Birthornot.com is a blog started by Apple Valley couple Pete and Alisha Arnold where readers “can vote and choose whether [they] abort or keep [their] unborn child.”
Since September, the couple has been posting updates including health status, ultrasound pictures, and video. The main feature though is the poll at the top of the page asking “Should We Give Birth or Have an Abortion?” As of now, “Give Birth” has 46.51% of the vote and “Have an Abortion” has 53.49%.
Pete and Alisha, you trolling…she’s a terrible. It’s probably one of the most poorly executed hoaxes I’ve seen in a while. The premise itself isn’t bad and with a competent writer could have been a great satirical commentary, but alas, it was not.
How they blew it:
- poor planning- domain name was purchased 2 months prior to “pregnancy” and the storyline in general looks like they slapped it together one day on a whiskey-fueled, church picnic for funsies
- terrible writing/storytelling- they never get into character, the stuff they say is completely unbelievable, it lacks subtlety
- reaction to commentary- the tactless way they responded to comments and criticism made it painfully obvious they have a hidden agenda. Their trolling talent matches that of conservative assmop, James O’Keefe. Trolling ain’t easy, it requires subtlety and finesse. You can’t dress like a clown and expect to be taken seriously
- Google AdSense- all ads are of the pro-life persuasion
- Baby Wiggles nickname- sounds like a child’s doll. “Hey kids, here comes Special Needs Baby Wiggles!”
All in all, I give this effort ½ trollz out of 4. Troll harder next time.
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