That's right, they stole my identity!
Check this out- http://www.omanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26252 It's my post about the houseboy seeing my bra-less boobies.
So Omanforum has decided to post blogs written by Omani's and ex-pats living in Oman, which is flattering, I must admit, but no one told me and it looks as though I have posted it myself as the user name is Angry In Oman.
And then people have commented on my blog posts in the comments section of the forum, and incorrectly assumed that I had given keys to the houseboy like others who have not read the previous post about the houseboy, and I can't even correct them since they have taken the one user name that I would have picked!
That's rotton!
I don't know who this person is, but I would like it to stop. How can I set things straight if I can't comment? I'm not going to create a new identity for myself.
I'm Angry In Oman damn it (and this is part of the reason why!) and you can't just steal my name and post as me and not let me set things right. This is insanity!
And I don't approve of censorship. I never have. Omanforum is not only stealing my identity but are censoring me as well. This is probably why I set up a blog, so I can let loose and vent and swear all I fuckin want.
You know...if I had been contacted first and perhaps ASKED about this I probably would have said, hey no problem, I'll set up a user account and post some blogs but I wasn't even given the option.
So no I did not give the houseboy keys, he had an extra set made when the landlord lived in this flat, and no I do not employ the houseboy, the landlord does, and yes I expect people to knock on my door when they are coming in. It's just common sense to knock and wait for a reply.
Got some rest...now for the back story.
17 hours ago
18 comments:
Each Omanforum user have uniqe IP address. You may contact the admin and inform them that you didn't post those topics.
I am the same "Anonymous" poster that drew so much ire for my comments on the earlier post. As a point of clarification, you said in that post:
"The houseboy calls my husband *boss*"
Which is where I (and perhaps posters from Oman forum) got the impression that you and your husband employed him. Then you said:
"I don't give a fuck if he told the houseboy he could come up"
Which is again where I got the impression that your husband had given him the key/permission to enter your house at some point.
That said, I find Cush's comment:
"Thats what I hate about stupid people. They don't read what is written and make their own (wrong) assumptions"
to be rich with irony. I think its pretty easy to see where someone could have gotten the wrong impression from your post. And being that not everyone reads every post, they may not have known the full context.
Regardless of the context, it was also my point that I think its wrong to suggest that the houseboy deserved some sort of physical assault for what appears to the independent observer to be an honest mistake. I am admittedly sympathetic to the plight of workers like your houseboy, who are not always treated decently in this country. If you imply that you would actually hit him with a baseball bat, you should expect to get a backlash, especially in light of recent events in the region.
But mostly, this is an anonymous blog to which I posted anonymously, so why should any of us care that much?
*For the record I did not, and have not ever posted/commented on anything on Oman forum, but I do agree with you that its shitty someone else posted as your Anonymous alter-ego
To the anonymous commenter above.
If someone comes into my house uninvited and unexpected and just walks in, there is every chance in the world that this person will be hit with something and shouted at to get out of my home.
If someone is trespassing, they are trespassing, and the trespasser should beware.
I read AIO's blog and knew exactly what she meant, because every houseboy / teaboy / labourer that I've come into contact here has called me either Boss, or Sir. And actually, thinking about it, Bosssir as well.
Shula, I assume it was the Omanforum who set up the section.
It looks like they took it down, now, since the link no longer works.
Anon, I understand your confusion and I apologise.
Sometimes text can be vague.
As for hitting the houseboy with a bat...can you blame my dad for suggesting it?
Do you have a daughter living halfway across the world with strange men letting themselves into her house whenever they want and seeing her half naked?
If you do maybe you could understand where he was coming from.
I'm not a violent person, but if I feel the need to defend myself or my property, I will go to town on someone with a weapon, a baseball bat which my dad gave me in this instance.
Our landlords houseboy is not mistreated in anyway. He has a seperate house and car and as far as I can tell, since our landy used his wasta powers to not have the houseboy deported after an incident of drunk driving, our landy likes him a lot.
While I agree that there is a lot of abuse going on in the GCC, it is not in this case and not every case of people employing maids and houseboys does that make them abusive.
