SchizoPolyGymnast
Warlock
- May 28, 2024
- 782
So one of my new year's resolutions was to finally start that YT career I always wanted. It's a channel about everything, but I pay special attention to obscure ethnic groups, religion, and controversial takes regarding mental health, disability, and self-help. And of course, plenty of art, makeup, and original stories. I basically want it to be my little corner of the internet.
I started off posting a couple softball videos and some fun shorts. And maybe I'm naive for this, but I did not appreciate whatsoever how fast shorts get churned through the algorithm. In a matter of hours, my shorts got thousands of views. I only got a tiny handful of comments, but most of them were trolls.
One asked, "Why isn't she at work?" Another asked, "Are you a man or a woman?" Nothing serious, just annoying time wasters.
The one that angered me the most, oddly enough, was when I was posting about human trafficking. Someone took the time to comment, "Already knew this."
And? Congratulations for your Nobel Peace Prize, sir.
To me, this is a classic Bean Soup Theory comment (Google it, you won't be disappointed). And I can honestly say, out of all the hateful and idiotic things people have said to me online over the years, I think Bean Soupers are among the worst.
My content is very clearly aimed at people who don't know much about human trafficking and may only be familiar with stereotypes shown in the media. You may have known this, but hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people did not. Saying you already knew this adds absolutely nothing to the conversation and only serves as an attempt to make yourself look smart. I deleted his comment and blocked him.
I feel like a lot of men online (not all, just the vocal dickheads) have the attitude that if women don't want to deal with trolls, sexualized comments, threats, etc that we should just stay out of the public sphere. Like we're in Afghanistan.
I guess I'll just have to speak louder. But I shouldn't have to.
I started off posting a couple softball videos and some fun shorts. And maybe I'm naive for this, but I did not appreciate whatsoever how fast shorts get churned through the algorithm. In a matter of hours, my shorts got thousands of views. I only got a tiny handful of comments, but most of them were trolls.
One asked, "Why isn't she at work?" Another asked, "Are you a man or a woman?" Nothing serious, just annoying time wasters.
The one that angered me the most, oddly enough, was when I was posting about human trafficking. Someone took the time to comment, "Already knew this."
And? Congratulations for your Nobel Peace Prize, sir.
To me, this is a classic Bean Soup Theory comment (Google it, you won't be disappointed). And I can honestly say, out of all the hateful and idiotic things people have said to me online over the years, I think Bean Soupers are among the worst.
My content is very clearly aimed at people who don't know much about human trafficking and may only be familiar with stereotypes shown in the media. You may have known this, but hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people did not. Saying you already knew this adds absolutely nothing to the conversation and only serves as an attempt to make yourself look smart. I deleted his comment and blocked him.
I feel like a lot of men online (not all, just the vocal dickheads) have the attitude that if women don't want to deal with trolls, sexualized comments, threats, etc that we should just stay out of the public sphere. Like we're in Afghanistan.
I guess I'll just have to speak louder. But I shouldn't have to.
