Jordan's Essay On Nerve.com

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Willow

Monday, September 25, 2000 - 09:17 pm Click here to edit this post

Check it out.

Willow

Monday, September 25, 2000 - 09:25 pm Click here to edit this post

Sorry: here's the link -- http://www.nerve.com/PersonalEssays/Jordan/bigBrother/

Ricmunoz

Monday, September 25, 2000 - 11:33 pm Click here to edit this post

Thanks a lot, Willow! Jordan was always one of my favorites and I was very disappointed she left the House so soon. This first-person account is marvelous! The only ones I can see who might match her articulateness are Curtis and Cassandra (maybe Brittany, too). Thank you again--I loved every word.

Webrover9

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 04:10 am Click here to edit this post

Thanks Willow, Jordan was my favorite and she can write! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Ledarney

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:58 am Click here to edit this post

Thanks Willow. I loved the Essay. Finnaly she is able to put into her words her thoughts and feeling, and give some of us a real insight in to her world. :)

Wahoowa

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:12 am Click here to edit this post

I liked the insite, too. Did you notice how she keeps going on self discovery journeys? Wasn't BB a self discovery journey also? I thought I remembered her saying that. I really think it is ridiculous how BB breaks them all down into caricatures - like 'Jordan the stripper'.

Jasper

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:20 am Click here to edit this post

I have never ever been a fan of Jordans. I thought all the negatives of her that others think..and truly believe she brought on her own demise...but I have to admit that the girl can write. I thought she did an excellent job with the article. It is certainly worth a read.

I used to snicker when she would mention writing a book but now I see she really just may have the talent to do it!

Sixtieslibber

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:30 am Click here to edit this post

I don't for one moment believe that Jordan wrote this without a lot of help from a ghostwriter and a good editor. Someone well-educated enough to write this would have handled the situation in the house better. I'm talking about the writing per se--it is plausible that the article reflects Jordan's thinking.

Ginger

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 11:27 am Click here to edit this post

sixtieslibber--yes, I think you may be right.
The website knows how big BB is on the web, and they knew a lot of people would go to their site to read it, so I am sure that IF Jordan's piece was subpar, they simply edited and rewrote it. I am NOT saying that Jordan isn't a good writer--she may very well be--I am only saying that it could be true that this essay is not an accurate example of Jordan's writing.

Deni_San

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 12:01 pm Click here to edit this post

What strikes me is that she is at least taking responsibility for some of her demise and giving good insights about her stay in the house. There are enough awkwardly written paragraphs and sentences to support that she actually wrote the article. I commend the content of the article and I applaud that she is using writing to process her experiences, so she can learn from them and grow.

I always liked Jordan, and I think that she has great potential. Thanks for the article.

Farrell99

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:58 pm Click here to edit this post

Very well written I must say!!!

Great job Jordan... We miss you!!!

Sylvia

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 07:41 pm Click here to edit this post

Warning:

You might want to delete the site from your history as it is a porn site and will probably generate unsolicited E-Mail along those lines.

I learned this from a friend who had gone to that site (directed by someone else about the Jordan story) and as a person usally does started exploring the site and then backed out quickly.

Psp

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:02 pm Click here to edit this post

It's more of a sexuality site than a porn site. Soft-core at worst. I had a bit of a look around after reading Jordan's article, and none of it was anywhere near as bad as a typical internet porn site. Somewhere along the lines of Playboy. As far as that kind of site goes, they appear to be reasonably respectable.

Sylvia, I don't understand your reference to unsolicited emails. I can see deleting the site from your history and browser cache for privacy/embarassment reasons. However, there is no way for a site to get your email address unless you explicitly give it to them, and Nerve doesn't appear to require a user login.

I should temper that by saying that there is a sneaky way of requesting a user's email address via javascript, but unless you have your security settings way too low you would at least get a warning before it was sent. Sites that are truly trying to establish an online presense will not resort to this.

Willow

Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 11:53 am Click here to edit this post

Actually, Nerve *doesn't* send spam, or sell addresses to others. It's a literary website dealing with sex , and has featured authors including Mary Gaitskill, Norman Mailer, Sharon Olds, Amy Bloom, Stanley Kunitz, and Mary Karr. (The website also has a glossy print version.)

I can see that it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's not exactly a porn site...

Ken

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 01:18 pm Click here to edit this post

Interesting article. I think Jordan still misunderstands why she was nominated and then banished. That's too bad, because I think she'd feel better if she knew.

Anyway, I was suspicious of her explanation for her behavior towards Josh. I could almost picture the article as a stammering explanation to her boyfriend of her time with Josh... ("No, honey, you don't understand... I was just craving positive appreciation in any form because no one liked me... Actually, I switched into my exotic dancer persona when I was with Josh because I thought it would make good TV... Um...would you believe he was wearing your perfume and it reminded me of you?... Yeah, that's the ticket.")