B!TC# IT OUT!

[Little_Orca]

Its on my facebook its one of my friends. I was looking through the MSDS trying to find information on it but I just kept getting more aggravated so I stop for now and just continue to paint the tail I'm working on. And I've never heard of a mermaid just going "I'm done with this tail, going to throw it out put it in the trash!"

I figured that people who get silicone tails keep them around as momentos you know to a point whether it's boxed up and put in the attic when it's reached its age of retirement or hell you could hanging up on the wall like you like to see the splash tails in the bar.

People who assume that all mermaids who have silicone tails are suddenly against the ocean and against environmental safety, and people who make giant assumptions like that anyway,s just really get under my skin. It kind of just shows a lack of thought process and attempts at understanding.

[SeaGlass Siren]

With that kind of logic that must mean every person who eats any form of meat or animal and food that comes from animals (honey, milk, eggs) must not care about the environment at all. That must also mean anyone who owns a house and uses the computer and consumes energy must not care about the environment. What logic.
Orca I would just tell them off. :/

[Little_Orca]

To me, it almost comes off as like "well if you do it you're terrible horrible person but if I do something similar is fine because I did it and I know that I live environmentally responcible, but you because you do this you are horrible."

And I agree. Like on my post I pointed out several things that people that I know who are environmentally friendly and want to protect environment do that is counter environmental more so than just buying a silicone mermaid tail and its just like "well the Silicone blah blah blah blah blah" what about the plastic in your wigs what about the glitter what about the chemicals in your makeup its it's all related you can't just be like I'm going to hate this one thing but everything else is fine.

And I'm so glad I'm done with painting right now, so I can start sewing because I really really really want to jab a needle into something.

[Mermaid Mystery]

my voice sounds TERRIBLE. I have an audition in a week and I'm singing Kindergarten Boyfriend but oh my god I have so much snot in my system that it sounds so bad. I want to cry about it but I'm pretty sure that will just make it a thousand times worse. why is it that whenever I have an audition, this happens or my orthodontist decides to obstruct my mouth more? ughhhhh

[PearlieMae]

Little Orca, tell her to go piss up a rope. She's talking out her ass and is probably jealous that you are actually doing something while she has nothing better than to bitch on your Facebook feed.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I agree with Pearlie. She needs to get off her high horse.
I have 2 silicone tails sitting in my garage right now. One needs repairs, the other is retired. But I will never ever throw out my babies. But the whole "they must not care about the environment" thing is bs. Personally most of my job is related to the environment. I'm sure others can say the same. Those assumptions are ridiculous.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Silicone tails are nice if you can afford it and have the strength to swim in one. Myself personally, it will be years before I have this chance, because I'm still working on my core strength. And judging by the days that I DO use my merfin at the pool, I always end up with a sore painful back. Because on that very first merfin swim way back when, I did something or something happened, not sure which, which caused me to hurt my left side of body. So that whenever I use my merfin again, that part of me hurts too much. It does not happen when I swim with my Finis Foil though.

[AniaR]

Alternative Disney deleted the post eventually! Im very grateful they listened. But the biggest trouble maker on the subject screenshot the post and is still attacking me over it. Ive deleted/banned them from my mermaid page and I guess thats all i can do... i dont understand how people think its not ok for us to use wheelchairs? They are a mobility aid. Ive worked at pools that wouldn't let my mertender carry me due to slip hazards so put me in their wheelchair, and hospitals prefer us using their wheelchairs when visiting children... I'm really praying it all blows over because I'm terrible at handling the anxiety associated with this kind of drama! I left a statement on my mermaid page and so far its been viewed 3000+ times so I'm hoping that'll appease most of the anger from people.

Try not to let it get to you I know it is hard. Remember a few years ago that photo went viral of me when that 13 year old boy stole a kiss?? I was a teacher at the time and tosh.o called me a pedophile. Never mind the fact the kid kissed me and I am clearly trying to pull away in the photo and have no legs. Most people saw it for what it was and I tried hard to own the humor in it. But it made me feel sick for months.

You aren't doing anything wrong. Actual disabled people aren't offended. It is a mobility aid that is much safer than a cart or Dollie. Some people just wanna fight online.

I am proud of you for how you handled it. You've addressed it. Now ignore. Your page isn't their platform. Delete comments and block. Eventually they will give up and move on. And time will help you feel better.

You don't need to explain yourself.

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[Mermaid Mystery]

Ugh Raina that's awful. Daniel Tosh is a dick. I don't find him funny in the slightest. I agree with you 100%

[AniaR]

*Sigh*

This... Just this... I tried to ignore it, but as you can see I couldn't.



