yes. i had actually made a mental note to subscribe to it and follow the next time we got on blogger(which we don't do that often). this was i think two months ago or something. i felt worried and sorry for her when i first heard it on the news that she had been abducted or imprisoned. when i found out the other day along with everyone else that she had been a fake it was weird. i think also part of the overall outrage comes from people who genuinely cared about her as a person. the shock of her suddenly not being "real" explains a lot of what is being said by her former colleagues now who risked their lives to try to support her when she was imprisoned.

i actually experienced something vaguely similar the first time i came out to anyone as plural. their reaction was "so that person i've been friends with for the past few years was a fake?!" and then anger and a feeling of betrayal. this was from someone who later came to completely accept us and to understand us better than most other non-plurals who really know us.

i hope in a month or two we will be hearing from people who are expressing forgiveness to the guy, especially if he continues to be really genuinely contrite for misleading people. and it's why i think probably the most wrong thing he did was carry on that long-distance relationship with the girl. he broke that poor girl's heart and i'm sure has fucked with her head and given her pretty long-term trust issues at this point. :/

~kat