendectomy scar classify as classless too? Those scars she is referring to are tummy tuck scars, which I’m sure she’s seen on many beaches, including Bald Head Island.
You know what they say about opinions….. they are like…… well everybody has them.
Sheri, you are a bore. Please re read comment # 72. Better yet, print it off and staple it to your forehead.
Love and kisses !
Well, as you say Kat, her children are pivotal to her career – hence, maybe why the cameras are there. I guess Katy Hall has a good zoom on her camera to see the scars and tatoos. If she is so against cameras – then put hers down. Did anyone ask if Kate Gosselin maybe was filming for a show or to put segments of this vacation on a show – this may be pivotal to her career. It will be a frosty Friday when someone says I can”t film my kids. Anyone interesting has warts, wrinkles or scars. Even the rich, although they would like us to believe they don’t. They have enough money to get them botoxed or whatever proceedure is necessary. Again, every time a movie star gets pregnant or sneezes, it’s on the cover of a magazine. The media has become too invasive in their lives, and now, I guess Katey Hall, if they vacation on Bald Head. Kate Gosselin was swimming with the sharks on this one, and she didn’t even have to go in the water. Let’s live and let live.
I like #33 – Paige’s comment. Very well said. I have hob-knobbed with the so-called “elite” at times in my life. The “upper-crust” are just crusty old snobs. I would rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints (who are dillusional enough to think they are). Katy Hall – you need a vacation from your misery. That requires an attitude adjustment that you will find nowhere except in your heart and head. Quit working on becoming the outstanding journalist of the year and work on your attitude toward other people. I am sure there are humble, decent people on Bald Head. There are many places on this planet that would compare or exceed this vacation spot. I have been to places outside of North America that would take your breath away, and guess what, poor people live there. I don’t know what you would write if you had to rub shoulders in these places with other cultures, when you can’t accept another woman with 8 kids, tattoos and scars – I shudder at the thought. You sound like a self-righteous snob – get over yourself – everyone has the right to enjoy this beautiful earth that God gave us and money means nothing to Him, or your opinion of anyone, for that matter. His opinion of me is the only one I care about. Never mind “”get off my beach”" – get off your pedestal.
Sherri – no one is supporting Kate Gosselin in her “”famewhore” job, or, taking her down for it. You sound just like Katy Hall. The woman is on vacation with her kids, so leave her alone to do her thing. As far as her tatoos, scars, etc., or her wearing a bikini – you have no scars, tatoos, pimples or any flaws or have never worn a bikini - how wonderful – you are one of a kind, how come fame and fortune missed you. You are blogging about this “”famewhore”" = are you jealous or bored. I don’t watch her show, as I have stated but it galls me that this vacation spot has a newspaper that allows someone like Katy Hall to be so caustic and whine about her life , while all Kate is doing is having a vacation with her kids. Put fences up where the sand dunes are and let everyone have a good time.
I think Kate should consider herself very lucky that Katy didn’t spend her whole week blogging and taking pictures. She could have made hundred’s of thousands of dollars selling candide pictures and there is nothing Steve can do about it.
“Kate”,
I edited your name because we don’t really play that way on this site. I did want to post your comment though because I think you make a valid point. If there was material that was damaging to Kate, it would have been posted. Katy Hall posted what she had and it wasn’t much. It was just Kate and her family doing their thing. I don’t think Kate Gosselin was lucky. I just think Katy Hall did not have anything more to blog about than what she did. Which was a “whole lot of nothing.’
“Kate” (and, by the way, your original screen name appears on the e-mail alerts; why don’t you just go all the way and call yourself “I HATE KATE”?)-
You said:
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I think Kate should consider herself very lucky that Katy didn’t spend her whole week blogging and taking pictures. She could have made hundred’s of thousands of dollars selling candide pictures and there is nothing Steve can do about it.
August 21, 2010 at 6:55 am<<
Actually, since Kate was on private property, it’s not that simple. Check with any professional photographer as to when and why releases must be obtained before someone’s image can be used. It’s actually a very complex issue which is why you’ll often see a picture of a group with the faces of some but not all of the the individuals in the group intentionally blurred beyond recognition.
If Katy couldn’t have been stopped, then the family’s only alternatives to avoid her exploiting them without their consent or compensation to them would be to stay indoors or to leave. If you can gain any measure of satisfaction on the possibility of Katy ruining the chilren’s vacation; that’s pathetic.
Katy talks about the pics she took with her cell which Steve asks her to delete and Katy claims she knew she didn’t have to. Well, then why didn’t she post those pics? Clearly there wasn’t any professional moral or ethical issues stopping her as she showed no professional moral or ethiics when she wrote that piece. Clearly she wrote the piece to try to further her name.
There was nothing new in her piece, nothing revealing about Kate. As Pam stated, it was about a lot of nothing. But the piece did speak a lot about Katy, though. And not good.
One can’t go by the comments Katy’s piece received, as the comments are moderated. Not just moderating out the inappropriate, they also moderate out negative commments to Katy’s piece. I tried several times to get a comment posted which was critical of Katy’s piece with nothing inappropriate and they never posted it. But they did post a comment with just my link to my blog.
If they are going to moderate comments by opinion, they should state that upfront. Also, they sure pushed Katy’s piece down fast. When the HP thinks they have a hot story they continue to hightlight it. They didn’t Katy’s piece on Kate. Clearly they wanted Katy’s piece out of sight as fast as possible without appearing to.
I guess Katy Hall should be following Jon, I want to know when he walks on the sidewalk. Today he covered his kids faces with towels. Is he trying to be famous like MJ now!!!! Jon has a serious problem, and I do feel the kids would be very scared when he made them do this.
Here are the pics of Jon bringing the kids to his house w/the towel over their faces. After reading ROL, I had the impression that it was dramatic. It’s really nothing, they look like they’re having fun.
http://www.imnotobsessed.com/photogallery?nid=74123&fid=120790#photogallery-title