I added on to the last bit "... in other ways is not helping the ocean." as I realized I had forgotten to finish my sentence. Bleh, it's 3 am.

Omg shutup una. I don't mind calling her out since she lied about my company in her last rant about silicone tails.

I think her issue is deep down she really wants one. You should of see the last post she made on the topic. Incredibly hostile full of lies. And honestly super elitest and prejudice.

This is the woman who thinks mers with silicone need to go away from events and let fabric mers take over. We are harming the community according to her. She has zero experience with silicone and gets in a huff anytime people pay more attention to other mers than her, but blames it on tails.

Gee, I wonder if it could be her hostile attitude that turns people off???

I don't even care about her. I'm just mad because she tried to use my company as an example in her last crusade and totally lied about us. When I held her accountable she simply deflected.



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[AniaR]

And I mean, people's silicone tails DO mold, so I would assume that they break down eventually.

They mold due to mesh or neoprene bases, not the actual silicone. Actual silicone stiffens unlike latex which does break down.

I seem to be having great luck with the tail recycling on my end. I wonder if she lives a biodegradable life??? Lol

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[AniaR]

The whole silicone tails thing being horrible is still going on on the thread of a person that I'm friends with on Facebook. It's starting to get to me and it has me wondering if I should be volunteering my time with somebody who sees something I have worked very hard to get and have researched how to take care of as something that now makes (soon to be) me and other silicone tail owners enemies of the ocean. I don't want to limit or even end my opportunities for volunteering, I have even agreed to continue to make my own fabric tails so I can participate (because their rules are no silicone tails) but with so much hatred kind of spilling out and makes me wonder how long I could just smile and try to ignore it without saying something and then being tossed out anyways.

Personally based on my observations I feel she intentionally holds mers around her back, due to a complex
So many have complained to me but think what can you do because she has the market cornered they think. Um. No.

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[AniaR]

Sorry for the multiple replies. I blame the concussion. Which is my bitch!

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[Little_Orca]

Personally based on my observations I feel she intentionally holds mers around her back, due to a complex
So many have complained to me but think what can you do because she has the market cornered they think. Um. No.

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I kinda of thought that to a point. It's technically hear-say, but my fiancee reported to me that she has said that silicone tails of all kinds will be banned from any of her events. I understood about being the lagoon and the even playing field for all mermaids in there (as you don't want someone to feel bad for "just" having a cloth tail when the other one has a silicone tail next to them.) Heck, Iona and I worked in the lagoon together in 2014 in cloth tails and it was a shame since she has a lovely Merbella one that had to sit at home.

She is working on starting up the first Portland Mermaid Parade here in town, to be a west-coast Coney Island thing. She also wanted to do a convention... All I want to do now is show up to both in my own silicone tail but 1) I don't want to be a bitch and 2) still waiting for my tail to be finished.

Edit:

And look how figgen cute Iona and I were!

[AniaR]

Her groups will never be as successful as she wants if she limits people

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Where is she on fb so I can fin smash her into next week?

[Little_Orca]

Where is she on fb so I can fin smash her into next week?

Deep breath. I don't want to start a war. I needed a safe place to vent, to find people who support me still, and I did. Thank you though for the thought. *Giggle*

[Mermaid Lorelei]

I kinda of thought that to a point. It's technically hear-say, but my fiancee reported to me that she has said that silicone tails of all kinds will be banned from any of her events. I understood about being the lagoon and the even playing field for all mermaids in there (as you don't want someone to feel bad for "just" having a cloth tail when the other one has a silicone tail next to them.) Heck, Iona and I worked in the lagoon together in 2014 in cloth tails and it was a shame since she has a lovely Merbella one that had to sit at home.

She is working on starting up the first Portland Mermaid Parade here in town, to be a west-coast Coney Island thing. She also wanted to do a convention... All I want to do now is show up to both in my own silicone tail but 1) I don't want to be a bitch and 2) still waiting for my tail to be finished.

Edit:

And look how figgen cute Iona and I were!

I worked for her lagoon for last year's Faerieworlds and I can attest to a bit of silicone tail hatred. I'm extremely thankful for Iona for letting me borrow one of her fabric tails so I could take part, but I'm not sure I'd want to work for Una again. She made it rather uncomfortable about owning a silicone tail, as if somehow we were trying to be above everyone else. Not really a comfortable atmosphere.

[Little_Orca]

Yup, I remember you there. Iona introduced us, but we had no time in the water at the same time.

[PearlieMae]

Here ya go, Little Orca...from the Dow-Corning horse's mouth... (one page of Silicones and Their Impact on the Environment and a paragraph of references)

https://www.dowcorning.com/content/p.../Chapter21.pdf