The houseboy calls every man boss and every woman madam, I think he's bad with names, and also saying to someone, you can go up to the flat still does not give anyone the right to just walk on in, especially when my car is in my parking spot, which would signal that I'm home.
The thing that you said that really upset me was that I *cavort around in little to no clothing*...dude it's my house, I should be able to wear whatever the chuff I want. I did afterall LOCK the door and our windows are reflective so people can't see in during the day.
Anyway.. bygones. Thanks for your explanation.
Sythe, exactly. Just knock, that's really all it takes!
AIO - I retract any comments about your right to do as you please within your own home that you found offensive.
I actually just used the word "cavort" to sound smart.
wonder wat nationality is the house boy of ?
hey omani forum admin " stop the nonsense dude "
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Sorry to hear that this happened to you Angry. I wrote about the copyright infringement aspect of this on my IT Law blog here:
http://www.myitlawyer.com/2009/omani-bloggers-and-copyright/
Hi its me Neo the founder of OmanForum
I apologize, my intention was pure, I thought blogger would want a bigger audience of their thoughts. I have a been a regular reader of your blog and I thought you deserve a larger audience. Apparently I made a mistake, so I am sorry
PS/ No one stole your identity, its the system that generate the identity using RSS which automatically being posted in the forum once you post here. Anyway I have removed the blog all together.
From now on, only that who personally request their blog to be included at the forum I will do that.
Thanks
Let me know if you want the username
"Angry in Oman" I will create it for you and I will send you the password
Than let me know if you still wish your blogs to be featured at our forum, so you can get larger audience, if you wish!
well the link is invalid now...
Wow!! It's all going on here, isn't it!
I'm sorry for all the stress you've had. I hope you feel a bit better now it's all been explained to you? They should have asked your permission first.
ok so I've been reading on the last couple of posts regarding the houseboy and what I don't understand is- y do u allow him to keep a key to ur apartment????????
I've lived in the Middle East and I get how common it is to give house keys to houseboys and guards, but I've never really understood y. I for one never lived in an apartment without changing the locks first. I mean u can never really trust someone-n as ur experiencing it can lead to some very embarrassing situations!
Offtopic: I hate the word "houseboy". There's got to be a better desgination than that. I employ one myself, but I can't figure out a suitable designation to refer to him when I tell others about him. I finally called him the houseguy, but now he has a drivers license and I can just say "the driver".
BTW, he lives in annex outside the house and he doesn't have keys to the house.
that was just wrong of them! I'm actually shocked.
More shocked by the idea that every houseboy/maid, because of their "plight", has the right to enter at will. Why don't we just exonerate them from ALL crimes (breaking and entering? let's not stop there!) since they are soooooo mistreated. I hope you hear the sarcasm..because it is there. While I recogize that some housboy/housemaids are indeed mistreated, it has been my experience that I am far more mistreated by them as an employer. Furthermore, I don't buy into the idea that we should take away personal responsibility....but then again, that is a common character trait these days. The above anon poster I would venture to guess doesn't believe in taking responsibility for even his own actions or he would not have posted such an asinine statement. grrrrr on you anonymous.
omaniforum is a big problem. This isn't the only slightly dodgy thing they've done. They're to be avoided at all costs, in my opinion.
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HI ANgry in Oman.
It may not be correct. But that's how a post or article gets to known in the internet world. I understand that you were angry as you thought that somebody "stole your identity" and also you had to go through some stressful days.
But, you see people take photographs of hotels and other establishments. They also steal photographs of people and I am sure that nobody has taken written permission from management of companies,and any other institutions/establishments.
It is a wide-spread practice done with only intention of wider audience.
But, those companies want publicity so they do not complain.
But you as per your name got angry in Oman...
Its' wrong to copy someone's post even if you credit source irrespective of whether that someone complains or doesn't complain...
Actually if I write a recipe on my blog and some bigger website visited by more people, publishes it , and also credits source, I would be more than happy. I think this angry emotion puts the logic button off... Or may be that everyone has a different way to react and feel and understand.... Anyway it was nice to know you.!!
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