A Bizarre Story from the J.Crew Aficionada

I received some unsettling news last night that I wasn't sure if I should address or not. After some considerable thought, I will address it the best I can.

A reader of the JCA blog informed me that after a "Google" search of her name she found a site where she was falsely accused of being the author of the J.Crew Aficionada blog. The person who accused her not only included her last name, but the name of her employer as well. That doesn't sound so bad, but posting both pieces of information could have gotten her in serious trouble with her employer. And in this economy, to post that information with the potential to get someone fired is malicious.

The reader notified me immediately of this news and warned me to be careful. {creepy!} I mentioned this before but I prefer to stay anonymous- I never revealed myself to J.Crew, let alone to my friends. I understand the curiosity, but I don't think this act was well-intentioned... The person who falsely accused the other member of being me is from Surprise, (Maricopa County) Arizona. I believe I know who this person is, but won't reveal who to give the benefit of the doubt.

Instead, I request the following: if you do not like me and/ or the JCA blog, then by all means do not read it. There is room for all blogs who love J.Crew- and why anyone needs to go out of the way to act negatively is beyond my comprehension. After all, this is just a blog about an apparel retailer. I hate the idea that someone might be out to get me or the {wonderful} JCAs. :(

Lastly, this is a good reminder that we should all be careful when sharing personal information on this, or any, blog.

Sorry for the rambling and somewhat paranoid post ...and now back to J.Crew!

UPDATE: (9/10 at 7:15AM) The following were written this morning by "Katherine":
Katherine said...
Alexis, I was the one who added the information to the website since it is a website based off of facts. I didn’t mean any harm since it was in fact your real name and your real employer. Thought it was interesting that you work in the fashion field and thought other people may find it interesting as well. That’s all. But now I understand why you may not want everyone to know. Sincere apologies.
September 10, 2009 5:39 AM

Katherine said...
Casualcrew, the name I gave and the employer is in fact Alexis's real name and employer. I won't repeat it now since it it would be inappropriate but in my defense, I wouldn't have posted it if I didn't know it was the absolute, 100% truth. It wasn't meant to be mean-spirited, just informational. Again, sincere apologies.
September 10, 2009 6:16 AM

"Katerine" you are absolutely, 100% incorrect. I am not that person. Moreover, you falsely accused someone. By posting what you did, you could have gotten the person you did accuse in serious trouble with her employer. The act is malicious.