You may recall Michael’s clash with a manhating scuzzbag by the name of Josh Olson (writer of A History of Violence) over my awarding Otep the Misandrist of The Month award. Anyone who has read Michael’s piece on his ad-hominem strewn comment knows that this is a man who is verbally abusive, intellectually dishonest, and above all self-loathing.
Well, the pasty faced geek has done it again, this time with a diatribe at “The Village Voice” aimed at his lessers, namely those who haven’t yet made it in Hollywood but who will probably be looking down the ladder and pissing on his head ten years from now. Not only does the article give further evidence of the kind of asshole who would defend a song such as Menocide, but it has led to a flurry of comments by his detractors, amongst them myself, at the Voice.
Interesting claims are made as to Olson’s behavior when not in cyberspace, including his treatment of women…
“n. now. here” claims…
“A few years ago Josh was dating a lovely girl who loved him very much. He asked her away on a weekend trip and she was so happy, he got the honeymoon suite, champagne and a very intimate love making session. After the love, she thought he was going to propose.
Oh no. He dumped her in a post coital embrace and made her get her own ride back to the city. Left her to her own devices and she never did anything wrong. No cheating or lying. He was just sick of her.Such a classy guy.Can’t expect too much from this Neanderthal-oafish-sweaty poor excuse for a man.”
If true, this is support for my theory that the most strident male supporters of feminist extremism are often men who are trying to make up for their bad treatment of women by taking it out on the rest of us.
Another admirer has this to offer…
Heli0tr0pe claims…
“Funny piece.
I must, however, relate the fact that Josh Olson used to date an acquaintance of mine about five years ago, and among our group of friends he was infamous as the most pompous, annoying, self-aggrandizing, self-centered asshole who ever lived. Whenever the guy was around, jaws would routinely drop at his utter loudmouthed obnoxiousness.
He has bad breath and horrible B.O. as well.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter? Yes. Complete fucking asshole? Most definitely!”
Oh dear, he must be quite a catch, what with his charm, his flabby body, his geeky glasses and his receding hairline – what a fine figure of a man he is. Look at him, ten years from now he will look like this dude, except with worse breath and less sex…
“Go with Him” claims…
“am I the only one who remembers Olson did a segment for Batman: Gotham Knight? His segment borrowed liberally (or stole) from a famous episode of Batman Animated. More complete theft than homage. Jeez Olson, bring your ego down a bit.”
No comment here as i have seen neither of these works, but i sure as hell wouldn’t put plagiarism beyond this guy.
Let’s take a quick look at the greatness, the cornucopia of benevolence and talent that is Josh Olson. Before getting lucky with A History of Violence – for those who don’t know, all he did was adapt a graphic novel to the screen, so none of it was his original work – Josh was a minor writer on discount bin fare such as “Instinct to Kill” and the director of garbage like “Infested”, which has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of , well nothing, because virtually nobody reviewed it. If these modest achievements have been responsible for fueling his assholiness to such a height, it’s a bloody good thing he isn’t one of the greats like William Goldman or he would probably be going around spitting on small children and kicking old ladies in the teeth – hell, he probably already does.