I wasn't going to mention Matt Hollywood's latest award here on this blog, but I did mention it on my Facebook page. It's the comments from one person in particular that has prompted me to respond here.
Apparently, the award Matt got has been almost unanimously approved of, moreso than any other previous recipient, however in the eyes of one man I am the "bad guy" here because apparently I'm behind the blog that issues the award!
Not only that, but
"I object to Matt - or anyone else - being tried in the court of public opinion where he has no right of legal recourse. Especially when the person I suspect is behind the article is guilty of many of the same things and only serving their own self interest."
So, apparently it's terrible for anyone to be "tried in the court of public opinion" and yet isn't that exactly what this commenter is doing by accusing me of the same things.
Not only that, but this commenter was President of the club Matt belongs too, which begs the question, how much responsibility does a magic club have to ensure it's members behave ethically and don't bring the club into disrepute.
None, I guess.
There was one other person who stepped to Matt's defense because, apparently,
"...some of the routines you do are taken from other magicians too, as they have told me."
I asked him to clarify this, but the reply was:
"i really dont know alot about it, i hear all different things from people."
What fascinates me so much about this sort of response is that the only way these guys can defend someone against accusations made from someone on the other side of the globe is to vaguely wave a rag of hearsay in my face and run away when questioned.
Don't just mindlessly repeat gossip. Man up and state your facts in writing and sign your name to them like Roland did.
