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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis young actress deserves some support. Apparently a 5 yr old
is also considered fair target by these hateful people.
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/06/death_threats_against_a_five_year_old_our_terrifying_troll_culture/
On my Kindle and am not good friends with the cut and paste but I think some pushback in the form of kind words to a little girl would go a long way.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Naturally, the appearance of two women and a child depicted as a normal and functioning American family outraged all the usual arch-conservative clowns, including the perennially furious One Million Moms, whove accused the network of plans to corrupt the childrens network with LGBT content. But along with the usual homophobic pouting, the shows gay characters have inspired a scary level of vitriol against one of its youngest stars. The Los Angeles Police Department confirms that its Threat Management Unit is investigating death threats and other harassing messages toward Talerico. As TMZ reports, messages on Talericos Instagram have included Die Mia, F**king Die in hell! Kill yourself, you deserve to die, and a picture of Mias head with a bloody fist covering it with this message, Yes, kill you stupid bitch.
And that apparently is what life, now, is. If you put yourself out there in public even the slightest way, this is what youll get. You can be Miss America and theyll call you a terrorist for having dark skin. You can be a football star and theyll call you a monkey. You can be a critic with cancer and theyll say they cant wait for you to die. You can be an ordinary high school student whos just come out, and youll get a letter that You dont deserve to live in this world. And of course, if youre a woman and if youve ever expressed an opinion anywhere in public, you can be pretty sure someones going to let you know you ought to be assaulted and mutilated. In my own past, Ive had readers volunteer to come to my house to rape me with a knife, and express the wish that my own children smother me to death. Just this morning, because Ive written about Woody Allen, I got an email from a reader sharing his hope that my two daughters be sexually abused.
Yesterday, I had an exchange with another writer who casually said, I ignore most of the abuse, and forward the death threats to the police. As if this is a perfectly normal part of the job. As if being alive and saying anything ever, or being part of anything, ever, means youve got to assume that insane people are going to say insane things to you and maybe try to carry some of them out. Even if youre a 5-year-old girl. It chips away at the soul. Some days, you brush it off, because you have to. Some days, youre really scared. And many days, youre just demoralized. Because right now the L.A. cops have to investigate whether the person who says hed like to kill a child is just some regular, run-of-the-mill bully or a legitimate threat.
glad the b word empowers us women and girls. i hope your two daughters are sexually abused? wowsers
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)I'll get the hang of that gizmo one day.
I was appalled by the vitriol of these people. The hatred directed toward both the LGBT community and women toward this little girl was just beyond anything I could envision. It is irrational.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)of late.
i cant copy and paste and link from my phone either. totally understand.
well, maybe i can, but i dont. dont want to learn, lol
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Gothmog
(145,839 posts)This article really shocks me
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)These are the same mouth breathers that send white powder thrugh the USPS.
They feel empowered by the likes of Limbaugh and Beck.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Sissyk
(12,665 posts)Naturally, the appearance of two women and a child depicted as a normal and functioning American family outraged all the usual arch-conservative clowns, including the perennially furious One Million Moms, whove accused the network of plans to corrupt the childrens network with LGBT content. But along with the usual homophobic pouting, the shows gay characters have inspired a scary level of vitriol against one of its youngest stars.
This is just more shaming to our LGBT community. One Million Moms sending death threats to a small child and gay couple on TV.
This is sick.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)I do not understand why a child should be targetted in this way. What is it about the right wing right now that seems to bring out all the antisocial types? This is why I woud hope that we would send some very good feedback to the show and to this child on the good job they are doing.
wocaonimabi
(187 posts)Why is anyone even surprised anymore?
This is who they are and what they do.
*Religious Reich