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• Crecco said:

  Get em KHED!!!

  August 12, 2009 4:31 PM

• Dream Weaver said:

  I seldomly read, but when I do, I pick up the latest feature article from Chris Farone.  I read Farone not because of the subject matter: I could care less about victims of social injustice, Scientologist henchmen or hip-hop.  I read Farone because of his honest voice coupled with his rhetorical chops.  If some dope(s) couldn't understand the "punch in the face" reference from the context of the article, maybe some chin music would do them some good.  Or they should be euthanized.

  August 12, 2009 8:18 PM

• ToughNewMediaJournalist said:

  Dear asskicking-I-don't-take-no-shit yet remarkably-thin-skinned "new media" quasi-professional,

  Grow up.  If, as you say, the rules of "new media" countenance threatening readers who don't show your article the proper reverence it deserves, then why don't the rules of new media countenance inane comments like Rafael's?

  Assume you are in the right, and Rafael represents all that is wrong in society.  Should he really be physically beaten?  Fine.  Step up to the plate, and take your 10 years in jail.

  Or let's say you made a mistake in your research, or you took a point of view that later proved untenable.  Should you be physically beaten?  Perhaps you should schedule a time for your readers to "take their aggression out of their beltline" whatever the that means.

  The fact is, you researched this story for six months so I could:

  1. Read and enjoy it

  2. Print it out and burn it

  3. Write stupid comments

  4. Do whatever I damn well please with it.

  5. Ignore it all together.

  If your hip-hop persona (CF1, sounds like a badass, seriously, good luck with that, I'm sure you'll be huge) can't stand the thought of readers not hanging on your every word, you are in the wrong line of work.  As you point out, every serious journalist knows Walter Cronkite was a pussy, ya heard?

  Guess I won't be "checking" you in the future.

  PS The whole stupid thing is a misunderstanding--McHugh was the one who stabbed the cat, not Donovan.  Rafael was wrong in the first place, and so were you.

  August 12, 2009 11:02 PM

• Highest Grade said:

  Real hip hop badmen do not apologize...  Farone is as hip hop as Mindich.

  Does writing poorly and incessantly about local white rappers qualify anyone to do features?

  Audi 5000 G (requisite dated slang)

  August 13, 2009 10:41 AM

• Chris Faraone said:

  Highest Grade strikes again. Ouch!

  August 13, 2009 3:20 PM

• Highest Grade said:

  ToughNewMediaJournalist said it all, grow up boss

  August 14, 2009 8:49 AM

• Sweet Kansas said:

  Chris,

  I would hope that nobody would consider that your comment about punching him in the face was anything other than hyperbole, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't deeply unprofessional.

  There was nothing in Rafael's comment that was rude or aggresive towards you and he voiced an opinion that seems perfectly reasonable, even if you don't share it.

  It seems that you consider that he should have read your whole article before commenting. I think that is debatable, especially as it is made clear even at the start of the article that Donovan assaulted the victim, so the limited conclusion Rafael came to could be reached without reading all of the details about the case.

  However, even if Rafael should have read the whole article before commenting - your response just seems completely unnecessary. Again, he was not rude or aggressive to you.

  Your comments in this new article lead me to feel that you are trying to portray yourself as a victim, being dismissive of those who have voiced concerns and trying to suggest that your actions were perhaps appropriate.

  I think this is just making things worse.

  I would suggest that you re-read Rafael's initial comment and your response, and then consider whether there was really any justification.

  Then I would suggest that you just issue an apology without trying to justify your actions, and hope that this just blows over.

  When you are clearly in the wrong, the worse thing in the world is to give a half hearted apology and then try to justify what you did - it is worse than no apology at all.

  August 16, 2009 6:07 PM

• Lisa Spinelli said:

  anyone deciding NOT to read your stuff on purpose is only hurting themselves. You're one of the most honest, talented and inspiring writers out there so it's their loss. Keep it coming Faraone and really, I LOL'ed at your comment. People take themselves (and others) far too seriously sometimes.

  August 21, 2009 10:19 AM

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  September 12, 2009 5:15 PM

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