Welcome Dame Doris to the DIS TEAM!! =0)

[Blondie]

Whoever Dame Doris is...

Dude, it wasn't cool.

 

[zurgswife]

In the end, realize that this fictional character was created by a person, and intended to entertain. Not by a mean person, and not intended to embarrass or shame anyone.

Are you not reading the same sentences that I have posted below. These are very negative statements that intend to embarass the individual..I'll give you we might not know the individual personally but the statements were intended to be negative. Joke or no joke there intent was negativity

Red Neck Drag

I’m guessing it’s ALWAYS Miller time. I know that this getup would pass for rural chic in some places - to the rest of us it says that the TV show "COPS" probably films around your house a lot.

Roll out the Barrel...

..as it would most certainly look better than this polyester mess. I’m not entirely certain what’s happening here - it looks like she’s wearing Andre the Giant’s thong and the seat cover from a 1977 Dodge Dart. Repeat after me - "just because I can put it on, doesn't mean I should wear it".

 

[jkovick]

I haven't been around too much the last few weeks, but to come back to this whole "Dame Doris" thing is really, really disappointing. Who ever thought that this would be amusing? Why was this even allowed?

 

[disneyaggie]

What next ? ? ? A Disney slam book? Remember those in junior high? Nice, huh?

 

[Soupermom]

First, MonkeyBoy...keep em' coming! We all need the laugh since the big HOOPLA we've been anticpating was an insult to many of us.

I appreciate your involvment WEBMASTER KATHY, but after all of that hype for weeks on end, I think we DO have a right to protest and not just ignore it. I can't believe anyone would go to all of that trouble for such garbage. I was expecting something fun and maybe helpful, this doesn't even come close to either. SO, not only do I think it's tasteless but I think we were "taken". AND, I don't think those of us who are complaining are out of line or should stop until this situation is resolved. The fact that people are checking out the new "reveal" continually is scary...can you imagine if this was your first visit to the boards?!? I wonder what some of the sponsor think about all of this? I wonder if any of the people in the photos are patrons of the Swan and Dolphin?????? I bet THEY don't care what their guests look like....

Okay, this is too draining. I hope the next time I check there are some major changes and appologies to read....

 

[ophie]

Wow... for a group of people who regularly laugh at anyone who confuses Space Mountain with Mission: Space, I have to say... I'm surprised at this uproar. I mean... is it really that much more offensive to laugh at someone's fashion choices than it is to laugh at them for not doing their Disney homework? The hipocrisy in this thread is what's truly disturbing.

 

[Soupermom]

I teach in a Junior High and Slam books are still around, non bigger/that reach more people than this one though...

 

[Soupermom]

We usually laugh at the people because many time we have offered the correct information and they just ingnore us (and we aren't taking pictures of them!). I doubt anyone offered the people in the photos new wardrobes...

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I doubt that anyones intentions are to be hurtful, notice that in the pictures no one's face is showing. People need to learn to take things in the manner in which they are intended and get a sense of humor!!

I think mean spiritedness shows up in many ways including in the above posts.

Welcome Dame Doris, I'm looking forward to reading more reviews!!

I agree. Wow some people really need to lighten up.

This site is obviously a joke. I really, honestly, truly, and absolutely can not for the life of me see how anyone could take it seriously enough to be offended by it.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

But all the outrage and mob mentality (I can hear "kill the beast!!!" in my head!) seems a little out of proportion to the problem.

Sounds like berating to me. Particularly in super large letters. JMHO

You know what? Some people ARE outraged about insulting put-downs being a new part of the DIS. As far as it being a "mob" mentality...LOTS of people are outraged.

I agree that this doesn't necessarily define the person who created it. And the topic should and will go away...when Dame Doris does...and we'll all move on to trip planning, which is what the DIS was supposed to be about.

Wow... for a group of people who regularly laugh at anyone who confuses Space Mountain with Mission: Space, I have to say... I'm surprised at this uproar. I mean... is it really that much more offensive to laugh at someone's fashion choices than it is to laugh at them for not doing their Disney homework? The hipocrisy in this thread is what's truely disturbing.

