Article (to soon be) Removed

The Shoddy Blog has been up for four and a half months now without me having to remove an article (No matter how much Gordon Ramsay begs me) but that dream run ends later this week when I remove this amended article you are reading right now. I've managed to stick my size ten Nike square in my mouth, and this is me essentially Necking-the-fuck-up.

There's been a photo flying around on the web of two Adelaide people, one donning a bright blue Iced Coffee woollen sweater (was up on this web-site until today). Personally I've received the email a dozen times now, each time the forwarded string has been as long as my arm. The photo must have lapped planet Earth a thousand times by now. Everybody was so busy commenting on the Iced Coffee sweater (and how they wanted one) that nobody paid any notice to who the people in the photo actually were. Fuck, here in London we had no idea. With such crazy woollen attire the picture couldn't be about anything serious, right?

But this is Adelaide we are talking about. A city where a Night Club is closed down every three weeks because rival Bikie Gangs are warring over the security contract. Where a Brothel Owner ran for Mayor. A township of beautiful flora, provided giant Marijuana Crops are your thing. Fuck it's the Serial killer capital of the Southern Hemisphere for God's sake. Twin Peaks aint got shit on the City of Churches.

And so what initially looks like a highly amusing photo is actually representing something far more sinister and tragic. An email I received this morning regarding the much forwarded photo:

Dudes, that is NOT good form. While the bloke's Farmer's Union Iced Coffee garment is indeed a rare and beautiful garment, the two people in question are actually victims of years of sexual abuse from their own father, and chose to speak out about it to the media. While they might have reconsidered their wardrobe for the big day, it might come across a tad flippant to have a go at them after everything else they've put up with. Just so you know.

And why did the brother and sister get photographed by the media? To quote the Advertiser web-site:

"They have consented to being identified by The Advertiser because they want to encourage other child abuse victims to speak out."

And here's me like a Prick posting their picture on the web raving about Mullets and Iced Coffee. Christ, talk about bad fucking Karma.

I bet I get hit by a bus today.