# American Lesbian Blogger Abducted in Syra--Why the F\*@K Were You There in the First Place? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657 "2011-06-07T20:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/21 "2011-06-13T02:24:39Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > [She’s a dude. In Scotland.](http://gawker.com/5811169/a-gay-girl-in-damascus-is-actually-a-married-guy-in-edinburgh) Stop confusing the issue with “Facts” and “Reality” I demand my constitutional right for outrage and a feeling of superiority. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/22 "2011-06-13T02:27:24Z")
That confirms it, all lesbians on the internet are men. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/23 "2011-06-13T03:08:31Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > [She’s a dude. In Scotland.](http://gawker.com/5811169/a-gay-girl-in-damascus-is-actually-a-married-guy-in-edinburgh) Gotta love the scolding tone and schoolmarm language that he uses to attempt to shame the audience that he has been lying to for all this time. Maybe A. Weiner could put him on his staff… ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/24 "2011-06-13T04:32:17Z")
You could make this argument about a lot of things. For example, why do we keep having to send diplomatic missions to North Korea to try to rescue American citizens (often missionaries) who have snuck in despite knowing they’re sure to be caught and the North Koreans won’t be nice about it? Why does the Nepalese government have to undertake expensive, dangerous rescue missions for stupid, unprepared tourists who thought they could be dragged up Mt. Everest and then came down with HAPE? Where does the phrase “at your own risk” play into this? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/25 "2011-06-13T06:33:45Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Maybe A. Weiner could put him on his staff… Weiner’s straight, though, isn’t he? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657/26 "2011-06-15T01:59:07Z")
And now it comes out [the other supposed lesbian who corresponded with the fake Syrian lesbian is ALSO a dude pretending to be a lesbian](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43398513/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/) His wife is apparently not too happy that he was using her name for his fake lesbian persona. So basically, the lesson here is that anytime someone online claims to be a lesbian, you should assume it’s a straight guy until it’s proven otherwise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-lesbian-blogger-abducted-in-syra-why-the-f-k-were-you-there-in-the-first-place/584657.md?page=1)