tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post6709007085755974705..comments2024-03-26T09:01:16.368-07:00Comments on I Hate Cheryl Strayed: Part Thirty-Seven of a review of "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," Chapter Seventeen, Part Three: Cheryl Gets Not RapedCalifohioanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-24008655384941087472018-12-14T07:51:35.697-08:002018-12-14T07:51:35.697-08:00As horrible as the woman who LIED about almost get...As horrible as the woman who LIED about almost getting raped? such fasle allegation make it harder for women to report their own abuse. Cameron Grey Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566322105432609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-54027374972135854802018-12-14T05:42:44.147-08:002018-12-14T05:42:44.147-08:00The author of this childish blog post sounds like ...The author of this childish blog post sounds like a horrible person.acettelizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370285403961041630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-3478406563993464252016-11-11T19:14:11.755-08:002016-11-11T19:14:11.755-08:00I totally, 100%, agree with this post. I totally, 100%, agree with this post. DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811300291893800665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-34840029011577743782016-04-13T20:56:26.288-07:002016-04-13T20:56:26.288-07:00Cheryl owes me 20$ for buying her shit book...so g...Cheryl owes me 20$ for buying her shit book...so glad there are people who call out bullshit...thank-you califohioan...I am enjoying y0ur blog immensely...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428351290592481462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-3288821212571025212015-11-08T19:01:33.062-08:002015-11-08T19:01:33.062-08:00Well you sound ignorant and gullible. CS is a pat...Well you sound ignorant and gullible. CS is a pathological liar and a profound narcissist. It surprises me and surprises me and surprises me that she has had any success as a writer. <br /><br />Aragon131https://www.blogger.com/profile/02247079005600915013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-29301030363884528972015-11-07T22:34:30.078-08:002015-11-07T22:34:30.078-08:00Sounds to me that you are rather jealous and vindi...Sounds to me that you are rather jealous and vindictive. You have to resort to this little blog, one of millions, to tear down something you will never be, a bestselling author, of several books I might add. Need some cheese to go along with all the whine?<br /><br />You just come off as a bitter wanna be. <br /><br />I almost feel sorry for you.<br /> SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519276841412460788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-82952427285564256152015-11-02T12:10:26.592-08:002015-11-02T12:10:26.592-08:00If "being true to yourself" is an admira...If "being true to yourself" is an admirable quality why doesn't CS make you sick? Aragon131https://www.blogger.com/profile/02247079005600915013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-3118863878625272972015-09-29T19:33:26.474-07:002015-09-29T19:33:26.474-07:00And actually I read more of your website, and yeah...And actually I read more of your website, and yeah it's pretty mean, but your also allowed to say whatever you want. So good for you for being brave and putting yourself out there! Who knows, maybe I would read your book, at least you're being true to yourself!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713647559098786710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-33034345131292339412015-09-28T21:45:16.863-07:002015-09-28T21:45:16.863-07:00Unlike your hero, Cheryl-- who deletes the comment...Unlike your hero, Cheryl-- who deletes the comments of anyone who disagrees with her-- I do not delete comments. You are free to voice your opinion. No one cares.<br /><br />Hugs and kisses,<br />CaliCalifohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-33582474986567325912015-09-28T19:58:50.531-07:002015-09-28T19:58:50.531-07:00Jeez, what the fuck is this? Are ya kidding me? Le...Jeez, what the fuck is this? Are ya kidding me? Let me just say I'm new to your site... Cheryl Strayed wrote a great book, good for her for making something of her life as a writer, persuing her dreams, and succeeding. I got halfway through your hate speech before I just couldn't take it anymore and had to say something to you. I'm surprised all these other comments like what you have to say, I assume you deleted the negative ones.<br /><br />Any rate, I think it sounds like what Cheryl went and DID (hike far on the PCT and write a book about it) is probably something YOU would like to do and haven't actually done. So you're just here really putting effort into... I dunno, putting her down unnecessarily. You should put that effort instead into building yourself up. I guess this gets you views on your angry website... But I read Cheryl's book, found it inspiring, and I don't think I'd ever want to read your book. And yes I did hike the PCT.<br /><br />I usually don't write comments on things, but just so you know, hate is shitty and among the forces of evil which are destroying our planet. We don't need it. Just my two cents for ya! Peace! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713647559098786710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-509415525506740552015-09-20T12:41:58.567-07:002015-09-20T12:41:58.567-07:00I came across this and thought you guys might be i...I came across this and thought you guys might be interested. Maybe you guys have figured this out since January but I think many people already know the "bow hunters" story was just made up...