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Join the Rachael Ray Sucks Community
11/26/06 · 7:00 am :: posted by CCToday
Hatred of Rachael Ray can be a powerful uniting force
Cape Cod native gets a bashing from her anti-fans
Consumer culture and indeed popular culture revolve in large part around shared admiration, shared likes: Fandom, in a word, is a thing that can bring us together.
But what about shared dislikes? Can a community form around that? What is the opposite of a fan club? The answer is the Rachael Ray Sucks Community.
Gathering by way of the blogging and social-networking site LiveJournal, this group has more than 1,000 members, who are quite active in posting their latest thoughts and observations about the various shortcomings, flaws, and disagreeable traits of Rachael Ray, the television food personality.
"This community," the official explanation reads, "was created for people that hate the untalented twit known as Rachael Ray." The most important rule for those who wish to join: "You must be anti-Rachael!"
As with any community, the key to attracting members is not just a clear core idea but one that can be fulfilled in a variety of ways. Members of the Rachael Ray Sucks Community certainly do this, criticizing her cooking skills, her over-reliance on chicken stock, her kitchen hygiene, her smile, her voice, her physical mannerisms, her clothes, her penchant for saying "Yum-o," and so on...
By then, Ray, a Cape Cod native, was on her way to becoming the pop culture juggernaut she is today, with a couple of Food Network shows, a syndicated talk show, a magazine started a year ago that is expected to top a million in circulation, plans for a restaurant, and even CDs of her favorite songs for kids and the holidays. Meanwhile, Ray-bashing has flourished, too...
Read the rest of this Globe story here, and comment below.
Read this previous story about Rachel Ray here.
See another RR Sux site here.
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SuziQ [Member] writes:
I for one don't understand the RR hate. OK, maybe she can be a bit annoying with her references to EVOO, sammies and stoups but anyone who has real issues with RR has by far, the more serious problems!
CCToday [Member] writes:
This is pretty amusing. We usually don't get many comments on "news stories", but we assume it means people either love her or hate her.
My own family is split down the middle on Ms Ray.
My own family is split down the middle on Ms Ray.
CapeCodGuy2 [Member] writes:
thats not her body...its photoshopped
wolfram [Member] writes:
Although I think it's kind of mean, I just can't help myself...where do I sign up? I can't stand her! I watch her show on an ocassion because she makes some good, quick meals, but I actually can feel my blood pressure rise when she says "sammie" or "EVOO". Grrr.
badfish [Member] writes:
CapeCodGuy... That is her body, albeit airbrushed to some degree. It's from the spread she did for FHM.
badfish [Member] writes:
Does anyone know what restaurant on the Cape her parents own, and where it is? I'm wondering if it's one of the places I've frequented in the past, or if it's a place I should take the wife (she's a big RR fan).
wolfram [Member] writes:
Badfish, I don't know the name of the restaurant her family owned and I don't think it is still in business but I could be wrong. She talks a lot about having worked as a kid at Howard Johnson's.
She's got some great recipes, but a little bit of her goes a looooong way. I was in the market last night and noticed she has music CDs out too! An Xmas one and one for kids. But whether you like her or not, you have to respect her drive--she's out there making big $$.
She's got some great recipes, but a little bit of her goes a looooong way. I was in the market last night and noticed she has music CDs out too! An Xmas one and one for kids. But whether you like her or not, you have to respect her drive--she's out there making big $$.
blah blah [Member] writes:
She's not a Cape Cod Native. Found online:
"Born at Glens Falls Hospital in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York."
Probably sells better to say Cape Cod, though. Even Wikipedia says she was born "in Cape Cod." And elephant numbers are increasing.
"Born at Glens Falls Hospital in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York."
Probably sells better to say Cape Cod, though. Even Wikipedia says she was born "in Cape Cod." And elephant numbers are increasing.
mellybell [Member] writes:
How sad, that when the world is being pummeled everyday with the ultimate distresses of homelessness, food shortages, broken families, abused children, and wars..people need to devote their time and energy to unnecessarily bashing a fresh, natural, friendly and talented personality such as RR. GET A LIFE PEOPLE AND BE ANGRY AND IRRITATED OVER THINGS THAT ARE IMP0RTANT. Can't think of any? Pick up a newspaper.
Monponsett [Member] writes:
I can't go to bed until I've hated at least one Food TV personality.
cheyenne lawrence [Member] writes:
I hate Rachae Ray but my mom loves her. She's sitting with me and complaning about how i forgot the l in her name and i really don't care but she watches the show and i think that it's stupid!!
thejoker0`83 [Member] writes:
Umm whoever thought of a Racheal Ray sucks website needs to be shot. Some fat ugly thinks she is better than Ray?? Yeah right. Just because she is more talented than all of you combined doesnt mean you can hate on her. GET A LIFE AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!
tvlover [Member] writes:
The person who started the Racheal Ray sucks community is obviously very jealous of RR. She is a millionaraire and she deserves every dime of it-she worked damn hard for it! It's easy to sit in your roach-ridden house and use your computer to bash people you're jealous of. Get a life.
petersdoreen [Member] writes:
i do not understand why everyone is so upset about the olive oil thing, i mean honestly what tics me off is that she has had no educational trianing what so ever! there are so many more qualified chiefs that could do a better job at trying to teach someone reciepes. the hand movement bothers me as well, i am itialian; and honsetly my grandmother is from italy and she never used her hands to that extreme just to talk to someone. so rr please cut back on the hand and arm movement it is really dumb looking!!