You're kidding, right? Making fun of someone's body and clothing are the same to you as laughing about someone confusing two rides at DisneyWorld??? How does one even attempt to explain the difference to you?

 

[ophie]

We usually laugh at the people because many time we have offered the correct information and they just ingnore us (and we aren't taking pictures of them!). I doubt anyone offered the people in the photos new wardrobes...

It's extremely naive to think that the DISers who have posted about the stupid things theyve heard other guests say always offered information. Sometimes you may want to offer but can't for whatever reason. Then we have the distinction that advice is free but clothes are not... so, bad comparison there. And information is what Dame Doris is offering. "This is what you shouldn't do if you care what other people think." If you don't care, then why does it matter? If you do care, then you have a guideline for what is inappropriate. Information can be very useful. Maybe a lot of you don't like the tone of the information being offered, and that's fine. But sarcasm and parody are used all the time to great effect. If I ever see myself spotlighted by Doris, I'll laugh, say "why'd she have to catch me on that day," and remember to watch my wardrobe more closely next time. But I'm not telling anyone else if I see me and it's not going to hurt my feelings in the least.

 

[artblessed]

I am obviously in the minority but I have no problem with the Dame. As a matter of fact if I ever have on something ill fitting and inaprropriate I want someone to let me know. There have been somethings that I have put on, looked in the mirror and thought I looked okay. Then I saw myself in a picture and said "OH MY, what was I thinking?" Have any of you watched TLC's What Not To Wear. Check the MO's out when they see themselves on hidden camera and in the 360 mirror. They see themselves as they are being seen. So I say to the DAME, If my clothes are too tight and and my colors or patterns don't match or may be giving those in line behind me a headache....PLEASE...PLEASE.....PLEASE catch me so I can see myself and let others learn for my mistakes
What I say is all in fun!!!!
I don't need any flames.
Just sharing my feelings. You certainly don't have to agree with me. : )

 

[ophie]

You're kidding, right? Making fun of someone's body and clothing are the same to you as laughing about someone confusing two rides at DisneyWorld??? How does one even attempt to explain the difference to you?

No, love, I'm not kidding. DISers regularly laugh at people for being Disney-illiterate! We degrade them for not knowing how to use fastpass, for thinking that there's a bus from Epcot to MK, for thinking that Downtown Disney charges for parking. We roll our eyes and toss up our hands and wonder how anyone could be so stupid as to think these ridiculous things!! And yet you berate the Dame Doris character for wondering how someone could wear inappropriate clothing?? Hmm... I think I've got the "difference" spotted darling.

So I say to the DAME, If my clothes are too tight and and my colors or patterns don't match or may be giving those in line behind me a headache....PLEASE...PLEASE.....PLEASE catch me so I can see myself and let others learn for my mistakes

AMEN!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I am obviously in the minority but I have no problem with the Dame. As a matter of fact if I ever have on something ill fitting and inaprropriate I want someone to let me know.

I TOTALLY agree.

 

[MNSusan]

I hope Pete is at least bouyed by the fact that so many people care about this website. Its got to be tough to hear all the negative comments about Dame Doris.

It isn't funny. It missed the mark.

Now I'm going to go back to planning my vacation. Should I stay concierge level at one of the deluxes to get the preplanning help, or maybe try out Dreams Unlimited for the first time?

 

[Soupermom]

I was not naive in what I said. Most DISers do their research and benefit from it; I think we share when possible, too. So, if we see others waiting in long lines or thinking Epcot is not part of WDW, we usually chuckle because we do know better and are thankful that we have done our research, etc. And I said "MANY time we have offered", not 100% of the time.


It's not a "JOKE" to go on a website as large as this and insult people, it just isn't. It's that simple.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I agree. Wow some people really need to lighten up.

This site is obviously a joke. I really, honestly, truly, and absolutely can not for the life of me see how anyone could take it seriously enough to be offended by it.

Because some people feel making fun of people's bodies, appearance, and backgrounds, particularly on a public website, just isn't funny. For example, would it be funny if Dame Doris said that someone looked like they smelled bad, or looked pregnant because they looked fat, and that person, and people that they knew, saw it?

