Adlington Twitter abuse

[Tooting Gull]

What does this story (and others like it) say about Twitter, and our society?

We get the mindless abuse and insults on here to a degree, but if someone made a remark about her looks on NSC at least it's not going to be seen by her.

But to have loads of totally unwarranted, vile abuse sent to your personal timeline when all you're trying to do is communicate with your fans is weird, very sick and I think Twitter has made this kind of trait much worse. If it's Joey Barton, he brings it on himself but I don't imagine she goes around stirring up controversy.

There are a lot of very sad and inadequate people in this country.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152401/Rebecca-Adlingtons-Twitter-ordeal-Im-taunted-internet-looks.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

[strings]

It says a lot, in my opinion, about the internet generation (myself included) - many of whom think that they can say whatever they want behind the animosity of a username. Unfortunately, this is not exclusively an age-specific thing - as we have seen on NSC and other forums, the trend for people to type things that they would never have the guts to say in public often transcends the age-groups.

I love twitter, but there are some proper mongs on there. The same goes for the rest of the internet in general.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

She should strike them down with her lightsaber.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

she's no george clooney but she's not exactly UGLY is she? i'm willing to bet she's more attractive that some of the sad dickheads mocking her....

 

[albion534]

Just goes to show some of the truly gutless, moronic and truly idiotic people out there

 

[hans kraay fan club]

she's no george clooney but she's not exactly UGLY is she? i'm willing to bet she's more attractive that some of the sad dickheads mocking her....

She simply has a massive nose, that's all. If it really bothered her, she could get it 'fixed'. but why should she.

 

[DTES]

I don't think it says anything about the "internet generation" at all, to be honest - the only difference the internet (and Twitter in particular) has made is to make it easier to go throwing this abuse around. Before, people would quite happily "slag off" celebrities to their mates without any means of letting that celebrity hear it (short of writing a letter) - now it just takes 2 seconds on your phone/PC.

I think, if it says anything, it says a lot about humans in general. (Or is that a bit too deep? )

 

[Dave the OAP]

you want to follow Michael Vaughan and see some of the vile abuse he gets from Indians.

he made a comment about Indian batting ages ago and now he gets death threats

 

[Hillian1]

It's for exactly this reason I'm not on twitter, facebook or any other social networking site, apart from NSC, which is properly moderated and abuse is in general lighthearted.

If you put yourself in a position to be open to abuse don't be surprised when you get it.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

She simply has a massive nose, that's all. If it really bothered her, she could get it 'fixed'. but why should she.

exactly......if i saw her in person i wouldn't think "christ alive, what a MONSTER"....she's just kind of normal looking

 

[Tooting Gull]

I don't think it says anything about the "internet generation" at all, to be honest - the only difference the internet (and Twitter in particular) has made is to make it easier to go throwing this abuse around. Before, people would quite happily "slag off" celebrities to their mates without any means of letting that celebrity hear it (short of writing a letter) - now it just takes 2 seconds on your phone/PC.

I think, if it says anything, it says a lot about humans in general. (Or is that a bit too deep? )

But that's the point, isn't it - saying it your mates is not the same as sending the abuse directly to the individual's Twitter timeline, where they WILL see it. And this is a celebrity we're talking about, used to attention. Presumably the same stuff goes on at schools?

 

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I don't think it says anything about the "internet generation" at all, to be honest - the only difference the internet (and Twitter in particular) has made is to make it easier to go throwing this abuse around. Before, people would quite happily "slag off" celebrities to their mates without any means of letting that celebrity hear it (short of writing a letter) - now it just takes 2 seconds on your phone/PC.

I think, if it says anything, it says a lot about humans in general. (Or is that a bit too deep? )

Fair point, I actually agree. It is the perceived animosity that, in my opinion, is the problem. People seem to think they can say whatever they want without consequence. The problem is that when you slag off celebrities to your mates the celebrity cannot see what you are saying. On the internet, and especially if you '@reply' the celebrity on twitter, unfortunately it is totally different.

 

[DTES]

But that's the point, isn't it - saying it your mates is not the same as sending the abuse directly to the individual's Twitter timeline, where they WILL see it. And this is a celebrity we're talking about, used to attention. Presumably the same stuff goes on at schools?

Well yes, it is the point. I just mean that it's not a sign that the "internet generation" is actually any worse than previous generations. It's just that they can do it, whereas previous generations couldn't. There probably would have been idiots doing it 10, 20, 50 or 100 years ago if they could.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Just goes to show some of the truly gutless, moronic and truly idiotic people out there

These are people who never have, and never will achieve anything useful in their lives.

 

[albion534]

These are people who never have, and never will achieve anything useful in their lives.

Palace fans??

 

[SK1NT]

This very sad... "They are to do with how I look, which has nothing to do with my performance in the pool. It’s just nasty comments about things I can’t control. I can’t help the way I look.’"



I am materialistic and like to look good and like good looking gfs HOWEVER i would never mock anyone for their looks and never be so shallow to judge someone on looks.... It is really what is inside...

I just cannot fathom why someone would want to be nasty t someone that hasn't done anything to them. The only thing i can think of is that they have serious confidence issues within themselves...

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

i find her attractive and she's obviously very talented too

 

[Greg Bobkin]

It's for exactly this reason I'm not on twitter, facebook or any other social networking site, apart from NSC, which is properly moderated and abuse is in general lighthearted.

If you put yourself in a position to be open to abuse don't be surprised when you get it.

I sort of understand that, but just because you are in the public eye, doesn't mean that you should be slagged off left, right and centre.

So she's got a big nose? SO WHAT? Some people are bald, got big ears, wear glasses, are 'too' tall, short, fat or skinny, etc, etc, etc? What are people trying to PROVE when they say these things? Trying to be funny? Well, why is it funny? I'm pretty sure that anyone that has ever taken the piss out of anyone else has something 'wrong' with them.

It's a bit like when journalists run a story about a celebrity slagging someone off, and then uses derogatory terms to describe them. Pot. Kettle?

 

[Lethargic]

Generally of the same opinion as others on the thread she is no oil painting but she is also far from a minger just an average looking girl but she also has a god given gift in her swimming which possibly accounts for some of the abuse - plain jealousy. Unfortunately these days if you choice to enter the cess pit that is twatter (and others) then you need to accept the responses you will get from today's pond life that trolls the Internet with anonymity

 

[Marshy]

I consider myself quite a fussy man, but I would love to smash her back doors in