<br />http://www.ew.com/article/2014/12/05/fact-checking-wildCorebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483958234515017353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-47700921564368847652015-05-23T22:19:31.867-07:002015-05-23T22:19:31.867-07:00And we used to think that all we had to worry abou...And we used to think that all we had to worry about were the Tall White aliens. Actually, that's the only thing missing from Cheryl's book. She covered Bigfoot, might as well insert some interplanetary aliens who, of course, immediately want to bone her. And not in a good way. More like in a Colonel Sanders kind of way. Heh heh.Gator Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909324531357744772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-38577533075297953482015-05-23T22:15:55.071-07:002015-05-23T22:15:55.071-07:00Yep, this was the section of the book that did it ...Yep, this was the section of the book that did it for me. I listened to "Wild" on audio when the book was first released, and would now and then think that the dialogue she assigned some of the people she ran into did not ring true, but I let it go. I mean, I really didn't care. But this section with the hunters - nah. Inserted for pure drama, but again, I didn't much care. I did notice a little later that doubts sprang up (can't recall where - Amazon?) about this particular section, and I think that caused me to put a lot more doubt into what I'd heard on audio than I had previously. In prep to see the film, I found Erin's blog link at IMDB, and wow, am I ever glad I did. It's been a delightful education from both Erin and the commenters.Gator Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909324531357744772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-70047919841934203932015-05-16T12:53:02.054-07:002015-05-16T12:53:02.054-07:00"Redhead talls are my favorite kind of men.&q..."Redhead talls are my favorite kind of men." I laughed so hard that lemonade Snapple came out of my nose!Bethanneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063830266055532745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-51499436029822526472015-05-14T05:26:59.066-07:002015-05-14T05:26:59.066-07:00I too am slightly late at jumping on this band wag...I too am slightly late at jumping on this band wagon, but I have to say that I am absolutely loving this rendition of the oh-so-inspiring Cheryl Strayed. Although, whilst I was reading this chapter I couldn't help but think of the resemblance these bow hunters have to Daryl from the Walking Dead...hspedersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618510895699790282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-82102137407510255612015-05-12T06:03:23.350-07:002015-05-12T06:03:23.350-07:00Sorry to be three months late to the party. But I ...Sorry to be three months late to the party. But I just watched the DVD.<br /><br />This encounter was what drove me to the internet. As the bow hunters appeared and didn't rape Cheryl, I turned to my wife and said, "That never happened." That isn't the way the world works. If you're an outdoor person (and by definition anyone with a decent compound bow is) you know about water. And planning, ONLY CHERYL (allegedly) goes off into the wild not prepared. No one (again, unless you're CHERYL) goes out and buys $3,000 worth of equipment for their first trip into the wild. In the movie, they had packs, full camo, compound bows with quivers full of arrows. Didn't happen. I can't even THINK of a scenario where something like this could have happened. [OK, I lied. Here's one. CHERYL was the one unprepared, not the hunters. They let HER use their filter equipment to get some water. The filtered water was a little cloudy, and Cheryl went "Ew." She flipped the story to show a) how generous she is; b) how brave she is to drink muddy water; and c) another opportunity for men to lust after her.] <br /><br />Erin/Califohioan, I hope you still read the comments. In any case, thank you for your efforts and a forum for others to contribute their expertise. I found your site trying to validate my thoughts. Now that I've read them all (I started here, but went back) I'm convinced she's a pathological liar. And not a nice person.<br /><br />But hey, she's rich and famous. In America today, CHERYL is the winner.<br /><br />Big, sad sigh.<br /> Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235575159895281961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-53882242421216240032015-04-26T18:22:59.572-07:002015-04-26T18:22:59.572-07:00I could not agree more. Enormously entertaining a...I could not agree more. Enormously entertaining and well written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656021926308000269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-81005466796792073612015-02-03T00:04:16.917-08:002015-02-03T00:04:16.917-08:00(Tap,tap, ta-tap tap)
Little girl voice: "Che...(Tap,tap, ta-tap tap)<br />Little girl voice: "Cheryl!? Do you wanna' write some bullshit?<br />Come on, let's go and hike.<br />They'll never doubt you anymore...Come out the door...it's like you give you give a shiiiiiiiit."<br />"We used to be best buddies: you and me....watching the miles drift by-y-y<br />...<br />Do you wanna write some bullshit....(It really has to be good bullshit)..."<br /><br />GO AWAY MONSTER!<br />"Ok, bye."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-24119792038770805292015-01-31T12:02:01.175-08:002015-01-31T12:02:01.175-08:00Thank you, Tori ~ Here in Michigan, bow season sta...Thank you, Tori ~ Here in Michigan, bow season starts in October, too. My bow-hunter/outdoorsman husband read this part & after laughing his way all through it, agreed with you and Facilman. I can attest that prior to his heading up north to his hunting camp, he washes all his hunting clothes in some special scent removing detergent & packages each day's "outfit" in a separate plastic bag. The scent thing is a BIG deal and no way would he drink anything but water before or during a hunting session . 