Liesl Barrell

So the blogosphere is all a-tingle with the news that blogger and author Belle de Jour is actually Dr Brooke Magnanti.

I, for one, am glad that she turned out to be:

• An actual woman (there were many doubters)
• An actual former sex worker (again, many doubters)
• A doctor working for a worthwhile cause
• Proud of her accomplishments and of her past

Politics and emotions aside regarding who/what she is/was, it is a good thing for one of the medium’s great success stories to ring so true. I wish the stories of so many anonymous whistle blowers ended as happily for them, or allowed them as much (relative) freedom on when to step forward.

Tags: Belle de Jour, Bloggers, Blogging, Media, The Internet

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