Meet Leroy Stick, The Man Behind @bpglobalpr

posted June 3, 2010 #

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If you haven\'t been reading the BPGlobalPR Twitter feed, you need to start immediately. After doing that, head over to Gizmodo and read this article from the creator of the account. Leroy Sticks take on the entire oil spill is spot on; just the right amount of humor and vitriol.
I started @BPGlobalPR, because the oil spill had been going on for almost a month and all BP had to offer were bullshit PR statements. No solutions, no urgency, no sincerity, no nothing. That\'s why I decided to relate to the public for them. I started off just making jokes at their expense with a few friends, but now it has turned into something of a movement. As I write this, we have 100,000 followers and counting. People are sharing billboards, music, graphic art, videos and most importantly information.

Why has this caught on? I think it\'s because people can smell the bullshit and sometimes laughing at it feels better than getting angry or depressed over it. At the very least, it\'s a welcome break from that routine. The reason @BPGlobalPR continues to grow is because BP continues to spew their bullshit.
I realize Twitter is still considered sort of a vapid repository of meaningless thoughts but you have to give credit where credit is due sometimes - and BP Global PR is pretty much perfect.

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