>>120541We can sit here and moralize all day about the need for thick skins online, but at the end of the day, the vast majority of us, and people in general, don’t have the luxury of the narcissism that a widely public presence requires to not be upset by it. I don’t like to envision a world where only the thickest skinned people are visible.
I realize people also go after her to get attention from other people, but that’s secondary to whatever personal grievance they have with her. She’s been harassed, threatened, and outed to people close to her. I’m not some sycophant, my brain has an itch, and she scratches it. I can admit that to myself unlike some folks. She’s also said that honest statements of support are helpful in the face of that shit. I’ll sleep fine if I let people know what I think of them if it reminds her that the freaks are in the slim minority. The fact she’s continued to share with and interact with her audience is a sign of strength, not weakness. And the fact that losers are playing roulette with stupid bits accusing her of being a Zionist that they know she doesn’t find funny, I don’t know what they’re trying to win other than driving her away.
Gratitude and empathy go a long way, and the ability to express both with strangers is similarly not a sign of weakness. She’s awesome, and I pity the people who can’t just enjoy her.