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Does negativity and destructive criticism pay off? Do you get more attention (after attempting to conquer stardom through decent cyber mannerism) if your articles are a collection of ironies and “so you think” tasteful jokes? Perez Hilton and folks running blogs based on criticism only seem to prove that this strategy works. 

The idea of writing about negativity in the cyber world came after watching a documentary called “Heckler” on HBO. The show was put together by comedian Jamie Kennedy as a response to the merciless treatment he encountered from the blogging community after the release of his movie “Son of the Mask”.  The documentary was an interesting piece of television, exposing the devastating effects the critics and their comments have upon actors in general and Jamie Kennedy in particular.

The idea of defending Jamie Kennedy is far from me and this article is not intended to polish his or anyone else’s image. I am merely pointing out that even if you disagree with someone’s performance, I believe you lower your writing standards to morally attack and individual based on the simple fact that his/her performance in some kind of theatrical act was poor or lacked enthusiasm at the box office. 

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