The Traumaland Awards Ballot

HERE IT IS, DEAR READERS. If you’re unclear on what’s happening here, there’s a tiny bit more explanation (not much) and a few gifs on the original nominations post. It’s pretty basic: we’re reviewing 2013 on this blog. All the material we covered and all of our favorite (or most traumatizing) recurring themes. It’s up to you to vote and determine the winners.

The idea behind the two week delay between nominations/ballot was to give you all some opportunity to post about it, though there weren’t enough posts to warrant a separate roundup post. If you’re curious, though: Ashlea blogged about it, I vlogged, and we retweeted a few tweets about it. So there’s your expert commentary before you make your final decisions.

Or just get right to it:

Substitute Parent of the Year

 

Pedobear Award

 

The Sandy Cohen Eyebrows Award for Non-Negligent Parenting

 

Best Effing Dance

 

One Truly Traumatic Pairing (OTTP)

 

Most Tragic Magic Vagina

 

LOLPD Officer of the Year

 

 

Best Use of the Pretty White Virginal Dress

 

Best Punch or Slap to the Face

 

Pass The Brain Bleach Moment of the Year

 

The Baby Come Back Saddest Death Award

 

Best Use of a Flashback

 

Best Villain

Voting closes on Tuesday, January 28th and we’ll announce the winners that week! Happy voting, Traumateers!

Nicole Sweeney

Nicole is the co-captain of Snark Squad and these days she spends most of her time editing podcasts. She spends too much time on Twitter and very occasionally vlogs and blogs. In her day job she's a producer, editor, director, and sometimes host of educational YouTube channels. She loves travel, maps, panda gifs, and semicolons. Writing biographies stresses her out; she crowd sourced this one years ago and has been using a version of it ever since. She would like to thank Twitter for their help.