tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post6147064058238261936..comments2024-01-16T01:42:41.699+11:00Comments on Tune into Radio Carly: Appearance diversity, The Undateables and online disability hate speech. Carly Findlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-76839252513235195362016-01-09T15:43:01.974+11:002016-01-09T15:43:01.974+11:00Love how you bring a balance and rationality to th...Love how you bring a balance and rationality to these topics Carly. People are people and we should just let them be. I hate how judgemental people are and can't believe some of the comments people are throwing around. Kudos to those who have been dealt challenges - whatever they may be - and their courage and tenacity in overcoming them.sam - Journo and the Jokerhttp://journoandthejoker.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-73541859638818291512016-01-09T08:16:02.769+11:002016-01-09T08:16:02.769+11:00As someone that's recently been on receiving e...As someone that's recently been on receiving end of not just hate speech, but an orchestrated online hate mob: I'd disagree that if you see hate speech on social media you should always call it out.<br /><br />I locked my Twitter account down and that made the mob shut up and go away because they could no longer see any reactions they elicited.<br /><br />But, if someone calls them out on their hate speech: It'll remind them that I exist and set them off again. They may not be able to see my tweets any more; but I can still see theirs in my @ column.<br /><br />So this week I've had to quickly ask 2 different people who've come to my defence to delete their tweets before the mob see them because I don't want to poke the monster and set it off again.<br /><br />So I think the most important course of action is to ask the person on the receiving end what they want to happen. If they want you to talk back to the person dishing out the hate speech then do it. But otherwise I think the best course of action is probably just to report the hate speech posts for harassment (not that Twitter care about harassment on their site) and block the perpetrators. <br /><br />Because sometimes standing up for the person on the receiving end can make their life worse by dragging out the abuser's enthusiasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-80903215587019670692016-01-08T11:50:02.443+11:002016-01-08T11:50:02.443+11:00An emotion that I couldn't imagine feeling whe...An emotion that I couldn't imagine feeling when I was watching this show would be 'laughter'. I saw empowerment, courage and love. I really enjoyed the show, but could not grow to appreciate it's title. Hate speech is hate speech, whether it's to do with race, religion, appearance, illness or politics. Right now in the world we live in, we need respect, love and understanding. Thanks for sharing, Carly.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-19494313154901937212016-01-08T10:49:25.340+11:002016-01-08T10:49:25.340+11:00I hadn't heard of this show before, but this p...I hadn't heard of this show before, but this post really resonated with me. I work at a university and do a lot of diversity/sensitivity with our students. Some of them move me with their ability to see what's important and not the superficial while other things I hear are completely disheartening. I am so glad that this post exists to challenge the way people view others and bring awareness.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846877200557008532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-16794384543078159142016-01-08T10:38:44.222+11:002016-01-08T10:38:44.222+11:00Hi Carly. I too have Crouzon syndrome, like Steve,...Hi Carly. I too have Crouzon syndrome, like Steve, but have had reconstructive surgeries so it is not so obvious. I do have children - two have Crouzon syndrome and my third has Down syndrome. My children are my world. Yes they've all had operations but they don't remember most of them as they were done when they were small. I have to say that a syndrome is not a person. It is just a part of a person. My children are way more than their diagnosis. My eldest children are very intelligent and have many talents; they have goals for their lives and I know they will achieve them. They all have friends. My husband and I have loved them and brought them up to be well-behaved. As a teacher I saw many children who would've given anything to be in a loving home like ours. It would have been a huge shame if we had decided not to have them because of the 50/50 risk. Our children make the world a better place by being in it. I support Steve and Vicky completely. Jenny Woolsey - Author and Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005081579850975067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-92131600887508734922016-01-08T09:34:55.285+11:002016-01-08T09:34:55.285+11:00Great post Carly. That reality show really does ha...Great post Carly. That reality show really does have a terrible name! Zayinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853111082537082684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-52042912339249325072016-01-08T07:40:49.143+11:002016-01-08T07:40:49.143+11:00Such a wonderful post, thank you so much for shari...Such a wonderful post, thank you so much for sharing. There is way too much hate in the world. Wether it is because of people's skin color or any other part of their physical appearance, or their religious or political beliefs, intolerance in any form should be condemned and I think we can all do more to make it clear to those that say hurtful things about others, and specially those that go so far as to discriminate, that their behavior is unacceptable and we will not stand for it. Sitting in silence when others are abused and hurt makes us all complicit. Thank you for speaking up. Karina Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361356652946647024noreply@blogger.com