Monponsett [Member] writes:
Rachel Ray did summers in Orleans.
miamia797@yahoo.com [Member] writes:
Can we all say HATER??? The fat bitch that started this website has no life if she's so worried about someone like Rachael Ray being so happy. She needs to take some time and learn how to put her make-up on instead of spending all of her time being envious of Rachael Ray. If it weren't for Rachael Ray, she wouldn't even have this website to make money! Get a life!
rapunzal2007 [Member] writes:
Rachael looks pretty darn hot in that pic lol.I love the outfit"o)
smahkcep [Visitor] writes:
A dreaded reminder of comments unbecoming of mine that were once again: AARRREEERRRPT! - DELETED.
I do recall mentioning something about the 'stuffing' though...
Sauage?
I do recall mentioning something about the 'stuffing' though...
Sauage?
smahkcep [Visitor] writes:
Oh man... Miamia (~~054789~~?) why the venom after so much time past?
Don' be so crewl!
Don' be so crewl!
kristenlynn [Member] writes:
Have you people nothing better to do with your time than to bash this person?
Solon [Member] writes:
I don't know Rachael Ray, don't know her from a manta ray, but after all the bashing you people have done, I'm beginning to like her.
brookii123 [Member] writes:
u all on here r so mean rachel iz the koolest person n the world i and u all r kool wow u r on the computer all day judgeing som1 u dont even kno so if i wer u i wuld GET A LYF!!!!! shes pretty smart and funny idk why evry1 on here iz so jelouse its not her fault and wait till i report thiz site wat if ther waz a site about how they hated u i cant belive ur mother must hav not treated u right cuz thiz iz flat out WRONG and u can tell im yong (21) and saying thiz and the owner of thiz site hav u seen her shes fat and jelouse of rachel wow she haz alot of room 2 talk how about instead of maken fun of rachel LOOK N THE MIROR cuz srry hun but its not good trust me just thnk bout wat i hav said cuz its important very important and i even c people on thizz site maken funn of her family why wuld u go tht low thts rele not kool well thanx 4 listening bye
BROOKII
BROOKII
brookii123 [Member] writes:
PLZZZZ LOOK AT ALL MI COMMENTS THERE IMPORTANT
haters [Member] writes:
i can understand why something would irritate to. But to actually have a website dedicated to bash someone is for me unthinkable. you hate her for being famous, young, rich and probably because on top of that she found love. she is where every women should be. try a hobby (another one... not this one). try to be good at it. beleive in yourself and maybe you will be succesfull and rich to. no need to hate her.
amanda whisenant [Member] writes:
ok first of all racheal ray is doing nothing but trying to make a living for herself. and personally ithink that the maker of this website is just rediculously jealous of her just because she doing better than u are. it just shows that u have no life and u need something to do because u are not as sucessful as other people. many people have flaws. how would u like people to make a site about u and how badly u suck!!!!??? u are pathetic and need a career so u can get off this terribly pathetic power trip of yours. but its ok, this idiotic site that is a total waste of time. any comments, u have my email address!!!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!
lexliv [Member] writes:
I just saw the THS on RR and learned about this RR sucks community website. This nasty, fat lady talking about how she hates RR and how she moves her arms and her abbreviations??? GET A LIFE FATTY!!!! She calls herself a webmaster..lol..Get a job loser. whoever makes a website based on hate for someone b/c the way they move their arms or say evoo needs help. And for the "Webmaster"..u talk about RR clothes and look at yourself lol. And to wolfram..ur bp goes up when u watch her? than don't idiot. And to blah blah...ooh she wasn't born in cape cod..omg..so what do something else w/ ur time. Where she was born would not have any affect on "what sells" duh. And last, but not least..petersdoreen... about her educational training..really? let me guess ur more qualified right? And b/c ur g-ma is from italy and doesn't use too many arm movements when she talks than someone else need to tone it down? Get over it people. Like another said there are far worse issues in the world beginning w/ urselves. Freakin losers..lol...i just can't believe u people. GET A LIFE!!Go drink some more haterade!
meghanbzx19 [Member] writes:
wowww. this website is stupid.
whoever made this, don't you have something better to do than making fun of someone who didn't do anything to you?
whoever made this, don't you have something better to do than making fun of someone who didn't do anything to you?
Ned [Member] writes:
Yipes now I've got to check out the object of fat-bashing vituperation. Should we hate the hater-haters or love the hater-haters?
lexliv [Member] writes:
I just saw the THS on RR and learned about this RR sucks community website. This nasty, fat lady talking... GET A LIFE FATTY!!!!
possee [Member] writes:
There's always those who have to hate someone or thing..
Focuses their mediocre lives
into something of impotence..
possee
Focuses their mediocre lives
into something of impotence..
possee
murrbuck [Member] writes:
I remember back in the early nineties before Martha Stewart's fame exploded an extremely upset woman on Oprah screaming at Martha Stewart about how she couldn't keep up with Martha's calendar that appeared in the first few pages of Martha Stewart Living! And there were others (fans obviously) in the audience who were getting mad at the ridiculous Martha basher and ones who seemed to be in very strong agreement with the screaming fool. How pathetic!! Obviously there are those out there who have no scope of what's really important in life, that they need to call attention to themselves and their pathetic lives by being obnoxious haters of people who achieved extreme success. And the worst the media can do is actually GIVE the haters any attention at all. The thing that gets me about people who do hate stuff like this is: It was more important to this idiot to make a frivolous hate website instead one that would actually help enrich society? she should be ashamed of herself.
Ned [Member] writes:
I clicked on the link provided and it says that the plus-size Ray-hater in question has taken down her blog. Damn you hater haters.
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