Ist-ycophants

Loving it! DCist Coeditor-in-chief, Martin Andre Austermuhle, an old-soul Washingtonian “by way of Switzerland, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the thriving mecca of State College, Pa,” in a roundabout attempt to insult me, inadvertently made my day by missing his mark, insulting the entire city of Baltimore instead.

Linking and posting on a page where a graphic Ist-ycophant created Ist logos for various make believe cities, Mr. Austermuhle closed his post by mentioning “DCist may be de-centralizing a little soon and going ultra-local -- MoCoist, Fairfaxist, Nearlingtonist, Farlingtonist, and Baltimorist are but a few ideas we've tossed around. And PrinceWilliamCountyist. Obvs.”

I’m at a bit of a loss, and to quote Sommer Mathis, “super-curious,” as to how exactly it is supposed to be insulting to me when DCist constantly reaffirms my original point by claiming Baltimore, a city larger than its own and outside its metropolitan area, as being part of its “ultra-local” sphere of influence. Perhaps I cannot see the forest from the trees, and would need the outside perspective of not actually being from the region to understand Baltimore’s proper place.

“Obvs,” those in DC and its metropolitan area love the Ironic Sans; but in this metropolitan area, we live sans irony. Not that there is anyway they could know that.