If I ever see myself spotlighted by Doris, I'll laugh, say "why'd she have to catch me on that day," and remember to watch my wardrobe more closely next time.

And what if it's not about your wardrobe but your fat body, or your wardrobe is what it is becasue you don't have much money and that's what was on sale at K-Mart, or because you're fat? Or are you "better" than that?

As a matter of fact if I ever have on something ill fitting and inaprropriate I want someone to let me know.

And you don't see a difference between a friend privately letting you know, and your picture being posted and made fun of on a well-known website? The intent of Dame Doris is certainly NOT to help people with kindly pointing out the errors of their ways...it's to get a laugh, at other people's expense.

I think it was Deb in IA who made the comment about how disturbing it is to see how many people find this type of thing acceptable. As someone who has made every attempt to teach my children to be kind, and not to tease and bully people, I find it disturbing as well. But I guess there are always those, when called into the school because their child is teasing and bullying people, will argue "they're just being KIDS". I teach my kids better than that, and I'd hope a group of adults would behave better than that.

No, love, I'm not kidding. DISers regularly laugh at people for being Disney-illiterate! We degrade them for not knowing how to use fastpass, for thinking that there's a bus from Epcot to MK, for thinking that Downtown Disney charges for parking. We roll our eyes and toss up our hands and wonder how anyone could be so stupid as to think these ridiculous things!! And yet you berate the Dame Doris character for wondering how someone could wear inappropriate clothing?? Hmm... I think I've got the "difference" spotted darling.

Well toots, I disagree. I stick by my comments, and I am thrilled to know that there are so many other people here on this thread who understand how nasty it is to make fun of other people's appearance. Got that, honey?

 

[rmdavis]

Berate?

Please read it again, Mare. I was merely trying to get people to stop and try to get a little perspective.

Again, it was clearly intended to be humorous. Did it miss that mark? The majority says that it did.

But we've got a real angry piling-on happening here in response to that, and I don't think that's warranted. A simple "Not funny, that could hurt feelings" would have gotten the point across.

In the end, realize that this fictional character was created by a person, and intended to entertain. Not by a mean person, and not intended to embarrass or shame anyone.

The attacks on the Dame Doris character are bleeding over to the author. I truly don't know who the author is, but I'm feeling he/she is bearing the brunt of many personal attacks here.

I think what we're seeing is that we have a huge melting pot here, and what may be funny to a cosmopolitan Manhattanite may not play well in Columbus, or what is the height of humor in Kansas City might make no sense or even be offensive to a San Franciscan.

Just please try to understand that Dame Doris was intended as humor and to bring a bit of irreverent fun to the newsletter, and now we all know that the majority has said she missed the mark.

heyyyyyyyy lets see here " the attacks on the Dame Doris character are bleeding over to the author ... bearing a brunt of many personal attacks... You mean the same as the personal attacks that the Dame Doris character herself thought would be "funny" when she so blatantantly made them in her own article?? well You know what they say ... if you can't take it don't dish it out... perhaps she or he or it or whatever shouldn't have dished it out??

what ever happened to the golden rule?? and what part of it was " clearly meant to be humerous?? the insults... the cracks?? please enlighten Me..


or as I am sure is bound to happen delete this

 

[EsmeraldaX]

If I ever saw myself made fun of by Doris, I'd probably laugh at it.

 

[travelbug]

I haven't been around the boards much in the past month or so (computer problems). So I don't know how this Dame Doris page came about or how it was hyped. I sort of stumbled across this thread.

I've always thought that the greatest humor comes from those who can make jokes at their own expense, while the lowest humor comes from those who make jokes that personally embarrass others. The premise of the whole page is to make jokes totally at others' expense, with pictures added to "twist the knife" for those people a little more. Not only "un-funny", but cruel.

Count me in as one who finds this in very poor taste. If Dame Doris resurfaces with future articles, I know what I won't be reading. I love the DIS boards and will try to forget that I ran across the Dame Doris page here. I'm going back to all the excellent features that I enjoy so much about these boards.