Mad as hell

Once upon a time when computers were young, you had intelligent well-reasoned discussion and communication between people on any given subject. That was maybe nine or ten years ago. Now it is 2004 and every Tom, Dickhead and Harry and their kids have access to a computer. The result is a stench of mindless, mean-spirited crap that eminates from any given discussion board about any given subject (with rare exceptions). Case in point: The IMDB discussion boards. IMO, the absolute WORST most HORRENDOUS decision the IMDB folks made was opening up every discussion board to any moron or jerk with access to a computer (which includes just about everyone). I'm posting here on the Spencer Treat Clark board because what I see pisses me off. For a number of different reasons which I'll spell out here. Maybe it's just because I've been a fan of his for quite a while and think he's a wonderful, excellent talented young actor who could very well mature into a wonderful, talented excellent young actor. If you think "he sucks" or whatever, fine. But I have no idea where you're coming from. But that's not really my beef here. Let's start with "bucketofjustice". You say you know Spencer? And how about you, Mr. or Ms. "Whataboutjohn"? I don't know whether you two are the real thing or just jealous jerks trying to get attention. Either way, SHAME ON YOU!! THAT is what the real insidious nature of bulletin boards and message boards concerning young actors and public figures boils down to. Some jealous jerk who knows someone who knows someone who knows someones friend who has a girlfriend who has a cousin who... etc. etc. Saw actor X beat up a helpless cripple. Who saw him drink until he passed out at a bar at age 13. Who says he has sex with everyone and everything under the sun. Or to quote Ms. Whataboutjohn is a "stoner". And so congrats to both of you...I don't know the truth about either of you but I do know you have tainted my fandom of Spencer with your comments. You have put the seed of doubt in my mind. Even if what you say about Spencer it true, I won't turn away from him as a fan. Either way I think you are both just a couple of petty, jealous, a******s who don't like the fact that someone in their school or in their community has a talent which other people have responded to. I first saw Spencer in "Arlington Road". My favorite role of his was "Unbreakable". I thought he did a FANTASTIC job in that. He projected both a deep sensitivity and a regular-kidness that I thought was really good. Spencer has always projected sensitivity and kindness. Sadly, of course, this may or may not have any bearing on reality. If what you say about Spencer is true, that he really is a jerk and a "stoner" then that would make me very very sad and disappointed. But it still wouldn't make me not want to be a fan of him, though. And, of course if what you two say is 100% false and you're just a couple of liars than SHAME ON YOU even more since you don't care one what about the consequences of your actions. Maybe Spencer knew on some level that he had a "sensitive" image. Maybe people thought certain things about him because of that. If that were true then what a HUGE tragedy. Here was a kid with a rare talent and all people can do on this pathetic message board is walk all over him. In acting, it's all about image. The image may not be the same as reality and that's always been a struggle with me in my years of fandom of young actors. It's hard enough being a kid and a teenager. It's even harder being a famous one. So, whether or not you really know or are acquainted with Spencer, or whether or not he really is a jerk or a nice person IRL, or whether or not he smokes marijuana (I sure hope and pray he doesn't), his privacy still should be respected.
Finally, if you think I'm weird or wacko or even worse, I really don't give a rat's rear-end. I'm not some pervert. But I'm also not a teenybopper girl who thinks she can just write everything and get away with it like most teenybopper girls nowadays think they can. And who uses all those stupid pseudo cute idioms and misspellings like "u" and "ur" and "l8r" and "OMG" and all that stupid idiotic CRAP. Young actors deserve better fans than this. Sadly, I think the reason most celebs are so paranoid nowadays is because they all think all fans are psycho stalkers (especially male ones though the stalker stories I hear about in the news are almost always exclusively female.) As an adult male fan, few things piss me off more than this. Except creeps who have nothing better to do than to smear and walk all over an actor that happens to be one of my favorites and one I wish well. There's enough crap and misery in the world, bucketofjustice and WhatAboutJohn. We don't need any more from you. Spencer's performances have been, when I have seen them, a brief refuge from that crap and misery, believe it or not. Your cynical, mean-spirited, jaded adolescent minds may think otherwise but it's true. I hope you both can live with yourself and sleep at night. There. I've got that off my chest. And three thousand jeers to the IMDB for allowing these stupid message boards to exist. It was just fine before they were here. Sometimes if it ain't broke, don't fix it!