2 weeks ago, a local guy here was fined $15,000 for poaching a buck. So yeah, it is serious business.<br /><br />Bow hunting etiquette, laws, customs are all pretty easy to research. Cheryl is too lazy and stupid to do even that and assumes that nobody will notice or question her. I guess she also thinks that bow hunters are just dumb hicks. They make sure they kill with the first arrow and (like fly-fisherman) are concerned with conserving the resource and the environment. Unlike her, with her littering all over the PCT and the sickening horse abuse. Cheryl makes me sick. Cindi Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645057719444293726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-16554536709557581372015-01-30T21:24:13.900-08:002015-01-30T21:24:13.900-08:00I was coming on down to comment this same thing! O...I was coming on down to comment this same thing! Oregon hunting is very specific with both tags and seasons. My first thought was, bow hunters get to start early, but not that early. Not to mention how completely wrong she is about the hunters. The only person on the PCT in an enormous pack like that is her. meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108307226555474487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-82357075419354479462015-01-30T21:18:06.251-08:002015-01-30T21:18:06.251-08:00In my opinion, this is her worst error. She will...In my opinion, this is her worst error. She will respond by saying these guys were hunting out of season or something, but... no one wants to take a deer or game in August because you still have to field dress it and butcher it and, even if you do it yourself, one wrong statement will have a Fish and Game officer on your doorstep, pronto. And, if they were on private land, they wouldn't be there without the owner knowing, or its poaching (and still out of season). <br />Btw- two more people who are unverifiable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-19455969942164941872015-01-30T14:41:29.107-08:002015-01-30T14:41:29.107-08:00This is why I love you guys. I don't even hav...This is why I love you guys. I don't even have to spell out the bullshit anymore. I just present what she wrote and let you all go to town.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-17573537899597820182015-01-30T14:31:19.833-08:002015-01-30T14:31:19.833-08:00So, wait. She wanted every man on the trail to se...So, wait. She wanted every man on the trail to see her as the most fuckable thing in camp sandals, AND she has hopped into multiple vehicles with sketchy strangers, AND she smoked pot and God knows what else with at least three people so far, AND she fucked a random guy....but, the only two men who might actually, feasibly be in the woods for a non-sexual purpose (hunting) are clearly rapists?!?!? Right.<br /><br />Let's count the ways this little story doesn't add up.<br />1. Hunters, gun or otherwise, were not permitted, by law, to hunt within 1 mile of known trails.<br />2. In Oregon, in 1996, the bow hunting season didn't not open until October 5th, at th earliest. The areas through which the PCT past through did not open until October 7th and by tag only. <br />This meeting DID NOT happen. The only feasible out would be if Cheryl was somehow on private land, in which case the season would still prohibit hunting, but he harder to prosecute, but would also make Cheryl far off the trail AND make the hunters 3 mile hike ridiculous. Bow hunters ARE bow hunters because they are patient planners who have a respect for the hunt. These aren't Elmer Fudd types who stumble into the woods. And, I know of no hunter, with the prowess to use a bow, that would take CANS of Pepsi on the hunt because hunters stick to a smell negative game. It's water or nothing. Forget the fact that three miles I s nothing to a bow hunter and the area is wet enough that even poor planners like Cheryl can find water...but, a bow hunter travels fast and light. But, they travel smart. She's just full of shit. But, most thru hikers DO hit this section during hunting season because they don't skip thousands of miles in California. Cheryl probably read other trail journals and the caution to wear something bright during hunting season and forgot to recall that she did Oregon in August. <br /><br />This is just more of her narcissist behavior poking out. Every man wants her. She's so brave. No one can believe she's alone....blah, blah. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-50072702016008938142015-01-29T15:31:36.636-08:002015-01-29T15:31:36.636-08:00Facilman, I agree - her intent was always to get t...Facilman, I agree - her intent was always to get this made into a film. (I agree with everything else you wrote too.)<br /><br />I hate myself, but I'll give credit where it's due: Cheryl accurately read the market and produced a book that would sell. It made her famous and rich and got her invited to the SOTU. Many writers - *better* writers - have the same goals and never achieve them. Whatever skills or smarts are needed to pull that off, Cheryl has them.<br /><br />Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the bathroom to puke.pinkpearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879027750535862203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-7111847360833828852015-01-29T13:38:35.663-08:002015-01-29T13:38:35.663-08:00This is SO hilarious! Once again, I'm on the ...This is SO hilarious! Once again, I'm on the floor...and not because I heeded your warning about the "big bag of bullshit" & your advice about the "big gulp of scotch or vodka or whiskey or nail polish remover" ;) Once all the "parts" are done, you should package it up and send it to Robin Desser and to a publisher. THIS is a book I'd buy, exactly as it has been written. Thank you again, Erin/Cali, for this wonderfully entertaining blog!Cindi Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645057719444293726noreply@blogger.com