blairmacg | The Odd Feeling About A Much-Viewed Entry

So it's been a little less than four months since I swallowed my nervousness and made Seeing Is Understanding publicly accessible.

I've been blown away by its continued visibility. It's a rare day that someone doesn't view it here or over at WordPress. Between the two, it's around 4000 views. And just when I think it's finally trickling off, a sudden influx of viewers will come from a new Facebook or Tumblr link. Now I'm getting visitors from Google+. I have no idea how many people have read it at those other sources.

I'm blown away by that. (I know a great many folks wouldn't blink at those stats, but I'm an unknown small fry, so the numbers surprise me.) I'd originally written this up for a double-handful of people because I'd found the incident both interesting and unsettling. They urged me to give it a wider audience, and I'm glad I did. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.

I'm also a little weirded out by the article's reach. My website stats tell me folks come from all sorts of online places to see that post, reading from six continents, so I assume there is some conversation about it somewhere -- but it's not mine to participate in, or even know about. I just hope the conversations lead to better awareness on the part of men and women, and a greater ability to see the smaller manipulations that so often escape notice and acknowledgement.

Lastly, I can report I've not been subject to any backlash. Considering what has happened to others discussing harassment, that does surprise me. (I wonder if it's because "Blair" is somewhat gender-ambiguous.)

Crossposted to BlBlair MacGregor Books.