An internet online game of stocks, bonds, and blogs with a notorious reputation for jeering non-English speaking bloggers is now attacking the disabled.
A young woman who enlisted her mother's help in playing the game was targeted with ridicule and snide insults last month on the Blogshares forum. Administrators joined in the attacks, including codemonkey and co-owner Rob Beckett.
The attacked player, whose gamename is CC, had difficulty reaching the keyboard at her mother's home, and asked her mother to type in game play for her. The players at the online game cried foul, and when they learned that the player in question was disabled, they made fun of her, even to the point of questioning her disability.
When the mother posted proof that the daughter was disabled, they taunted her for doing so, even though their actions compelled her to post the information in the first place.
I hope anyone reading this message contacts Blogshares, and demands that Blogshares apologize to this young woman. They will most likely refuse. In the weeks since this episode, Blogshares Administrators have been visiting blogs around the sphere putting a spin on their behavior, making the claim she had it coming.
Another sure way to send a message to Blogshares is to contact their sponsors.
A good place to start would be Drs. Levine and Schmidt at Action Chiropractic Center in Santa Cruz, California.
Other sponsors include http://politicalheritage.com and http://vanture.com .
This should not stand. We cannot let this stand.
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